Preview R24 | Sydney vs Adelaide | SCG - Sat 24/8 @ 7:40PM AEST | We need to prove a point (unlike last year)

[caesar88]

From 7:30pm on Channel 503 with Dwayne Russell, Gerard Healy, Nick Dal Santo, Alastair Lynch & David Zita

David Zita the only decent name there. Guess I'll be unmuting for the half time crossover!

 

[Donza]

David Zita the only decent name there. Guess I'll be unmuting for the half time crossover!

Don't mind any of them.
TBH.

 

[MrSwans]

I disagree completely.. sitting in the opposite camp Lol!

First, perhaps Grundy's niggle requires surgery or considerable rest (more than 2-3 weeks), but won't get worse with playing, in which case he keeps playing.

Second, given his age, he needs to keep playing, with less game time and less training, but keep going none the less. I know there are a lot of folk calling for him to be rested, but I'm betting they're young... The final series itself gives us the best chance of resting him between games, as so long as we keep winning, he get's every second week off until after the prelim.

Unless he has an injury that will be cured by a week or two off, he absolutely needs to keep going in my view!

Hi kirkswan

Perhaps you're right, but I would like to use the most recent example of resting older players and achieving the ultimate success with them being primed to perform when it mattered - Geelong 2022 Grand Final.

 

[MrSwans]

11 posts since joining 5 years ago, this is clearly a matter you feel strongly about, and Horse should pay attention

You got me, I'm an avid reader of the forum but prefer to fly under the radar.

 

[The Mares Leg]

David Zita the only decent name there. Guess I'll be unmuting for the half time crossover!

Nick Dal is ok.

 

[Millky95]

If we are serious about being the form team in the comp we need to win each quarter by 2 goals not by winning by 60 because of 1 brilliant term or burst during the game. Sustained, dominant footy for the whole game

 

[SBD Gonzalez]

If we are serious about being the form team in the comp we need to win each quarter by 2 goals not by winning by 60 because of 1 brilliant term or burst during the game. Sustained, dominant footy for the whole game

It sure would be nice to see.

 

[giantsully]

Don't mind any of them.
TBH.

I'm with you bar Russell who can drive me batty with his passive "barracking". The others are all good value in their own way.

 

[Swagjordx]

Needs to dominate all 4 Q's

 

[SBD Gonzalez]

David Zita the only decent name there. Guess I'll be unmuting for the half time crossover!

I really don’t have a problem with any commentator. They don’t trouble me like they clearly do some people.

I hazard a guess every one of them knows more about footy than me.

Dermott gets a bit discursive.

And Jonathan Brown has a great voice for mime.

 

[ShireSwan]

Parker in 1 quarter goes into the middle the last 2 weeks and has more impact than Adams does for a game

It's almost as if giving players a few weeks rest from running 15 km every weekend and taking a beating on top reinvigorates their legs and sees them able to get to the ball more....

I've no doubt if Adams & Grundy were given this game off they would have improved output in finals after the two weeks rest.

Horse is quite frankly thick as a plank. Does exactly the same thing, year in, year out. Our players are always cooked come the pointy end of the season. He's incapable of learning.

 

[anotherletdown]

Everyone gets a rest next week, seems like some are not aware. Win that and you get another rest. Plenty of resting available.

We also gave ourselves an in-game bye recently when playing Port.

 

[kickthething]

I'm aware, just haven't had anyone convince me that trotting out Grundy and Hayward again, will help us this week or in finals.

Exhausted/hurt players tend not to play better or get into form by continuing to play.

some players like to play as much as they can I guess, resting when a game is scheduled is not something they like so mentally there is your initial benefit

 

[anotherletdown]

You got me, I'm an avid reader of the forum but prefer to fly under the radar.

If you keep adding logical and thoughtful posts you can still fly under the radar on here. It's the beauty of Big Footy.

 

[Day_night_honourer]

Don't mind any of them.
TBH.

caesar88 has been longing for an all-star commentating team of Kellie Underwood, Dermie, BT, JB & Mark Ricciuto instead.

 

[Bloods86]

some players like to play as much as they can I guess, resting when a game is scheduled is not something they like so mentally there is your initial benefit

I'm not sure how players being mentally annoyed they aren't playing a game, can impact the game they aren't playing.

If there's any carryover to the next game they play, would hope that it's that they want to show the coaches they shouldn't have missed a game for any reason.

If players are getting thoroughly beaten or hobbling around, but get pissy if managed, they probably need a lesson in mental fortitude and longer term thinking. If they protest that they aren't tired, they should be made to explain why they look like it.

 

[Bloods86]

caesar88 has been longing for an all-star commentating team of Kellie Underwood, Dermie, BT, JB & Mark Ricciuto instead.

Would have Underwood and Derm over the other 3 any day.

 

[Donza]

Would have Underwood and Derm over the other 3 any day.

Really?
Odd takes are odd.

But. Here we are.

 

[Bloods86]

Really?
Odd takes are odd.

But. Here we are.

Thanks for the feedback.

 

[Wheresbuddy]

Wonder if the board will go into meltdown if any of our guns cops a 2+ week injury? Suspect the sack Horse thread will get a workout

 

[Donza]

Thanks for the feedback.

It's never criticism.

It's always "feedback."

 

[The Mares Leg]

Wonder if the board will go into meltdown if any of our guns cops a 2+ week injury? Suspect the sack Horse thread will get a workout

Yes, I made the comment if Heeney does a knee, Horse will have dropped the Cup.

 

[zyzzbruh]

I disagree completely.. sitting in the opposite camp Lol!

First, perhaps Grundy's niggle requires surgery or considerable rest (more than 2-3 weeks), but won't get worse with playing, in which case he keeps playing.

Second, given his age, he needs to keep playing, with less game time and less training, but keep going none the less. I know there are a lot of folk calling for him to be rested, but I'm betting they're young... The final series itself gives us the best chance of resting him between games, as so long as we keep winning, he get's every second week off until after the prelim.

Unless he has an injury that will be cured by a week or two off, he absolutely needs to keep going in my view!

As great as our undefeated run was, our best 2 performances of the season hands down were round 0 and Round 1. I get it's the completely opposite end of the season and there will be variables and nuances, but I'm more so looking at the way our boys moved in those games - they were like men possessed and looked infinitely stronger and quicker than of recent. Imo that was purely down to being fresh af after tapering off from a grueling pre season, and I think we should've taken this opportunity to recreate that by deloading and allow those fast twitch muscle fibres to recover completely.

Geelong took every single opportunity they had in 2022, not just the last round of the H & A but all throughout the season. Their results spoke for themselves. And as much as I love horse and I back him to the hilt, it's been a recurring theme where he's grinded great squads to a pulp come the last couple of games of the year where we just look sluggish and in just grind the game out mode. 2 weeks off matches is absolutely nothing in context.

 

[Dubai Quacker]

Wonder if the board will go into meltdown if any of our guns cops a 2+ week injury? Suspect the sack Horse thread will get a workout

If the sideline commentator utters the words “Player X is in real trouble down here”, the Sack Horse thread will break the internet.

 

[Kbroome]

Wonder if the board will go into meltdown if any of our guns cops a 2+ week injury? Suspect the sack Horse thread will get a workout

If its any of the guys that have played all 22 or Rampe, Melican ad other irreplaceable players then ill lose it