Preview NAB Cup - Round 1. Hawthorn v North Melbourne v Richmond. Etihad Stadium 17th Feb 6:45pm.

[Brown n Gold]

Contrary to most opinion I think we will field a pretty strong line up going into these 2 hit n giggles.. Players might not be going more than 60% but I think we will give all of those that are fit a chance to blow out the cob webs.

 

[grizzlym]

Moose! Did you hibernate for the winter?

 

[Brant]

Moose! Did you hibernate for the winter?

I heard he was altitude training in Arizona

 

[Easy Slips Catch]

Contrary to most opinion I think we will field a pretty strong line up going into these 2 hit n giggles.. Players might not be going more than 60% but I think we will give all of those that are fit a chance to blow out the cob webs.

I hope so. We should set the standard from the get go and crush everyone that we come across.

 

[Dinsdale]

Ditto - IMHO the best way to be ready for rounds 1 and 2 is to play footy 2-3 weeks before.

 

[Tas]

Yep. There will be a few spots up for grabs in the early rounds of the season at North. Isn't Ziebell also injured?

Looking forward to watching Sam Gibson and Sierakowski (if they play).

Ziebell is in top condition but he copped a few weeks for cleaning up tear boy Reiwoldt second last round last year, I am not sure about the rules if that means he can't play NAB or not.

Gibson played and had a very good game. Sierakowski missed the intraclub game, he had something minor and was left out as a precaution.

 

[Neville Bartos]

Ziebell is in top condition but he copped a few weeks for cleaning up tear boy Reiwoldt second last round last year, I am not sure about the rules if that means he can't play NAB or not.

Gibson played and had a very good game. Sierakowski missed the intraclub game, he had something minor and was left out as a precaution.

Is Cam Pederson on your senior list now? How's he been going in the pre-season?

 

[Tas]

Is Cam Pederson on your senior list now? How's he been going in the pre-season?

Yep, we elevated him end of last year.

He has been going well. Played up forward in the intraclub game yesterday but conditions didn't suit the big guys that much.

It will be interesting how he is used given McIntosh is back now and there will be some re-juggling I would imagine. Hansen was really good at CHB and McIntosh will likely play the half forward/ruck role. I am not exactly sure how Pedo fits in atm. It is these two roles that Cam filled a fair bit last year.

 

[Hawkinspired]

Is Cam Pederson on your senior list now? How's he been going in the pre-season?

I'm pretty sure he's injured.

 

[MaddAdam]

Is Cam Pederson on your senior list now? How's he been going in the pre-season?

Mr Bubbles went OK in the intra club. Is senior listed now. Should play NAB.

 

[MaddAdam]

I'm pretty sure he's injured.

Nup, fighting fit.

 

[Roughies Boys]

Moose! Did you hibernate for the winter?

You could say that Grizzle nothing happened in the Football Winter(Offseason), so therefore after Trade Week there's nothing to talk about accept you can use the awesome weather to advantage!

 

[Dinsdale]

does anyone know if tel$tra (or Optarse 2 minutes later) are streaming the NAB matches?

 

[Hawkinspired]

My guess at our side;

B: Cheney - Stratton - Ellis
HB: Suckling - Shoenmakers - Boumann
C: Smith - Savage - Young
HF: Osborne - Gunston - Whitecross
F: Frank - Bailey - Bruest
RR: Lowden - Woodward - Shiels
INT: Langford - Grimely - Schnieder - Litherland - Murphy - Puopolo
SUB: Hill - Hallahan

 

[Easy Slips Catch]

My guess at our side;

B: Cheney - Stratton - Ellis
HB: Suckling - Shoenmakers - Boumann
C: Smith - Savage - Young
HF: Osborne - Gunston - Whitecross
F: Frank - Bailey - Bruest
RR: Lowden - Woodward - Shiels
INT: Langford - Grimely - Schnieder - Litherland - Murphy - Puopolo
SUB: Hill - Hallahan

Probably not too far off. Reckon Pattison will play all the NAB games as he can pinch hit all over the place. Same for Macauley. Wanganeen will be a certain starter for mine.

Dont think we will see Langers as they will try and nurse him given his injury history.

Pretty handy squad.

 

[savagelunchbox]

My guess at our side;

B: Cheney - Stratton - Ellis
HB: Suckling - Shoenmakers - Boumann
C: Smith - Savage - Young
HF: Osborne - Gunston - Whitecross
F: Frank - Bailey - Bruest
RR: Lowden - Woodward - Shiels
INT: Langford - Grimely - Schnieder - Litherland - Murphy - Puopolo
SUB: Hill - Hallahan

If this was the team selected, i think you'd find Stratton and Boumann the other way around.

But from all reports, we're going with a pretty strong team throughout the NAB.

 

[harliquin]

I get the feeling that most of the fit senior players will play. Gotta get the form going before a tough start to the season.

 

[Hawkinspired]

Either way with such a fit list it will be hard to name a squad. Such a balanced list at the moment that there are very few project players that are years off getting games. Even the bean pole Bosely could get a game!

 

[Great 2008]

Despite not being able to make wholesale changes to the side between games, the rules stipulate we can add three new players for the second and consecutive game. Will be good to see as many as possible given a run.

 

[Roughies Boys]

Keen to see Amos Frank, Alex Woodward & Brad Hill. Who will be at the Intra-club match tomorrow down at Aurora? I know I will try to watch carefully & try make a review on each player,

The Intra-club match will be awesome tomorrow, I'm so keen!

 

[Big Bryza]

Any chance of Jordan Kelly playing in the 1st round of the nab cup??

 

[Roughies Boys]

Any chance of Jordan Kelly playing in the 1st round of the nab cup??

Yep, pretty good chance, Round 2 Hawthorn will probably try to get the Seniors into good form!

 

[Hawkinspired]

I was just thinking about it and maybe we'll go a stronger side straight up, then play all our stickmen against GWS. No point beating them by 200 points.

 

[stemline]

I think the format is 2 interchange and 2 subs per match for the Nth and Richmond games.

In the 2nd round i.e. v GWS, we can add the extra three players in the 2nd half of that match.

 

[Roughies Boys]

I was just thinking about it and maybe we'll go a stronger side straight up, then play all our stickmen against GWS. No point beating them by 200 points.

That's a very smart thought, or maybe half and half in round 1 & round 2, Then put our stronger side out for round 3,