Game Day AFL Round 15 - Match Preview North Melbourne@Collingwood (Marvel Stadium– 7:25PM)

[loki04]

We're really missing Langdon and Howe. Shaz looks rusty and Mayne isn't much chop as a defender.

Don't think it would help much (as in yes we'd be better but not sure the overall effect would change due to mids being smashed) with how the ball is coming in, norf have been very clean and also have a plan in place to kick away from Moore limiting his interceptions.

I'd actually love to see them swap Moore to FF and have him as our target in the 2nd half with Degoey in the guts hopefully help us get some clean centre breaks to an athletic tall fwd who CAN mark.

 

[Cousin of Daicos]

You could argue that, and you’d be wrong.

I’m just saying that on current evidence, one could definitely make the argument.

 

[Go Woods]

Just have to get across the line and get these players back:

Adams Langdon Elliott Stephenson Howe Beams Aish (not going to bother with Dunn Reid or Wells, can't risk them)

Forget about winning pretty or looking good, we can do that when we get our team back

Well we won’t see Stevo, Beams, Howe or Langdon anytime soon, Adams is struggling to get over his groin issue.

 

[unplugged]

Imagine if we start winning clearances and Cox starts grabbing them on the wing!

Also... so much praise for North's gameplan stifling ours. It can't be that simple or we'd lose every second week. We need to be brave and take the corridor on if the switch isn't on.

 

[30yearpie]

Where are the crumbers on the forward line?They’re never there.

Too busy in defence crowding structures and trying (failing) to tackle.

 

[Quicky]

North's pressure is killing us, their kicking was keeping us in it, I think they will pull away now

I wish we could stick a tackle. Our forward 6 combined only has 3 for the game. Although they're not seeing much of it. Our mids aren't offering much either outside of Treloar who is doing the hard yards. If he had some support he might be able to get on some outside ball and get his kick to handball ratio up.

 

[spartan-magpie]

Only good thing about tonight is well play 1-2 decent quarters and walk away with a 46 point win.

Ugly, ugly, ugly first half. We’ll blitzkreig at some point and blow them out of the water and then fall asleep at wheel against till the end of the game.

Need to start winning consecutive quarters consistently again.
West coke and GWS won’t give us a chance to get back into the games.

 

[DerekZoolander]

Keep the faith
We have pretty solid 3rd qtrs

COME ON BOYS!!!!!!

 

[Soaring Magpie]

The Saviour.

Would expect a rubbish statement to be followed up by this rubbish from you

 

[jmac70]

I’m just saying that on current evidence, one could definitely make the argument.

You could if you were a silly person.

 

[Finnishpie]

where’s Adz.

I want some proper negativity!

 

[Aussie pie]

Yeah, they’ve been quiet, but to be fair, the ball has been in the North 50 for about 90% of the game.

According to bucks Thomas is playing his role well this year, my question is what is that role? To get under 10 possessions a game.

 

[swoop42]

I would have thought that slow boundary line play died with Malthouse at Carlton.

 

[biggiemediums]

Agree but he doesnt play there.

Bucks doesn't play him there; I've heard him say a few times he wants to spend more in the middle.

 

[Snake_Baker]

We should have put you away.

We didn't.

We'll probably pay for it now.

 

[wmvaux]

The worse thing is we will still be in second after this game. How can this team be the second best team in the comp.

It shows how bad the comp is at the moment. And the fact that Chris Scott keeps saying we're the team to beat says a bit about the top team.
Collingwood need to win the ball out of the middle to get on top.

 

[Quicky]

The commentators are right about the switch. It's been completely choked out of the game for us. We need to make it work somehow because kicking it up the line is not going to work. Some risk is required.

 

[boxy99]

Loving the melts, we're 2 kicks down FFS, bright side is we can't play any worse, we'll win.

Not this game they wont

 

[jmac70]

Sier out

 

[Thatsmyname]

The Saviour.

JN says move over donut, I'll take it from here... I've got orange ****en boots

 

[GoDaics]

Grundy's the best 100% ruckman ever. 75% taps to opposition 25% to us.

 

[Good_Old]

LOL!

 

[Soaring Magpie]

Is coz supposed to just disappear from the mark!
Your a joke umpire

 

[biggiemediums]

I wan't to see Varcoe go full Daenarys and do a sudden out of character 30 touches and 3 goals.

 

[Quicky]

Don't think it would help much (as in yes we'd be better but not sure the overall effect would change due to mids being smashed) with how the ball is coming in, norf have been very clean and also have a plan in place to kick away from Moore limiting his interceptions.

I'd actually love to see them swap Moore to FF and have him as our target in the 2nd half with Degoey in the guts hopefully help us get some clean centre breaks to an athletic tall fwd who CAN mark.

Send Mihocek back?