Preview Preliminary Final v Collingwood MCG Friday 21/9/18

[Tiger Toffee]

H-Elliott and De Goey are the two key forwards, Cox to a lesser extent.
The secondaries are Thomas and Stephenson.
We have six players to cover!
Seriously, Taylor Adams has improved as a midfielder and we must target.
Adams is blocking and enabling the Sidebottom disposals, 30 pressure acts in Round 19.

How many players do you think they have to cover ?

 

[DontArgue4]

How many players do you think they have to cover ?

Exactly, so much talk going on about how we are gonna stop De Goey

Yeh? How are they gonna stop Dusty, Caddy, Septemberioli, Riewoldt, Rance, etc, etc

 

[Waca Jr]

Media just trying their best to find faults with us. As mentioned previously why is the week's break only a disadvantage when it is Richmond? Would much rather them hype the pies up all they want. From what i have seen the club is handling the attention superbly. They know what to expect given they did it last year. On another note when did West Coast become the forgotten team? Rank outsider to win flag. Richmond v WC GF quinella paying 2.55. That's a solid bet

 

[Tiger Toffee]

Starting to get the same feel of the hawks game everyone coming out saying were beatable etc media,but this time it's the opposite coach and actually players now .After being 2 zip this season be smarter to let footy do your talking I think.We're just to calm and humble not a inch of cockyness let our footy do the talking.

We all remember what happened to last team whose players got all chirpy before a final against the tigers don't we

 

[Tiges1229]

Butler brings a lot more class and speed to the forward line and also proves a real handful by being that extra zippy forward (along with Rioli) but I’m worried the of impact of losing the hard ball attack from Conca or the X factor from Higgins. It would be heartbreaking but I reckon we might drop Reece for Butler just to make the forward line a bit more dangerous. Thoughts?

If Butler is fit enough to play I would bring him in

 

[db26]

Nah. I think the umpires won't give him free kicks for body spoils in a final. Too soft. On TV, one of the umpires called "You have to hold your ground Mason" when he did the Ben Brown stumble looking for a push in the back free kick.

He might get a few arm chopping frees, but that's just the way it goes.

Dave P.

Let's hope Jack gets the same highly unlikely.

 

[Tiges1229]

Media just trying their best to find faults with us. As mentioned previously why is the week's break only a disadvantage when it is Richmond? Would much rather them hype the pies up all they want. From what i have seen the club is handling the attention superbly. They know what to expect given they did it last year. On another note when did West Coast become the forgotten team? Rank outsider to win flag. Richmond v WC GF quinella paying 2.55. That's a solid bet

I know WC just flying under the radar , they are a massive threat for the flag imo , in fact only team that can stop them is us .

 

[Hoos]

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Butler brings a lot more class and speed to the forward line and also proves a real handful by being that extra zippy forward (along with Rioli) but I’m worried the of impact of losing the hard ball attack from Conca or the X factor from Higgins. It would be heartbreaking but I reckon we might drop Reece for Butler just to make the forward line a bit more dangerous. Thoughts?

If it means the team will be better with Butler in instead of Conca, with Higgins spending even more time in the middle, then that's fine.

The only worry is the amount of footy Butler's missed.

 

[Sterge]

If Butler is fit enough to play I would bring him in

The VFL team shitting the bed was the worst possible thing, imo none of the VFL boys are a chance now and baring an injury we will go unchanged.

 

[Tiges1229]

The VFL team shitting the bed was the worst possible thing, imo none of the VFL boys are a chance now and baring an injury we will go unchanged.

VFL team should have played an intra club match

 

[Tiges1229]

Pies played well in patches Saturday night and if they do that again we will win easily . However if they actually play like they did against West Coast I think it’s a 50/50 game

 

[db26]

I know WC just flying under the radar , they are a massive threat for the flag imo , in fact only team that can stop them is us .

Totally agree being underated. Media with this pies and dees hype and love forgetting who finished top 2 and were the most consistent this year.

 

[Daffytrain]

I can't see Dimma changing the team. He doesn't seem to change it much when it's been a good performance the week before.

Media just trying their best to find faults with us. As mentioned previously why is the week's break only a disadvantage when it is Richmond? Would much rather them hype the pies up all they want. From what i have seen the club is handling the attention superbly. They know what to expect given they did it last year. On another note when did West Coast become the forgotten team? Rank outsider to win flag. Richmond v WC GF quinella paying 2.55. That's a solid bet

Sheesh, I like those odds... that sure is tempting.

 

[db26]

No discussion has come up about fatigue to in this game.Were fresh and rested, pies carrying a few that might catch up with them this week.Could be big factor in last quarter.

Love to play Butler but missed alot of footy.His speed and class gives us more potency aswell as pressure.To drop Conca we loose a hard nut who can tag and win the hardball and give our better players a chop out to in the guts.

 

[RFCGloryJC]

How many players do you think they have to cover ?

We have the six players to cover the five goalkickers.
That's the point!
Sorry if I snap but I just saw the nursing home documentary on Four Corners.
They deprived the elderly blind lady, who was initially in good spirits, of food, cooling, hearing aids and radio, which was her only link to the outside world.
She declined into chronic weeping, depression, and ultimately premature death.

 

[scarecrow2k1]

Media just trying their best to find faults with us. As mentioned previously why is the week's break only a disadvantage when it is Richmond? Would much rather them hype the pies up all they want. From what i have seen the club is handling the attention superbly. They know what to expect given they did it last year. On another note when did West Coast become the forgotten team? Rank outsider to win flag. Richmond v WC GF quinella paying 2.55. That's a solid bet

I got on this Quinella in Round 19 at $9.

Today I got Richmond at the line (-16.5) into West Coast for the win- Multi paying $3.45

 

[Sterge]

No discussion has come up about fatigue to in this game.Were fresh and rested, pies carrying a few that might catch up with them this week.Could be big factor in last quarter.

Love to play Butler but missed alot of footy.His speed and class gives us more potency aswell as pressure.To drop Conca we loose a hard nut who can tag and win the hardball and give our better players a chop out to in the guts.

I really don't think we need to mess with the team and our scoring is going ok. We will need the midfield numbers against the pies, I reckon you make Reece accountable for a player and see what he can do

We put 95 past the hawks in the pouring rain and Jack barely got a touch
The supposed scoring powerhouse of the competition Melbourne only scored 104 in perfect conditions

 

[Roksman]

Butler done for the season - simply missed too much footy.

Source: Caro (The Age Podcast)

 

[Punt rd end]

Because your expected to win, we are rank outsiders, eventhough with DeGoey, Treloar and Goldsack now back in the side for this game (all missing the R19 match) l thought the odds wouldn't be as one sided as they are currently. We have in that sense nothing to lose, where you guys are expected to make and win the grand final.

And we have Houli, Graham and Conca also missing from the rnd 19 game so those players help nullify yours, it will be a interesting game

 

[Daffytrain]

Do we send Jack Graham (that is) to shut down Sidebottom?

 

[Punt rd end]

Why is it a refreshed West Coast taking on Melbourne but doubts on Richmond's continuity of form taking on colonwood?

 

[DontArgue4]

Do we send Jack Graham (that is) to shut down Sidebottom?

I reckon he will be sent to anyone who seems to be getting off the leash, sidearse could be an option

 

[Wacko23Jacko]

Game not going to be decided in the middle. We've shown we can beat them without midfield supremacy. Game will be about whichever attack is more dangerous/which ever defence stops the most goals.

 

[blaisee]

I love it how they are coming out saying that they can beat us abd that we are beatable

FIGJAM
Pendles
that bloke in the picture, Phillips I think
Treloar

They are all trying to convince themselves they can win.

We are just sitting back saying how good Collingwood are, just waiting till Friday night, where we will rip their heads off and send their fans home on the early trains.

They are going to get pumped #novaseline

 

[DontArgue4]

I love it how they are coming out saying that they can beat us abd that we are beatable

FIGJAM
Pendles
that bloke in the picture, Phillips I think
Treloar

They are all trying to convince themselves they can win.

We are just sitting back saying how good Collingwood are, just waiting till Friday night, where we will rip their heads off and send their fans home on the early trains.

They are going to get pumped #novaseline

Adams too