Preview Finals Week 1: Collingwood v Melbourne, Thursday 7 September, MCG, 7.20pm

[Mollythedolly]

I won’t assume anything given no one had Noble on their bingo card

Been saying for weeks he was vulnerable. Behind Markov. Got shouted down for suggesting it.

 

[LuckyLee]

With line-ups finalised, here are our OUTs and INs compared to Kings Birthday.

OUT: NDaicos, Noble, Frampton, Johnson, Harrison, McInnes.

IN: DeGoey, Elliott, Sidebottom, McStay, Howe, Ginnivan.

Obviously NDaicos is a huge out but collectively our INs are a big upgrade on our OUTs.


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[stormskye]

With line-ups finalised, here are our OUTs and INs compared to Kings Birthday.

OUT: NDaicos, Noble, Frampton, Johnson, Harrison, McInnes.

IN: DeGoey, Sidebottom, McStay, Howe, Ginnivan, Markov.

Obviously NDaicos is a huge out but collectively our INs are a big upgrade on our OUTs.


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And that fringe player Elliot

 

[Chrispiesssss]

And that fringe player Elliot

Why does everyone keep forgetting about Elliot? I’ve seen at least 6 posters forget that Elliot didn’t play! Hahah

 

[LuckyLee]

And that fringe player Elliot

Whoops! I wonder which OUT I missed. Will review and revise. Thanks!

Fixed - Markov was the sub on KB, so not an IN for this game as I’d previously listed.


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[Didak Wine]

If we go out in straight sets lose to these and then lose to you know who i will be very close to the edge. If the chick at maccas drive through is grumpy or lifeless when she reads back my order I don't know what I might do.

 

[jathanas]

And that fringe player Elliot

He's easy to forget. It's not like people have Billy on their BF avatars.

 

[stormskye]

Why does everyone keep forgetting about Elliot? I’ve seen at least 6 posters forget that Elliot didn’t play! Hahah

I did

 

[stormskye]

He's easy to forget. It's not like people have Billy on their BF avatars.

Two things you never forget. Billy, and pineapple ON pizza

 

[JuniorB]

He's easy to forget. It's not like people have Billy on their BF avatars.

Mine

He's one of my all time favourites.

 

[Didak Wine]

If we lose in straight sets I will become the bird in the video

 

[Cyclops]

Big call, really strong side if a Trojan like Noble gets squeezed out.

He's such a positive and infatiguable bloke, Fly has said he picks players based on training so watch JFN train the house down in the next two weeks.

I love this forecast. Yes we're a skilled side but the basic element of our play is sweep forward. The slippery ball slides down the ground almost as well as a dry ball, whereas Melbournes first use may well be diminished, with sloppier kicks favoring our high defence.

 

[Quicky]

His disposal is poor

Nobles field kicking is fine imo.

 

[Pendlebeams]

Don't underestimate how much dropping a mainstayer in Noble will motivate others. It's a matter of "if Johnny isn't safe, then am I?"

And there's a handful who aren't, so there's no ability to rest on their laurels. Expect us to come out breathing fire tomorrow night.

 

[Didak Wine]

I'd like to see fly give johnny a bday cake now, shove your cake coach

 

[Finnishpie]

Not necessarily, on face value yes wet weather would hamper our run game, somewhat.

These two teams use pressure on the opposition, obviously for us that leads to, in part, our turnover game but we can't categorically say that the dees don't have their own transition game - every team does.

Think it more comes down to how well either team transitions the ball, whether by turnover (us) or stoppage and clearance (them), of course this is a simplistic view given both teams do have strength in all facets of possession win.

Turnover or clearance win in either a dry or wet game would be marginal in difference for mine.

Given the G is an extremely good ground for drainage and holds surface well in wet weather I think a wet game would be a neutral game.

thanks for cheering me up Carringbush. Needed it.

 

[Finnishpie]

How?

Contest and clearance they are a step ahead of us - as I suggested in my preview - and wet weather turns it more into a contested/clearance game.

That’s my reasoning.

 

[Finnishpie]

Why do you think that. I really like us in the wet, we kick the ball off the ground a lot and brings players like Adams and Mitchell into the game more. I'm so confident about tomorrow

Hope so Manic. Maybe the ghost of TD is infecting me

 

[manicpie]

Hope so Manic. Maybe the ghost of TD is infecting me

We'll be fine mate

 

[ElliottsMaggies]

Contest and clearance they are a step ahead of us - as I suggested in my preview - and wet weather turns it more into a contested/clearance game.

That’s my reasoning.

All the matches they've lost this year were in the wet.

 

[LuckyLee]

If we go out in straight sets lose to these and then lose to you know who i will be very close to the edge. If the chick at maccas drive through is grumpy or lifeless when she reads back my order I don't know what I might do.

Don’t worry. If we happen to lose tomorrow night, there’s no way we’ll lose to the Swans a week later.


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[Finnishpie]

All the matches they've lost this year were in the wet.

Still, we were at our best at the start of the year when the tracks were fast.

 

[JB1975]

I love JF Noble. Loved him before the rest of you, and more intensely.

Didn't think he'd be dropped, but he has been playing sub-average football for a while, probably since he re-signed.

 

[Mollythedolly]

Lipinski should have gone before Johnny

Noble doesn’t play forward - midfield.

 

[ElliottsMaggies]

Still, we were at our best at the start of the year when the tracks were fast.

I'd say some of our best matches were in the wet. I loved that Port game in Adelaide to name just one. The reality is Dee's losses were all in the wet. Not the case for us.