Crippas first 3 votes of the year for his back to back brownlow push.
Harry 5 goals in his campaign to regain the Coleman back of Charlie.
First win of 16 for our home and away season.
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Walsh 35 touches. Only (half) joking
My sixteen year old son is so excited, jumped out of bed this morning saying , "only ten days dad". 
I just hope we can repeat last year's performance.
The Tigers that I know are much quieter than in years gone by having been shut up last year.
We should go in as favorites although that means nothing.
We have to keep Bolton and Lynch in check IMO but overall if we bring the right intensity we
should have too much talent for them and start the season in the best possible way.
FOOTY IS ALMOST BACK!
GO BLUES !!!
I just hope we can repeat last year's performance.
The Tigers that I know are much quieter than in years gone by having been shut up last year.
We should go in as favorites although that means nothing.
We have to keep Bolton and Lynch in check IMO but overall if we bring the right intensity we
should have too much talent for them and start the season in the best possible way.
FOOTY IS ALMOST BACK!
GO BLUES !!!
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B: Mitch McGovern, Lewis Young, Nic Newman
HB: Sam Docherty, Jacob Weitering, Adam Saad
C: Blake Acres, Patrick Cripps, Ollie Hollands
HF: Zac Fisher, Harry McKay, Jesse Motlop
F: Corey Durdin, Charlie Curnow, Tom De Koning
Foll: Marc Pittonet, Adam Cerra, George Hewett
I/C: Matt Kennedy, Ed Curnow, Jack Silvagni, Alex Cincotta/Lachie Cowan
Sub: Jack Martin
I think Cincotta will probably get the nod ahead of Cowan, however perhaps we see both if Doch is going to rotate through the guts more. Hollands may give us more than O'Brien.
HB: Sam Docherty, Jacob Weitering, Adam Saad
C: Blake Acres, Patrick Cripps, Ollie Hollands
HF: Zac Fisher, Harry McKay, Jesse Motlop
F: Corey Durdin, Charlie Curnow, Tom De Koning
Foll: Marc Pittonet, Adam Cerra, George Hewett
I/C: Matt Kennedy, Ed Curnow, Jack Silvagni, Alex Cincotta/Lachie Cowan
Sub: Jack Martin
I think Cincotta will probably get the nod ahead of Cowan, however perhaps we see both if Doch is going to rotate through the guts more. Hollands may give us more than O'Brien.
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This is about exactly how I see the squad. I do think LOB plays, in addition to Hollands and Acres. Perhaps Ed comes out to achieve the balance.
I don't know, it's hard - but the lineup you've posted here really excites me. I'm very happy with our available players despite missing one of our best players in Walsh.
With a healthy list we should be favourites, still no practice game time on a few who might be playing and Tigers still hold a bit of a mental edge on us. I hope we blood Cowan, remember that year Ratts debuted a young Tassy against the Tigers and his energy and willingness to get dirty was great.My sixteen year old son is so excited, jumped out of bed this morning saying , "only ten days dad".
I just hope we can repeat last year's performance.
The Tigers I know are much quieter than years gone by having been shut up last year.
We should go in as favorites although that means nothing.
We have to keep Bolton and Lynch in check IMO but overall if we bring the right intensity we
should have too much talent for them and start the season in the best possible way.
FOOTY IS ALMOST BACK!
GO BLUES !!!
I think Cowan could be worth a shot on Dusty for a bit too, he's 1-2cm taller and has an extra kg or 2 on him apparently.
TDK is a key in this game, hope he can be consistently ok for the 4 quarters and none of this half game very promising with the other non existent. Perhaps not worth 2 rucks (I'd prefer Pitto but don't think he's ready), bring in Durdin, and potentially use JSOS, Durdin/Young in relief.
Interesting to see how the new 4 umpires thing works especially with holds to the forwards, this is where Harry and Charlie have to be smart and get in the defenders minds and draw them to panic.
Hope we win of course, but sitting on the fence for the moment as I still have a 10 days to mull over things.
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Tom Lynch has nightmares of weiters beating him up every time since he developed his body in 2019My sixteen year old son is so excited, jumped out of bed this morning saying , "only ten days dad".
I just hope we can repeat last year's performance.
The Tigers I know are much quieter than years gone by having been shut up last year.
We should go in as favorites although that means nothing.
We have to keep Bolton and Lynch in check IMO but overall if we bring the right intensity we
should have too much talent for them and start the season in the best possible way.
FOOTY IS ALMOST BACK!
GO BLUES !!!
Still have nasty memories of his 8-goal haul against us with the Suns........ Not a good day.
But agreed Weiters is the man to shut him down again
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I'm excited by that team. Great endorsement of our recruiting to have 3 players ready to make their AFL debut in round one.
I was thinking of something much more conservative...
McGovern Weitering Newman
Docherty Young Saad
TDK Hewett Kennedy
Acres Cripps LOB
JSos Charlie Motlop
Durdin McKay Owies
Cerra Fisher Pitto Ed
Sub Martin
Emg: Hollands Cincotta Carroll Plowman
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I don’t see how Obrien gets a game over hollands
He’s still too fumbly and a little timid
Hollands i feel will be better in the long run and giving him games to adjust to the level is key
He’s still too fumbly and a little timid
Hollands i feel will be better in the long run and giving him games to adjust to the level is key
I guess it depends how much stock you put in the Sydney praccy game against the Pies praccy game and the rest of the pre-season.
Still a very strong side and wouldn't be disappointed with that line-up round 1
Get the feeling that Voss wants to play endurance beasts given we have some speed out of the line-up
So, I believe 3 of Acres, Hollands, LOB, Ed will be in the 22
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getting in early for those who start with the "umpires hate us" routine........off the richmond board:
"I reckon a 12 point win which in reality is a 6 goal win taking away the oppo ump 4 goal bonus package".
"I reckon a 12 point win which in reality is a 6 goal win taking away the oppo ump 4 goal bonus package".
Like last year, umpires will pay a few more of those borderline frees, best strategy, be first to the ball
Edit, all of our forwards should be playing from in front
Edit, all of our forwards should be playing from in front
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I learnt that in under 12s.............some things have changed - the football has air in it now and you can't take knives onto the ground - but not that......
Sounds like one of my junior games when playing away, somewhere in North Melbourne, flanked by commission high rises
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I played in a league called the Eastern Suburban Churches FL. Some of the opposition players were into the go-fast pre-game. Very scary.
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Is McGovern a certainty for round 1, can he be trusted with no match fitness to come in and play 4 quarters, same with Jack Martin 2 players with long list of injuries I am not sure it is the game we want to be rolling the dice with under prepared players.
We haven't seen him play one of the mickey mouse games so don't have an idea, the club will know what his fitness levels actually are and if he's ready.
Keen to see Cowan Motlop Durdin and maybe even Hollands out there together - gotta replace the "seen enoughs" with young fearless types
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Has he been training with the main group, or missed sessions? Club may well be managing him to ensure he doesn't waste his body on Mickey Mouse games. but personally, i would have preferred him to play at least 1 of the games in preparation for Round 1.
he's been on his own modified program, so doesn't do every session. Again, hard to judge from the outside. He only really missed the first one due to management, the 2nd one was never an option with the birth of a child.
Other end of the injury history spectrum obviously, but it's hardly like Saad having a bit of a light jog against opposition two weeks in a row has proven anything about his fitness.
I'd probably feel better about it too if I'd seen him play, but that's because I'm not at the club everyday & I'd like the reassurance of seeing it with my own eyes.
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Not wanting to be a smartass, as I enjoy your comments on here, but my starting line-up has 3 of those 4 and yours doesn't
(ducks for cover)
Serious question though - how do you see us using the sub this year? I was thinking tactical - a burst-type player, who could come on late and be the difference. You've gone for Ed. His one-wood is endurance. What is the idea behind that? Are you thinking endurance is so important this year, we cannot risk losing one of our runners, so need to have one up our sleeve in case of injury?
not sure you read the rest of that or my previous postbefore you select him in the side?
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