Game Day Round 8 vs. Carlton, MCG, 7:40pm Fri 03/05

[Hardas]

I refuse to be swayed from my confidence that we'll win this. All these outs and ins just make it more interesting.

We're on a roll, in case you hadn't noticed, with the draw against Essendon a minor blip.

Games against the Blues often have surprising results - either way. Friday night, MCG, big crowd - dismiss us at your peril.

Thanks, VP.
I needed that.

 

[manicpie]

Oh Boy, I can sense a huge upset coming up. I have a feeling we are going to produce one of the greatest wins in H&A history. A monumental performance is coming and will be the start of our run to the flag. Geez, I'm pumped

 

[ElliottsMaggies]

I refuse to be swayed from my confidence that we'll win this. All these outs and ins just make it more interesting.

We're on a roll, in case you hadn't noticed, with the draw against Essendon a minor blip.

Games against the Blues often have surprising results - either way. Friday night, MCG, big crowd - dismiss us at your peril.

I'm really hoping these outs provides the impetus for some (all) of the players who have been down on form to lift.

Lots of gang tackling & record breaking pressure from us. Please.

 

[Axl the great]

As Lachie Sullivan was a sparky, I wonder if paying him in cash would achieve the best outcome.

I heard he will be arrive at the G anytime between 8 and 4.

 

[northcotehead]

De Goey's been shite all season anyway. Let him rest and get his groin right
Just reaching for a positive out of a negative. I'm hoping our strategy is swooping like pesty magpies on Cripps and Walsh creating turnovers and dirty clearances where our outside runners can swoop and propel the ball forward where it stays by utilising our elite forward pressure. Pressure sustenance is the key on Friday, Cripps and co need to be double tackled on possession all night.

 

[Vicky Park]

I'm really hoping these outs provides the impetus for some (all) of the players who have been down on form to lift.

Lots of gang tackling & record breaking pressure from us. Please.

This is the point - some of our best players from 2023 have been shockingly down on form. Yet we’ve only lost one more game than Carlton.

If we can find that form again - it has to be around here somewhere - then we win. Simples.

 

[Captivating]

Macrae given one full game (which he was subbed out from), and has been shelved for the rest of the season it appears

How about give him a solid run and see what he can do

It makes the decision to let Adams go all that more frustrating.

We're missing the second in and under mid this year.

 

[gouki88]

It makes the decision to let Adams go all that more frustrating.

We're missing the second in and under mid this year.

Didn't he push his way out?

Also, not too sure he's the answer.

 

[IlovethePies]

Changed my mind...with JDG and Titch both missing, we won't rest Sidey. He'll play in the 22, and knowing him, he will play a great leaders' game, just when we need him to.
I think, with two mids out, we have to replace both, as our midfield looks undermanned even with both JDG and Titch in. I think we might select HH in the 22, and think we will select Fin in the 22 as well. Sullivan I think will debut as sub. As others have mentioned, our midfield will be reinforced and changed up by running others through, like Beau and Bruzza. Another midfielder as sub will be advisable to potentially replace exhausted players who have spent extra time running through the midfield.

 

[IlovethePies]

De Goey's been shite all season anyway. Let him rest and get his groin right
Just reaching for a positive out of a negative. I'm hoping our strategy is swooping like pesty magpies on Cripps and Walsh creating turnovers and dirty clearances where our outside runners can swoop and propel the ball forward where it stays by utilising our elite forward pressure. Pressure sustenance is the key on Friday, Cripps and co need to be double tackled on possession all night.

Tend to agree...according to Champion Data, JDG is one of the foremost in the AFL to have dropped off (at least statistically) from his 2023 form. His first quarters, according to CD have been red hot, but after that he has typically been lacking impact. We need him in his finest form, and so getting him right physically is a top priority.

 

[MoreMoore]

Changed my mind...with JDG and Titch both missing, we won't rest Sidey. He'll play in the 22, and knowing him, he will play a great leaders' game, just when we need him to.
I think, with two mids out, we have to replace both, as our midfield looks undermanned even with both JDG and Titch in. I think we might select HH in the 22, and think we will select Fin in the 22 as well. Sullivan I think will debut as sub. As others have mentioned, our midfield will be reinforced and changed up by running others through, like Beau and Bruzza. Another midfielder as sub will be advisable to potentially replace exhausted players who have spent extra time running through the midfield.

This is the way

 

[IlovethePies]

Oh Boy, I can sense a huge upset coming up. I have a feeling we are going to produce one of the greatest wins in H&A history. A monumental performance is coming and will be the start of our run to the flag. Geez, I'm pumped

Strangely, I feel exactly the same vibe.

 

[FromTheBoundaryLine]

What's the breakdown like from the first 3 games (losses) compared to the past 4 games? (3 wins and a draw)

Not really a stats man but I’ll have a look

 

[TheGreatGrundy]

Didn't he push his way out?

Also, not too sure he's the answer.

He is a hell of a lot more of an answer than Macrae or Sullivan!

 

[Brad Goodman]

I don’t think they’ll drop Sidey, however…

That was the first single-figure possession game (excluding last year vs North where he got injured early) of his entire career.

 

[domus]

It makes the decision to let Adams go all that more frustrating.

We're missing the second in and under mid this year.

He walked out.

 

[domus]

He is a hell of a lot more of an answer than Macrae or Sullivan!

I've had a good feeling about Sullivan all season. A sneaky vibe that the boy will go alright on the big stage.

 

[TheGreatGrundy]

Strangely, I feel exactly the same vibe.

I don't. But feel free to remind me of my pessimism and lack of blind faith (great 70s band) in the unlikely event that we win.

 

[TheGreatGrundy]

I've had a good feeling about Sullivan all season. A sneaky vibe that the boy will go alright on the big stage.

Good for you. I have had no such vibe, nothing one way or the other. Doesn't mean that your vibe is incorrect, just that I have not experienced it.

 

[domus]

That is the risk, of course. Inexperience,

Sully is an experienced mid. He's played against big bodied men for years in that role.

 

[domus]

I don't. But feel free to remind me of my pessimism and lack of blind faith (great 70s band) in the unlikely event that we win.

Oh, I will! Then again you can take a shot if we get flogged and Sully gets subbed (if he's not the sub.)

 

[TheGreatGrundy]

Oh, I will! Then again you can take a shot if we get flogged and Sully gets subbed (if he's not the sub.)

Don't worry, I'll be looking for you!

 

[Big Bryza]

I really hope he isn't the sub.
Cruel to make debutants sit there for 3 quarters.

Sidey the sub. Take it to the bank.

 

[Big Bryza]

Yessss, hopefully they give him a good crack in the middle. Looks like we have probably given up on Finn at this point.

Don't overreact, you can't play 30 blokes.

 

[IlovethePies]

I don't. But feel free to remind me of my pessimism and lack of blind faith (great 70s band) in the unlikely event that we win.

Ha Ha. If we win i will be too busy cracking the champagne to remember to remind you of your lack of faith.