Game Day Round 11 vs. Fremantle, OS, 8:10pm Friday 24/05

[magpies42]

I am getting a bit spooked by the media circus backing the Dockers. My belief leans towards the young blokes who have gotten the job done in the last couple of weeks, but it would be nice to win tomorrow night, have a wicked weekend, then belt the Dogs going into the big freeze...

Will be a tough night off successive six day breaks, the dockers are elite on ball. Would just like to get through without injury.

 

[magpies42]

Really feel for Fin, desperately needs game time in the AFL

 

[magpies42]

Really feel for Fin, desperately needs game time in the AFL

 

[NMBB]

despite not having all the information at hand, they think they have better judgment than a footy department that just delivered a flag. Some people lack self awareness at times. have no idea but plough ahead anyway

Fixed

 

[NMBB]

.....I don't question our selectors as they were involved in selecting the sides which ultimately won a flag. I think they might have valid reasons for their decisions

Fly and his team will be relieved to know this

 

[Kirby]

Why did Jordy fly to Perth if he's not playing? Seems strange

It’s closer to Bali

 

[NMBB]

Why did Jordy fly to Perth if he's not playing? Seems strange

Plan is he'll do some disco moves in his dressing gown next to Freo's warm up - they'll be distracted for the rest of the game - simples

 

[Daicos Torpedo]

We beat the Frockers, bank it.

I’ve been wrong before

When you're right 49% of the time, you're wrong 51% of the time... (Homer yells at TV... 'Why didn't you tell me that before!!')

 

[Daicos Torpedo]

Good news!
Free wifi on the train from Vienna to Prague!
VPN ready..
Vienna is incredible

 

[iGNITER]

3 of the 4 changes were pretty predicable, Macrae coming out was the only one I didn’t think would happen this week with our current injuries.

But looks like Freo have the 3 talls up forward so assuming we opted with Dean to free up Maynard…

Either way, very glad to see Mihocek and McCreery back. Happy to see Allan and Parker debut.

You would assume the sub comes from one of Allan or Parker, I’m going with Parker.

Can’t wait to see how they go tonight.

 

[gouki88]

Good news!
Free wifi on the train from Vienna to Prague!
VPN ready..
Vienna is incredible

Find Wrighty and tell him to extend Pendles

 

[NMBB]

Find Wrighty and tell him to extend Pendles there's no job in Tassie for him

Fixed

 

[Timmy from Thomastown]

I can't remember the last time we played with 3 key defenders

Dean is just coming in to play the Howe role. Should have played last week instead of Markov but this week against a taller Freo forwards it’s even more logical. Maynard can be a more damaging player if he doesn’t have to take the third tall defender role.

 

[gouki88]

Dean is just coming in to play the Howe role. Should have played last week instead of Markov but this week against a taller Freo forwards it’s even more logical. Maynard can be a more damaging player if he doesn’t have to take the third tall defender role.

Agree - Maynard was incredibly damaging in that more aggressive rebounder role

 

[neilk]

If we win tonight they should immediately build a statue of Craig McRae

Craig Mcrae

Age

50

Ht

176cm

Wt

73kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.9

3star

K

9.0

3star

HB

3.9

3star

M

2.4

3star

T

1.9

4star

G

1.2

4star

No current season stats available

D

16.2

4star

K

10.6

4star

HB

5.6

4star

M

1.8

2star

T

1.2

3star

G

1.4

5star

outside the AIA Vitality Centre. It will go down as one of the best wins ever.

 

[76woodenspooners]

Is this week the toughest H&A test we’ve faced under Fly?

• 5 changes
• 2 debutants
• Another 4 players who are very inexperienced (Sullivan, Dean, Richards Harrison)
• Coming off a third successive six day break
• Playing away
• Travelling to Perth
• An opponent that is up and about

Of course we can win it, but if we do it’ll be a H&A win for the ages.

 

[76woodenspooners]

Why did Jordy fly to Perth if he's not playing? Seems strange

Maybe while he’s not playing he’s Sullivan’s personal coach?

 

[nahnah]

Our team selected this round is still the oldest in the comp and one of the more experienced in average games

 

[Apex36]

I can't remember the last time we played with 3 key defenders

We generally play with 3 talls, Howe as the 3rd. Dean is slightly taller but his intercept game allows him to play that same role.

 

[sideswipe]

Our team selected this round is still the oldest in the comp and one of the more experienced in average games

2 old blokes with 700 games between them tends to skew averages


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[TW Sherrin]

How many small mid/forwards do you want?

None of those out injured for this week are small mid/forwards.

Hilarious he's now a small forward.

 

[ElliottsMaggies]

Hilarious he's now a small forward.

He's been playing a small mid/forward role the past 2 weeks.

 

[Dead Eye Didak]

Unfortunate for Fin to be omitted again, but with McCreery back, he was going to be vulnerable. Considering against Adelaide, he spent more time forward of the ball, and may have only started in the midfield for a couple of centre bounces, it was going to be hard for him to retain his spot....

 

[nahnah]

2 old blokes with 700 games between them tends to skew averages


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yes and they also provide extremely good leadership to the other players on the field

 

[Dead Eye Didak]

Cox is one player tonight that needs to pull the finger out. Really struggling at the moment to have any real impact, but we need him to be competitive against Darcy and Jackson, and help to not allow them to dominate in the ruck and around the ground. I want to see Cox marking the ball. One mark in a game isn't going to cut it tonight. ON WATCH!!!