Discussion 2023 Pre-Season Matches - March 2-4th

[WaynesWorld19]

Week Two - Mar 2-4 (Official practice matches)​

Date	Match	Local Time (EDT)	Stadium
Thu Mar 2	Hawthorn vs Collingwood	5.10pm	UTAS Stadium
Thur Mar 2	Fremantle vs Port Adelaide	4:10pm (7:10pm)	Fremantle Oval
Thu Mar 2	Brisbane vs Geelong	7:10pm (8:10pm)	Brighton Homes Arena
Fri Mar 3	St Kilda vs Essendon	4:10pm	RSEA Park
Fri Mar 3	Sydney vs Carlton	7:10pm	Blacktown International Sports Park
Fri Mar 3	West Coast vs Adelaide	4:40pm (7:40pm)	Mineral Resources Park
Sat Mar 4	GWS vs Gold Coast	12:10pm	Blacktown International Sports Park
Sat Mar 4	Western Bulldogs vs North Melbourne	1:10pm	IKON Park
Sat Mar 4	Melbourne vs Richmond	4:10pm	Casey Fields

 

[tigs2010]

Make that 65 with a quarter to go

**** he went bananas after I turned it off lol

 

[tigs2010]

Dunks unleashed. Best

 

[11kgm]

* he went bananas after I turned it off lol

You know what to do

 

[Shaunn]

* he went bananas after I turned it off lol

Even if he goes 65 average hes still a lock.

 

[11kgm]

Dunks started slowly and pretty much score 80 points in 2 quarters

 

[Shadow89]

Hard to take a lot from this game - we have clearly phoned it in, where as Brisbane are tackling everything that moves and playing good footy. Amazing how bad we are structurally without Hawk and Cameron. Absolutely imperative that those two are back together again, for our season to get going.

 

[11kgm]

Wilmot the one too miss out by the looks

 

[mullpig88]

Loooonng season ahead if you’re a Geelong supporter


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[tigs2010]

So won’t watch Brisbane games this year. Ashcroft goes from spud to stud the moment I turn it off lel

 

[DenieD]

So won’t watch Brisbane games this year. Ashcroft goes from spud to stud the moment I turn it off lel

or don't start with him and watch him like a hawk

 

[tigs2010]

or don't start with him and watch him like a hawk

 

[tigs2010]

wilmot loses his backline purple E in my team after that pitiful display

 

[Shadow89]

F*ck me that was ridiculous. I know it's a pre-season game, but the umpires were just paying everything to Brisbane in that second half. Awful to watch.

 

[Lukebatty97]

Anyone else stuck and in the worpel/sheed dilemma?
Feel sheed is too weak at m4 and worpel m5. Can't afford to put any of the gun rookie mids on the bench as it'll cost points.
Why can't one of worps or sheed have fwd status

 

[tigs2010]

F*ck me that was ridiculous. I know it's a pre-season game, but the umpires were just paying everything to Brisbane in that second half. Awful to watch.

Need Steve Hocking back at the AFL

 

[tigs2010]

Anyone else stuck and in the worpel/sheed dilemma?
Feel sheed is too weak at m4 and worpel m5. Can't afford to put any of the gun rookie mids on the bench as it'll cost points.
Why can't one of worps or sheed have fwd status

Yeah 1 or the other. Think I’m leaning Sheed still.

 

[Shadow89]

Need Steve Hocking back at the AFL

I will say though, Brisbane gave away a lot about their game plan, in a practice match. If you can match them in the contest and you have the talls up forward to contest 1 on 1 - they can't rebound and put it out into space as much as they'd want. Be very interested to see how that works come Round 1

 

[samFFC]

I'm thinking of starting Worpel with the option to go to Duursma due to their rd 1 fixture.
Lions look hard for outside players to score against and I think Worpel might find it easier against Essendon

Interesting
A good thought. Injury could ruin that though.
If I prefer XD I would just pick him I thinkz

 

[samFFC]

Anyone else stuck and in the worpel/sheed dilemma?
Feel sheed is too weak at m4 and worpel m5. Can't afford to put any of the gun rookie mids on the bench as it'll cost points.
Why can't one of worps or sheed have fwd status

Why is Sheed too weak M4?

We had Crouch m4 and Rowell m5 last year.

 

[Corkintheocean]

Had Duursma on the watchlist and going to find it hard not to squeeze him in

Had him in all preseason. Certainly prefer him over Butters given the price even if he is mid only. I reckon he can go 80-85 which is enough given he's priced at 56.

 

[Cm Perfect]

Why is Sheed too weak M4?

We had Crouch m4 and Rowell m5 last year.

I think you've proved your own point there - Crouch and Rowell were both bad picks last year, ultimately.

 

[11kgm]

Why is Sheed too weak M4?

We had Crouch m4 and Rowell m5 last year.

Successful coaches had Cripps and Rowell haha

 

[Shadow89]

I think you've proved your own point there - Crouch and Rowell were both bad picks last year, ultimately.

I think it can work, if you can go deep to M6 with solid players (Phillips on the bench):

 

[Cm Perfect]

Successful coaches had Cripps and Rowell haha

From memory, last year's winner traded Rowell out after his ~50 in R2 (despite a big ton from him in R1 v WCE). Massive cojones that turned out to be the right call.

 

[samFFC]

I think you've proved your own point there - Crouch and Rowell were both bad picks last year, ultimately.

Successful coaches had Cripps and Rowell haha

I more meant that m4/5 is often a speculative or mid price pick. Sheed and Midpricer should go better than Crouch Rowell