Preview Round 3 vs Richmond @ MCG, Sunday 4.00pm AEST

[SM]

Yeah, but I'm not sure we can handle the Eagles without him.

Might only be an 18 goal win not a 20 goal win.

 

[Kiama Chris]

Yeah, but I'm not sure we can handle the Eagles without him.

Then he gets the bye. Three weeks.

 

[Callipygian]

Then he gets the bye. Three weeks.

I like this approach - give him every chance to fully recover. However, he may not feel the same way. And if he doesn't, and he's assessed by medical staff as completely fine to play, then it might be hard to insist upon.

 

[Kiama Chris]

I like this approach - give him every chance to fully recover. However, he may not feel the same way. And if he doesn't, and he's assessed by medical staff as completely fine to play, then it might be hard to insist upon.

If the coach says "have a rest Harry" that's all she wrote. Only misses one game he could potentially have played.
In all this I haven't heard much about Harry's bravery standing his ground in front of the charging rhino.

 

[MF]

If the coach says "have a rest Harry" that's all she wrote. Only misses one game he could potentially have played.
In all this I haven't heard much about Harry's bravery standing his ground in front of the charging rhino.

I met him at the fan day last year while my boys were signature hunting. Easily the most friendly bloke out of the entire team. I hope he recovers okay and makes that spot in the side his own again.

 

[MR0808]

I met him at the fan day last year while my boys were signature hunting. Easily the most friendly bloke out of the entire team. I hope he recovers okay and makes that spot in the side his own again.

He always struck me as someone like that. He's always been our reliable foot soldier over a long time

 

[the hypnotoad]

I met him at the fan day last year while my boys were signature hunting. Easily the most friendly bloke out of the entire team. I hope he recovers okay and makes that spot in the side his own again.

reminds me of the first year we lived in melbourne, 2005, taking my sons to the parade/party thing i think at the lake oval (?) after the grand final win
i mainly remember heath grundy was there, still a kid himself pretty much, and he was great with my boys and other kids, signing stuff and having a kick and a chat with them ... in some ways it doesn't seem that long ago ...

 

[SM]

He always struck me as someone like that. He's always been our reliable foot soldier over a long time

He's nick Smith incarnate. Different role but same profile.

 

[Kiama Chris]

He's nick Smith incarnate. Different role but same profile.

Both lovely fellows who played the role the club needed from them.

 

[Donza]

Looks like a warm humid day. Red Time fitness a key.

 

[Swansujelly]

good time for Mitchell to debut, in the team, not sub. Let's see what he's got. Shuffle LLoyd back to make space for him

 

[Dubai Quacker]

good time for Mitchell to debut, in the team, not sub. Let's see what he's got. Shuffle LLoyd back to make space for him

No debutant announcements - which normally happen by now.

Suggests to me that Fox is good to go.

 

[Ticky009]

Not sure how I can maintain my interest in the AFL if Wayne Carey isn’t watching.

Going to be hard to keep his jobs if he refuses to watch football anymore....

 

[Ticky009]

No debutant announcements - which normally happen by now.

Suggests to me that Fox is good to go.

Yeah that's true. We've usually hinted at a debut by this stage of the game.

 

[sthmelb_dimmies]

Going to be hard to keep his jobs if he refuses to watch football anymore....

Which job?

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

Which job?

Don’t really have them as they do in the States but Carey’s perfect job would be as a greeter out the front of some dive nightclub.

 

[BloodySwan]

No debutant announcements - which normally happen by now.

Suggests to me that Fox is good to go.

We don't always go the announcement. Buller didn't get one from memory.

Plus it's a Sunday match so extended bench first to be named

 

[Donza]

To be called by Dwayne Russell, Matt Hill, Garry Lyon, Jack Riewoldt and Nick Dal Santo

Nick Dal Santo

Age

40

Ht

185cm

Wt

85kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

22.9

5star

K

13.0

5star

HB

9.9

5star

M

3.7

4star

T

3.6

5star

CL

4.0

5star

No current season stats available

D

13.2

4star

K

6.8

3star

HB

6.4

4star

M

3.0

3star

T

2.2

4star

,

 

[SM]

Going to be hard to keep his jobs if he refuses to watch football anymore....

What jobs? Doesn't work for 7 anymore does he?

 

[Callipygian]

I met him at the fan day last year while my boys were signature hunting. Easily the most friendly bloke out of the entire team. I hope he recovers okay and makes that spot in the side his own again.

Absolutely. He is a champion bloke. Nobody kinder and more caring in our team. I rate Rowy in this department too.

Fortunately we do have a modicum of mongrel in our team too. Do we have enough mongrel? Apparently we do although winning a flag would be more conclusive. Ladhams seems to have mongrel but isn't playing seniors, and he also lacks discipline. I guess when you have mongrel but also discipline then you get called hard and tough. Exhibit A would be Parker. Can't get harder and tougher than him. Wicks has got mongrel and plenty of it. Papley? I'm not sure. Probably.

Is Harry "hard"? I'm doubtful. He's certainly brave and goes when it's his turn (as he showed on the weekend). But I'm not sure he wants to hurt opponents as much as he legally can.

What is 'hardness'? It seems to be more than bravery and a willingness to take contact. It has a flavour of combat and being an enforcer, almost a little cruel. Makes me think of players like Hodge, Selwood, Parker. Also players like Zurhaar, Mummy & Sam Powell-Pepper. Rowy is more in the vein of JPK - tough and strong and brave but maybe less menacing and so less 'hard'??

Getting a bit philosophical here... Back to Sunday's game. Let's crush the Tiges like walnuts.

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

Absolutely. He is a champion bloke. Nobody kinder and more caring in our team. I rate Rowy in this department too.

Fortunately we do have a modicum of mongrel in our team too. Do we have enough mongrel? Apparently we do although winning a flag would be more conclusive. Ladhams seems to have mongrel but isn't playing seniors, and he also lacks discipline. I guess when you have mongrel but also discipline then you get called hard and tough. Exhibit A would be Parker. Can't get harder and tougher than him. Wicks has got mongrel and plenty of it. Papley? I'm not sure. Probably.

Is Harry "hard"? I'm doubtful. He's certainly brave and goes when it's his turn (as he showed on the weekend). But I'm not sure he wants to hurt opponents as much as he legally can.

What is 'hardness'? It seems to be more than bravery and a willingness to take contact. It has a flavour of combat and being an enforcer, almost a little cruel. Makes me think of players like Hodge, Selwood, Parker. Also players like Zurhaar, Mummy & Sam Powell-Pepper. Rowy is more in the vein of JPK - tough and strong and brave but maybe less menacing and so less 'hard'??

Getting a bit philosophical here... Back to Sunday's game. Let's crush the Tiges like walnuts.

Dosser is a hard fly the flag type.

 

[Dubai Quacker]

Dosser is a hard fly the flag type.

The bloke that got most fired up after Wright’s hit job was Melican.

Ol’ Lewis was very riled up - but didn’t do anything stupid in retaliation.

I thought it was great to see.

 

[caesar88]

Dosser is a hard fly the flag type.

dosser wouldn't hurt a fly

 

[MF]

Dosser is a hard fly the flag type.

I noticed Melican was one of the first in to fly the flag against the bombers on the weekend too.

 

[caesar88]

Absolutely. He is a champion bloke. Nobody kinder and more caring in our team. I rate Rowy in this department too.

Fortunately we do have a modicum of mongrel in our team too. Do we have enough mongrel? Apparently we do although winning a flag would be more conclusive. Ladhams seems to have mongrel but isn't playing seniors, and he also lacks discipline. I guess when you have mongrel but also discipline then you get called hard and tough. Exhibit A would be Parker. Can't get harder and tougher than him. Wicks has got mongrel and plenty of it. Papley? I'm not sure. Probably.

Is Harry "hard"? I'm doubtful. He's certainly brave and goes when it's his turn (as he showed on the weekend). But I'm not sure he wants to hurt opponents as much as he legally can.

What is 'hardness'? It seems to be more than bravery and a willingness to take contact. It has a flavour of combat and being an enforcer, almost a little cruel. Makes me think of players like Hodge, Selwood, Parker. Also players like Zurhaar, Mummy & Sam Powell-Pepper. Rowy is more in the vein of JPK - tough and strong and brave but maybe less menacing and so less 'hard'??

Getting a bit philosophical here... Back to Sunday's game. Let's crush the Tiges like walnuts.

A lot of the stuff in footy that is perceived as tough/hard I don't rate as tough/hard at all. Going after opposition players with the intent to hurt them is cowardly. Remonstrating with opposition players with a game of shirt-front and smack talk is surface level. Starting fights with an opposition player because you have a temper and are easily riled-up is faux toughness.

I rate hardness as simply who is most prepared to hurt themselves to win a ball, contest or game.