Changes for Prelim v geel (Friday Sept 20)

[Baron Samedi]

The last couple of weeks with both rucks Hardwick would’ve looked sheepishly at his coaches and been like “wait, we can have our cake and eat it too?”

The comp almost doesn’t deserve what we are about to unleash.

Zero chance of a change.

 

[Ian4]

do we know if there is anyone with a niggle leading up to this week? or does anyone have gastro? hopefully its all quiet on that front.

 

[TV Josh]

do we know if there is anyone with a niggle leading up to this week? or does anyone have gastro? hopefully its all quiet on that front.

They'd better be on a strict canned-food diet after last year. Ravioli and rice pudding for afters.

 

[seven]

do we know if there is anyone with a niggle leading up to this week? or does anyone have gastro? hopefully its all quiet on that front.

Report is Rioli is recovering well from his ankle injury and will be ready the Friday

 

[mjb]

I think our system works wet or dry , that’s where we hold the advantage, it doesn’t matter.

Obviously with them , ( Collingwood game ) they don’t have that same confidence

I hope we use our system on Geelong..............dry

 

[eZyT]

The comp almost doesn’t deserve what we are about to unleash.

I like that line

 

[snags]

If it is wet, we may not need both Rucks and be better off with Chol, I would be putting a hard body in instead of Ellis, Geelong's strength is grunt in the packs more so than on the outside.

I don't see changes happening though.

Alternatively if it's wet you can expect benefit from Soldo smashing the ball clear of stoppages allowing our guys to maul it forward. I'd keep him in especially considering we'd expect more stoppages. I get your point of Chol, if someone goes down he could be handy redeployed forward or back. I'll get smashed for this but I reckon Nank is the one you'd consider swapping for a Chol.

MC will have some difficult decisions to make.

 

[MackTiger]

I heard we are copping Chamberlain, Ryan and Nichols Friday Night.

I have no words if this is true.

 

[spook]

The comp almost doesn’t deserve what we are about to unleash.

I'm with you. We're a coiled spring.

 

[craig]

I want us to bash our last two opponents mercilessly and stamp ourselves on all who were laughing at us for 14 weeks.

 

[123cups]

Anyone have stats on the numbers of stoppages - particularly ball ups - on wet days compared to dry?
If there’s at least the same sort of numbers then that’s why we would benefit from the two big blokes.

It looks like it’ll be dry now, so it’s a moot point. But tapping a wet ball down to a wet ground where 20 players will pressure immediately means we’ll be lucky to get even 1 clear example of a hitout cleanly leading to a chain of possessions that results in a goal...

Plus we’ve got a superstar kid available who was born to play finals, so I’m looking for any excuse to bring him in!

 

[eZyT]

I heard we are copping Chamberlain, Ryan and Nichols Friday Night.

I have no words if this is true.

If we got Chamberlain, I wouldn't even have words if it was false. and words come pretty Ez To mE.

 

[Disco]

Don’t worry about the umps.
Just worry about what we can control.
Be a Richmond Man.

 

[Bullarto Tiger]

I heard we are copping Chamberlain, Ryan and Nichols Friday Night.

I have no words if this is true.

Hope those three put a sock in it and keep the whistles well away from their mouths.

 

[Bullarto Tiger]

Don’t worry about the umps.
Just worry about what we can control.
Be a Richmond Man.

The "Richmond Man" is a thing ... and a mighty fine one at that.

 

[Ian4]

I heard we are copping Chamberlain, Ryan and Nichols Friday Night.

I have no words if this is true.

you lie. you lie!!!!!

 

[BrisTiger24]

I heard we are copping Chamberlain, Ryan and Nichols Friday Night.

I have no words if this is true.

Ryan is decent. Razor and Nichols are worth 3 or 4 goals for the Cats though

 

[Ian4]

Ryan is decent. Razor and Nichols are worth 3 or 4 goals for the Cats though

do we know where Geelong is on the 2019 Free Kick differential ladder? And is Duckwood and Dangercheat leading the Free Kicks For again? @LeeToRainesToRoach?

 

[seven]

Ryan is decent. Razor and Nichols are worth 3 or 4 goals for the Cats though

Sounds like the AFL are trying to even the game up

 

[Sintiger]

I heard we are copping Chamberlain, Ryan and Nichols Friday Night.

I have no words if this is true.

Aren’t they the 3 who completely over umpired the lions v giants game ?