Preview Round 10 v Brisbane GABBA Saturday May 18th 7.30pm - Sir Doug Nicholls Round

[A Tiger 4 lyf]

Why is Hayes Brown playing in the VAFA & not VFL?


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[Frustrated Tiger]

Why is Hayes Brown playing in the VAFA & not VFL?


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Don't want to rush him back.....

 

[Nostradumbass]

My only interest now is to see if our younger players start to improve. Having said that we're going to cop a hiding. And to think how many times we beat them up there not too long ago.

 

[Gunit]

Paying over $10 for a win, time to load up

 

[Sir_Loin]

Hopefully McAuliffe gets the nod. Looking forward to seeing him get a run in the seniors

 

[T4P]

Cheeky upset coming here

 

[TigerImposter]

Sent the boys their boots for the Gabba so they won’t slip over.

 

[_RT_]

Why is Hayes Brown playing in the VAFA & not VFL?


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He is able to play full games in the ruck which will fast track his development instead of sitting him in a pocket at the VFL and him doing nothing

 

[Nostradumbass]

Sent the boys their boots for the Gabba so they won’t slip over.


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I remember playing under 12s in the mid 80s and a kid rocked up to training in a pair of these.

 

[Triggering Tiger]

Why is Hayes Brown playing in the VAFA & not VFL?


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He was told by the club to do it to get some experience and learn the game, he has no football background.

 

[Triggering Tiger]

My only interest now is to see if our younger players start to improve. Having said that we're going to cop a hiding. And to think how many times we beat them up there not too long ago.

They were crap back then when Voss and Leppa were in charge.

 

[Triggering Tiger]

Sent the boys their boots for the Gabba so they won’t slip over.


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Jack Dyer would turn over in grave if he knew what sort of pansy boots our players wear nowadays.

 

[Hoos]

I remember playing under 12s in the mid 80s and a kid rocked up to training in a pair of these.

They look like they'd survive a nuclear holocaust.

 

[rfctigerarmy]

Hopefully it means we get underestimated and we can surprise a few

Surprise a few with what?

 

[rfctigerarmy]

We saving the jumper designed by MRJ for next week? Not a fan of the brown that’s been added. Our jumper should be yellow and black, no other colours

What are your thoughts on nib

 

[Rubber Hips]

Well this week the hits keep on coming as we head interstate again this time to face a Brisbane side that sits 13th on the ladder and whose season is hanging by a thread as far as being a genuine premiership contender this year. The Lions are coming off a draw against Adelaide in their last game and much like the Dogs will be looking at bouncing back to get their season back on track.

Meanwhile at Punt Road the injury crisis keeps on keeping on, with Maurice Banks & Graham all injured against the Dogs on Saturday night, while reports over the weekend also have Sonsie(wrist) and Campbell(knee) under injury clouds plus fresh injuries to Trezise(neck/concussion) & Koschitzke(ankle) from the VFL game.

At this stage anyone who is heading up to the game against the Lions as a fan should probably pack a pair of boots just in case they're needed.

After getting beaten by 15 goals against the Dogs and being widely criticized by both media and supporters alike for a lack of effort the Tigers will also be keen to show that they aren't an easy side to play against and will be desperate to get back some respect from the fans in particular.

As mentioned the side will once again be like a merry go round with 3-4 players going out injured and another 3-4 either coming back in or getting a fresh opportunity. We should regain both Baker and Grimes who were missing against the Dogs due to niggles where the club took a cautious approach, while Graham Maurice and Banks are definitely out and Campbell a possibility as well. Unfortunately there is no one else coming back from the injury list this week, with Hopper at least another 2 games away, while Taranto is at least a month away, while Ross and Lynch are 6 weeks away at best.

So who else is likely to get the call up. Ryan played another strong game in the VFL and could be called up to provide some support to Nankervis, who looks to be struggling himself with niggles, McAuliffe was strong in the midfield against the Dogs with 25 disposals 10 tackles and 7 clearances to put his hand up, McIntosh had a strong outing especially in the 2nd half to finish with 21 disposals 4 tackles & 8 clearances to also put himself in contention. Outside that the likes of Coulthard Green & Smith who have been in good form all were slightly quieter against the Dogs so would be outside chances to come in.

Predicted Changes and Line Up:

Out - Graham M.Rioli Banks Campbell (all injured)
In - Grimes Baker McIntosh McAuliffe

B: Grimes Miller Young
HB: Brown D.Rioli Vlastuin
C: Ralphsmith Pickett McIntosh
HF: Baker Bolton Mansell
F: Balta Martin Lefau
R: Nankervis Prestia Dow
INT: Cumberland Sonsie Short Broad McAuliffe
EMG: Ryan Green Coulthard

Prediction: Tigers to put in a better showing than against the Dogs, but the Lions have too much class and should win by 5-6 goals.

If he plays this week, Reckon this will be Grimes’ final game before retiring

I’d like to see Kano Coulthard and either Ryan or Bauer get a go

 

[JAKLAUGHING]

They look like they'd survive a nuclear holocaust.

Had a pair like them...
Nailed in long leather stops poked up through the soles and irritated my feet with little black marks
and pin pricks of pain...
The high leather sides nearly cut off circulation to my toes...numb non feeling feet!
The high leather sides tightly laced meant I could not move/flex my ankles...
((Nahh mate the high leather sides protect your ankles from damage!!! More like contributed
to them breaking while being inflexible!!...talk about voodoo footy science back then!))
Felt like I was running, up and down, in wet cement...catch up!!!
On wet days they had so much mud sticking to them I felt like I was running with a bag of cement
tied to each foot...so heavy!
Every time I kicked the footy it was a lottery as to where it and the wet mud would end up...
And up in the air it did too! Then left...then right...almost backwards in a strong wind!
Forget about doing torpes with them...no smooth connection of ball to curved banana boot here...
Walk on concrete you took your own life in your hands...no one told me I would end
up skating on the spot for 5 minutes trying to regain my balance!
The best footy shoes were the low cut ones with moulded stops...so comfy!

 

[rfctigerarmy]

Don't want to rush him back.....

As opposed to every other player on the list

 

[tigs2010]

They were crap back then when Voss and Leppa were in charge.

We used to thump them under **** too. They were our birches under all of them. Even when we were s**t

 

[UncleBob]

You'd be unlucky to be on the playing list and not get picked this week.

Lachie Neale

9

Lachie Neale

Age

30

Ht

178cm

Wt

84kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

27.0

5star

K

11.5

4star

HB

15.5

5star

M

4.0

4star

T

3.7

5star

CL

5.9

5star

D

28.3

5star

K

13.9

5star

HB

14.4

5star

M

4.6

4star

T

4.0

5star

CL

5.9

5star

D

12.0

3star

K

4.6

2star

HB

7.4

5star

M

2.0

3star

T

1.0

3star

CL

0.4

3star

will have 50+ disposals.

 

[Triggering Tiger]

We used to thump them under **** too. They were our birches under all of them. Even when we were s**t

Rolls have reversed now.

 

[tiger_tough]

McAuliffe must play.

 

[_RT_]

Surprise a few with what?

Getting within 10 goals

 

[Triggering Tiger]

McAuliffe must play.

If we want to build a future too right.

 

[T4P]

McAuliffe must play.

You make this sound like it's a controversial call when we have two injured midfielders and literally nobody else to replace them