Game Day Preliminary Final : Eagles v North Melbourne 26/9/15 5.45pm - On the Precipice

[La Dolce Vita]

I've worried about this sort of mentallity from the players all year, yet apart from the GC game, it hasn't really happened. I reckon would be ontop of it, and not let them get carried away. They all seem pretty level headed, from the outside anyway.

yeah that's the feeling I get to but we have seen other teams in PF struggle to play their best when they are expected to win

 

[FatPizza]

Well I hope the boys remember when Geelong spanked us in the 2011 PF.

Uh, I don't think we were anywhere near favourites heading into the 2011 Prelim...

 

[MIKE85]

So from our last 5 meetings with North, we've had more scoring shots 4 of those 5, yet lost 2 of the last 5 games.

25-20 - Loss - 2015
14-22 - loss - 2014
30-23 - win - 2013
42-21 - win - 2012
16-19 - win - 2012

What's the point you may ask, it makes me feel better about this game, knowing that we have had opportunites in all those games, and obviously wasted a few. Kick straight, early, like our game against the Swans (5.0 - 0.5 at QT) & we should be able to go on with it.

 

[Bunnie]

Aaagh... nervous already. ..

Got corporate tix again so i can wipe my tears with beer if we lose.

 

[nameless]

yeah that's the feeling I get to but we have seen other teams in PF struggle to play their best when they are expected to win

Which teams have struggled as favourite in a PF?

I can't remember too many off the top of my head...

 

[MIKE85]

Which teams have struggled as favourite in a PF?

I can't remember too many off the top of my head...

Hawks won their last 3 PF's by less than a goal, surely they were favourites in all of those? Not sure if that means they struggled, but I'm guessing most wouldn't have tipped them to be that close.

 

[Avalor]

It was great to read that we will be at full strength for the prelim - great also to hear Eazy was in full training mode with the squad - could he be a rough chance to come in? Would be a risk, but if he is doing it all on the track, and wants to come in, would they say no? Shuey and Masto trained well, so no problems there, Mr Hagdorn.

 

[nameless]

It was great to read that we will be at full strength for the prelim - great also to hear Eazy was in full training mode with the squad - could he be a rough chance to come in? Would be a risk, but if he is doing it all on the track, and wants to come in, would they say no? Shuey and Masto trained well, so no problems there, Mr Hagdorn.

No chance, he'll be doing well to play Rd. 1 next season IMO.

 

[MIKE85]

It was great to read that we will be at full strength for the prelim - great also to hear Eazy was in full training mode with the squad - could he be a rough chance to come in? Would be a risk, but if he is doing it all on the track, and wants to come in, would they say no? Shuey and Masto trained well, so no problems there, Mr Hagdorn.

Imagine on GF day, In: Crowley & Emac, both haven't played Footy for a whole year! Will not happen though.

 

[Prem87]

It was great to read that we will be at full strength for the prelim - great also to hear Eazy was in full training mode with the squad - could he be a rough chance to come in? Would be a risk, but if he is doing it all on the track, and wants to come in, would they say no? Shuey and Masto trained well, so no problems there, Mr Hagdorn.

Absolutely no chance I'd say.

 

[Chris_6678]

It was great to read that we will be at full strength for the prelim - great also to hear Eazy was in full training mode with the squad - could he be a rough chance to come in? Would be a risk, but if he is doing it all on the track, and wants to come in, would they say no? Shuey and Masto trained well, so no problems there, Mr Hagdorn.

No way will they risk Emac.

Still has a way to go to get match fit before he could play a full game let alone a final.

 

[Swervability]

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-09-21/eagles-set-to-field-strongest-2015-team-against-kangas

I figured this was our best (2015) 22. Assuming changes are Priddis/Masten for McGinnity/Selwood, have we previously lined up with this exact team this year?

 

[WCEswift]

PF can be nervy games especially if your a warm favorite.
The boys can't make the mistake of thinking about the big dance before they get there

No chance in hell Hurn or priddis would let this happen imo

 

[Ochre]

It was great to read that we will be at full strength for the prelim - great also to hear Eazy was in full training mode with the squad - could he be a rough chance to come in? Would be a risk, but if he is doing it all on the track, and wants to come in, would they say no? Shuey and Masto trained well, so no problems there, Mr Hagdorn.

I'm more chance of playing than Eric.

 

[Doughboy]

I reckon we should start a thread and count how many times over the next week and from the commentators on game day we hear about the effing shinboner spirit

WTF even is a shinboner?

 

[MIKE85]

I reckon we should start a thread and count how many times over the next week and from the commentators on game day we hear about the effing shinboner spirit

WTF even is a shinboner?

Some sort of ****** that can't kick a footy properly, so they kind of shin it forward.

 

[MIKE85]

Didn't realise the word I used for the mentally challenged would be turned into ****** are we really that PC these days?

 

[lusheslewis]

You ******.

That's ******ed.

 

[MIKE85]

You ******.

Reported, I take offense to that, whatever it is you may have said.....

 

[Biggie]

******

 

[fomoco04]

Word of advice: Do not listen to SEN this week
Melbourne based station that spends all week talking up Hawks and North

I listen to SEN most days but have stopped this week already. The Vic bias is putrid. It's the worst from the SEN employees.

 

[ep2018]

******

Don't be so hard on yourself

 

[WCE1698]

Matchups

Forward line
Kennedy - Tarrant = win
Darling - Thompson = loss
Lecras - Firitto = win
Cripps - MacMillan = win
Hill - Atley = win
Sinclair - Hansen = loss
4/6 win

Midfield
Naitanui - Goldstein = win
Shuey - Jacobs = loss
Priddis - Ziebell = win
Gaff - Dal Santo = win
Masten - Gibson = win
Hutchings - Cunnington = loss
Yeo - Wright = win
Sheed - Swallow = loss
5/8 win

Backs
McGovern - Waite = win
Schofield - Petrie = loss
Wellingham - Higgins = win
Sheppard - Brown = win
Hurn - Thomas = win
Ellis - Harvey = loss
4/6 win

Reckon Sinclair-Hansen is 50-50 and so is Atley-Hill. Feel like Shuey could destroy Jacobs though, i dont think hes tagged anyone with that kind of explosiveness before?

 

[Ochre]

Didn't realise the word I used for the mentally challenged would be turned into ****** are we really that PC these days?

Is it that hard to not use that word?

 

[MIKE85]

Is it that hard to not use that word?

Well no it's not, I just didn't realise it wasn't allowed.

Is it hard to be so offended on others behalf all the time??