Autopsy Round 1 – GWS Giants vs Western Bulldogs, Sunday 25th March 2018, UNSW Oval, 1.10pm

[coniglio_number1]

Patton in the ruck scares me. Anyone else feel that we are a bit too tall?

Davis, corr, Haynes, Tomlinson, Finlayson, Patton, Cameron, himmelberg, Lobb.

 

[Giant Pete]

Patton in the ruck scares me. Anyone else feel that we are a bit too tall?

Davis, corr, Haynes, Tomlinson, Finlayson, Patton, Cameron, himmelberg, Lobb.

He’ll play minimal time in there.

 

[fridgeman]

Patton in the ruck scares me. Anyone else feel that we are a bit too tall?

Davis, corr, Haynes, Tomlinson, Finlayson, Patton, Cameron, himmelberg, Lobb.

I can see all 3 of Patton, Tomlinson and HH spending time as backup ruck
I think it is too tall but it may also be dependant on best available and one of them will be playing as a mid so it will be interesting to see how it works just hopefully they don't carry on with it

 

[Gigantic]

I think Finlayson and Tomlinson have the versatility to play elsewhere. I think we'll use Tomlinson on the wing a bit more, especially if Whitfield plays a running half back role, and the fact that we're missing Scully.

 

[Land of the Giants]

I hear it's raining down in Canberra.

Have we gone in too tall?

 

[Giant Pete]

I hear it's raining down in Canberra.

Have we gone in too tall?

We always do imo

 

[Giant Strides]

A little rain last night, but not too much northside & southside apparently got less, so it hopefully shouldn't affect our running too much. Bit of wind around this morning, though, which has potential to wreak some havoc in the air if it remains for this afternoon. More rain scheduled this afternoon, but hopefully arrives after the game.

Like others, I'm a little concerned that we're too tall. However, last year we regularly played 8 talls (ruck, 3 forwards, 4 defenders), so the addition is TOJ. However, as others have previously said, Tommo & TOJ have other skills that makes them more versatile than pure talls, but it's still a risk in regards a game played heavily at ground level - which wet & windy tends to do. Fingers crossed, we should beat the Bulldogs on a comparison of teams, but the conditions and our tendency to get jumped in round 1 will make this more of a lottery.

 

[Colonial]

I hear it's raining down in Canberra.

Have we gone in too tall?

Its what we do.

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[Raymann]

No too tall. Tomlinson will play on the wing and Reid down back. So we have balance.

 

[Snookers]

THANK GOD IT'S FINALLY GAME DAY!

 

[Giant Strides]

At the oval spotty rain and windy. Go Giants!

 

[Land of the Giants]

On the board for 2018

 

[Simmofreo]

Not too tall. Out talls are mobile

Breeze looks tough

The crowd looks a little disappointing considering the Canberra games usually sell out

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[Simmofreo]

Sheil could win a Brownlow

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[Colonial]

Wow.

And now i miss the next 1:20.

Hopefully they keep the foot down.

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[Land of the Giants]

Not happy.

So much possession, and we're only a kick in front???

 

[Land of the Giants]

Toby, we love you!

 

[Simmofreo]

What a bloody waste of a dominant first qtr !!

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[Simmofreo]

Jezza is baaaaaaackkkk

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[Orange Agent]

Pretty good. Now finish off.

 

[Ichabod Noodle]

Liking TOJ. He’ll be getting some serious game time this year.

 

[Bicycle Kick!]

Footy is back, great first half, here’s hoping we go on with it now

Cameron and Greene both having monster games so far, great to see.

 

[_GT_]

Our forward line is looking so much better. Not much in the way of opposition, but structural changes look good. Langdon really has added something too.

 

[fridgeman]

Suspected ACL to libba, alway a shame when it happens to a player and in the first quarter will really dent any chance of a fightback
Hopefully the boys don't switch off and a chance at a % booster first game up

 

[_GT_]

Jezza looking the goods....