Game Day Round 1, 2016 - West Coast vs Brisbane Lions

[ZoBlitz]

I forget, is this what I do?

 

[Elixuh]

I forget, is this what I do?

It's only 11.03pm. You Melbourne folk.

 

[iBeng]

Its 2am in NZ, so its game day.

Pretty sure I get to watch the game at, like, midnight...

 

[Hollow Knight]

Lol @ Collingwood.

Wait... What thread is this?

 

[Milux]

Fudge. I thought id fell asleep and it was 11.29 pm Sunday night.

 

[cheekyLionsFan]

Lol did not see that coming (Collingwood)

 

[jackess]

Us by 300

 

[Schache It Off]

I shouldn't say this but it's very difficult to see us losing a game. I can't see it.

 

[Hollow Knight]

I shouldn't say this but it's very difficult to see us losing a game. I can't see it.

Yeah, they know we're coming and they can smell what we're cooking.

 

[Jackywats]

I just wanna see the team taking the corridor

 

[BRAB]

Anything short of Andrews giving all 3 west coast talls a consecutive bath and a Schache 10'r will be disappointing for me

I don't ask for much

 

[Big Sauce 21]

Of course it rains for the first time in Perth for a decade when the lions show up..

hopefully clears out by tonight

 

[BRAB]

rain isn't the worst thing when we're clearly the lesser team. Could cut the margin to respectable measures.

Can't really see how we compete in the game, looked very hard with us at full strength, looks like damage control with Zorko, green, merret, Clarke and beams out.

 

[Bucking Beads]

Lets go lads. Do yourself proud in this one and it could really build some nice confidence for the season. All in!

 

[Toffee Lion]

Anything under 80 please.

 

[iBeng]

Anything under 80 please.

We should keep them well under 80

 

[scoman]

I have to admit I will probably be watching the game like this:

 

[Nunez]

Omg finally here!!

 

[Milux]

Mixed emotions. Would love to avoid bottom of the ladder after round 1. But would love even more a carlton like effort. Would be happy with some where in between.

 

[WhiteLionFeva]

Just no injuries and no embarrassment please.

 

[PattyKwasagun]

It really is hard to get enthused for the first game in the season when it seems to be close to the literal worst case scenario. Us missing the one thing we can't afford to against West Coast - experience down back, them at home, and the large age/games played gap overall. Barring anything short of an Easter miracle, it seems destined to be incredibly painful watching. I think this may be the first time I've gone into a round 1 match with genuinely no hope whatsoever.

We just need to convince ourselves that the season doesn't actually start until next week.

 

[Panthera]

Juuuuust a good start please, with no major injuries and no 10 goal sprees against us

Anything under 30pts would be a minor miracle

 

[Ironmonger]

The two worst performances of the round so far - Essendon and Collingwood - were largely in my opinion down to poor defensive running.

That should be the test for us. Don't worry so much about the scoreline, just make it hard for the Eagles to play.

 

[Milux]

Still heaps of positives to go into the game with though.

Schache freeman forward.
Harris Andrews
Raging bulls (robinson bell)
Class. (Rockliff christo)
Mr agro back (Gardiner)

Im going into this game looking for
1. Tackling pressure and effectiveness.
2. Forward line structure.
3. Fast accurate ball movement.
4. Lewis taylors 45th game. Weird to think he will crack 50 so quick.

 

[WA Lion]

Weather has cleared up here now. No rain expected for the remainder of the day and the ground was in good condition yesterday despite the heavy rain