Unofficial Preview Round 1: Port Adelaide vs. Fremantle

[MadDocker]

it's weird to see Danyle Pearce & Sutcliffe get games

Fixed.

 

[AlwaysFreo]

I'm really confused about the Hamling omission. Is Ross playing games early? Are Port just as confused as we are? Very surprising non selection

 

[Rob]

No D. Pearce melts?

Plenty. Especially when he pinpoints the opposition for the 8th time sometime during the 2nd quarter.

Hamling out is odd. Thought he was the obvious match for Dixon.

 

[yakka man]

No D. Pearce melts?

Thought Logue, Grey, Hughes or even Sheridan might have been ahead of him?

There's just no point anymore. Ross obviously loves him even though he's been woeful in the JLT.

 

[Deathly]

Calling 5 changes for Round 2.

 

[youmewe]

Too early for the autopsy thread?

 

[Walkingwounded]

I’m waiting for last minute change. MJ pulls out with sore leg, in comes Hamling... ! I can feel it in my knee!

 

[Fred Ziffel]

There's just no point anymore. Ross obviously loves him even though he's been woeful in the JLT.

But that's just not true. Danyle wasn't woeful in the JLT.

 

[Deathly]

But that's just not true. Danyle wasn't woeful in the JLT.

Wasn't woeful in JLT2 where Eagles didn't lift a finger.

 

[Taylor]

When we dominate the engine room he looks good.

 

[Silversurfer]

No hammer is suss as. Got to be a Rosscam. Its too obvious if a late injury is not involved.

 

[Son of a Wizard]

could it be that Kersten will play back?

 

[Sweetback]

Wasn't woeful in JLT2 where Eagles didn't lift a finger.

That’s not his fault, and by that qualifier nobody else earned their start either

 

[Unique Name]

A big positive is that basically our entire team has had a full preseason. No underdone players.

 

[yakka man]

A big positive is that basically our entire team has had a full preseason. No underdone players.

Taberner missed most of it.

 

[Fred Ziffel]

When we dominate the engine room he looks good.

The entire team looks good when our midfield is dominating.
What you seem to be implying is if Danyle goes okay when the midfield is dominating it is inspite of him.
If he plays poor when all around him is s**t then it is because of him and warrants the flogging on here.
Bloody irrational.

 

[Dockernut]

Don’t understand no Hammer.

 

[wild side]

Hamling wasn't at airport according to Lachie Read

 

[Righteo]

The Hamling omission comes out of nowhere. Hvaen't heard even a whisper of injury/personal issues. Hope all is well with him.

 

[freo for life]

Everyone that’s written us off before the game even starts should go support someone else , obviously the club has a plan and they are sticking to it .
If you support a club don’t write them off before a ball has been bounced , I for one can’t wait to see us win Freo by 12!

 

[Taylor]

The entire team looks good when our midfield is dominating.
What you seem to be implying is if Danyle goes okay when the midfield is dominating it is inspite of him.
If he plays poor when all around him is s**t then it is because of him and warrants the flogging on here.
Bloody irrational.

I don't think I've been overtly anti Danyle at all.

 

[Alfonz]

Marshall, Watts, Westhoff, Ryder and Dixon obviously won't all be in the forward line at the same time, but it is a lot to cover in the air.

Maybe the plan will backfire, but I can see what they are thinking. If we just went tall for tall with them, we'd probably lose anyway. Hot day and they have some underdone players. Win the game based on our legs, or get annihilated trying.

Would prefer Hamling over Johnson, I guess the latter is more creative and would supposedly help more with our rebound/spread.

Looking forward to getting Logue and Hughes up and going, they would help greatly in being both tall-ish and runners.

 

[_007_]

Chris Mayne was a good bloke and hard trainer too, no one could possibly doubt he gave it his all and got the best of himself. It's not enough at AFL level. The selection is not meltworthy since there is probably a <2% difference in team output as a result. The source of any melts is our flat out refusal to learn from our past mistakes and seek continuous improvement through all possible avenues.

Weird that Hamling is out, so unexpected that I reckon it possibly isn't footy related. Who knows, bit of a weird one, thought he'd match Watts really well.

 

[Nickos66]

Logue would've been handy, once fit I think he'll be a permanent fixture in the side.

 

[FreoRicci]

Suttclife AND D.Pearce

No Hughes, Hamling, Darcy.

Come on. Ridiculous. Sick of the same crap expecting different result. Watch Suttclife give away two turnovers and game's over..