Training For 2023

[Redford]

Lynch, Sonsie, Broad, Baker expected to get some game time on Saturday. Graham less likely it seems, possibly.

Pickett and Tarrant a no.

 

[tigerman]

We need to settle players in positions, no more moving Bakes and Shorty around.

 

[The Big Richo]

if @The Big Richo lends his full contrarian weight to your argument

Couldn't agree more with Scoops.

 

[btoz_01]

On 9 news Tarrant hip injury may miss round 1

 

[Baloo]

The only advantage I see with Short playing mid is that he can really deliver the ball in deep. If we've isolated a forward it could work. But we have better options

 

[eZyT]

The only advantage I see with Short playing mid is that he can really deliver the ball in deep. If we've isolated a forward it could work. But we have better options

You need an outside mid,

But ours are dusty and $hai.

 

[craig]

On 9 news Tarrant hip injury may miss round 1

According to the media the RFC will be lucky to field a side.

What's the issue with his hip, is it a hip flexor or corkie did they say?

 

[Little Ziggyadee]

According to the media the RFC will be lucky to field a side.

Is it the surface at Punt Rd?
Foot issues?
Hip issues?
WTF??

 

[Scoop]

Im pretty sure Bakes is going at 100% 3 brownlow votes when he attends 70% centre bounces?

If that factoid was remotely true we'd probably play him there more.

Im pretty sure Marlion gets Norm Smith votes 100% of the time he attends significant centre bounces too???

Ahh, the old secret weapon we only use in Grand Finals, old Hooch is a crafty devil. Don't want to use it on the regular. Haven't used it on the regular since that grand final, maybe 48 odd games ago. Won another flag without deploying the secret weapon but it's gonna happen now. He's a wingman, a darn good one but he ain't a centre square onballer. 1.3 clearances a game last year. He's a hardman but he ain't an onballer.

I think youve temporarily left the planet on this statistical analyses scoop?

I think you forgot to apply a correction factor of 1/X, X being your opinion on a football matter, if @The Big Richo lends his full contrarian weight to your argument

Looks like Short is a mid. Interesting watch this week to see if the role holds this week.

Yep, I've lost it, one of the more outrageous thought bubbles to emerge from my keyboard. Couldn't care if it's the Big Richo/Sheeds or Waheed Ali agrees but Big Richo didn't need the cheap shot.

 

[eZyT]

Big Richo didn't need the cheap shot.

I think Big Richo knows i like his contrarian shtick

But if it was perceived as unkind, im sorry

 

[The Big Richo]

I think Big Richo knows i like his contrarian shtick

But if it was perceived as unkind, im sorry

Never any apology necessary Ezy, my ego doesn't allow for offence.

 

[BillyJean17]

Talk of Baker being a mid is folly, he needs to bed down a position. If Short played as bad a final as Baker did up in Brisbane it would be posted on here daily.

It would appear he is back and Short is a mid.

Marlion has barely been in a centre square for stoppages, he is a winger in our system.

Our defence always looks better with the little general down back ,sure he can cameo here and there but he’s a back pocket plumber

 

[BillyJean17]

According to the media the RFC will be lucky to field a side.

What's the issue with his hip, is it a hip flexor or corkie did they say?

If I recall dimma last year mentioned he battled thru a hip ailment early on

 

[YeOldeTiger]

Our defence always looks better with the little general down back ,sure he can cameo here and there but he’s a back pocket plumber

I tend to utilise my little general on offence, but that's just the way I roll...

 

[TigerFlag2017]

Is there an update on Gibcus?

 

[RoarEmotion]

Is there an update on Gibcus?

Didn’t see one.

Let the conspiracy theories begin.

 

[Skipper9]

If I was to pick one team that we needed Tarrant to line up against, it's Carlton.

Far from ideal if he misses

 

[ceehook2]

especially if Broad isn't 100% right as well

Broad's cover defense and spread from D50 is very good

 

[King Kong]

Gibcus, Broad and Tarrant all injured and Grimes showing signs his paper strength strings are a week-to-week proposition doesn't bode well for a defence that leaked more than the Titanic last season.

 

[Merveille]

Gibcus, Broad and Tarrant all injured and Grimes showing signs his paper strength strings are a week-to-week proposition doesn't bode well for a defence that leaked more than the Titanic last season.

Yeah shame about Gibcus, just hope he makes it back 100% with no recurrence. Mids will have to win midfield battle against Blues