Preview Round 10, 2025 Brisbane Lions v Narrm

[twhowler]

So I had a choice of poking my eyes out, slamming my dick in a car door or rewatching a bit of the Roo's game... it was a toss up, they all offered nothing but pain, I turned the TV on...

Like plenty of others have said, Dizzy was questionable as the sub, Oscar was pantsed, the mids were trounced - it was a game that we'd like to pretend never happened.

But it does highlight some areas that are still our weaknesses. When Bez went down we lost a decent chunk of running and defensive work.

Our mids - especially when you have a Dunkley, Bailey, Washcroft rotation in the centre square is an incredibly one sided affair with only Dunks offering any real defensive pressure. To be honest I don't understand the line up at all - small bodies - Fletcher & Levi were coming in as well... North were harder, faster and more willing to tackle. It highlights how critical the loss of Lachies form is.

If Oscar is injured then rest him. Gawn has his number 9 times out of 10 - and it's usually a very one sided affair. We need to balance up the midfield and actually be prepared to body the Dees or Petraca and Oliver will demolish us. We can't stand Bailey and Wash against those 2 when both are effectively offensive players.

The other thing that stood out - apart from the serious lack of discipline which to me means the boys thought it would be a cakewalk and when it wasn't looked for anyone else to blame - was Zorko's turnovers. Holy... watching back he almost kicked to them as much as he kicked it to us. I'd go as far as saying it was a massive error of judgement to keep trying the risky kicks when in reality we should have been icing the game.

So I can't help but wonder if Kiddy is back sooner than we thought for a reason. But again the balance worries me. Niether Zork or Kiddy are terribly defensively minded... can we carry both?

For the same reason Gallop is in for me - he's got the rabid dog about him in the VFL and it could come in very handy.

Even though the Dee's forwards haven't been great we just can't afford to turn up with the same lack of intent that we did last week - especially through the middle. If we let them be fed by the centre often enough they'll eventually kick a winning score.

It's a bit of bellweather game this. If we actually get selections right and turn up with some determination I'll be happy. If we turn up like last week I'll start to entertain the hangover talk. The ladder flatters us frankly and I hope we know it.

Agree with a lot of this

It’s great to be 7-1-1 but it doesn’t mean it can’t get away from us

We can pull out our best like the ferocious attack on the suns

But we look borderline uninterested at times. I have no issue with a team going through the gears a bit but i thought the weekend was quite poor because we got the scare in the third, steadied somewhat, then just went through the motions. Only our goal kicking saved a 5 goal loss

Massive test pre bye too, a lot of tough road assignments.

Kiddy i do think has some good defensive attributes including being a good tackler

So is Zorks but he does play a long way from his man at times

We need Wilmot to be a bit more defensive with Kiddy back

Player we are missing more than anyone is Starce. Just stiffens us up back there and never plays at low intensity. Might sound crazy to say but he might be our hardest to replace in the whole side.

Oscar just shouldn’t play if he is struggling that much. Don’t understand this mc sometimes. Playing a ruck you plan to sub out is crazy!

And the mid mix is a big one. Dunks is your defensive mid. Clugga is balanced. The others are ball-hunters. Need to avoid getting the mix wrong

I think Levi is actually a bit more defensively minded than Will. Pretty hard and likes laying a tackle. Might be an option for the future

 

[Sunny Land]

From the ins and outs I'm guessing either a straight swap of Dev for Berry or Kiddy in down back and Fletch to the wing.

I'm leaning towards Dev getting a real final crack at showing his wares.

Kiddy will play

 

[M Malice]

No matter how this game turns out you can be sure coming off a close loss and a 9 day break our recent bogey team the Hawks will be a herculean task next round.

Need to put the Demons to the sword and bank the points in this one.

 

[Sunny Land]

No matter how this game turns out you can be sure coming off a close loss and a 9 day break our recent bogey team the Hawks will be a herculean task next round.

Need to put the Demons to the sword and bank the points in this one.

Keeping it simple and not over complicating things: We play our best and we beat any opposition team in the competition on any given day.

 

[Tricky Dicky]

Keeping it simple and not over complicating things: We play our best and we beat any opposition team in the competition on any given day.

Only one small problem; playing your best.
Can't do that every week. Just need to time it for finals and a few key games.

 

[Clarkythelion]

Im actually excited for this game, Kiddy possibly back, Gallop possible debut, how exciting, something a bit different as we get into the grind of the season.

Special mention to the Suns, the Bulldogs and the Hawks, two great wins in a row. You're still our little brother but especially thanks for taking some wind out of the Hawks.

 

[Son of Superboot]

Special mention to the Suns, the Bulldogs and the Hawks, two great wins in a row. You're still our little brother but especially thanks for taking some wind out of the Hawks.

Unfortunately , I think this makes our game next week against the Hawks harder, they are not going to want to loose 2 in a row

 

[GenericUsername202]

Unfortunately , I think this makes our game next week against the Hawks harder, they are not going to want to loose 2 in a row

They will probably duck twice as hard to draw free kicks as well

 

[Big Sauce 21]

What's the go with Doedee, not in the squad ?

 

[GenericUsername202]

What's the go with Doedee, not in the squad ?

He seems to be more of a Lester replacement, and he was rested last week from the VFL, which means the club doesn't think he's ready yet.

 

[M Malice]

What's the go with Doedee, not in the squad ?

He was rested as managed last week, hopefully not a setback we're currently unaware of.

 

[On the quiet]

No matter how this game turns out you can be sure coming off a close loss and a 9 day break our recent bogey team the Hawks will be a herculean task next round.

Need to put the Demons to the sword and bank the points in this one.

for some reason we struggle against Hawthorn, who have beaten us on five consecutive occasions over the last five years.

 

[Dalions]

for some reason we struggle against Hawthorn, who have beaten us on five consecutive occasions over the last five years.

They are now pretty good, so hopefully we will finally take them seriously again.

 

[MSB ROYS]

Four quarter performance and comfortable win please.

 

[SL16]

Surprised there hasn't been an announcement yet about Kiddy

 

[Bucking Beads]

I hope the run buggers off for this one. Would be nice to see us play a solid 4 quarters.

 

[Perrip]

Surprised there hasn't been an announcement yet about Kiddy

He's a player returning from injury, there isn't normally a pre-announcement that he's going to be selected like there is for debutants unless a journo leaks it.

 

[Nunez]

Have heard rumours Jarrod Jansen may be lining up with his back to the goals on Sunday.

 

[M Malice]

Have heard rumours Jarrod Jansen may be lining up with his back to the goals on Sunday.

Along those lines I thought Bryce Retzlaff was going to be our go to Browny key forward partner after the Fev debacle.

Not to mention Patrick K.

 

[Nunez]

Along those lines I thought Bryce Retzlaff was going to be our go to Browny key forward partner after the Fev debacle.

Not to mention Patrick K.

You know PattyKwasagun though.

 

[Nunez]

Along those lines I thought Bryce Retzlaff was going to be our go to Browny key forward partner after the Fev debacle.

Not to mention Patrick K.

I was a big fan of Ace. Never felt like Voss gave him a proper chance.

 

[mpal6]

Hammelmann, Retzlaff, Cornelius, Close, Freeman, Paine - we churned through quite a few back then.

 

[Voss the boss]

Sorry if this has been poster elsewhere, but how good was the video of the Ah Chees and the jumper design for Sir Doug Nicholls round. Really inspirational.

Check it out on our website if you get a chance.

 

[3KZ is Football]

He seems to be more of a Lester replacement, and he was rested last week from the VFL, which means the club doesn't think he's ready yet.

He comes in primarily if Lester is injured or if there are other key defenders out. At present Doedee is a depth player. In the future, he may well become a key part of our defence. He has had terrible luck with injury and no doubt worked hard to get fit and ready to play. He deserves every bit of luck moving forward.

 

[Perrip]

No Gallop debut judging by there not being an announcement of it yet.