Preview Round 17 v Fremantle Optus Stadium Perth Saturday July 6th 8.10pm

[tiger_tough]

Kosi gonna kick 7

 

[beema limapep]

Cumbo getting a game of Steeley is criminal

Maybe Steeley has an attitude problem?

 

[Cam Payner]

Maybe Steele's has an attitude problem?

Poor body language....

 

[Hello harry]

Green kicked 4 in a Q, was pretty quiet before that. Cumberland was a part of many of our goals in the last.

People just want to see the bad in this kid, hope he turns it on Saturday


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[Hello harry]

how the flick does cumbo get a game? we’re not going to lose we are going to be an embarrassment

And???


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[Rubber Hips]

As I said in the OP, there wasn't a heap in the VFL that have been in great form that warranted them getting selected this week. Trezise & Smith probably the most consistent we've had since the Cats game, but not quite good enough to replace anyone in our current back line IMO.

Thanks RT…say hi to the RFC MC

 

[tugga]

Cumbo

 

[TigerImposter]

Cumbo

I thought he was cooked. I wasn’t impressed with his vfl game last week as he was absent for three quarters. Anyway he’s basically been thrown a lifeline and I hope he can change our opinions based on his last AFL game.

 

[Ctl]

we are undefeated in games without dusty this season, time to load up on the tigers

 

[lizard man]

 

[Coach_Required]

Cumbo lmao

Good to see the club has finally acknowledged this season is done and dusted.

VFL team must be trying to make finals.

 

[voorhees]

how the flick does cumbo get a game? we’re not going to lose we are going to be an embarrassment

calm down
not like the years been a highlight for us
cumbo will hold his own & then some!!

 

[Tigerbob]

 

[The_Kraken]

Freo are playing a more attacking brand of football than when we last played them. Darcy is giving silver service to their elite midfield of Serong, Brayshaw, and Young and they’re going to expose the lack of speed of Hopper and Taranto.

Our best hope is if we drag them down to our level. I don’t like our chances.

 

[HumanMeatball]

Freo are playing a more attacking brand of football than when we last played them. Darcy is giving silver service to their elite midfield of Serong, Bradshaw, and Young and they’re going to expose the lack of speed of Hopper and Taranto.

Our best hope is if we drag them down to our level. I don’t like our chances.

I wouldn’t say any of Serong, Bradshaw, and Young are fast

 

[Hoos]

This might sound daft, but what about someone like Ralphsmith leading out to the wing on the fat side and the kicker from goals runs 15m and bangs it as long as possible to Ralphsmith's advantage, hopefully out the back. That opens the whole ground up, and yes opens us up a bit for counter attack, but at least it would be more entertaining, and might even get us into space running the ball into the forward line.

I think that happened last week. Short looked out there...and then turned back and went to the crowded side of the ground anyway.

 

[tigersnag]

OUT: CLASS
IN: ASS

 

[DickieKnee]

Cumbo gonna spud it up again.

 

[Ma Xiao Long]

Cumdog to play like he did in the second half of 2022, kick five goals and win the game off his own boot

 

[The_Kraken]

I wouldn’t say any of Serong, Bradshaw, and Young are fast

They’re faster than the plodding Taranto and Hopper. They’re going to smash our mids and then run them off their feet.

 

[tiger_tough]

They’re faster than the plodding Taranto and Hopper. They’re going to smash our mids and then run them off their feet.

pLOdDeR!1

Tenacious Tiger leading the way as League's best two-way midfielder - https://www.afl.com.au/news/978058

 

[The_Kraken]

pLOdDeR!1

Tenacious Tiger leading the way as League's best two-way midfielder - https://www.afl.com.au/news/978058

He’s a very good, big-bodied mid who plods from contest to contest and has a high work rate, and we’re even worse when he doesn’t play. But IMHO he’s not elite and Hopper and Taranto aren’t going to take us to the promised land. It’s OK mate, we can have different opinions about players.

 

[tiger_tough]

He’s a very good, big-bodied mid who plods from contest to contest and has a high work rate, and we’re even worse when he doesn’t play. But IMHO he’s not elite and Hopper and Taranto aren’t going to take us to the promised land. It’s OK mate, we can have different opinions about players.

Bit rough on him. He's not fast, sure, but his tank and work rate is elite and he's not slow. We do need an explosive mid come draft time though. Hopper, Taranto and McAuliffe is the start of a v good midfield mix though IMO.

When I read plods contest to contest I immediately think someone like Tom Mitchell or Matt Crouch.

 

[The Mighty]

Might load up on Freo mids for my dream team

 

[The_Kraken]

Bit rough on him. He's not fast, sure, but his tank and work rate is elite and he's not slow. We do need an explosive mid come draft time though. Hopper, Taranto and McAuliffe is the start of a v good midfield mix though IMO.

When I read plods contest to contest I immediately think someone like Tom Mitchell or Matt Crouch.

They’re two good players to cite as they are the definition of plodders who work hard, accumulate stats, but do little damage.

Taranto is a very good player, but I don’t rate him as elite.
Hopper is vanilla.
I like the look of McAuliffe, but it’s early days.

I really rate Young and expect him to tear us a new one.