Unofficial Preview Round 1 - Us versing the Chocolate Frogs down the road

[the big lebowski]

I want the club to taste some success, wins and move out of the shit hole it’s in.

Then pop the champagne. The club literally just won a flag!!!!!

 

[DuckYeah]

Then pop the champagne. The club literally just won a flag!!!!!

LOL okay

 

[Samsquanch]

We could target Darcy imo. Have someone playing hard on him, Chom and Logue for example and then having Chom or even someone like Maley target him for intercepting. He's tall but if they stop his run and jump at the ball then that will stop him.

If we set up to attack off that and don't ** it up we could really ** them up. But we need to show more than we've shown for a while to do that.

Malicious!

 

[FootySmartSimpson]

Haha. There are too many to list. I reckon my favourite on bf is wrapped / wrapt / rapt.

Not to make any poster on here feel self conscious, but should/could/would HAVE not OF.

Spelling is such an overrated skill to have however.

 

[FootySmartSimpson]

I’d like to see LDU head to head against bont

If it starts working against us shift Parker to lock down on him

Would rather just Parker go to him from the outset.

Let LDU run free. Hopefully Phillips, Powell and Parker can give him some protection.

 

[LuvtheKangas]

We will win this

I think we're a decent chance. The easy way to make money is to bet on us at the line, 30.5 points.

 

[Gasometer]

I think we're a decent chance. The easy way to make money is to bet on us at the line, 30.5 points.

Whilst your there can you explain 30.5 points for the uninitiated

 

[muttley45]

Xerri to beat English, is a fine opening gambit

 

[LuvtheKangas]

Whilst your there can you explain 30.5 points for the uninitiated

It's basically 30 points in, or the assessed margin by the bookies. If you bet on us at +30.5, you collect if we win, or lose by up to 30 points. If you bet on Western (-30.5), you only collect if they win by 31 or more points. The odds are basically even money for both, less the bookies' take, i.e. you can get $1.90 for either of these outcomes.

 

[Zondor]

As if you needed one

Who said I did? :stern look

 

[zoomba23]

Xerri to beat English, is a fine opening gambit

He might beat him or break even statistically, but we will need a significant shift is Xerri is to:

A: Refrain from taking it out of the ruck and booting it to no one, and
B: Actually hit our mids with his taps. The Dogs mids are ****ing incredible at reading taps, and Xerri himself is less from the silky cloth that Goldy was cut from and more from the brutish cloth that Mumford was cut from

I hate the way we match up against them. Everything about it goes their way. Hopefully things have changed a bit on our end by the time R1 rolls around

 

[Frank Thring]

Who said I did? :stern look

I did just before

 

[DuckYeah]

He might beat him or break even statistically, but we will need a significant shift is Xerri is to:

A: Refrain from taking it out of the ruck and booting it to no one, and
B: Actually hit our mids with his taps. The Dogs mids are ****ing incredible at reading taps, and Xerri himself is less from the silky cloth that Goldy was cut from and more from the brutish cloth that Mumford was cut from

I hate the way we match up against them. Everything about it goes their way. Hopefully things have changed a bit on our end by the time R1 rolls around

We are in for a rude awakening round 1. The only thing we have is perhaps a little inside information from Caleb, which could work wonders.

 

[DuckYeah]

It's basically 30 points in, or the assessed margin by the bookies. If you bet on us at +30.5, you collect if we win, or lose by up to 30 points. If you bet on Western (-30.5), you only collect if they win by 31 or more points. The odds are basically even money for both, less the bookies' take, i.e. you can get $1.90 for either of these outcomes.

30.5 point margin is too tight. 45 points would be a $1.90

 

[LuvtheKangas]

30.5 point margin is too tight. 45 points would be a $1.90

As usual, I disagree with you.

 

[danj]

If you wrote it twice, would the second be a reverse?

Or versus verses?

 

[zoomba23]

We are in for a rude awakening round 1. The only thing we have is perhaps a little inside information from Caleb, which could work wonders.

Well we managed to keep it under three goals in the first meeting with them last year, somewhat miraculously. It won't be another R23 but I do despair a bit. A running half-back line, seventy-three athletic KPPs, and a dominant midfield. It's like three kryptonite doses in one

 

[LuvtheKangas]

A running half-back line

Parker, Phillips and Simpkin might have a say in this. We need to shut down Bailey Dale, sure.

seventy-three athletic KPPs

Well, two now that JUH isn't playing. They're good but we can cover them.

and a dominant midfield. It's like three kryptonite doses in one

We'd be stiff if Bont, Treloar and Libba all hit their straps in Rd 1. But even if they do, our midfield is also strong enough to compete.

 

[danj]

We are in for a rude awakening round 1. The only thing we have is perhaps a little inside information from Caleb, which could work wonders.

Mate we’ve had our eyes wide shut for5 seasons if they’re not open for this game we are well and truly cooked, I reckon this is a turning the corner game, Roos to win I don’t care how they get it done but I will say I think our 3 trades will play a big part

 

[zoomba23]

Parker, Phillips and Simpkin might have a say in this. We need to shut down Bailey Dale, sure.

Dale, Bramble, Richards. Spose Richards is more of a wingman but he's the type to murder us in transition.

Well, two now that JUH isn't playing. They're good but we can cover them.

+ Lobb and Jones. One of them routinely gives Larkey a bath

We'd be stiff if Bont, Treloar and Libba all hit their straps in Rd 1. But even if they do, our midfield is also strong enough to compete.

No response yet to this. They manage to find handballs and free space no matter what we do. We should match up ok but just... haven't yet

 

[DuckYeah]

As usual, I disagree with you.

Thats fine, we’ll get smacked by 60 plus. 30.5 is way too short. If you were a betting man and sensible with your gambling, you’d put your house on the dogs at -30.5 points

 

[McKuursma]

Thats fine, we’ll get smacked by 60 plus. 30.5 is way too short. If you were a betting man and sensible with your gambling, you’d put your house on the dogs at 30.5 points

which you would have lost in r17 last year. anything make it tough for a young group to play against well drilled sides for the last two rounds last year you reckon?