Preview Semi Final v Fremantle - Saturday 16 November @ Norwood Oval

[brucetiki]

Adelaide v Fremantle
Saturday 16 November
3:05pm
Norwood Oval

The AFL, in their wisdom, have scheduled our semi final at Norwood on a Saturday afternoon

When the Vailo 500 is on

When the Strikers WBBL match is on

On a day forecast to be 38 degrees

It's going to be a hot one both on and off the field. Who will be facing Brisbane in the Preliminary Final?

 

[crows dude]

Stupid scheduling.

 

[R0GUE]

If the day does turn out to be very hot will the AFL postpone the game till later on in the evening?

 

[cmndstab]

If the day does turn out to be very hot will the AFL postpone the game till later on in the evening?

I doubt it. They may enact hot weather policy measures such as longer breaks and cooling fans for the interchange bench, etc.

 

[Coopers]

Might be able to hear the cars at Norwood oval.

 

[Cromulant]

Might be able to hear the cars at Norwood oval.

I imagine you would, race start at 3.20.

Might hear the jet fly over too.

 

[Crow-eater]

36 degrees, WBBL on at AO, Adelaide 500 on.

Absolutely fabulous scheduling.

 

[cmndstab]

Ballard comes back in for Tarlinton. Good to see Ballard back, although I don't understand how it's taken this long.

Given that we only gave Tarlinton 20% TOG anyway, it improves us almost by default.

This quote made me laugh though:

“[Tarlinton]’s only played the two games this season and she’s done nothing wrong, however the match-ups suited her against North but probably don’t suit her as much against Fremantle.”

Oh yes, that amazing matchup that saw her spend literally 80% of the match sitting on the bench. I'd hate to see how little time she would get on the ground against Freo!

Also, given that we used her solely as a ruck and Freo have arguably the strongest ruck in the league, is this just a coded way of saying we weren't concerned about North's ruck?


Tarlinton, Varnhagen and Boyle-Carr are the emergencies.

 

[dplggr47]

Ballard comes back in for Tarlinton. Good to see Ballard back, although I don't understand how it's taken this long.

Given that we only gave Tarlinton 20% TOG anyway, it improves us almost by default.

This quote made me laugh though:



Oh yes, that amazing matchup that saw her spend literally 80% of the match sitting on the bench. I'd hate to see how little time she would get on the ground against Freo!

Also, given that we used her solely as a ruck and Freo have arguably the strongest ruck in the league, is this just a coded way of saying we weren't concerned about North's ruck?


Tarlinton, Varnhagen and Boyle-Carr are the emergencies.

Makes you wonder why we even brought in Tarlinton at all. North's ruck are decent. Freo is going to be tough. Pretty sure Mim Strom has high TOG and last week even kicked a goal. Good thing Jess Allan is one of our better players. I think she can go with her and match it.

 

[cmndstab]

Makes you wonder why we even brought in Tarlinton at all. North's ruck are decent. Freo is going to be tough. Pretty sure Mim Strom has high TOG and last week even kicked a goal. Good thing Jess Allan is one of our better players. I think she can go with her and match it.

Jess Allan is probably the only ruck who has beaten Strom in terms of hitouts this year. She got 27 hitouts compared to just 20 for Strom. But Strom had better stats than her around the ground.

 

[whattagun07]

Might be able to hear the cars at Norwood oval.

might? there'll be a constant droning.
I can usually hear the V8s from Henley Beach, let alone Norwood

 

[Cromulant]

might? there'll be a constant droning.
I can usually hear the V8s from Henley Beach, let alone Norwood

You mean a fabulous sound ??

Thing is, I work in the CBD and its harder to hear them there than it is from further away.

Northerly breeze might mean it's not as loud as you might think at Norwood

 

[AC07]

You mean a fabulous sound ??

Thing is, I work in the CBD and its harder to hear them there than it is from further away.

Northerly breeze might mean it's not as loud as you might think at Norwood

Think it's turning to a westerly by about 4pm.

 

[Firewalker]

Fox coverage on point yet again for this competition as they preview the ruck battle for this match…

 

[Firewalker]

Showing zero respect to O’Driscoll & Newton off halfback early is playing with fire.

 

[jenny61_99]

Our skills

 

[Firewalker]

Gould with an absolute horror from a set shot again, just forgets about the player on the mark at times.

 

[1990crow]

Feel like I'm watching U14s.

Our skills

 

[Firewalker]

Positive is Hatchard & Martin have started the game awake which is a change up from last week

 

[jenny61_99]

I can see we are playing against the umpire again.

 

[Moonwatcher]

We have the breeze?

 

[Firewalker]

Marinoff with some absolute horror mistakes early

 

[Interloperer]

Fremantle having a ping from 50m against the breeze vs Randall making a speculative pass from 40m out for 5m net gain with it.

 

[1990crow]

We have the breeze?

Clarke going one short up forward again means we just keep kicking to their extra and turning it over.

 

[Firewalker]

Dockers speed in the midfield with both pressure and breakaway causing obvious problems