Preview Round 22 - Brisbane v Greater Western Sydney @ The Gabba (Saturday 1:45pm AEST)

[mpal6]

Is he the guy that injured himself running out onto the ground earlier in the year in the vfl

Yep. Been watching him for years now, he's been getting away with "putting his career back together" every season.

It was puzzling when he went from sidekick to Goldstein and moved to being sidekick to Gawn. If you want a ruck career the last place you go to is Demons under Gawn, which is a ruck graveyard. Then he moves to GWS and goes "I look forward to partnering and learning from Briggs n Flynn" who were rookies themselves ! Then you realize this guy has figured out the AFL career cheat code. Be tall, call yourself ruckman, show up in injury list constantly and be this enigma, big tease forever.

Forgotten AFL big man suffers freak injury before warm-up

The three-club journeyman went down ‘quite unbelievably’ while running onto the field to get ready for the game.

7news.com.au

 

[Fluke]

A week or two later than I expected, but the mask is on!

 

[Section 5]

The Lions have put the ‘sold out’ sign up at the Gabba for the seventh time this season, days out from a top 4 clash with GWS.
The Lions are averaging crowds of nearly 31,000 this year and this match will be the first ever sold out game against the Orange Tsunami.

Seventh Sell Out Set To See Gabba Roaring

The Lions have put the ‘sold out’ sign up at the Gabba for the seventh time this season, days out from a top 4 clash with GWS.

www.lions.com.au

 

[Chucky_23]

Is this game really sold out or did members just use up their remaining guest passes?

 

[M Malice]

Is this game really sold out or did members just use up their remaining guest passes?

We had 7 remaining guest passes so claimed them all for this game a couple of weeks ago, we had no trouble finding 7 takers.

 

[Dalions]

Still no Hippy

 

[buttermuffs]

Still no Hippy

David King vindicated!

 

[Perrip]

Still no Hippy

Decided not to rush him back apparently

Joyce comes into the team for Bruce Reville who is expected to miss the next three weeks after scans on Wednesday revealed stress reaction in his fibula.
Brisbane has also made the decision not to rush back forward Eric Hipwood who missed last week’s win over St Kilda with groin soreness.

 

[Viceregal]

David King vindicated!

What is that saying about broken clocks again ...

 

[Section 5]

Team Announcement: Lions re-Joyce return of Irish defender

Darragh Joyce will return for the Brisbane Lions as they host the GWS GIANTS at The Gabba on Saturday.

www.lions.com.au

 

[buttermuffs]

Joyce in for Reville who’s listed as injured and that’s it. Smith gets another runs which disappoints no one really. Would assume Brain or Prior go to the sub role as backline insurance.

 

[Dalions]

So you would have to think Brain for Sub?

 

[Nunez]

Smith playing a role gives us the flexibility to not rush Hipwood back. Love it.

 

[Section 5]

No Coniglio return for Giants

 

[Perrip]

No Cogs return for Giants

Keefe named as well, that's huge for Big O.

 

[M Malice]

With Jaxon Prior named in the starting 18 and given the named 5 on the bench I am expecting Shadeau Brain to be the sub.

 

[LionsOrDieTrion]

Never thought I’d ever say “thank god Joyce has been named” but here we are.

 

[Perrip]

So you would have to think Brain for Sub?

Could be Joyce if we want to see whether the current setup is enough against the GWS talls and then sub him in?

 

[Section 5]

Groin injuries are a worry.
Fagan said he was 50/50 on playing last week but they decided to be cautious.
Hopefully Hippy gets his groin right before the finals.

 

[Section 5]

As most have mentioned Brain likely the sub but it could be Prior.
Either one is fine.

We do want Reville available for the finals

 

[WheildonTheAxe]

David King vindicated!

What did he say? Hippy wouldn't be right? It must be very precautionary if we've done it two weeks in a row (obviously, a fit Hippy in the hand is worth two in the bush ... or something).

 

[Brett C]

Time for Oscar to cement an AA squad position.

Should absolutely destroy Keeffe this game.

 

[Perrip]

What did he say?

He said earlier this week that Brisbane is a better team without Hippy in it.

 

[The Flying Belgian]

What is that saying about broken clocks again ...

You have a typo there.

 

[martinson]

He said earlier this week that Brisbane is a better team without Hippy in it.

Not much research training there.

He's completely unaware that we may have been a better team with him in it than the better team we were with him out of it.