Preview Round 7 v Melbourne ANZAC Eve MCG Wednesday April 24th 7.25pm

[tigersab]

out kozi (delisted) short (inj) sosnie (omit) masnell (omit)
in ryan grimes hooper cumbo

???

 

[Groupie_]

its round 7 , we have our whole forward line out and cumbo still hasnt played a game

think about that

 

[lizard man]

Our players will have a few extra days to rest their tired bodies

 

[Karp3_dm]

its round 7 , we have our whole forward line out and cumbo still hasnt played a game

think about that

Something missing up top with the kid… even I am losing faith and hope

 

[Groupie_]

Something missing up top with the kid… even I am losing faith and hope

just get him in

we have a lot of injuries may not be as much as carlton but we have a lot

 

[Karp3_dm]

just get him in

we have a lot of injuries may not be as much as carlton but we have a lot

Kicked 3 in the first Q vs demons last year

 

[clark1980]

at least the lose to the eagles isn't as bad as 1st thought. they smashed our depleted mid and did the same to Freo's full strength mids. Reid is going to be a player. he's transformed the teams energy. the old guys are giving that extra little effort that makes the difference. also not a wasted year for us . injuries have given opportunities. miller and MRJ were both a chance for delisting but have shown plenty. brown is a player, must continue to get games into him. Campbell looks like he's a keeper and LeFau has improved each week. interested to see him as a 3rd forward. they all need to keep improving and hopefully we see some more green shoots throughout the year as well. go tigers

 

[LTT]

Our tough start to the season continues this week as we front up against the Demons in the traditional ANZAC Eve game. The Demons who were poor in their last outing against the Lions will be looking at bouncing back, while we continue to battle an unprecedented injury crisis that currently sees us with 30 fit players to choose from and while we will possibly be getting Hopper & Grimes back this week, we've lost Short to yet another injury, so it's 2 steps forward and 1 step back. Meanwhile, Melbourne is at close to full strength with Salem the only best 23 player that is missing after he injured a hamstring last game and will be eager to get back on the winners list.

Hopefully we can return to playing in the manner that we were playing against Carlton Port & Sydney, where we were able to be right in the games for the majority of the game due to our pressure and ability to execute the game plan. The issue though is that over the last couple of games against the Saints & Eagles we've only really been able to manage to do that for about a quarter before the opposition have been able to wrestle control away from us and then dominate the remainder of the game. If we do that against the Demons on Wednesday night this game has the potential to become quite ugly on the scoreboard as the Demons are a much better level of opponent that the Saints & Eagles were.

In terms of selection the Tigers are hopeful to see the return of Hopper and Grimes to give us a boost of experience, but it's still going to be a relatively young line up that takes the field against the Dees even with those returns. The benefit that we're getting from the current injury crisis is that we're getting an extended look at the kids and are starting to see some promising signs from a few of them as players we're looking to be part of the future.

Line Up
Out: Short(inj) Pickett McIntosh
In: Grimes Hopper Ryan

B: Brown Miller Young
HB: Vlastuin D.Rioli Broad
C: Campbell Hopper Ralphsmith
HF: Mansell Bolton M.Rioli
F: Lefau Martin Koschitzke
R: Nankervis Baker Dow
INT: McAuliffe Graham Ryan Grimes
SUB: Sonsie

I'd like to see us embrace the opportunity to put development time into the kids and with Hopper and Grimes coming back into the line up, I'd send McIntosh & Pickett back the VFL to find some form, while giving young guys like Ralphsmith & Campbell an opportunity on the wings to see what they offer. Campbell has played some wing time already this season and his ability to cover plenty of ground shouldn't hurt us too badly, he also has better composure and ball use than both Pickett and McIntosh, while Ralphsmith is in a now or never moment of his career and needs to show something, so I'd be giving him that opportunity in a game where we're unlikely to get the win anyway, at least then you'll know what he is able to bring to the side moving forward. With the Dees having 3 talls down back I feel we need to bring in Ryan, who has been in good form the last 2 games at VFL level, to play forward & support Nankervis in the ruck. Also gives us another marking option up forward so that the Dees can't just intercept mark at will in their D50.

Prediction:
As mentioned this is going to be tough for us to get close to the Demons given the injury crisis we're in and anything under a 6 goal loss would be as good as a win IMO. What's more important than the margin, though is that we see the same level of effort & intensity that we saw during the 3 games against Carlton Port & Sydney. If we bring that we'll at least make the Demons earn the win. We can't get into the habit of just letting teams just run over the top of us, as it can be a difficult rut to climb out of.

We do not match up well with the Demons. We do not have an obvious match for Petty and JVR and Fritz needs a shutdown defender. In the forward line our two talls are no match for Lever and May. In the middle Nanks record against Gawn is not great and our midfield is depleted. How well we do will be determined by the team selections. Naismith or Ryan have to play to support Nank. We need a mobile tall in defence to help Miller and Young. Do we trust Brown and Broad or bring in Grimes as well. Grimes for Short is not an option Smith has played well in the vfl and deserves his chance A radical idea may be to play Young as a defensive forward on May. That would create a spot for Grimes but Kosi would have to be dropped. If Grimes is not available play Kosi in defence. On the wing KMac has to be dropped. The Melbourne wingers are too quick and can’t be allowed to transition the ball into their forward line. Campbell has been a really good find for us this year but he is not threatening around goals same as MRJ. Maybe Campbell on to the wing and bring in Steely Green or Cumberland. Injuries bring opportunity. Match selection will be interesting

 

[Noidnadroj]

its round 7 , we have our whole forward line out and cumbo still hasnt played a game

think about that

He can’t kick a goal at VFL level, let alone AFL level.


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[Noidnadroj]

just get him in

we have a lot of injuries may not be as much as carlton but we have a lot

Who are Carlton’s 5 x best players? Cripps, Walsh, Weitering, Curnow and McKay. How many didn’t play on the weekend?

It’s not just how many injuries, it’s who they are.


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[Drunken Wookie]

He can’t kick a goal at VFL level, let alone AFL level.


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at the rate hes regressing he wont be able to breath unaided by the end of next week.

 

[Groupie_]

Who are Carlton’s 5 x best players? Cripps, Walsh, Weitering, Curnow and McKay. How many didn’t play on the weekend?

It’s not just how many injuries, it’s who they are.


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i was reverse trolling

 

[Growapair]

how we get the hardest first half draw from finishing 14th ?

All the injuries in the first half ... might be a chance to come home with a wet sail

its round 7 , we have our whole forward line out and cumbo still hasnt played a game

think about that

don't you watch the VFL ... he is a midfielder now lol

 

[beema limapep]

we are due for O'Gorman/Deboy

We certainly are, but notice things have gone to heck that they haven't been needed?

 

[beema limapep]

i was reverse trolling

llort-ing?

 

[aislegi]

The only thing going through my mind about this game, this wonderful game, one of football's showcase games, the game for all Aussies to watch, the ANZAC eve game is:
Umpires...Umpires...Umpires...Umpires...Umpires...Umpires...Umpires.. Umpires...

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Someone needs to spin the chook wheel to work out what little-enforced rule will be used against us this week

 

[LTT]

He can’t kick a goal at VFL level, let alone AFL level.


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His goals per game is better at AFL level than at VFL level. Some players seem to adjust to the skill level of the players around them

 

[Groupie_]

All the injuries in the first half ... might be a chance to come home with a wet sail


don't you watch the VFL ... he is a midfielder now lol

thats a problem in itself

 

[Groupie_]

play grimes forward

hear me out

hes tall, can take a grab and I feel he would be very accurate infront of goal

and he will be unpredictable. also at ground level would feed it to whoever is around him

lastly, there would be no pressure in the forward line compared to the backline

 

[Wrenny]

play grimes forward

hear me out

hes tall, can take a grab and I feel he would be very accurate infront of goal

and he will be unpredictable. also at ground level would feed it to whoever is around him

lastly, there would be no pressure in the forward line compared to the backline

 

[Karp3_dm]

play grimes forward

hear me out

hes tall, can take a grab and I feel he would be very accurate infront of goal

and he will be unpredictable. also at ground level would feed it to whoever is around him

lastly, there would be no pressure in the forward line compared to the backline

Mate, can you please return Groupies phone?
Silly bugger loses it all the time

 

[Groupie_]

I want to win , dont have the tanking mindset like u campaigners yet

 

[Lsta062]

To be realistic, we’re crap against Melbourne with our full-strength side let alone our current VFL side. Expect Melbourne to win by at least 70 points

 

[Lsta062]

I want to win , dont have the tanking mindset like u campaigners yet

Most of us do too, but we don’t have much of a choice. Too hard to beat Melbourne with our VFL side

 

[Groupie_]

Most of us do too, but we don’t have much of a choice. Too hard with our VFL side

grimes forward trust me

if it doesnt work out can switch him with young at half time

just start him there