Game Day Round 22, 2023 - Brisbane Lions vs. Adelaide

[FLVanLandingham]

man I hate slow mo knee injuries..

hope gunston is alright

 

[Sanchez365]

Update on gunners for those at game pls

Knee strapped sitting on the bench looks like hes coming back on

 

[Nathan Barley]

Why would we sub off a player that is not injured?

So all the strapping and limping is just for fun?

 

[Lion_LegacyXL]

This game looks like it's going to be a dog fight to the end like last week. Hope we can put some scoreboard separation in the 3rd.

 

[Harris Specter]

So all the strapping and limping is just for fun?

So you won't play any one with strapping or limps? You won't be able to field 22.

 

[Mr Ripper]

Bog ordinary

 

[Nathan Barley]

So you won't play any one with strapping or limps? You won't be able to field 22.

Happy to play them when they can contribute injured but we should’ve learnt what happens when Gunston plays underdone from his pre training block form

 

[Nathan Barley]

This game looks like it's going to be a dog fight to the end like last week. Hope we can put some scoreboard separation in the 3rd.

As long as we don’t kick 1.8 I’ll be content

 

[Jivlain]

Update on gunners for those at game pls

Medial strapping but looks like continuing

 

[Nunez]

Happy to play them when they can contribute injured but we should’ve learnt what happens when Gunston plays underdone from his pre training block form

Yeah it's a concern. I assume we'll try him and if he is struggling we sub him.

Edit: Gunston got subbed.

 

[lioninthesand]

I think, given the fact we have decided we don’t defend again after 8 weeks pretending we do, we are going ok to still be in it.

They are just hungry AF - gotter remember it’s their elimination final.

2 areas.

Defence. Horrible. Just.. no. Half tackles, ball watching.

Clearance - WTF!? we are getting slaughtered in there. If we do get it, we fumble or turn it over. When they get
it, ZERO defensive structure, just and easy, routine, exit.

2 areas of MASSIVE improvement and we have just given up on both in recent weeks.

Still confident we will win this, but… just forget making or winning a GF. Just put a massive line through it.

You can’t be so untrustworthy in so many areas and fluke your way through a finals series.

 

[Toffee Lion]

Trying to figure out what's really going on with the team. It's not as if there's been a massive personnel turnover to earlier in the year.

Oscar has struggled in the ruck, Dunkley's defensive efforts probably not his usual standard, Neale is clearly not at his best and Ashcroft's poise is gone. So the midfield drop-off has seen us really get smashed around the middle the last month, which doesn't help things.

Defensively I don't think much has changed to be honest, it's the one area that's been alright as well and we've scored well from our defensive half transitions. Probably missing Kiddy a bit, as it allows Wilmott to be more defensive minded. Not noticing too much change from the forward setup either, some weeks a couple put more effort in (Linc in Freo) and others they slack off a bit but that's par for the course from forwards.

For me most of our issues just stem from an engine room that is not willing to put the defensive efforts in and not impacting on the scoreboard either. Dunkley/Neale are not known goal scorers, they're not overly fast either and if they're not getting first use for our outside players, we get smashed. There's a reason we looked better when Bailey went into the midfield, a bit more pace and elusiveness to actually BRING the ball out of the stoppage, rather than a quick dish off which can lead to turnovers.

 

[Squizz89]

Subs been made. Zorko owes Jack a new knee.

 

[Sanchez365]

Hopefully after 3 straight weeks of losing the midfield contest we try to change it up a bit and try someone other then neale / Dunkley / McCluggage. Feels like they are letting dev have a run on the ball around the ground but the center square combo is very rigid it seems.

 

[FLVanLandingham]

good luck to fletcher!

should be fresh and impactful

 

[Squizz89]

Please change the midfield up. Please.

 

[martinson]

We need to tag Keays.

 

[Nathan Barley]

Not gonna be competitive in finals with this lack of pressure

 

[Nathan Barley]

We need to tag Keays.

Or delist Prior

 

[FLVanLandingham]

come on Charles!

 

[Nathan Barley]

Great clearance from Clug

 

[FLVanLandingham]

fletch is so cool under pressure

 

[Warwick]

Charlie’s probably earned about 600 of them in his career.

That’s the softest I’ve seen.

Consider it a square up for the hundreds he’s not been paid.

 

[Nathan Barley]

Kingy he ****ing can’t. He’s too slow

 

[Sproj]

Man they just move it so easy compared to us.