Prediction Round 12: Changes Vs Brisbane Lions + pre-match discussion

[Sweetback]

Good with me. I reckon he’d be rusty AF. Let him found touch, match fitness and confidence in the wafl instead of being a liability

 

[Cayman Docker]

Good with me. I reckon he’d be rusty AF. Let him found touch, match fitness and confidence in the wafl instead of being a liability

Me too… it’s the smarter option.

 

[BigRang]

Good with me. I reckon he’d be rusty AF. Let him found touch, match fitness and confidence in the wafl instead of being a liability

I'm just here for the melts.... Buutt.... I absolutely agree.

You can be a champion all you like but you can't just switch back on the touch/match fitness/hardness etc that you'll get from a run in the magoos. He can run around, pick and choose which contests he does and doesn't go hard at, get a feel for the flight of the ball etc.
A bit of contact in particular will do him the world of good IMHO. No pleb from Subi will hurt him the bloke is a monster.

 

[StingBitten]

It’s Fremantle not Fyfemantle

Till he’s treated as just another player albeit a talented one we really have learnt nothing


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So you're suggesting we're gifting one of the greatest players of the modern game? If he's fit he's an automatic selection surely.

 

[FreoRicci]

If we happen to lose it wont be a good look.

8-3 without him. The team is good enough. The key question was could they carry a 60% Fyfe against Brisbane ? Probably not.

 

[Halfbaked]

Anybody here really think that Brisbane or even the Hawks won't be testing his back?
Nothing illegal just hard football.

 

[Sweetback]

I'm just here for the melts.... Buutt.... I absolutely agree.

You can be a champion all you like but you can't just switch back on the touch/match fitness/hardness etc that you'll get from a run in the magoos. He can run around, pick and choose which contests he does and doesn't go hard at, get a feel for the flight of the ball etc.
A bit of contact in particular will do him the world of good IMHO. No pleb from Subi will hurt him the bloke is a monster.

If it was his idea then he obviously doesn’t feel like he would play like he would want to. If he carves it up then great, watch out hawks.

 

[Minz]

I’m pretty sure this is Fyfe’s call. There’s no way the club is going to force him to play magoos; he knows his body and wants to ease into it

 

[FreoRicci]

Were they out for half the year?

Not half a year. Fyfe has probably been out close to a full year. Was injured and ruled out of the season round 12 last year, on June 6.
Next week is June 5. Touchwood, but he would return to AFL one day short of a full year out if he plays Hawthorn

 

[Sully90]

Pretty happy to go with Fyfe/coaches on this.

 

[StingBitten]

I do wonder if Fyfe has some subtle concerns about injuring himself early, he'd be absolutely terrified of missing more footy after the club is doing so well again after 6 hard years in the muck.

It also kind of has the dual impact of sending a message to our playing group that JL believes they're good enough to get the job done without him, massive confidence booster in their efforts, while simultaneously telling Brisbane we can beat them with what we presently have.

Of course it could backfire, and I have no doubt this decision is partially based on our big win over the weekend - had we got spanked by 50 he'd definitely be lining up.

But..the idea of seeing Brodie one more time as our main man in the middle is going to be really exciting. He hasn't hit his ceiling yet so let him ascend even higher.

 

[King Huskii]

So Hackdorn's "scoops" have about as much credibility as Amber Heard's laywer!

The club decided to play Fyfe at peel to embarrass Hagdorn.

They leaked the Intel and hangers went to town.

 

[kp junior]

Weird. The previous fitness staff (and previous coach) would have backed in their match sim at training to be sufficient. Hope he plays forward and kicks 12


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[Deathly]

It's going to be even more annoying now watching Tucker turn it over and halt momentum constantly, can he still be dropped?

 

[s_wd6]

I do wonder if Fyfe has some subtle concerns about injuring himself early, he'd be absolutely terrified of missing more footy after the club is doing so well again after 6 hard years in the muck.

It also kind of has the dual impact of sending a message to our playing group that JL believes they're good enough to get the job done without him, massive confidence booster in their efforts, while simultaneously telling Brisbane we can beat them with what we presently have.

Of course it could backfire, and I have no doubt this decision is partially based on our big win over the weekend - had we got spanked by 50 he'd definitely be lining up.

But..the idea of seeing Brodie one more time as our main man in the middle is going to be really exciting. He hasn't hit his ceiling yet so let him ascend even higher.

More so the season in general. We've had a great season so far without him in the midfield and only really missed him in the wet. If it's a dry game then I'm ok with him taking that extra week and I don't think he'll be the reason why we win/lose

 

[FreoMatt]

Shit, they are racing Pure Steel at the Wyalkatchem trots!

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A good anology but you’re dating yourself referring to Pure Steel, I think most on here would have no idea who/what he was. I still remember that match race against Satinover…..also my old man was born in Wyllkatchem

 

[Fred Ziffel]

This is a vitally important game . We need to start planning to finish top two.
This is pretty much a 12 premiership points game with Brisbane meeting St Kilda and Melbourne in their next two games.
There is something like 12 fixtures remaining where the current top 4 play each other. Our game this week is one of them.
Nat can give us that extra edge.

 

[sumavich]

This S & C fella has been a relevation since he came over. I’d be backing him in this case

 

[MadEyeEmmy]

Also surely they would have one of the elite freo physios/medicos at the ground to look after Fyfe if he needs it.

I’m just gonna keep the faith on this one that they all know what they’re doing

 

[Fred Ziffel]

Were they out for half the year?

I don’t see how one more week makes a difference.

 

[Piggy Smalls]

I’m kind of hoping for no changes now. As long as nobody pulls up injured or in H&S I’d like to see the club back in the team that got it done last week.

 

[Snuffaluphagus]

It's going to be even more annoying now watching Tucker turn it over and halt momentum constantly, can he still be dropped?

Pretty sure Tucker is going to be behind Ras and Johnson soon but no one is getting dropped from that game

 

[clivenator26]

I reckon they’ll play him the 90mins wafl, then they’ll say they want one full game in the wafl, then we have a bye so he’ll play another then be back after the bye.

 

[FreoMatt]

Weird. The previous fitness staff (and previous coach) would have backed in their match sim at training to be sufficient. Hope he plays forward and kicks 12


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Under the previous fitness staff we had the worst injury/availability in the comp, not sure I would be following what they did


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[Cobbler]

I don’t see how one more week makes a difference.

Serious?

How many times do we see someone come back and have minimal impact after a lay off? Honestly a gazillion times.

One more week can make the world of difference.