Oppo Camp Non Geelong football (AFL) discussion 2024, Part 2

[cats_09]

 

[Cataholic]

Hearing an allegation that Butters has shingles?

That's contagious as, isn't it??

Surely he can't play if true. May be a late change......if true.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Port have a lot of injuries-hard not to tip the hawks.

There is a lot of foreboding around the office at the moment. Situation feels dire

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Hearing an allegation that Butters has shingles?

That's contagious as, isn't it??

Surely he can't play if true. May be a late change......if true.

I think eye infections can be the result of shingles. But still, no one has confirmed anything

 

[Cataholic]

There is a lot of foreboding around the office at the moment. Situation feels dire

Have you heard any rumours about Butters?

 

[cats_09]

Have you heard any rumours about Butters?

He's the mystery mid

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Have you heard any rumours about Butters?

Yeah, not from any local sources though just online. But he's listed as playing and nothing confirmed. Rumour was club has denied it to press so night just maybe wires crossed

 

[Cataholic]

Yeah, not from any local sources though just online. But he's listed as playing and nothing confirmed. Rumour was club has denied it to press so night just maybe wires crossed

He'll be a very late withdrawal is the whisper I've been told

 

[you pick one]

Hearing an allegation that Butters has shingles?

That's contagious as, isn't it??

Surely he can't play if true. May be a late change......if true.

I think they may have meant tingles as in a few ribs rattling around.

 

[Johanpetro]

Hearing an allegation that Butters has shingles?

That's contagious as, isn't it??

Surely he can't play if true. May be a late change......if true.

A random bloke called up SEN today and said he’s got shingles. Not sure if that’s where you’re getting your mail from

 

[Cataholic]

A random bloke called up SEN today and said he’s got shingles. Not sure if that’s where you’re getting your mail from

It's what I'm being told from people close to me who follow both teams.

Got no idea where the rumour started, or whether it's legit.

 

[you pick one]

A random bloke called up SEN today and said he’s got shingles. Not sure if that’s where you’re getting your mail from

So not Butters at all?

 

[Play it Sam]

Port in all sorts, not helped by naming a very tall forward line, if that transpires as on paper. I've replayed our game a number of times, and it should be remembered it took us until 9 mins to go in the second quarter to shake them off. We forged ahead then, played like champions- especially defending their advances, but there was some luck involved.

I might be the rarity here, but I think they are a better and more hardened team than Hawthorn, and should improve on what they showed us.

 

[Cataholic]

So not Butters at all?

Yes, allegedly Butters, and not ribs per se, but the pain associated with shingles / contact apparently.

Got no idea where those telling me are getting it from, nor the truth of it.

 

[CatToTheFuture]

I think they may have meant tingles as in a few ribs rattling around.

Fruit tingles is the other team here

 

[CatToTheFuture]

Port in all sorts, not helped by naming a very tall forward line, if that transpires as on paper. I've replayed our game a number of times, and it should be remembered it took us until 9 mins to go in the second quarter to shake them off. We forged ahead then, played like champions- especially defending their advances, but there was some luck involved.

I might be the rarity here, but I think they are a better and more hardened team than Hawthorn, and should improve on what they showed us.

I reckon they see the same thing Brenton Sanderson was talking about with whately on SEN. Take away their pressure with marking around the ground and make them do unrewarded running.

Could backfire but they don't have many other bullets to chamber here

 

[Play it Sam]

I reckon they see the same thing Brenton Sanderson was talking about with whately on SEN. Take away their pressure with marking around the ground and make them do unrewarded running.

Could backfire but they don't have many other bullets to chamber here

They've been destabilised with their outs and not much in reserve, spinning in Sinn at this stage (who I thought they'd play last week) and a debilitated Marshall is really last gasp. They could send Sav back, rather than play him alongside Georgiadis and snail Dixon, but either end he hasn't got much touch. We turned their defence to water with nippy play, too slow.
Watch them turn Kenny into mince meat if they end up playing too tall, but you'd have to think Butters and Wines and JHF will feed them, and be a class above Hawthorn.

 

[My Tilly]

Playing Dixon is ridiculous.
That backline of Hawthorn's is pretty agile. Marshall, Georgiades, Dixon, Ratugolea.

Hinkley's a poor man's Buckley.

 

[Play it Sam]

Playing Dixon is ridiculous.
That backline of Hawthorn's is pretty agile. Marshall, Georgiades, Dixon, Ratugolea.

Hinkley's a poor man's Buckley.

Yes it looks like witches hats but they've got nothing else. Marshall can be nippy at his best, but far call.
They'll have to depend on Rozee et al. and I still think their midfield could play well.

Not to be smug, but thank the footy Gods we've got an overabundance at selection. Not sure about Oisin's foot, and Rohan's surgery, but relatively injury free compared to last year. Plus we know how to build.

 

[Hamingja]

Playing Dixon is ridiculous.
That backline of Hawthorn's is pretty agile. Marshall, Georgiades, Dixon, Ratugolea.

Hinkley's a poor man's Buckley.

If it was us you would be expecting Dixon as a late out. Looking at their emergencies though, it is pretty grim. Thankfully we got the draft pick for Sav instead of Ollie Lord. If he can't get a game ahead of Dixon......

 

[Hinkley29]

Dixon can’t play….surely?

 

[you pick one]

Playing Dixon is ridiculous.
That backline of Hawthorn's is pretty agile. Marshall, Georgiades, Dixon, Ratugolea.

Hinkley's a poor man's Buckley.

You seen what he tried to do to Blitz he will be used to try and un nerve the Hawk backline,he offers little else dear I say it spud.

 

[Romeoh1]

There is a lot of foreboding around the office at the moment. Situation feels dire

Yep- it’d take a pretty heroic effort I think after last week’s debacle and all the injuries. Apart from everything else, you need bit of luck to win a flag, and that seems to have deserted them. I feel a bit sorry for them-sorry to say.

 

[Cataholic]

catempire ......serious question.

Do you still remain confident that Port will win this comfortably?

 

[Gunf]

Surely Dixon isn't playing ??? unless they use him to belt a bunch of Hawks he will be a complete liability