Preview Round 8 - Essendon v North Melbourne

[darrenbewick#8]

This could get very ugly. Concerned norf will be more ruthless than the swans. Joe needs a bag in the vfl for his own sanity and confidence more than anything else.
In Jamar, Edwards, Parish, Langford, Jerrett
Out Joe, Crowley, Simpkin(inj), Dea, Polkinghorne
12 weeks till we get our 12 back, 2017 can't come around quick enough.
Norf by 97.

 

[craffles]

Out: Redman, Polkinghorne, Simpkin

 

[KevDawg]

I don't think 2017 will be any better. We're still going to have half a team trying to get used to a new half. Plus, players that aren't match fit. I think 2018 is the best we can hope for.

 

[Doss]

I don't think 2017 will be any better. We're still going to have half a team trying to get used to a new half. Plus, players that aren't match fit. I think 2018 is the best we can hope for.

In the meantime, in this thread, how about we just talk about this week's game?

 

[DapperJong]

In the meantime, in this thread, how about we just talk about this week's game?

ok

lol norf

 

[Bombers36]

I dont think it will be as bad a beating as Swans that's for sure

 

[Bombers36]

I think Joe could do with a spell though - maybe bring in Edwards

 

[MarkG]

I don't think 2017 will be any better. We're still going to have half a team trying to get used to a new half. Plus, players that aren't match fit. I think 2018 is the best we can hope for.

The existing team will have the game plan down pat by the end of the season. Hopefully players such as Francis, Eades, Morgan, Long and others will get a run to have a good look at them in the firsts. And Laverde will be back with more games under his belt. Add in 2 draft picks in the top 20.

The 12 ousted players have already spent a couple of months with Worsfold pre CAS decision. And they will have a well planned full pre-season in 2017.

As long at they have a reasonable fitness base, I think 2017 is the season. There are players in the 12 that carried niggles such as Myers shoulder, Hocking leg, Hurley wrists, Jobe groin, Belchambers leg, .... etc etc ..... time off can only help repair those issues and lengthen their careers. Many of them looked spent (mentally and physically) mid 2015 onwards.

 

[MarkG]

Out: Redman, Polkinghorne, Simpkin

Would leave Redman in. He is a star in the making. He laid 6 ferocious tackles (2nd to Zach Merrett) and improved his possessions as the game went on. He had nobody up forward to kick to on 3-4 occasions and was forced to handball sideways. His best asset is his aggression, long and accurate kicking and running. Apart from the tackling, he didn't get a chance to show his ability.

 

[Duckworth]

Out: Cooney, Polkinghorne, Simpkin
In: J.Merrett, Langford, Parish

 

[eth-dog]

A bit of effort in the preview would be nice. Don't even know why I bother.

 

[DapperJong]

yeah, just let eth do it.

 

[eth-dog]

yeah, just let eth do it.

I don't mind other people doing it, just would like to see a lot more than a 5 line OP with poor grammar.

 

[Beerfish]

A bit of effort in the preview would be nice. Don't even know why I bother.

We've been through this. People want to talk about the next game straight after the last game and we're not going to stop them because you haven't got your preview ready to go. It's just the way it is unfortunately. If you had the preview ready beforehand we could do similar to what we do with Velvets gameday threads.

 

[eth-dog]

We've been through this. People want to talk about the next game straight after the last game and we're not going to stop them because you haven't got your preview ready to go. It's just the way it is unfortunately. If you had the preview ready beforehand we could do similar to what we do with Velvets gameday threads.

What do you mean by that?

 

[Beerfish]

What do you mean by that?

Which bit?

 

[doug85]

Eth owns the previews.

A thread should be reserved for him to do the preview each week.

 

[eth-dog]

Which bit?

The thing with VelvetSledge.

 

[Beerfish]

The thing with VelvetSledge.

He has his gameday thread up days in advance. He let's one of us know when he posts it and we delete it until gameday when we undelete it and direct all traffic through it. There's no reason we can't do the same thing for previews but you would still need to have it prepared in advance.

 

[DapperJong]

The thing with VelvetSledge.

He writes the thread beforehand and the mods hide it until game time.

In other words you gotta hustle yo ass

 

[Duckworth]

Jerrett on the other hand is Jerrett has NFI

Good vfl player Jerrett should stay there

later that week...

In Michael, Edwards, Parish, Langford, Jerrett

 

[Bomberblitzer]

later that week...

That's what happens when people make sweeping generalizations about players based off one or two performances. And it shits me.

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

Would like to see Long come in.

Play him this week and then against Saints so he's ready to go for Dreamtime

 

[SherbertLemon]

north melbourne are old.

 

[yaco55]

Kangaroos play a similar contested style to the Swans - As long as EFC hit forward targets which they missed against against the Swans they will be competitive.