Prediction Semi Final: Changes Vs Collingwood (We survived to round 2!)

[Grape Bear]

Want to win the premiership? That’s the path the players have to take

Correct. It will be a good experience to grow but it also means there’s a chance they may have stage fright again.

 

[Cayman Docker]

Mundys speed is between his ears. Why run, when you can walk out of a pack.

Let Mundy play Mundys game ( 100% team orientated ), why chase the other team ?. Let them chase us.

Yep, I think at this stage we should just let Mundy do Mundy things.

 

[BStaff17]

Correct. It will be a good experience to grow but it also means there’s a chance they may have stage fright again.

Surely not we have had slow starts previous 2 weeks.

I think it will be addressed this week. I expect a better start. If there is any stage fright could be dare I say it goal kicking at the MCG with a swirly breeze. It has cost us a few games in the past.

 

[Cayman Docker]

Want to win the premiership? That’s the path the players have to take

Exactly, Bring it on, more the better…. we have shown this year we thrive from it.

 

[stax on the mull]

On his weekly Tues night spot on Ch 7 News Longmuir seemed to confirm that Amiss would play again this week and he'd lean towards rewarding the same players that played agains WB.

All he really said about Taberner is that it was good that he'd progressed a bit further. Wasn't really pressed about his selection.

 

[StingBitten]

Millions of Victorians will be supporting us on Saturday night.

They just won't be at the game lol.

 

[masai tu]

Millions of Victorians will be supporting us on Saturday night.

They just won't be at the game lol.

It’s a bit like Collingwood v the world.

 

[FreoGilligan]

Shaping up as a 'no changes' match. Back the boys in to do it again.

 

[Dockeroo]

I reckon we will have more than 4,500 fans. Plenty of freo fans living in Melbourne who would have bought GA tickets, at least a couple of thousand anyway. We could have 7 or 8k fans there which is enough to make decent noise when we score.
I can’t wait, will probably be surrounded by pies fans but IDGAF I’ll be screaming my head off!!

 

[JammoMonty]

On his weekly Tues night spot on Ch 7 News Longmuir seemed to confirm that Amiss would play again this week and he'd lean towards rewarding the same players that played agains WB.

All he really said about Taberner is that it was good that he'd progressed a bit further. Wasn't really pressed about his selection.

Also added “I wouldn’t forecast too many changes” so he will keep Collingwood guessing. Bring Tabs in!!

 

[Royalbeagle]

That was a friendly crowd though. Collingwood crowd will be beyond hostile.

They’ll be on the other side of the fence - so who cares. They’ll be quiet enough with a few early Freo goals.

 

[dominguez]

Personally think we'll struggle against the Pies. We just dont have the bodies / experience to cope with the level of pressure they'll bring. If it rains we are shot IMO.

Anything from here is an absolute bonus, the belief from coming back from that deficit will fill us with belief the next 8 years

Collingwood are mediocre, they just found a knack for winning the close ones. Percentage is a great indicator and theirs was 104%.

I think there's only 7 Collingwood players who are a walk up start in Freo's best 22 and one of them ripped his groin off the bone on the weekend.

Personally after missing the top 4 by a whisker I'll be heart broken if we don't play in a prelim.

 

[dominguez]

In an ideal world we would move Logue back to bring Tabs in. But we cannot disrupt the harmony of that back 6 at the moment, them plus Serong and Bae are the reason why we are competing for a prelim spot right now. I want Tabs in but I just don't see how they can work him into that team

Moving Logue back to bring in Tabs makes sense next week if we play the Swans with their 3 talls. On a damp night against a small Collingwood forward line it's not an option.

 

[dominguez]

Who is running through De Goey to test that shoulder?

Who plays on him? Aish? Walker?

 

[dominguez]

I am beginning to get worried. Firstly, there has been more blurb about the Gineven rules The press are spouting he is umpired differently that others. A Victorian thing I think.=Umpires.
Secondly, McCrae has come out now and is moaning about the fact that he thought that the Pies weren't paid the frees they should have been. =Umpires.
I am becoming more worried about the AFL and the umpires than I am about beating Collingwood.

There's been very little focus on the umpires because we won but they were terrible in the first half against the Dogs. I think the count was 11-4 early, there's no way we get the rub of the green away from home like the dogs did.

 

[theGav56]

On watching the replay the NOD hammy grab is probably cramp. He manages to stride out when heading to the bench.

I'd still go Logue for Tabs. Object of the game is kick more goals than the opposition.

Understand what your saying but there's a pretty decent defensive forward matchup for Logue in this game. A potentially match winning move in its own right.

 

[purplerunsdeep2]

Two big match ups for me

Aish to Daicos
Walker to chicken wing


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[Fat Nyfe]

Reckon the club should tee up some video feeds of packed gatherings in Freo and around the country and JL should show the boys just before they run out, let ‘em know we have more support around the country even if there’s 80k Pies fans at the G.

 

[Dockeroo]

Which Melbourne pubs are best for freo fans to gather before the match?

 

[Snuffaluphagus]

Collingwood are mediocre, they just found a knack for winning the close ones. Percentage is a great indicator and theirs was 104%.

I think there's only 7 Collingwood players who are a walk up start in Freo's best 22 and one of them ripped his groin off the bone on the weekend.

Personally after missing the top 4 by a whisker I'll be heart broken if we don't play in a prelim.

Heartbroken is a big call mate, Collingwood played a game last week we can’t quite match yet. We just don’t have the bodies and experience to deal with that level of pressure and they won’t have 60k rabid Freo fans wiling them home this week.

Love your passion and I’d obviously love to be wrong (I don’t think we can’t win, it’ll just be hard) but you might want to temper them expectations.

 

[chinggis77]

 

[Fat Nyfe]

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Similar to last weeks forecast in Perth. Rain predicted early, as the week goes along the chances drop off. If anything there'll be some drizzle in the morning and it'll be fine by gametime.

 

[rubydoomsday]

Which Melbourne pubs are best for freo fans to gather before the match?

I hope you've booked already...

The Great Northern (Carlton North) and The Rose (Fitzroy) historically Freo-friendly pubs.

Neither super close to the 'G.

 

[rubydoomsday]

Which Melbourne pubs are best for freo fans to gather before the match?

oh, and Ross Lyon is a part owner of the Lord Newry in Fitzroy North.

and good mates with the owner of the Union (Fitzroy). used to see him there sometimes after away games.

 

[Joao]

I was confident we could beat the Pies all the way up to Saturday. That was the first game all season where I thought we couldn't match them.

There is a chance they can't repeat it, but if they can I am not sure we can go with them for 4.