Preview Round 1 V Melbourne: The Meek Shall Inherit The Gawn

[vidwhal]

First to 10 points wins?

Jeepers, ambitious much?? Let's keep it to single digits please. [emoji14]

On AOSP on Manta using BigFooty.com mobile app

 

[rgauci]

If you take both Melbourne’s and Fremantle’s forward lines, and combine them. It’s still a substandard forward line in the afl. Excluding injured players.

 

[Deveraux]

It's round 1 ffs, get around the boys.
I'm just excited for football! Watching this young team grow, win or loss, is just going to be fun.
... Supporters.. pfff

 

[apuchar]

Melb without Viney, Melshum, Hibbard and their two tall forwards.

 

[Square Peg]

Even if Tabs plays, history tells us he is not the kind of guy to battle through adversity. Very good player when on song, but more often than not he is singing flat not sharp.
He was not good in the last hitout v eagles and now has back pain
We are screwed. I'm sorry but this is ****ed

 

[Purple Madness]

Have we got some real world predictions on here??

I cannot split the two? But we should take it by 14pts

 

[Yeti]

their pre-season has been awful

Have you learned nothing about pre-season?

 

[ilikepotatoes]

Even if Tabs plays, history tells us he is not the kind of guy to battle through adversity. Very good player when on song, but more often than not he is singing flat not sharp.
He was not good in the last hitout v eagles and now has back pain
We are screwed. I'm sorry but this is f’ed

He scored a goal in every game bar 1 last season, and was a top 5/10 key forward in most statistical areas you'd want your key forward to be in. I'm sorry but Taberner has been more sharp than flat over the last 12 months.

 

[theGav56]

Jeepers, ambitious much?? Let's keep it to single digits please. [emoji14]

On AOSP on Manta using BigFooty.com mobile app

Fair enough.

 

[ignoramus]

So we’re looking at 2.5 hours of the commentary team talking about how many players Melbourne have out?

 

[heavho]

win,loose or draw we cant base the whole season on the first game. Hopefully dont see a melt if we do loose. First game,first road trip. Will most likely be a scrappy game. Jlo generally keeps the game low scoring. If we can limit gawns impact at stopages etc we will have a good chance at taking the points. Freob Back six

 

[FreoRicci]

JL saying we are probably going in with 1 KPF.

Putting Lever in my fantasy team.

Still haven’t learned from 2013 Norm Smith medal have we? Holy god.
Lever isn’t even going to have an opponent. At least play Darcy 80% in the ruck.
If it’s the one KPF, better play Fyfe full time. Absolutely stupid not to, Lever isn’t worthy

 

[wayToGo_]

So Melbourne, "we're only playing one KPF and he's pretty much injured". You may as well rest May and roll him out fresh in Rd 2.

 

[FreoRicci]

The doomsday scenarios after Hogan is traded comes true. Better hope Lobb or Tabs don’t go down.. not even Round 1 and it’s possible. List management going to hold this team back, yet again.

 

[wayToGo_]

Better hope Lobb or Tabs don’t go down..

Ummmm... I've got some bad news for you.

 

[MadMundy]

Ummmm... I've got some bad news for you.

1/2 ain't bad

 

[Wigarus]

He scored a goal in every game bar 1 last season, and was a top 5/10 key forward in most statistical areas you'd want your key forward to be in. I'm sorry but Taberner has been more sharp than flat over the last 12 months.

A goal a game you say, why on earth is anyone worried about our forward line?

lol

 

[ChimpaWompa]

The doomsday scenarios after Hogan is traded comes true. Better hope Lobb or Tabs don’t go down.. not even Round 1 and it’s possible. List management going to hold this team back, yet again.

but Hogan is injured too so we'd be no better off if we kept him anyway

 

[Tbonefreo]

We should win against this rabble of a footy club.

They have gawn but we have fyfe, who is so much better it isn't funny. Our backs will dominate. Just have to watch out for the scum umpires and their Vic bias.

Should get up by 4 goals I think.

 

[DragoDelph]

Freo Back vs Melb Fwd : Win
Freo Mid vs Melb Mid : Win
Freo Fwd vs Melb Back : Break Even*

*Talls vs talls (Tabs vs May and Lever : Loss), other forwards vs defenders : Win

I agree, 4 goal win in a low scoring affair, unless our mids decide to go bananas and actually aim for the big sticks

 

[MadMundy]

Yeah we're depleted but Melbourne are in a bigger shambles than us right now. We should have no issue beating them.

 

[Joao]

The doomsday scenarios after Hogan is traded comes true. Better hope Lobb or Tabs don’t go down.. not even Round 1 and it’s possible. List management going to hold this team back, yet again.

Leaving aside that he is injured and wouldn't be playing either, the doomsday scenario wouldn't be not having some depth for round 1, doomsday would be for Jesse to hold a presser saying he deliberately never tried when here because we suck and then go on to kick 600 goals for GWS without missing a game through injury or stupidity.

 

[MadMundy]

Leaving aside that he is injured and wouldn't be playing either, the doomsday scenario wouldn't be not having some depth for round 1, doomsday would be for Jesse to hold a presser saying he deliberately never tried when here because we suck and then go on to kick 600 goals for GWS without missing a game through injury or stupidity.

Yep, it'd be no different. Getting rid of Hogan was still the right move however you look at it.

 

[Square Peg]

I assume we know who is on the plane today but no official team until tomorrow night?
Two weeks ago I was feeling great about this game, but cannot see how we can win now. Just hoping Meek does well on his debut, and for no more injuries. Please no more injuries

 

[MadMundy]

I assume we know who is on the plane today but no official team until tomorrow night?
Two weeks ago I was feeling great about this game, but cannot see how we can win now. Just hoping Meek does well on his debut, and for no more injuries. Please no more injuries

The bright side is that Melbourne are just as if not more ****ed with their injuries than us.