Unofficial Preview Round 24 2025, Sunday August 24th @Gabba v Hawks.

[Squizz89]

Yeah Ralphy had the wrong year there. Think he did it against Sydney maybe from memory? He came back and still contributed that year, hopefully Bez can do the same.

 

[martinson]

Joe played whilst barely being able to raise his arm above his head.

Bez is in a bulldog hard tackling role that would make his popped shoulder extremely vulnerable.

 

[GenericUsername202]

The problem is that Oscar also played with a popped shoulder and because of that, it put our prelim final at risk. Playing Berry would mean you have to be ready to activate your sub at any second. However, we've made it to the last 2 grand finals with a player with a popped shoulder, so maybe its a good omen? lol

 

[morsie]

Collision?

 

[Tricky Dicky]

Bez is in a bulldog hard tackling role that would make his popped shoulder extremely vulnerable.

Not sure tackling would be as much of an issue as being tackled, especially being dragged / thrown to the ground or going for overhead contested marks.

If anyone knows how to play while managing an iffy shoulder it would be Bez.

 

[Nathan Barley]

Will need to put some time into Newcombe

 

[Bucking Beads]

Will need to put some time into Newcombe

Dunkley a pretty good match up for Newcombe.

 

[Nathan Barley]

Dunkley a pretty good match up for Newcombe.

And Lester to Gunston?

 

[Bucking Beads]

And Lester to Gunston?

Makes the most sense. For us it's all about that pressure up the ground though.

 

[Elixuh]

Play Harris on the Chols Royce and he can float off at will

 

[irel]

Any chance we can bring this Gunston youngster back home? Forget Allen, Gunners will solve our Daniher replacement.

 

[Tricky Dicky]

And Lester to Gunston?

Gunston ?
Is that Norman ?

 

[Nathan Barley]

With GWS winning it looks like our first final is likely to be an away qualifying or an away elimination final

 

[fugitive]

Our best is more than good enough to beat anyone anywhere. It will be a question of putting our best personnel on the park and then mentally turning up. I reckon the mental thing won’t be issue in finals.

With GWS winning it looks like our first final is likely to be an away qualifying or an away elimination final

 

[Darren Downunder]

Any chance we can bring this Gunston youngster back home? Forget Allen, Gunners will solve our Daniher replacement.

Serious question on Gunston for those who are more on top of his story than me…
I can’t believe he’s the same guy that was spudding it up for us in ‘23.
How do people account for the difference?
Was it his head space, our structure or something else?
Fagan must have been licking his lips thinking about a forward set up of Daniher, Hipwood and Gunston. Why didn’t it work?

 

[pod17]

Collision?

 

[Ceebee]

Serious question on Gunston for those who are more on top of his story than me…
I can’t believe he’s the same guy that was spudding it up for us in ‘23.
How do people account for the difference?
Was it his head space, our structure or something else?
Fagan must have been licking his lips thinking about a forward set up of Daniher, Hipwood and Gunston. Why didn’t it work?

Because he didn’t want to be here , he made a decision while in an emotional state and it didn’t work out .

Unfortunately for us , but he was always a Hawk .

 

[Lazza16]

Who should play on the Wizard? Zorks n Wilmot will both be too loose so perhaps Jasper if not needed on the wing? Or just concentrate on our own game plan and just use our Brain and not jump at shadows.

 

[Bucking Beads]

Who should play on the Wizard? Zorks n Wilmot will both be too loose so perhaps Jasper if not needed on the wing? Or just concentrate on our own game plan and just use our Brain and not jump at shadows.

We don't have a suitable match up so I suggest we focus on our own game.

 

[Nathan Barley]

Who should play on the Wizard? Zorks n Wilmot will both be too loose so perhaps Jasper if not needed on the wing? Or just concentrate on our own game plan and just use our Brain and not jump at shadows.

I think Starcevich at forward 50 stoppages and whenever else we can afford him, when hes not playing tall

Didn't seem an issue on the weekend with Bolton and Watson did bugger all against Melbourne

 

[morsie]

Who goes to Lewis and Dear?Our backs will be pretty stretched if the mids don't fire

 

[braddsey]

Who goes to Lewis and Dear?Our backs will be pretty stretched if the mids don't fire

Mids better fire then. Best midfield in the league…

 

[Nathan Barley]

Who goes to Lewis and Dear?Our backs will be pretty stretched if the mids don't fire

Are we too short or are they too tall?

 

[TylerDurden]

You're not dropping Hipwood in his 200th.

 

[Nunez]

You're not dropping Hipwood in his 200th.

More so he may miss due to injury than being dropped, the latter of which would not happen despite what some minority fans have said.