Preview Changes + Preview Thread, Round 24/2023 v Victorian Glenelg at (Port) Adelaide Oval

[Jonts]

I'm for Boak into the team for Mcentee and Fantasia to sub

 

[Matto01]

Fantasia as sub is the worse possible outcome. He either plays or does not.

If he is sub and gets injured in the first 5 min of being on we could play the game a man down for the whole game. He is that brittle.

 

[Schulzenfest]

16 pressure acts sounds impressive until you realise that makes him equal 32nd for most pressure acts applied by general forwards in round 23. Like, not even 32nd of all players, but of general forwards.

Yes. I've said this before. He's not even that good at the one thing he's supposed to be good at.

SPP and DBJ are both much better defensive forwards in our side alone before you even consider McEntee's lack of offensive impact.

 

[GremioPower]

GremioPower when you’re ready, post your preview thread up and then we’ll get a mod to just merge this thread.

It has been done. The title is mine.

 

[thundercloud]

Lord has shown can bring ball to ground and have a shot at goals, 1 against freo from close.
Visentini before been given first ruck duties in sanfl and then afl showed can mark up forward and kick straight.
Any thoughts on taking lords spot until dixon available?

 

[Visenfest]

McEntee out for Fantasia. As long as he doesn’t die after 5 minutes, he’ll make the forward line a lot more dangerous.

 

[Poo Eckert]

Cam Hitchcock v2.0

Though personally if he can get through another 2-3 SANFL games, I don't mind him as an AFL sub. Reality is he will be injured before then though.

Can Hitchcock was more hardy that Fantasia.

I was always disgusted in 2012 the hate from the stands Cam got from supporters, it was extremely disappointing.

 

[Hot Port]

Fantasia has to be the sub. Get him ready for finals, we need him

 

[portly]

The only change, with the existing injury list, that I would make is Visentini for Lord.

Jones doesn't seem quite right yet, so hopefully will get back to his best.

I'm fine with McEntee. Fast, switched on, very good defensive forward, and highly team-oriented. Accurate kick too. Can't see what the fuss is about.

No doubt if we had another Rioli his position would be taken, but we don't.

Orazio for Jed? As if!

 

[TeeKray]

People are living in a fantasy land if they think that one week out from finals we're going to replace a player who hasn't missed a game since round three with a player who hasn't played a game since round three.

Jed Heads will be watching our boy play finals footy. Deal with it, haters.

 

[sobrave]

If we win by 200 points and Collingwood loses by 100 points we can still finish top so let's aim for that

 

[PowerBaz]

So I agther they will rush Lycett back in, but if not would we go keeping Hayes in and pushing Vicintini up forward and dropping Lord.?

 

[TeeKray]

I've never been a Lycett critic but I can't see the logic in rushing him back underdone for a finals series when Hayes is doing a decent job. The gap between them just isn't big enough to justify the risk.

Dixon for Lord and McKenzie for Jonas are different because the gap in quality between the players is significant.

 

[Grave Danger]

If we win by 200 points and Collingwood loses by 100 points we can still finish top so let's aim for that

I'm sure Essendon will keep their side of the bargain, cos they need something similar to (possibly) pinch 8th spot.

 

[Willsy10]

Boak probably deserves a full game this week.

 

[Janus]

I've never been a Lycett critic but I can't see the logic in rushing him back underdone for a finals series when Hayes is doing a decent job. The gap between them just isn't big enough to justify the risk.

Dixon for Lord and McKenzie for Jonas are different because the gap in quality between the players is significant.

If Hayes keeps playing the way he has been for the past couple of games, I'd agree with this. It's never been about the talent with Sam.

 

[Playthekids76]

Fantasia wont play, looked injured after the South game from what I saw.

 

[Seattle Mariners]

Any chance you blokes throw this game to finish 4th and avoid the GABBA in week 1?

 

[davesnothere]

Any chance you blokes throw this game to finish 4th and avoid the GABBA in week 1?

Nah. Richmond are more interested the the VFL side than the AFL side this week.

We would need Ken/Bassett/Josh Carr playing and Jason Horne Francis/Rozee/Butters coaching to lose a this.

Butters needs the Brownlow votes.

 

[Steve Dore]

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We would need Hinkley coaching to lose a this.

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FTFY

 

[EskimoPAFC]

Any chance you blokes throw this game to finish 4th and avoid the GABBA in week 1?

Our head coach thinks there is a chance that this is our last game at Adelaide Oval this year.

There is no chance that we have even looked at finishing positions.

 

[Powerade 08]

Did we get any training updates for today/this week?

Visentini for Hayes, Fantasia for sub? are both a good chance if we want them ready for finals

 

[Blinky Nyland]

If Fantasia is fit, as suggested by his non appearance on the injury list, then failing to select him this week would signal we have given up on him for the rest of the year and that we probably will delist him. I suspect he'll get selected to test the waters.

 

[OneGreatClub]

Aren’t these odds a bit extreme?

 

[blink185]

Rucci reporting that Pasini is a chance to debut this weekend