Strategy Changes & Pre-match Discussion - PF vs. GWS, MCG 22/9 7:50pm

[Antz]

Horrible news, but fortunately it didn't happen during a game (preliminary final). Hard to replace though. This might mean a straight swap for Naicos.

 

[TheGreatGrundy]

Yup I was just told a hammy. This coming from a player at the club.
Adams was shattered, in tears in the rooms.

So now it starts.

 

[swoop42]

With Adams out, surely it's Carmichael time

I would imagine it's as simple as Adams out, Daicos in.

 

[windchimes]

Come on down Finny babes.

If Adams misses (which is TBC) it'll be just a straight swap for Nick you'd think.

 

[JOELY]

Things were going too well i suppose. Shattered for the bloke.

 

[Scodog10]

Come on down Finny babes.

I struggle to find 3 changes myself because Macrae isn’t moving past Noble as the next man in. It’ll just make team selection simpler with Lipinski picking up the midfield minutes.

 

[Stoods]

i know people will say Adams isn't as good as he used to be but boy we will miss him with his toughness around the ball. Need those players in finals, i hope he gets up!

otherwise;
IN: N.Daicos
OUT: Adams

 

[Pragmatic Shill]

I struggle to find 3 changes myself because Macrae isn’t moving past Noble as the next man in. It’ll just make team selection simpler with Lipinski picking up the midfield minutes.

I was kidding because of my man crush on Fin, I agree. I do wonder how much Adams out will hurt us though, because Naicos and Noble aren't really comparable players to Adams in terms of style.

 

[Matt_352]

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuu

 

[Apex36]

With Adams out, surely it's Carmichael time

Not a chance. Daicos in, Crisp and Lipinski more midfield minutes.

 

[Kirby]

It didn’t look like a mechanism to cause a hammy or am I wrong?

 

[stormskye]

I was kidding because of my man crush on Fin, I agree. I do wonder how much Adams out will hurt us though, because Naicos and Noble aren't really comparable players to Adams in terms of style.

He’s irreplaceable. Especially given our contested issues

That said, compared to previous finals campaigns we can’t complain having 1 best unavailable

 

[The Royal Sampler]

It didn’t look like a mechanism to cause a hammy or am I wrong?

You are absolutely correct. Unless he decelerated into Noble to try to avoid taking him out at training?

 

[stormskye]

You are absolutely correct. Unless he decelerated into Noble to try to avoid taking him out at training?

Left arm grabbing back of hammy..

Doesn’t look good. But he wasn’t running…We can pray..

 

[Scodog10]

I was kidding because of my man crush on Fin, I agree. I do wonder how much Adams out will hurt us though, because Naicos and Noble aren't really comparable players to Adams in terms of style.

It’s a blow, but unlike previous years it’s one that can be absorbed. I think people will just dislike the solution.

 

[Chameleon75]

With adams apparent hammy, it makes the Mitchell recruitment look even better, imagine where we’d be with no adams and no Mitchell on the list

 

[The Royal Sampler]

It looked like a corked thigh mechanism, but if people are saying hammy I guess it’s a hammy?

 

[Apex36]

And this is precisely why we recruited Mitchell. Adams out sucks, but this is not going to hurt us too badly in terms of team balance.

 

[Jen2310]

You can see him clutch his hammy.

 

[Jafo]

With his history can't risk him in a prelim

And Prelim history too. Does he also miss GF if we make it or in as tactical sub?

 

[Kappa]

Yup I was just told a hammy. This coming from a player at the club.
Adams was shattered, in tears in the rooms.

If that's true then season over for him

 

[Scodog10]

It looked like a corked thigh mechanism, but if people are saying hammy I guess it’s a hammy?

I’m not sure if you saw the footage, but the way he left the field wasn’t indicative of a corked thigh. Unless he’s the first person to never try and run it out coming off… I hope you’re right BTW.

 

[Jen2310]

If that's true then season over for him

unfortunately. Poor Tay. Always the worst time of year too. This time last year was the tearing the groin off the bone.
Was having a good injury free season too

 

[Jen2310]

 

[Jafo]

If it is a hammy for Adams even minor, given his history with hammies does he become the Moore story of 2018 if we make the GF and is available to play?