Davemonkey
Strider of the middle way.
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Date – Saturday 18 August
Time – 6:55 pm AEST
Venue – Metricon Stadium
Weather – 25/11° Sunny Wind NW 13 Km/h 39% humidity
Preview by davemonkey
Brisbane Lions Vs Gold Coast Suns – Round 22, 2018
A tale of woe. A tale of hope.
Last time we played
Lions 10.11.71 Suns 11.10.76
Oh so disappointing. We never really fired this game and in retrospect we really should have won it. The Suns took the lead in the 1st Quarter and we never really were able to bring it back. The final quarter saw us pull it back to a goal half way through but just couldn’t put it through the big sticks. We had them on most stats except contested possessions but the one that counted was 82 turnovers to 74. Not the one you want to win. It was a woeful game and not our worst for the year but far from our best.
Considering the Suns’ 11 game losing streak started the round after they beat us it makes this result stick in the craw even more.
Fun fact: Did you realise former Lions Chairman Graham Downie was part of the committee that established their administration? It explains so much.
How are the two teams travelling?
Gold Coast Suns
LWLLL
The Suns’ out of the blue victory over the Swans is starting to recede into the distance and they are coming off a loss to Carlton at Metricon and two 75+ losses to Melbourne and Richmond. The Suns’ percentage is a woeful 60.9 just .3 above the slightly more woeful Blues.
They’ve also has a horrible time in the media with scrutiny of the Club over the Tom Lynch announcement and Mark Evans challenged the player managers to a game of legal Roshambo played South Park style over managers intstructing draftees to so they wont go to the Suns. They also still have Tony Cochrane sounding like a drunk uncle at a wedding. Apparently Andrew Swallow is open to staying, so that’s nice for them.
Brisbane Lions
WLLLL
It’s been 4 games since our great little 3 game win streak.
2 of those 4 losses have been in the “best 16th, we love the Lions” category both played at home (Crows, North) and 2 in the “Oh there plucky, but still young category” Pies (good for a quarter and a half) and Geelong and GBH Stadium where we were good for a half but then Tom Hawkins and Dangerwoodlett got a hold of us.
We have been in a whole lot of games this year and so many key indicators have improved but the near losses are telling. If we just looked at percentage we’d be 13th, points for we’d be 11th and points against we’d be 14th. Our young team is improving and in Fages we trust.
Losing Darcy Gardiner for the season is a blow but at least against the Suns absent forward line he will not be missed as much as he will be the following week against the Weagles. I’m not sure who comes in for him and in an undermanned Suns forward line we may see a ball mover type like Allison get a shot.
It’s a big game for
Dane Zorko and Stephen May
This game needs to be a captain’s game but for completely different reasons. Zork’s has been kept quiet several times this year, most recently last week against the Magpies. He is still working on how to impact the game and to be fair many of us probably don’t see the defensive efforts and organisational work he does but two things need to happen for him if he does get a tag from the Suns; Zork’s needs to reign in his temper that was starting to boil over against Levi Greenwood last week and; the young midfield brigade of Berry, McLuggage, Mathieson and Rayner when he runs through need to pick up the effort to support him and Beams.
Stephen May on the other hand is the new focus of media attention at the Suns. The remaining co-captain can’t help but think that there may be a target on his back and if Hammo’s theory is to be believed (source Northern Exposure Podcast) then the Suns may be looking to move him on or demand he prove his loyalty. Regardless the Suns best defender will need to make an impact in his last two games this year to either stamp his authority on the team he intends to lead into the future or build his trader value. The kind of game he plays (selfless or selfish) might tell us something of his intended future.
This is how I hope it plays out on Saturday for May (because we all love him)
Who wins
I can’t see the Suns winning this. They are a chance (there is always a chance)
but they will struggle against a stronger, hungrier and more organised Brisbane outfit with a desire to win. If percentage and season stats are to be regarded we are well advanced on the Suns and in their current, demoralised and injury ravaged state they just can’t kick enough goals to get past our more potent (although still developing) forward setup. Our defence is much better than their forwards and our defence should make easy work of their ramshackle forward setup.
Predictions:
Rayner, McStay and Hipwood to get 3 each. Binga best on ground. Andrews to take a record intercept marks. Stephen May best on ground for the Suns.
What I would love: Lions by 80+
What I think will happen: Lions by 20.
Pertinent threads:
Changes Vs Gold Coast : https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/changes-rd-22-v-gold-coast-suns.1201703/
Changes Vs Lions (Suns preview) https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/changes-v-lions.1201643/
Time – 6:55 pm AEST
Venue – Metricon Stadium
Weather – 25/11° Sunny Wind NW 13 Km/h 39% humidity
Preview by davemonkey
Brisbane Lions Vs Gold Coast Suns – Round 22, 2018
A tale of woe. A tale of hope.
Last time we played
Lions 10.11.71 Suns 11.10.76
Oh so disappointing. We never really fired this game and in retrospect we really should have won it. The Suns took the lead in the 1st Quarter and we never really were able to bring it back. The final quarter saw us pull it back to a goal half way through but just couldn’t put it through the big sticks. We had them on most stats except contested possessions but the one that counted was 82 turnovers to 74. Not the one you want to win. It was a woeful game and not our worst for the year but far from our best.
Considering the Suns’ 11 game losing streak started the round after they beat us it makes this result stick in the craw even more.
Fun fact: Did you realise former Lions Chairman Graham Downie was part of the committee that established their administration? It explains so much.
How are the two teams travelling?
Gold Coast Suns
LWLLL
The Suns’ out of the blue victory over the Swans is starting to recede into the distance and they are coming off a loss to Carlton at Metricon and two 75+ losses to Melbourne and Richmond. The Suns’ percentage is a woeful 60.9 just .3 above the slightly more woeful Blues.
They’ve also has a horrible time in the media with scrutiny of the Club over the Tom Lynch announcement and Mark Evans challenged the player managers to a game of legal Roshambo played South Park style over managers intstructing draftees to so they wont go to the Suns. They also still have Tony Cochrane sounding like a drunk uncle at a wedding. Apparently Andrew Swallow is open to staying, so that’s nice for them.
Brisbane Lions
WLLLL
It’s been 4 games since our great little 3 game win streak.
2 of those 4 losses have been in the “best 16th, we love the Lions” category both played at home (Crows, North) and 2 in the “Oh there plucky, but still young category” Pies (good for a quarter and a half) and Geelong and GBH Stadium where we were good for a half but then Tom Hawkins and Dangerwoodlett got a hold of us.
We have been in a whole lot of games this year and so many key indicators have improved but the near losses are telling. If we just looked at percentage we’d be 13th, points for we’d be 11th and points against we’d be 14th. Our young team is improving and in Fages we trust.
Losing Darcy Gardiner for the season is a blow but at least against the Suns absent forward line he will not be missed as much as he will be the following week against the Weagles. I’m not sure who comes in for him and in an undermanned Suns forward line we may see a ball mover type like Allison get a shot.
It’s a big game for
Dane Zorko and Stephen May
This game needs to be a captain’s game but for completely different reasons. Zork’s has been kept quiet several times this year, most recently last week against the Magpies. He is still working on how to impact the game and to be fair many of us probably don’t see the defensive efforts and organisational work he does but two things need to happen for him if he does get a tag from the Suns; Zork’s needs to reign in his temper that was starting to boil over against Levi Greenwood last week and; the young midfield brigade of Berry, McLuggage, Mathieson and Rayner when he runs through need to pick up the effort to support him and Beams.
Stephen May on the other hand is the new focus of media attention at the Suns. The remaining co-captain can’t help but think that there may be a target on his back and if Hammo’s theory is to be believed (source Northern Exposure Podcast) then the Suns may be looking to move him on or demand he prove his loyalty. Regardless the Suns best defender will need to make an impact in his last two games this year to either stamp his authority on the team he intends to lead into the future or build his trader value. The kind of game he plays (selfless or selfish) might tell us something of his intended future.
This is how I hope it plays out on Saturday for May (because we all love him)
Who wins
I can’t see the Suns winning this. They are a chance (there is always a chance)
but they will struggle against a stronger, hungrier and more organised Brisbane outfit with a desire to win. If percentage and season stats are to be regarded we are well advanced on the Suns and in their current, demoralised and injury ravaged state they just can’t kick enough goals to get past our more potent (although still developing) forward setup. Our defence is much better than their forwards and our defence should make easy work of their ramshackle forward setup.
Predictions:
Rayner, McStay and Hipwood to get 3 each. Binga best on ground. Andrews to take a record intercept marks. Stephen May best on ground for the Suns.
What I would love: Lions by 80+
What I think will happen: Lions by 20.
Pertinent threads:
Changes Vs Gold Coast : https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/changes-rd-22-v-gold-coast-suns.1201703/
Changes Vs Lions (Suns preview) https://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threads/changes-v-lions.1201643/
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