Game Day WC v Adelaide Game Day.

[WCE Wizard]

So from our best 22 we have these missing
(a) Lecca
(b) JK
(c) Darling
(d) Barras

Thats 3 A grade players and 1 getting close it to it. Now we have to rely on
(a) Mcinnes
(b) Schofield
(c) Hutchings
(d) Jetta

I do hope that Ainsworth and Achee cement their place because if they do then thats out Jetta and Hutchings

 

[WCE Wizard]

Yep it's not looking good, unless a 9 day break has somehow turned them around and they play out of their skins
or magic rainbows descend over the stadium and a miracle occurs?
Happy to be proved wrong of course....

Same here we have to turn this into a scrap and win 58 and 54 haha

 

[bunkyboy]

Watched channel 10 sport and Richard Douglas says we are "ripe for the picking"

 

[omarlittle1]

I just hope we show some endeavour and heart.

 

[bunkyboy]

I think we can cause an upset.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

So from our best 22 we have these missing
(a) Lecca
(b) JK
(c) Darling
(d) Barras

Thats 3 A grade players and 1 getting close it to it. Now we have to rely on
(a) Mcinnes
(b) Schofield
(c) Hutchings
(d) Jetta

I do hope that Ainsworth and Achee cement their place because if they do then thats out Jetta and Hutchings

Crows have following 6 missing from their best 22:
Crouch Brad
Betts
Smith
Lynch
McGovern
Knight

... but have a far stronger side with the return of the 2 good Rorys & Brown, offset by the loss of Betts.

Whilst we are both missing half our forward lines, ours still has some potency, which could be the difference as you are missing your best 3.

Imo, you have the edge in the midfield, but they will need to dominate to win imo.

I'm feeling the most confident this week that I have for while... but not saying much as expected us to get belted in the last game.

 

[Gwaihir]

I just hope we show some endeavour and heart.

I think we can cause an upset.

I have a better feeling about this week than last week.

 

[SirKarl0s]

I just can't see us kicking a winnig score without Kennedy and Darling. Even if we smash the midfield, where do the goals cone from?

Waterman to kick 10

 

[woosha24]

I just can't see us kicking a winnig score without Kennedy and Darling. Even if we smash the midfield, where do the goals cone from?

This.

The backs can hold up, Nic will dominate the drop of the ball and the midfield can compete when they pull their collective fingers out of their arses, but I cant see where our goals are coming from.

Adelaide will skip away to a 3 or 4 goal lead at some point, and we wont be able to catch them.

 

[Matera92]

Watched channel 10 sport and Richard Douglas says we are "ripe for the picking"

Straight from the Ross Lyon playbook.

 

[Rowan18]

I have a better feeling about this week than last week.

If you look at our last two games we've had enough scoring shots to win. Just have to fix the accuracy. The ball is getting there and the forwards are having a crack so there is a chance of putting up a competitive score.

 

[Jeeves]

We've jumped up to second on the ladder. Let's enjoy it for the next day and a half because I can't see us winning this one.

 

[RookiePick]

Critical we don't let the Crows jump out of the blocks. The pressure to goal if we are under the pump on the scoreboard will be like poison to our forwards confidence.

If we can get away to clean start and dob a couple it will make a big difference mentally.

 

[Dylan82]

Feel this match will go one of two ways:

• Low-scoring bogfest; whereby nine goals will be enough to win it.
• Repeat of Round 22, 2015; down by eight goals at quarter time.

If we let the Crows rebound similar to Sydney and Essendon did, things will get very ugly, very quickly.

 

[squashface]

We have our top 3 best forwards out.

Any team in the whole comp would struggle so it’s not so disappointing if we lose.

Keep that in mind during the game day thread on Sat.

 

[FKASC]

We have our top 3 best forwards out.

Any team in the whole comp would struggle so it’s not so disappointing if we lose.

Keep that in mind during the game day thread on Sat.

Nope. I’ll be melting

 

[WCE Wizard]

I dont know they could suprise us all and win haha at $2.45 worth a lousy $50?

 

[Balls In]

Play Yeo a FF or in defence to cover McGovern. Shuey to return to form. NicNat and Lycett to play angry.

 

[hudson2006]

Play Yeo a FF or in defence to cover McGovern. Not ideal

Who will carry the midfield?

 

[Balls In]

Who will carry the midfield?

The way i see it we arent winning even if we win general play. We have to risk either the midfield or defence and hope the bulk of the rest of the team that remains largely intact can cover.

 

[Balls In]

Who will carry the midfield?

Nic nat Shuey and Gaff. Big games from the next tier

 

[Dark Sharks]

Play Yeo a FF or in defence to cover McGovern. Shuey to return to form. NicNat and Lycett to play angry.

You say that like it's actually in our control.

Unfortunately "Shuey to form" isn't actually a tactic you can just readily employ, or i'd "Marsden to form" every single week until he wins the Brownlow.

 

[Balls In]

You say that like it's actually in our control.

Unfortunately "Shuey to form" isn't actually a tactic you can just readily employ, or i'd "Marsden to form" every single week until he wins the Brownlow.

I thought you were saving the fold the club quip until after the game?

 

[Chris_6678]

The Yeo to the backline is a valid option. Which is why i think we got Ainsworth in so he can spend some time in the Guts with Redden, Shuey, Ah Chee & Gaff which then can allow us to swing Gov forward for portions of the game.

 

[Astro7]

Who will carry the midfield?

Yeo, Shuey, Gaff, Redden, Nicnat, Lycett, Hutchings, AhChee, Ainsworth, Rioli...
these are just names I found hanging around the midfield area...
not sure who's carrying them?
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Also curious - if we were beat up and sore from Swans game with 6 day break into the bombers game
and missing some key forwards...how then does this game translate, going into it after a 9 day break with the hindsight/experience of already playing without JK+JD (and now Lecca)...?
You'd expect a refreshed and fired up team..they were well aware of their limp performance and got some bad press from it. So they'd definitely be wanting to atone for that....but can they overcome the additional
challenge of a patched together forward line? They can't just line up the same as last week surely, there has to be a change eg- the swinging Gov.
And they've always played well there against the Crows.
Who knows, they might get up...