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Changes v Roos
- Thread starter Maneevo
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Gotta say, we haven't played this very cleverly. No need to rest half the side, but we could have given a week of to a couple of key veterans who could use some freshening. I wouldn't have minded breaks for Jack, Deledio and Maric.
Wouldn't have hurt them, and we should beat half of North without them.
Wouldn't have hurt them, and we should beat half of North without them.
Not so bad. Good result for us. With North playing a 2nds side we won't have to push ourselves too hard either. The risk of us resting players and losing and a potential 1st final in Adelaide is too great. Would much rather play North at the MCG.
I've only seen that Daw a couple of times and he seems a bit of a sniper. Saw him give Nic Nat one after the play and Nic wasn't a happy camper about it either.
There's been quite a few teams that have lost when coming off the bye. Leaving half your team out for a rest IS flirting with form.
If we've got a couple playing sore (Jack, Cotch, Lids, Ivan mentioned), we can manage them.
Put TV in the ruck for most of the game. Sit Jack in the square etc. Give Cotch minimal time in the midfield. Maybe even give Lids the green vest?
If we've got a couple playing sore (Jack, Cotch, Lids, Ivan mentioned), we can manage them.
Put TV in the ruck for most of the game. Sit Jack in the square etc. Give Cotch minimal time in the midfield. Maybe even give Lids the green vest?
I still reckon we will play Adelaide @ the G, we win but doggies flog Brisvegas & they will go above us
taztiger4 said:
Nate we will belt north this week. I don't think this bodes well for North. A loss, then a week off. Plus finals intensity. I can very much see this backfiring on them.
doherz said:
Except they know what finals are all about.
In saying that, I will only get peaved off if North start to target the tigers with niggles / trying to get them to fight / or as Carey says - come out to deliberate hurt the tigers. Reckon the umpires will be hot on this tomorrow.
The Roos will not come out for a deliberate outside game - they will come out all guns blazing guarantee it.
As much as all these smug coaches would like to think that AFL footballers are lumps of pastured meat to be conditioned, rested, tapered, measured and programmed, the reality is a little different.
Football is as competitive a sport as it gets and players like to win.
Winning feeds and nourishes the mind, body and spirit. It's an elixir Brad Scott or Ross Lyon can't program into their *smile*ing GPS trackers or beep diagnostics.
I have criticised Dimma in the past but I am glad he's not one of those glib coaches. He's a man who prides honesty above all things - honesty of effort, honesty of tactics and honesty of emotion.
He knows our group will play tomorrow like they have all year - like a band of brothers.
No test tubes and trendy conditioning theories for our preparation. We have a group that thrives on that irresistable and romantic force in footy - momentum. The sweetness of helping each other to victory.
You can't measure that. You just put your heart into it, secure in the knowledge that the man next to you has done the same.
The football world thinks we are losers.
But we know that isn't true at all.
Thank you, Brad Scott. Thank you from the bottom of this supporter's heart.
Because in reaching for that test tube, with your other hand you've gifted us the sweetest motivation of all for the first final - validation.
A powerful hammer to come raining down on a club too clever by half.
Football is as competitive a sport as it gets and players like to win.
Winning feeds and nourishes the mind, body and spirit. It's an elixir Brad Scott or Ross Lyon can't program into their *smile*ing GPS trackers or beep diagnostics.
I have criticised Dimma in the past but I am glad he's not one of those glib coaches. He's a man who prides honesty above all things - honesty of effort, honesty of tactics and honesty of emotion.
He knows our group will play tomorrow like they have all year - like a band of brothers.
No test tubes and trendy conditioning theories for our preparation. We have a group that thrives on that irresistable and romantic force in footy - momentum. The sweetness of helping each other to victory.
You can't measure that. You just put your heart into it, secure in the knowledge that the man next to you has done the same.
The football world thinks we are losers.
But we know that isn't true at all.
Thank you, Brad Scott. Thank you from the bottom of this supporter's heart.
Because in reaching for that test tube, with your other hand you've gifted us the sweetest motivation of all for the first final - validation.
A powerful hammer to come raining down on a club too clever by half.
year of the tiger said:
They've played same finals as us in last 2 years, that's 2. Year before 2012 they were thumped by West Coast by almost 100 points. Other than that their last final was in 2008 where they were pumped by Sydney. North haven't experienced much more finals experience than us, I reckon we're a better side than North and if we can't beat the 8th side in the first final (assuming we play North) I will be very disappointed.
