Well yeah I was melting at the timeHappy with these predictions from February and June respectively. Got a lot of pushback to both.
We won 7 after the Carlton loss by the way Vdubs, Jimmy Yamazaki, Jeff76, Warhorse, Baggins15, et al.
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Well yeah I was melting at the timeHappy with these predictions from February and June respectively. Got a lot of pushback to both.
We won 7 after the Carlton loss by the way Vdubs, Jimmy Yamazaki, Jeff76, Warhorse, Baggins15, et al.
Getting the ball to the forward line against Port would be the issue.
6-6-6 against Port's mids and our backline not being able to weather a storm much these days just screams of that prelim against the Dees to me.
Finishing 3rd would be a nightmare. Probably port first up followed by the winner of dogs v hawks.
Youād think the dogs beat the giants and then Port will beat a Freo with nothing to play for.Thats assuming the dogs even make it.
I would prefer brisbane rather than hawks in week 2 though.
Youād think the dogs beat the giants and then Port will beat a Freo with nothing to play for.
Probably the most likely scenario is us finishing 3rd and playing Port for the 3rd time in 5 years in a qualifying final in Adelaide which would an absolute disaster.
Then again this season has been nuts. There may be a few more twists yetā¦
Smile.Finishing 3rd would be a nightmare. Probably port first up followed by the winner of dogs v hawks.
Complete death sentence.
I'm probably not the last person to agree on this point, but yes. The rest of there phases feed off there mids. We cracked in was it two yrs ago here (proud south australian, lived in radelaide for 14 yrs) in Adl & W but our finals record at AO isn't good.Their midfield scares me no doubt.
But IF we can break even esava allir and zerk lack football IQ. Cameron can massively exploit this.
With that possible fixture I canāt.Smile.
Will you attend the game?With that possible fixture I canāt.
Nah Iāll watch at home.Will you attend the game?
Or are you just nervous about the fixture even to watch through your fingers on TV?
Port can serve up shockers at home. Not all hope is lost.
Fair enough. Our 2024 team is still fairly different to the 2020/2021 one though. Cameron was on one leg too in 2021.Nah Iāll watch at home.
Yeah I am nervous about the fixture considering we have struggled against Port at AO in finals recently. And I donāt think weāre good enough this year anyway regardless of the opponent.
Youāre right though, Port have been inconsistent like every other team and thereās always a chance.
It's all about Dangerfield reallyI'm probably not the last person to agree on this point, but yes. The rest of there phases feed off there mids. We cracked in was it two yrs ago here (proud south australian, lived in radelaide for 14 yrs) in Adl & W but our finals record at AO isn't good.
I think now it is probably about Danger, Stewart and Jezzaā¦ against good teams they ALL need to play at their best (2024 best is good enough if all 3 play it)ā¦I am confident we will get good form out of the younger players but need the stars to dominate for us to winIt's all about Dangerfield really
If he can play like he did 2022 finals we are a slight chance
You know we only lost by a goal against port right? No danger, and Stewart was not playing his new role.Their midfield scares me no doubt.
But IF we can break even esava allir and zerk lack football IQ. Cameron can massively exploit this.
I like Blicavs down back too. Jack Henry and Kolo got an amazing chopout. WOuld be good to have Stanley and SDK rotating in the ruck and SDK and Blicavs rotating ruck and Half Back.Last time we played Port, Rohan kicked 2 goals, while Hawkins, Jezza & Henry each kicked 1 goal
Iām pretty comfortable in suggesting that we didnāt have the right balance that night and we look more dangerous with the more mobile Neale up forward rather than Hawkins was who uncompetitive at times over his last 8/9 matches
Teams had worked out that they could run off Hawkins to double team Jezza or Henry, and when that was happening, Hawkins wasnāt holding marks to make them pay
Neale with his mobility & willingness to compete in the air gives our foward line a different look to how it was earlier in the season
I also think that we had a better balance to it today with Rohan also missing meaning that we went in with 2 x KPFs (Jezza & Neale), then we had Henry as the 3rd marking option & Stanley drifting forward at times - we looked better balanced and more dangerous at times, with the guys each having their own space to work into, while also being able to block for each other when needed
For teams who havenāt yet played our forward line with Neale in it and instead used to Hawkins with how he played, it could take some getting used to
I'm probably not the last person to agree on this point, but yes. The rest of there phases feed off there mids. We cracked in was it two yrs ago here (proud south australian, lived in radelaide for 14 yrs) in Adl & W but our finals record at AO isn't good.
Yep i agree.You know we only lost by a goal against port right? No danger, and Stewart was not playing his new role.
I think we'll do allright in the rematch.
If we slingshot into our forward line like we did yesterday, I dont think the Port backline can stop our forwards kicking a big score. No Houstan either. They would be the easiest of the top four to take out. ANd it would make a big statement too.Yep i agree.
basically, all mids are better significantly on paper than ours. We just need to hope they break even and let our backs/fwds take up the slack.
Good call out but just flagging Bruhn played finals at GWSHighly likely that weāll have seven players play their first career final next month.
Bruhn, Bowes, O Henry, Neale, Dempsey, Mannagh, Humphries.
Five of those werenāt even on our list two years ago when we won the flag.
Just remarkable from top to bottom - recruiting, development, coaching - that we can win a flag, refresh 1/3rd of the side, and make top 4 again.