Preview Swans v Lions SCG Saturday 15th March 3.15 pm AEST.

[Nunez]

Yeah, my confidence for this match stems from the fact that our python of a back 6 will strangle a work in progress forward structure, with a greatly weakened midfield for supply. I see our forwards scoring as usual with a bit greater sharing of the sausage rolls.

That is the single best description of our backline I've ever read.

 

[Nunez]

I'm not a massive fan, but it does piss off supercoach/AFL Fantasy nerds so it at least has something going for it.

We have no injuries from the Premiership team so very hard for someone to lose their spot for Levi. What's the point of him playing a VFL scratch match?

Hey **** you man.

 

[twhowler]

Yeah, my confidence for this match stems from the fact that our python of a back 6 will strangle a work in progress forward structure, with a greatly weakened midfield for supply. I see our forwards scoring as usual with a bit greater sharing of the sausage rolls.

This was exactly how i felt about the granny. This time around Papley looks underdone or carrying something. They don't have a lot of other specific threats but Warner and Heeney can certainly cut loose. Amartey looks better

My big concern is A) Swans to be pumped and B) surely our prep is pretty bad and C) we could be very flat after Linc. We did not react well at all to Kiddy's knee. Although we did vs GC after the ride of injuries so who knows

 

[Saucery]

True, the footy gods are fickle. The only fear I have is complacency.

 

[Tom14]

Hey **** you man.

Seen way too many fantasy brained people arguing xerri is a top 50 player in footy, emboldening norf idiots. Watch the damn game people!

 

[Elixuh]

Seen way too many fantasy brained people arguing xerri is a top 50 player in footy, emboldening norf idiots. Watch the damn game people!

Can you leave your disgusting bias against people who wear helmets at the door, Tom.

 

[Tom14]

Can you leave your disgusting bias against people who wear helmets at the door, Tom.

At least Sh33zel is a good footballer, I can handle norf nuffies pumping him up. Helmet lad is just a possession accumulating ruck.

They seem to think they have 4 of the top 50 players in footy despite having one like 15 games in 5+ years. Will Ashcroft has won more games than LDU in his career!

 

[Elixuh]

At least Sh33zel is a good footballer, I can handle norf nuffies pumping him up. Helmet lad is just a possession accumulating ruck.

They seem to think they have 4 of the top 50 players in footy despite having one like 15 games in 5+ years. Will Ashcroft has won more games than LDU in his career!

Believe it or not I’ve actually tipped Norf this week

 

[Tom14]

Believe it or not I’ve actually tipped Norf this week

I saw that L&rkey is possibly out, so that'd definitely help Norf IMO.

 

[Perrip]

Confirmed first game for a famous Lions family name

Let'sgo Levi

 

[Toffee Lion]

I do appreciate the reasons from Fages and agree. If Levi had a full pre-season and someone from the GF side was unable to play, he'd be straight in (Reading between the lines of Fagan's speech).

Sucks that against the Swans we won't want to pull the trigger on Levi until late or injury, if it were the Eagles I'd imagine we'd see him early in the third. I also imagine we'll see him start against the Eagles.

 

[Elixuh]

We just need to warm Levi up so he can dominate Reid in rd 2 and the 300 first rounders the tigers have on their list in rd whatever.

 

[Tom14]

We just need to warm Levi up so he can dominate Reid in rd 2 and the 300 first rounders the tigers have on their list in rd whatever.

That's a must against WCE, really want some of those anti-brisbane west coast posters (who all have like 100k posts and maximum 2k likes) to get super annoyed. Briz brizpicking their board after that will be absolute cinema.

 

[Gadzorks]

Is it a simple Joe out, mckenna in and Levi the sub?

Team selection is today?

 

[martinson]

Reasonably exceptional circumstance to have all of your Premiership players bar one to be available for Round 1 the following year . And no room for a gun probably should've been No 1 pick in the 22.

Without jumping the gun it indicates we're well in the Premiership race again. And likely only facing one retirement at the end of 2025.

 

[Nathan Barley]

Fort ahead of Day

 

[Nathan Barley]

McLachlan must be close to be named emergency

 

[Saucery]

Seen way too many fantasy brained people arguing xerri is a top 50 player in footy, emboldening norf idiots. Watch the damn game people!

It's called fantasy for a reason

 

[Saucery]

Is it a simple Joe out, mckenna in and Levi the sub?

Team selection is today?

No Joe out, Oscar in and Fort forward; Brodie will need to bring a spare pair of Reg Grundies.

 

[martinson]

Well Fort did the job for us in the GF and seeing Day hasn't set the world on fire in the pre season it's typical Fagan to repay Fort for being there when we needed him.

I don't see why not either if we need another tall who can ruck

 

[martinson]

We have 2 players who shoulder a load for us throughout the season . Oscar and Lachie. So maybe a bit more help for both is what we're thinking.

 

[martinson]

McLachlan must be close to be named emergency

Looks like he's next in line once Linc went down.

 

[Section 5]

Team Announced

 

[Section 5]

Fort in and no Day

 

[buttermuffs]

Don’t like debutants being named sub but ultimately get why clubs do it.

If the debutant isn’t in your best [emoji638][emoji638] then no coach should kick out another player just for the occasion.

On the flip side, if the debutant is the next best player and the desirable choice you’d also be silly to pick a different player who you think is a worse option just so the debutant can possibly be good enough to be in the best [emoji638][emoji638] (if that even ever happens).