Round 1 2012

[Slippery Pete]

Bench: Reilly, Douglas, Johnston, S/Brown

I don't like it.

 

[spexau]

I don't like it.

One or the other I reckon. I like Reilly down back. Don't like Douglas in the middle. He can't dispose of the ball by hand fast enough and gets tackled and just rolls backwards.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

I don't like it.

You think they should be starting...?






...in the SANFL

 

[Lawrst]

I don't like it.

I originally had Smith and Tambling in there, but it just isnt likely that Douglas, Doughty and Reilly wont be there round 1.

For what its worth this is my side

Porps Walker Callinan
Knights Tipp Vince
VB Thomo Mckay
Jaensch Talia Pets
Johncock Rutten Otten

Ruck: Jacobs Danger Sloane

Bench: Smith, Tambling, Johnston, S/Brown

 

[Freddy Bassett]

Gotta say I don't have the same confidence in Porps body as the rest of you.

Amazing player, but one wrong tackle away from the end of his career.

At least we have not recruited him at 700k a year for 4 years

Could be the best trade since Mcleod, got us young Crouch

 

[andrew23]

Sorry if this has been posted somewhere else but Channel Ten sport last night said that our Round 1 game will be away to North Melbourne.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Sorry if this has been posted somewhere else but Channel Ten sport last night said that our Round 1 game will be away to North Melbourne.

Four easy points




Both clubs are probably thinking that

 

[Slippery Pete]

Porps Walker Callinan

I'm liking this.

Where's Wright though?

 

[spexau]

Wright would have to be in Round 1 next year unless he has a really crap pre-season or gets injured.

 

[Lawrst]

Left Wright Out?

Im here all week guys!

But seriously, hard to fit him in, he is an attacking mid. Possibly in for Brown or Tambling with Knights going more into the midfield and Wright taking his spot.

 

[Slippery Pete]

Why is Knights a walk-up start?

 

[cmndstab]

Assuming he's fit, he'd have to be.

 

[Lawrst]

If used properly he is a ball magnet that uses the ball well. Round 1 is a chance to prove that last year was due to injury.

 

[Slippery Pete]

You two are stuck in 2009. He's been crap for two years.

 

[cmndstab]

You two are stuck in 2009. He's been crap for two years.

Yes, because he hasn't been fit.

 

[Slippery Pete]

Yes, because he hasn't been fit.

I think we get too excited about the brief purple patch he had in 2009.

And it was brief, in the context of his whole career.

 

[Lawrst]

You two are stuck in 2009. He's been crap for two years.

I have no illusions of what he has produced since 2009. The same with the team in general, does that mean he is a front runner? Possibly.

Mckay, Vince and Knights are key to our improvment this year. If they can reach previous heights and possibly improve on them we will be a much better side for it. Possibly Douglas, but even in his B&F year he wasn't great.

 

[amer]

You two are stuck in 2009. He's been crap for two years.

You're stuck in 2010 and 2011. We're talking '12 honey buns.

 

[Slippery Pete]

You're stuck in 2010 and 2011. We're talking '12 honey buns.

I love it when you call me that.

 

[cmndstab]

I think we get too excited about the brief purple patch he had in 2009.

And it was brief, in the context of his whole career.

I'm not expecting him to go back to being "arguably our most important player" as he was back then.

However, even without that purple patch he's a very handy player. I think people underestimated him in his early years as a midfielder, too.

 

[The Sloane Ranger]

F Johnson Walker Tambling
HF Porplyzia Tippett Johncock
C Van Berlo Thompson DMAc
HB Smith Talia MJ
B Otten Rutten Brown
IR Jacobs Danger Sloane
Int SMACK Knights Vince
Sub Douglas

Emg Radar Henderson Jenkins

changes
Tambling and Stifmister forward to provide X factor and forward pressure
Kicking ability and run down back with Smith MJ and Brown
VB to be used as a defensive run with player

 

[Hank93]

Should Luke Brown be in our starting 21. From the 2 minute highlight package (Prob not the greatest reference), he could be really important for us.

Having another player playing the Johncock role will be great for. Fast, agile player of half back with a good kick.

 

[Allefgib]

You two are stuck in 2009. He's been crap for two years.

I'm backing him in to be a gun again

 

[Carmo]

I have no illusions of what he has produced since 2009. The same with the team in general, does that mean he is a front runner? Possibly.

Mckay, Vince and Knights are key to our improvment this year. If they can reach previous heights and possibly improve on them we will be a much better side for it. Possibly Douglas, but even in his B&F year he wasn't great.

Notable that you've put Vince and Mackay with Knights. I read the posts prior to yours earlier and I was going to post this:

With Kerr from West Coast, didnt he have a bad injury in 2009, then came back played a fair few games in 2010 with the odd niggle injury but was no where near his previous self and then got back to his best in 2011 - helping WCE with their rise from bottom to 4th.

I hope the same thing happens with Vince and Knights who are in a similar situation, they should be due for a good yr, Mackay is in the same boat but a bit less so........

 

[TheHorn]

changes
Tambling and Stifmister forward to provide X factor and forward pressure
Kicking ability and run down back with Smith MJ and Brown
VB to be used as a defensive run with player

Love it. i think with the right coaching, mindset and some confidence tambling could be good forward.