Preview Round 1: Hawthorne vs Essendon, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Sunday 19th March @ 3.20pm

[eth-dog]

And then this live version leaves you picking your jaw up off the floor

I'm no Disturbed fan but the depth of the vocals is amazing.

 

[HirdsTheWord]

10 days worth in a thread posted a couple of weeks early. I think people were still talking pre-season games back then

Some boards put their round 1 thread up when the fixture came out in November...

lore still heart and soul!

 

[Wahooti Fandango]

I'll be there, but I am still scarred from R1 last year.

 

[fairbump_playon]

I'll be there, but I am still scarred from R1 last year.

So true. That really sucked.

And the previous year we got rolled by this opponent after giving up a massive lead.

Oh and there was that GWS R1 game a few years back.

Can't we just skip the pain and start after round 8 at that promising 6 week patch in the middle of the year?

 

[michaelpain]

I think this could be a very interesting two quarters.

 

[TheGrizz]

What I expect:

B: Redman Laverde Ridley
FB: McGrath Zerk-Thatcher Kelly
C: Durham Merrett Langford
HF: Perkins Weideman McDonald-Tipungwuti
F: A.Davey Wright Jones
Ru: Draper Setterfield Shiel
Int: Parish, D'Ambrosio, Martin, Caldwell
Sub: Heppell

If Guelfi is fit then I think he takes a spot, maybe Caldwell or as the sub considering he is coming back from injury.
Voss might be a chance for Jones' spot but i imagine Harry will get first crack.

 

[eth-dog]

What I expect:

B: Redman Laverde Ridley
FB: McGrath Zerk-Thatcher Kelly
C: Durham Merrett Langford
HF: Perkins Weideman McDonald-Tipungwuti
F: A.Davey Wright Jones
Ru: Draper Setterfield Shiel
Int: Parish, D'Ambrosio, Martin, Caldwell
Sub: Heppell

If Guelfi is fit then I think he takes a spot, maybe Caldwell or as the sub considering he is coming back from injury.
Voss might be a chance for Jones' spot but i imagine Harry will get first crack.

Surely we play Menzie? Would be criminal to leave him out after his pre season.

 

[Ati Tude]

What I expect:

B: Redman Laverde Ridley
FB: McGrath Zerk-Thatcher Kelly
C: Durham Merrett Langford
HF: Perkins Weideman McDonald-Tipungwuti
F: A.Davey Wright Jones
Ru: Draper Setterfield Shiel
Int: Parish, D'Ambrosio, Martin, Caldwell
Sub: Heppell

If Guelfi is fit then I think he takes a spot, maybe Caldwell or as the sub considering he is coming back from injury.
Voss might be a chance for Jones' spot but i imagine Harry will get first crack.

Menzie instead of Walla. Walla needs more match fitness by the looks of things.

 

[andleanback]

Surely we play Menzie? Would be criminal to leave him out after his pre season.

Walla sub at best. He’s not ready for a 4 quarter afl match yet.

 

[Schnitzengruben]

Probably makes more sense to play Menzie over Walla but I see it being good for Walla's confidence. Also the new sub rule might open up some opportunities there.

 

[Lore]

Walla sub at best. He’s not ready for a 4 quarter afl match yet.

Sub on, sub off, same same isn't it?

 

[andleanback]

Sub on, sub off, same same isn't it?

Sub on. Can’t really plan to sub some off.

 

[carnthedons]

So true. That really sucked.

And the previous year we got rolled by this opponent after giving up a massive lead.

Oh and there was that GWS R1 game a few years back.

Can't we just skip the pain and start after round 8 at that promising 6 week patch in the middle of the year?

How times have changed from that decade or whatever it was where we couldn’t win in June/July.

Excited to see the Davey debut and whether there’s actually any tangible impact to our team’s defensive mindset from the new coach. No idea what to expect but if we can just be hard to play against that’s progress.

 

[carnthedons]

**** it. Let’s smash these prickes

 

[TheGrizz]

Surely we play Menzie? Would be criminal to leave him out after his pre season.

Forgot Menzie, I imagine he finds his place in the team as well.

 

[fairbump_playon]

* it. Let’s smash these prickes

smashe. smashe these prickes.

 

[jdstorm]

Sub on. Can’t really plan to sub some off.

That’s the change coaches can sub off whoever they want now

 

[andleanback]

That’s the change coaches can sub off whoever they want now

Not talking about that. Someone pops a hammy in the 2nd qtr and your plan to sub someone off goes out the window.

 

[ant555]

Not talking about that. Someone pops a hammy in the 2nd qtr and your plan to sub someone off goes out the window.

Well that is why it is now a tactical sub.

 

[andleanback]

Well that is why it is now a tactical sub.

Yeah… but no one is going to be tactically using their sub until late in the 3rd or 3qt.

 

[ant555]

Yeah… but no one is going to be tactically using their sub until late in the 3rd or 3qt.

Would not be putting cash on that. I could see it being used at half time.

 

[andleanback]

Would not be putting cash on that. I could see it being used at half time.

How many times did we see it being used at half time tactically last time it was in? Maybe once?

Clubs don’t want to take the risk unless someone is having an absolute stinker.

 

[ghostdog]

Menzie instead of Walla. Walla needs more match fitness by the looks of things.

And the sound of things. Scott has already intimated that Walla's not fit enough yet.

 

[yodellinhank]

And the sound of things. Scott has already intimated that Walla's not fit enough yet.

They prefer to call it "Power Athlete"

 

[Mr Sasquatch]

Too early?