Preview Round 20, 2021: Hawthorn v Brisbane, 2:10pm 1st Aug @ UTAS

[Strapping Young Lad]

Let’s see how many times this game gets changed this week.

Changes and all that in here.

Cousins the only forced change at this stage(Hamstring).

 

[TylerDurden]

Morrison should come in.

 

[eldorado]

Morisson or Newcombe mostlikely for Cuz

 

[WWSD]

IN: S.Mitchell

OUT: Cousins (injured)


B: Hardwick, Hartigan, Grainger-Barras

HB: Scrimshaw, Frost, Howe

C: Phillips, Mitchell, Bramble

HF: Moore, Lewis, Wingard

F: Brockman, Koschitzke, Breust

R: McEvoy, O’Meara, Worpel

INT: Shiels, S.Mitchell, Reeves, O’Brien

 

[Dew2KFC2Flag08]

Why Adelaide Oval?

 

[TylerDurden]

Fox footy saying tonight it should be at the G.

 

[Off The Couch]

That might give Brisbane an unfair advantage come finals time

 

[Carl Spackler]

That might give Brisbane an unfair advantage come finals time

More unfair than last year? The covid response has destroyed any semblance of fair in the AFL schedule.

 

[Tassie Cryptik]

Nash for Cousins.

 

[Off The Couch]

More unfair than last year? The covid response has destroyed any semblance of fair in the AFL schedule.

it was a joke

 

[Carl Spackler]

it was a joke

Doh. I've had the sense of humour drained out of me through the forced viewing of a day of Olympic gymnastics qualifying. I need to go to bed.

 

[robiecampbellbrown]

At least this time when we kick it to opposition defenders, one of them will be Birchall

 

[cryptor]

Why Adelaide Oval?

Originally we were meant to play Adelaide at AO in round 20. When they've updated the fixture online for round 19 they've probably just switched the teams around and left the other details as they were until they could be confirmed.

 

[cryptor]

At least this time when we kick it to opposition defenders, one of them will be Birchall

If he plays. He's been ducking us ever since he got up there.

 

[badgrill]

If he plays. He's been ducking us ever since he got up there.

Yep, "managed" for sure

 

[hfc70]

Should BoxHill play this week, I wonder which players will be promoted to the Stangers.
Reckon Bramble, Moore & Reeves definitely will get the call up from Sam Mitchell.

 

[Roger Rogerson]

Speed can mask a lot of deficiencies..

We really need to see Seamus and Saunders into the side before the end of the season.

How have we gone from having speedy wingers in successful periods to rolling out Howe Sheils and others on the wings?

I don't get it. We just seem to pick our 22 players most able to cope at AFL level then put them into positions. Time to pick the side based on who they think has the highest ceiling per position...within reason of course.

 

[MrPremiership]

Hoping to see some changes in the midfield. Titch aside, I just don't know what to expect from that group.

Round 20, lets try something different

 

[HODGEYROAD]

Lions should win by 7-8 goals if they want that 4th place and double chance.

 

[Rocket72]

Speed can mask a lot of deficiencies..

We really need to see Seamus and Saunders into the side before the end of the season.

How have we gone from having speedy wingers in successful periods to rolling out Howe Sheils and others on the wings?

I don't get it. We just seem to pick our 22 players most able to cope at AFL level then put them into positions. Time to pick the side based on who they think has the highest ceiling per position...within reason of course.

Nailed it. The irony is that Sheils and Howe are our best defensive midfielders yet we keep rolling out the same midfield who get decent numbers (and are often named in the best, go figure) but are unable to stop their opponent. 20-odd possessions and a few clearances and you get named in the best when your opponent is top few on the ground? Does not make sense.

 

[Rocket72]

If he plays. He's been ducking us ever since he got up there.

Birch might have stipulated in his contract that he doesn't play against Hawthorn. *smirk*

 

[Cyril says]

Nailed it. The irony is that Sheils and Howe are our best defensive midfielders yet we keep rolling out the same midfield who get decent numbers (and are often named in the best, go figure) but are unable to stop their opponent. 20-odd possessions and a few clearances and you get named in the best when your opponent is top few on the ground? Does not make sense.

Good argument - I tend to think we just lack depth around the ball. Our rotation and 3rd - 5th best mids (Newk?) are pretty raw.

 

[TylerDurden]

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Confirmed. UTAS on Sunday

 

[tommyk72]

Sorry! Posted something then realized the tone slot was in the thread title!