Preview Round 22 v Saints Marvel Stadium Sunday August 13th 3.20pm - Last Chance Saloon

[shaky]

I had 3 sips of beer on the couch in the dogs game and the game was over lol

And here’s Groupie_ taking the first sip

 

[UncleBob]

1/2 of me wants us to win to keep the finals dream alive. The other 1/2 of me wants to finish our season this week.

The other 1/3 of me just wants to enjoy watching Jack & Cotch play while we still can. I actually do believe both could play on in 2024, but something tells me they'll both pull the pin and go out together.

To the match committee here: please keep Bauer, Cumbo in. Thanks.

 

[Ralll]

It was only a game and a half ago we were playing glorious attacking chaos football breaking Melbourne open.
I have no idea what we will bring this week, especially at Marvel.
With Dusty back the players will walk taller at least.

 

[banzai]

Possible Line Up:
B: Balta Young Grimes
HB: Short Broad Vlastuin
C: McIntosh Taranto Ross
HF: Pickett Bolton Baker
F: Cumberland Martin Riewoldt
R: Nankervis Prestia Cotchin
INT: Coulthard Graham Banks Bauer
EMG: Soldo Dow Brown Mansell

Couldnt see us playing Cumberland, Bauer, Riewoldt, Martin and Pickett all in the 1 team. One of Cumberland/Bauer will go for Dusty. I would try going with speed and playing Baker, Coulthard and MRJ all together in the forward line and try and bring pressure. I don't see a huge need for Pickett or Graham. I'd keep Cumberland in over Bauer.

 

[smasha]

Marvel ,add a minimum of 7 goals to oppo before bounce,we just play poo there.

I will be hoping of a win though.

 

[Coach_Required]

I'd be surprised if the team bus even bothers turning up.

 

[lllscroatlll]

piggo gonna kick first goal, run a 1600m showpony sprint to celebrate, **** himself doin it and go unsighted the rest of the game

 

[tigers_of_old_08]

Marvel ,add a minimum of 7 goals to oppo before bounce,we just play poo there.

I will be hoping of a win though.

Add another 3 goals to the umps

 

[smasha]

AFL knew what they were doing,give us two games at a venue we play poor at against two teams who are very good there at a critical time of the season.
Boy's Club.
GSL

 

[biaseddustyfan]

Makes sense but Saints always absolutely smack us at Marvel even in our Premiership years.

Speed and footskills needed .... Sonsie is in good form.

Would love to see Graham, McIntosh and Hopper make way for Sonsie, Martin and Cotchin.

Pickett back on the wing, with Bauer and Cumberland in the forward line Sonsie and Banks have the footskills to hit them on the tit. That's what you need to do at Marvel to win ... Marks inside 50.

feels like we always play extra talls on grounds without as much space as the G, thinking that when the ground is clogged up we need to be taller to out-mark the packs, but we end up getting destroyed by speed and no one at the club aside from Lunch or Balta can take a mark anyway

 

[Growapair]

I had 3 sips of beer on the couch in the dogs game and the game was over

One ...

 

[Groupie_]

One ...

that was his first ever beer too

 

[tropicaltiger]

How many for Missy?

ONE.......A nice little gangster slap from Marlion

 

[fargothegreat]

I'd love for them to replace Hopper with Sonsie and Pickett with Dusty, but I guarantee we'll see Cotch come in and Cumberland straight back out.

 

[Daka]

Tipping the Saints because it's at Marvel, but is most likely Jack's last maddies match you think he'd be up for it.

 

[Timothy Luncheon]

Rested Cotch and Dusty just so MC can say “well done boys, look at those ins” this week haha

 

[Timothy Luncheon]

Seriously though it’s so frustrating watching it not all click with the list we have. Our forward line was elite last year, and we only added to our list, but we can’t kick a winning score most weeks. Our defence has been really good, except now the past 2 weeks they’ve gotten absolutely smashed. And you’d think our midfield with all the stars in it would be good, but they’re just about the worst group in the comp.

Except for days like the last Saints game where they were all on fire and we won. Why can’t they always be like that? It’s like nothing works usually, and when it does, most times one of the other aspects breaks down. Frustrating to watch it not all click, and some kids take a step back.

I just wished we could’ve capitalised on what looks like a really good list on paper, but it just hasn’t happened, especially with Lynch’s injury. We did capitalise for 3 premierships though, so can’t complain too much I guess. This year just shows how difficult it is to be the best. We did it thrice.

 

[biaseddustyfan]

Seriously though it’s so frustrating watching it not all click with the list we have. Our forward line was elite last year, and we only added to our list, but we can’t kick a winning score most weeks. Our defence has been really good, except now the past 2 weeks they’ve gotten absolutely smashed. And you’d think our midfield with all the stars in it would be good, but they’re just about the worst group in the comp.

Except for days like the last Saints game where they were all on fire and we won. Why can’t they always be like that? It’s like nothing works usually, and when it does, most times one of the other aspects breaks down. Frustrating to watch it not all click, and some kids take a step back.

I just wished we could’ve capitalised on what looks like a really good list on paper, but it just hasn’t happened, especially with Lynch’s injury. We did capitalise for 3 premierships though, so can’t complain too much I guess. This year just shows how difficult it is to be the best. We did it thrice.

Lunch was the best player in the comp last year n he's out

plus dimmer got cumbo wrong

simple as that

 

[Do the Dew]

Seriously though it’s so frustrating watching it not all click with the list we have. Our forward line was elite last year, and we only added to our list, but we can’t kick a winning score most weeks. Our defence has been really good, except now the past 2 weeks they’ve gotten absolutely smashed. And you’d think our midfield with all the stars in it would be good, but they’re just about the worst group in the comp.

Except for days like the last Saints game where they were all on fire and we won. Why can’t they always be like that? It’s like nothing works usually, and when it does, most times one of the other aspects breaks down. Frustrating to watch it not all click, and some kids take a step back.

I just wished we could’ve capitalised on what looks like a really good list on paper, but it just hasn’t happened, especially with Lynch’s injury. We did capitalise for 3 premierships though, so can’t complain too much I guess. This year just shows how difficult it is to be the best. We did it thrice.

Lynch played 4 games this year with one of them being injury affected.

Resulted in a round 1 draw against Carlton where the big fella saved the game for us. Carlton in really good form early in the season.

Beat Adelaide away which when you look at their season is a seriously good win. We were also 50 odd points up in that one.

Lost narrowly against a Collingwood team at their absolute best.

Lost narrowly against the Dogs where Lynch was on one foot for a good chunk of the game. We also played probably our best passage of footy in the second quarter.

So 1-1-2 with Lynch against really good opposition, with the Dogs match likely turning into a win if Lynch wasn't injured. This was also before Taranto/Hopper started to click (especially the former).

There was a bit of talk about the Nick Daicos injury being the biggest of the season and I had to laugh. Media campaigners clearly forgot that the best and hardest to replace forward in the comp missed basically the entire year. That's our season right there.

 

[juss]

I reckon we'll win

 

[Groupie_]

Lynch played 4 games this year with one of them being injury affected.

Resulted in a round 1 draw against Carlton where the big fella saved the game for us. Carlton in really good form early in the season.

Beat Adelaide away which when you look at their season is a seriously good win. We were also 50 odd points up in that one.

Lost narrowly against a Collingwood team at their absolute best.

Lost narrowly against the Dogs where Lynch was on one foot for a good chunk of the game. We also played probably our best passage of footy in the second quarter.

So 1-1-2 with Lynch against really good opposition, with the Dogs match likely turning into a win if Lynch wasn't injured. This was also before Taranto/Hopper started to click (especially the former).

There was a bit of talk about the Nick Daicos injury being the biggest of the season and I had to laugh. Media campaigners clearly forgot that the best and hardest to replace forward in the comp missed basically the entire year. That's our season right there.

and umps stole about 5 wins off us too

 

[kozi]

Why don’t we ditch puma and get a roadworks company? They do a better fluro

 

[tigers_of_old_08]

I reckon we'll win

With Dusty, Cotch and Grimes back after a spell we’re a chance.

Last time we played the Saints, Dusty, Taranto and Cotchin had over just 100 disposals between them (albeit at the ‘G).

I hope we win again, Tiges by 9 points.

 

[Grrr]

I think it's time to be proactive rather than do the same thing that has kept us hanging on by the skin of our teeth.
Need to have a look at some new/relatively new faces and see how they perform.
Assuming Rioli won't get up.

B: Balta Young Grimes
HB: Banks Broad Vlastuin
C: Pickett Taranto Ross
HF: Short Bradtke Martin
F: Cumberland Riewoldt Baker
R: Nankervis Prestia Bolton
INT: Hopper Dow Bauer Brown
SUN: Brown
EMG: Mansell Cotchin

Short to play Graham's role/high half forward mid.
Pickett for MacIntosh
Nank beats Saints rucks every time, no need for Soldo.
Dow into a strong midfield rather than hiding him on the flank as per usual.

 

[Drunken Wookie]

we're gonna shape the 8 so hard