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Preview 2024 AFLM Round One: Fremantle versus Brisbane (Sunday 17/3)
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Pretty much every media pundit/expert/coach has agreed that playing a game first is definitely an advantage, yet here we are, with Freo playing the last game of the round against a side that has already played. On 360 the other day they ran through an alternate fixture where teams that have not played do not get matched against teams that have. Seemed fairly simple to me.
You get labeled a conspiracy theorist by suggesting that the AFL is run by Vic centric sycophants that don't give a flying f##k about the fairness of the competition, or clubs they deem irrelevant like Fremantle.
Yet here we are, in round 1, questioning the integrity of the competition. And the circus continues.
You get labeled a conspiracy theorist by suggesting that the AFL is run by Vic centric sycophants that don't give a flying f##k about the fairness of the competition, or clubs they deem irrelevant like Fremantle.
Yet here we are, in round 1, questioning the integrity of the competition. And the circus continues.
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Nothing to lose, so based on JLo's comments and Ellis' rumours, I'm guessing Jackson to ruck with Treacy backup and Voss coming into the forward line. LJ will leave OMac for dead around the ground and get involved like an extra mid, and Voss will take the heat off Amiss so he doesn't get double teamed. It's what I would do anyway. Tabs and Reidy are too far off the pace. We will likely already be taking Cox and Walker in underdone if they play. If either don't, I expect ourOMac and Hughes to come in. Or my favourite, Swit back for walker and Coops to come in at HF. Ras as sub. Looking forward to seeing how right or wrong I am.
Every team in the competition will have played one game, most two games , by the time the ball is bounced for our game.
Equality and the AFL fixture do not belong in the same sentence.
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Of course it's a circus. What was Laura Kane's take on opening round when asked - it was a raging success because of media hype, broadcast figures and corporate hospitality. She doesn't even pretend there is integrity in the competition, it's an entertainment package that may as well be on Netflix. And yet here we all are, desperately waiting for round 1. We're hooked and we're suckers
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Final go and what I think it will be:
Hughes Pearce Walker
Ryan OMac Clark
Sharp Serong Johnson
Freddy Treacy Switta
Walters Amiss Voss
Jackson Brayshaw Young
Fyfe Aish JOM Emmett
Sub: Simpson
Reasoning
They clearly like Simpson and on practice matches he was getting games ahead of those competing for this spot (Erasmus and Banfield).
I believe the match committee have functioning eyes and know Tabs needs some more warm-ups and Reidy is going to get blasted by OMac when we can’t afford to lose in the middle.
All of Cox, Walker and Freddy is too risky. Cox has been the most interrupted and OMac can hold his spot.
Hughes is clearly currently the best depth we have BUT I hope if we lose Chapman again later in the year that Draper takes the spot next
Hughes Pearce Walker
Ryan OMac Clark
Sharp Serong Johnson
Freddy Treacy Switta
Walters Amiss Voss
Jackson Brayshaw Young
Fyfe Aish JOM Emmett
Sub: Simpson
Reasoning
They clearly like Simpson and on practice matches he was getting games ahead of those competing for this spot (Erasmus and Banfield).
I believe the match committee have functioning eyes and know Tabs needs some more warm-ups and Reidy is going to get blasted by OMac when we can’t afford to lose in the middle.
All of Cox, Walker and Freddy is too risky. Cox has been the most interrupted and OMac can hold his spot.
Hughes is clearly currently the best depth we have BUT I hope if we lose Chapman again later in the year that Draper takes the spot next
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Hamann188
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Edited coz I stupidly missed Young in my original lineup. Sorry Raz, you're out until Switta lets me down and you ball out at Peel.
Ryan Pearce Cox
Walker OMac Clark
Sharp Serong Brayshaw
Freddy Treacy Emmett
Sonny Amiss Jackson
Reidy Young Fyfe
Aish JOM Switta Johnson
Sub: Brodie.
This is kind of my dream team sans Swaggy. Most of my bench is multi positional, Jackson gets to go ruck when Reidy needs a break and Brodie still gets a look in. Height and speed in the backline, strength in the midfield and all the right names in the forward line. Wingers I'm still, and possibly forever will be, iffy on.
Good mix of youth and experience I think.
Coops gotta do his time at Peel for a couple of weeks before he gets a look in. Maybe round 3. Voss is very interchangeable with Trace if he doesn't start delivering the goods.
I'm almost 99.9% positive the actual team won't look anything like this because what the hell would I know.
Ryan Pearce Cox
Walker OMac Clark
Sharp Serong Brayshaw
Freddy Treacy Emmett
Sonny Amiss Jackson
Reidy Young Fyfe
Aish JOM Switta Johnson
Sub: Brodie.
This is kind of my dream team sans Swaggy. Most of my bench is multi positional, Jackson gets to go ruck when Reidy needs a break and Brodie still gets a look in. Height and speed in the backline, strength in the midfield and all the right names in the forward line. Wingers I'm still, and possibly forever will be, iffy on.
Good mix of youth and experience I think.
Coops gotta do his time at Peel for a couple of weeks before he gets a look in. Maybe round 3. Voss is very interchangeable with Trace if he doesn't start delivering the goods.
I'm almost 99.9% positive the actual team won't look anything like this because what the hell would I know.
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This round 1 team is not Young enough.
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Well, holy shit that helps.
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Hamann188
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Oh Shoot! Yep good spot mate, I stuffed up. Let me edit it.
I always forget somebody, sad thing is I double and triple checked this one.
I'm an idiot.
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Wow I reckon that alone could tip this game in our favour...
SQUAD v BRISBANE
B: James Aish, Alex Pearce, Jordan Clark
HB: Luke Ryan, Ethan Hughes, Oscar McDonald
C: Matthew Johnson, Nat Fyfe, Jaeger O'Meara
HF: Tom Emmett, Josh Treacy, Michael Frederick
F: Sam Switkowski, Jye Amiss, Michael Walters
R/Fol: Luke Jackson, Caleb Serong, Andrew Brayshaw
Extended interchange: Jeremy Sharp, Will Brodie, Karl Worner, Hayden Young, Neil Erasmus, Brennan Cox, Bailey Banfield, Liam Reidy
B: James Aish, Alex Pearce, Jordan Clark
HB: Luke Ryan, Ethan Hughes, Oscar McDonald
C: Matthew Johnson, Nat Fyfe, Jaeger O'Meara
HF: Tom Emmett, Josh Treacy, Michael Frederick
F: Sam Switkowski, Jye Amiss, Michael Walters
R/Fol: Luke Jackson, Caleb Serong, Andrew Brayshaw
Extended interchange: Jeremy Sharp, Will Brodie, Karl Worner, Hayden Young, Neil Erasmus, Brennan Cox, Bailey Banfield, Liam Reidy
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No Cooper.
But OMac confirmed and Cox still a chance is interesting.
But OMac confirmed and Cox still a chance is interesting.
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