Preview Round 5: North Melbourne vs Essendon, Marvel, Friday 19/04/19 @ 4.20PM

[Runk]

'HE PATTED HIM ON THE HEAD CUP!!'

 

[VelvetSledge]

'HE PATTED HIM ON THE HEAD CUP!!'

LOL I forgot about that

 

[Howard Moon]

feel like marvel will help them - I never thought id say it but I reckon we are more suited to the g now than our home - bodes well for finals, but not for this game

 

[ghostdog]

I'm hoping we don't succumb to the same old Essington hubris of old. Hopefully a packed house on a Friday night brings out the entertainers and we win by 10 goals, as we should.

 

[DapperDon]

So apparantley Goddard called out Brown for his weak flop on the weekend and now the Norfies are mashing their keyboards in fantastic angrily fashion.

 

[VelvetSledge]

So apparantley Goddard called out Brown for his weak flop on the weekend and now the Norfies are mashing their keyboards in fantastic angrily fashion.

Good. I usually like watching him play except for the ridiculous run-ups from Broome and the incessant flopping about staging for frees.

... Guess I don't like watching him play really

 

[Gasometer]

I come in peace


Is anyone here having difficulties in buying tickets via Tickemaster- tried all browsers and mobile phone...and get to last page and error message on all purchases from GA through to Premium

There is one Bay, two rows under General Admission on Level 3 which is garbage

Thoughts?

 

[BrunoV]

Some of you need to relax a bit.

North is not playing well but it's unlikely that they will get sucked into playing a game we want to play - Scott brothers' coaching 101 is setting up to negate an opponent.

North will get all the basics right, they'll keep sweepers behind the ball to block the counter from half back and they'll hold onto the ball if they're bottled up by our zone (which is the opposite of what Brisbane did).

It's the sort of game in which McMillan and Thompson will reach deep into those "wily annoying bastard" playbooks of theirs and probably end up with 30 possessions each.

Goldstein is still an excellent technician so I expect that he and Bellchambers will negate each other, meaning that the clearance battle is likely to be fought in close where they will have an advantage.

I agree that if we can get the game played in space we will shred North but we'll have to get it there and we can't assume that we will. They've just beaten Adelaide using the blueprint required against us (while I didn't watch North v Adelaide you don't need to watch an Adelaide game to know how they lose, particularly when it is low scoring).

If the game is played out true to form and set-up, particularly with our very strong defensive showing against Brisbane, it will be an unattractive scrap that looked like Collingwood v Dogs on Friday (which is the equivalent game I did watch). I think the gap in formline, if there is one, is closed by a week or two given that North has just practiced the game it will need to play.

Then again, it's North v Essendon and weird stuff is bound to happen.

I'd start us as slight favourites. I would be very surprised if the margin is greater than 20 points either way.

 

[Red Black and Blue]

Danger game, some average bloke like Mason Wood comes out and kicks 10 type of game.

 

[Nuggs Bunny]

Not sure who will kick more goals, The Virgin Ben "the Flop" Brown or The Chad Joe "Smokin' Joe" Daniher

 

[Runk]

LOL I forgot about that

How could you forget the outrage over that? Disgrace.

**** it was funny though. Still is.

 

[MattF185]

Changes:
Francis for Ridley if injured
Daniher for Zac Clarke if he’s ready.
Joey may as well get some kms into his legs this round, don’t want him scratchy for Anzac Day.

 

[Howard Moon]

I worry about changing the two ruck structure - its working.

it reminds me of josh Greens first year - he wasn't doing much, people called for his head - he got injured and came out, we started losing for no other reason than the structure changed.

I think Clarke is the same, might not be doing much but the structure he brings makes it worthwhile

 

[Runk]

I worry about changing the two ruck structure - its working.

it reminds me of josh Greens first year - he wasn't doing much, people called for his head - he got injured and came out, we started losing for no other reason than the structure changed.

I think Clarke is the same, might not be doing much but the structure he brings makes it worthwhile

You're right. We need Josh Green back!

 

[Kakkle]

I think I'm just going watch Kayne Turner this game. Beyond staggering how he continues not only still be in the AFL, but plays every single week.

 

[VelvetSledge]

If anyone wants to have a good old rant at Lol Norf shoot me a PM. This one should be a lot of fun.

 

[eth-dog]

I think I'm just going watch Kayne Turner this game. Beyond staggering how he continues not only still be in the AFL, but plays every single week.

I've never actually seen him do anything. Like, ever. That being said I never saw James Cousins do anything at either level but he had a really good game on the weekend

 

[Phat Toni]

It will be nice for Norf to play in front of a crowd larger than family and friends! their crowds have been so bad i dont think even their family members are showing up now.

Wont be a blow out but I'd suspect it will be a tight tussle early with us easing away in 2nd and 3rd with us putting the que in the rack in the last and the margin looking respectable enough for Norf.

interesting with the numbers, we're on top in clearances, contested possessions, centre clearances and tackles, while they seem to have the marshmallow stuff covered off by being better at uncontested possessions. Ultimately we'll wear down their enthusiasm for the contest with the attack on the footy and then start harvesting their slow moving meat on the outside.

No change unless dictated I'd say.

 

[eth-dog]

It will be nice for Norf to play in front of a crowd larger than family and friends! their crowds have been so bad i dont think even their family members are showing up now.

Wont be a blow out but I'd suspect it will be a tight tussle early with us easing away in 2nd and 3rd with us putting the que in the rack in the last and the margin looking respectable enough for Norf.

interesting with the numbers, we're on top in clearances, contested possessions, centre clearances and tackles, while they seem to have the marshmallow stuff covered off by being better at uncontested possessions. Ultimately we'll wear down their enthusiasm for the contest with the attack on the footy and then start harvesting their slow moving meat on the outside.

No change unless dictated I'd say.

They've played in front of 42.7% capacity so far this year. We've played in front of 57% capacity this year.

 

[BrunoV]

I worry about changing the two ruck structure - its working.

it reminds me of josh Greens first year - he wasn't doing much, people called for his head - he got injured and came out, we started losing for no other reason than the structure changed.

I think Clarke is the same, might not be doing much but the structure he brings makes it worthwhile

How is it working? It happens to coincide with victories?

There is not a known measurement that could accurately describe how quickly I would drop Clarke for Daniher (even a Daniher I'm just playing for structural reasons - accepting that it will take some time for him to build form).

 

[Howard Moon]

How is it working? It happens to coincide with victories?

There is not a known measurement that could accurately describe how quickly I would drop Clarke for Daniher (even a Daniher I'm just playing for structural reasons - accepting that it will take some time for him to build form).

Well, the victories are the measure i'm running with as we speak... We have looked infinitely better, is it structural, or just attitude and confidence based?

But more precisely the mere fact that (without looking at the numbers) I assume tbell is only spending 50% of time in the ruck - (and still laboring) Having him ruck in spurts is making him less of a liability and more effective when there imho (not potting him, he's clearly hampered)

It doesn't have to be Clarke and Tbell, it can be any combo of Tbell, Clarke or Draper, but proper rucks, not part timers.

I don't wish to revisit JD in the ruck coming back from calf/OP and all the rest of it. The ghost of Salmon still haunts.

 

[Maddogm]

So this weeks selection melts are going to be about JoeD's inclusion?

 

[DapperDon]

So this weeks selection melts are going to be about JoeD's inclusion?

Hey we won, let's never change a thing because we won.

Winning means the premiership is now a lock

 

[Hird05]

Why

What I want:

Ins: Daniher, Draper, Guelfi
Outs: Bellchambers, Baguley, Brown

What will happen:

Outs: Ridley
Ins: Daniher

Why would you drop Brown? Nearly bog

 

[Hird05]

Tbell has to be playing injured. Rest him and either Draper or Joe if he's ready to replace. Francis in for Ridley if true. Other than that no change as we all enjoy the Bags/Myers/Brown Thursday I'm done with this club they are all dead to me death to Woosha burn the club heck raise the whole suburb melts..