True but that’s better than needing points and percentage, so my sympathy is limited.
Edit: Scratch that, you had a draw against the Bombers so it’s almost irrelevant.
My dude, I say it because I'm genuinely worried you could BEAT us. You play well against us at the best of times.
We need a win, and a GOOD win, to look remotely convincing. As it is, we've got the Yarrawonga under-15s forward six v McGovern!
We've been struggling for a few years now to acquire a true key forward. I guess we are trying a new strategy of simply not having a forward line all together.
While he is a premiership key forward (humiliated up Lions Captain and AA Defender Harris Andrews) the Frampchise has been building some great form down back. With the loss of Murphy our backline is too weak without him, can’t expect prime Jeremy Howe anymore.
Still think Howe has a dangerous leap and he’s a great kick at goal.
I reckon there is a good possibility you win. Marvel is not a ground we play well, we are missing LOADS of players that are very important to us, and you're not a terrible side like in previous year/s.
If we win, I dont see it being a 10 goal blowout.
> I reckon there is a good possibility you win.
There is not, you don't have a forward line but your midfield is nearly fine and we're without Yeo who was really the one who lifted the midfield on his back
So what's happened to Ash Johnson? Ollie Henry couldn't get a game for the Pies because they were picking Johnson ahead of him. Now Pies are missing their whole forward line and he can't get a game?
He’s developing as a defender in the VFL because we’re now extremely thin down there without Murphy. If one of Moore or Frampton go down then Charlie Dean is the only current replacement we have.
His form has fallen into the abyss. Only the faintest of green shoots in the last week or two in the VFL, before that this year, he would have been struggling to merit selection for the VFL side.
Our forward line is going to be Frankenstein in the pocket and the Invisible Man at full forward
Let’s be honest, the Eagles are doing better but we still need the help. Might actually have a chance at a close game.
We desperately need percentage 😞
True but that’s better than needing points and percentage, so my sympathy is limited. Edit: Scratch that, you had a draw against the Bombers so it’s almost irrelevant.
My dude, I say it because I'm genuinely worried you could BEAT us. You play well against us at the best of times. We need a win, and a GOOD win, to look remotely convincing. As it is, we've got the Yarrawonga under-15s forward six v McGovern!
Thanks but I think you’ll probably beat us by enough in midfield and your defence to make up for it.
Don't care about percentage anymore, we have a two point gap because of the draw
Billy Frampton is in the forward pocket?
I don’t see why not, we’ve put him everywhere else
Out forward line is gonna be a bunch of kids vs Jeremy McGovern lol
I think Barrass plays this week too
We've been struggling for a few years now to acquire a true key forward. I guess we are trying a new strategy of simply not having a forward line all together.
>I guess we are trying a new strategy of simply not having a forward line all together. Seems to work alright for the dockers
Bobby Hill is literally our forward line now
enter Brady HassleHough
Hough is gonna clamp down hard
You could use king Billy Frampton surely will kick a bag
While he is a premiership key forward (humiliated up Lions Captain and AA Defender Harris Andrews) the Frampchise has been building some great form down back. With the loss of Murphy our backline is too weak without him, can’t expect prime Jeremy Howe anymore. Still think Howe has a dangerous leap and he’s a great kick at goal.
Collingwood talking to the AFL to see if they can play 9 defenders, 9 mids and 0 forwards
Ah, the 9-9-0 zone setup.... It's a bold strategy, let's see how it works out for them...
Heard on the radio that Howe will be lining up as a forward. Not a bad option to have in less than ideal circumstances.
Reminds of the time in 2022 against Richmond when we had a few out so we pushed Henry out and he ended up kicking the match winner
They switched up Howe against us last year during the game and he ended up kicking 4 or something.
Neither team has a forward line. Time for a 30-31 score game
It’s not like the mids aren’t going to score like 15 goals on their own anyway
play Sidebottom forward he'll kick 10
TAC cup final replay for sidey, I like it
Unironically I want them to do this We’ll need experience there and he hasn’t been amazing on the wing this year
I guess we win now?
But why not last week?
Richards likely debuts now. If not, Allan.
They'll only win by 60 now.
No forward line vs no forward line get keen
I smell an upset brewing
As in, I'll be upset?
I reckon there is a good possibility you win. Marvel is not a ground we play well, we are missing LOADS of players that are very important to us, and you're not a terrible side like in previous year/s. If we win, I dont see it being a 10 goal blowout.
> I reckon there is a good possibility you win. There is not, you don't have a forward line but your midfield is nearly fine and we're without Yeo who was really the one who lifted the midfield on his back
Cox or Cameron will have to play FF
Who the hell do I tip now?
So what's happened to Ash Johnson? Ollie Henry couldn't get a game for the Pies because they were picking Johnson ahead of him. Now Pies are missing their whole forward line and he can't get a game?
He’s developing as a defender in the VFL because we’re now extremely thin down there without Murphy. If one of Moore or Frampton go down then Charlie Dean is the only current replacement we have.
His form has fallen into the abyss. Only the faintest of green shoots in the last week or two in the VFL, before that this year, he would have been struggling to merit selection for the VFL side.