Preview Today!!! Rd 1v Freo at Perth

[Footywizard]

Cox and taberner both went down yesty and could be touch and go for rd 1.
Leaving Mccarthy as the next in.
If Tazz gets up I don't think we'd be too bad off down back all of a sudden.

 

[Horizons_00]

And it got even worse for us on the weekend as well.

Jmac confirmed with a calf and Williams looking like a calf as well.

Old man Injuries galore

 

[Groin guru]

If they get within 10 goals we should start pre-season 2020 training the day after.

 

[Tas]

How many round 1 games have we won under Scotts? One? :stern look

 

[Wild Bill]

How many round 1 games have we won under Scotts? One? :stern look

Its nice to start well but its not everything. Swans touched up the Eagles and the Hawks smashed the Pies in round 1 last year.

 

[andana]

Fremantle have stoppage worries
If West Coast’s clearance work can scare a few teams, the Dockers might be frightened about what lies ahead for them if they can’t get Nat Fyfe on the park. If the Eagles held a first-half edge at the stoppages, it became a procession in the third quarter with a string of goals kicked from stoppages with players just strolling through openings. The centre-clearance count at the end was 18-5 and the overall stoppage count 55-27.

Fremantle’s ball handling and ball use is well off the pace against quality AFL teams now and it was on show again.

 

[kaboom kid]

If they get within 10 goals we should start pre-season 2020 training the day after.

If we don't win by at least 10 goals the entire senior squad should be forced to walk back to Melbourne..... with no water or sunscreen. We can field VFL players until they return

 

[Firestarter]

If we don't win by at least 10 goals the entire senior squad should be forced to walk back to Melbourne..... with no water or sunscreen. We can field VFL players until they return

There would be exceptions, right?

 

[kaboom kid]

There would be exceptions, right?

Players with over 100 DT points fly first class?

 

[Tas]

Its nice to start well but its not everything. Swans touched up the Eagles and the Hawks smashed the Pies in round 1 last year.

How often have we just missed out on finals or top 4 after blowing round 1 to a mediocre team? Every game is important.

 

[Horizons_00]

How many round 1 games have we won under Scotts? One? :stern look

Maybe 2?

 

[Rod Stroker]

How often have we just missed out on finals or top 4 after blowing round 1 to a mediocre team? Every game is important.

If you just add a round 1 win last year and those 4 points, we still would have missed finals because our % was way behind.

Melbourne would have likely done a number on us in week 1 had we made it anyway.

 

[Snake_Baker]

Old man Injuries galore

It could also be complete bullshit.

 

[kaboom kid]

It could also be complete bullshit.

Yep. SuperCoach Scott foxing I reckon. Oldest trick in the book. Taz, Marley and JMac all named Thursday week then on Saturday Maj and Patch Adams in as late inclusions....stick that in your pipe and smoke it Ross.......

 

[Billy Not Really]

It could also be complete bullshit.

imo the club has oversold the Tarrant and J-Mac injuries specifically, I don't think its as bad as projected.

They'll both play.

 

[Rod Stroker]

Matera given a 1 week suspension

https://www.afl.com.au/news/2019-03-11/bans-for-key-demon-and-docker-fines-for-six-others

 

[Snake_Baker]

Okaaaaaaaaaaay

S. Hill
Cox
Taberner
Sandilands
Logue
Switkowski
Bennel
Blakely
Kersten
Matera (suspended)

There's also something suspect about B. Hill

Fyfe & Darcy are both coming in underdone for match fitness (not that it will matter much with Fyfe).

 

[Snake_Baker]

I know that we also have blokes under clouds & missing, but I have no doubts we cover the losses better than Freo.

 

[muttley45]

I suppose Ross Lyin will unleash Nyhuis again.

 

[Snake_Baker]

I suppose Ross Lyin will unleash Nyhuis again.

I can't see how that's going to fix the gaping hole in his midfield.

Blokes we have to sit on:

Fyfe (naturally)
Walters (looked like Freo's next most dangerous midfielder)
Hogan (naturally)
Nathan Wilson (9 rebounds, next best was 4)

Happy to go head to head with the rest of them.

 

[kaboom kid]

I can't see how that's going to fix the gaping hole in his midfield.

Blokes we have to sit on:

Fyfe (naturally)
Walters (looked like Freo's next most dangerous midfielder)
Hogan (naturally)
Nathan Wilson (9 rebounds, next best was 4)

Happy to go head to head with the rest of them.

This could get ugly for the Dockers.....

 

[Snake_Baker]

This could get ugly for the Dockers.....

I just expect us to win, and if we improve our transition, I expect us to win well.

 

[Snake_Baker]

We have to contain them for 40 minutes.

Freo JLT 1:



Freo JLT 2:

 

[Firestarter]

How often have we just missed out on finals or top 4 after blowing round 1 to a mediocre team? Every game is important.

GC and WB last year... The latter made me the angriest I ever got.

 

[kaboom kid]

I just expect us to win, and if we improve our transition, I expect us to win well.

Damage limitation will be harder for Ross the Boss with the new rule changes.....