The opener v CROWS

F111 · Post by **F111** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 9:17 pm

The team is:

Backs: Slattery Fletcher Michael
Half Backs: M. Johnson Lucas McPhee
Centres: Winderlich Peverill McVeigh
Half Forwards: Hird Ryder Welsh
Forwards: Davey Lloyd Jetta
Rucks: Hille Lovett Stanton
Bench: Bradley Lovett-Murray Monfries Watson

3 of the bench will go....Bolton Dyson Johns dropped from 25

The named team seems good, though Ryder, Welsh and Lucas show the signs that the match committee have continued their own devious form.

I would move:
Welsh to the bench
Monfries to hff
Ryder to the bench
Lucas from CHB to CHF
Fletch to CHB
Mal from BP to FB
MJ from HBF to BP
NLM from the bench to HBF
Pev v Watson...depends on matchups.

I'm hopeful of a decent contest at worse, and maybe even a win.

Forecast 26C.

Rossoneri · Post by **Rossoneri** » Thu Mar 29, 2007 9:39 pm

Pev shouldnt play, nor should Bradley.

Welsh should be on the bench, as should NLM.

Lucas CHF and Ryder CHB.

Splodge · Post by **Splodge** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 5:58 am

Looking forward to it. Time for the Bombers to get serious again.

Its the getting up at 3am UK time on a sunday morning to listen to it over the internet that I'm not looking forward to.

Note to self - keep your drinking down to just a dozen pints Saturday night

azza78 · Post by **azza78** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 7:45 am

They won't line up like that, no way in hell. When was the last time we actually took the field the same way we were named on a Thursday.

BenDoolan · Post by **BenDoolan** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 8:00 am

F111 wrote:The team is:

Backs: Slattery Fletcher Michael
Half Backs: M. Johnson Lucas McPhee
Centres: Winderlich Peverill McVeigh
Half Forwards: Hird Ryder Welsh
Forwards: Davey Lloyd Jetta
Rucks: Hille Lovett Stanton
Bench: Bradley Bolton Dyson Johns Lovett-Murray Monfries Watson

3 of the bench will go.

The named team seems good, though Ryder, Welsh and Lucas show the signs that the match committee have continued their own devious form.

I would move:
Welsh to the bench
Monfries to hff
Ryder to the bench
Lucas from CHB to CHF
Fletch to CHB
Mal from BP to FB
MJ from HBF to BP
NLM from the bench to HBF
Pev v Watson...depends on matchups.

I'm hopeful of a decent contest at worse, and maybe even a win.

Forecast 26C.

At Bendigo....

Pev deserves a game before he does......been in better form in pre season.

swoodley · Post by **swoodley** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 10:57 am

Why the continued calls for the dropping of Pev and Welsh?

Both have shown good form in the preseason and as such deserve their places in the team this week.

You might not like them personally but you all should be able to recognise that the match committee make choices more on form than personality.

If they perform poorly, then call for them to be dropped, but until then support them as they are Bomber players and doing their best.

BenDoolan · Post by **BenDoolan** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 1:33 pm

swoodley wrote:Why the continued calls for the dropping of Pev and Welsh?

Both have shown good form in the preseason and as such deserve their places in the team this week.

You might not like them personally but you all should be able to recognise that the match committee make choices more on form than personality.

If they perform poorly, then call for them to be dropped, but until then support them as they are Bomber players and doing their best.

I beg to differ with Welsh, swoods. I am a Welsh fan, but he disappointed me immensely last season with his constant indecision and turnover output, and consistently put team mates under heaps of pressure. I saw nothing different in the NAB cup, and although I did not see any of the practice matches, I have had no indication that he has erradicated his damaging habits. This is also compounded by the fact that he is a coaches pet, and his finishing 5th in the B&F is a classic example of that. I hope as hell that he gets back to his normal hard, attacking football, but I have the current impression that he is too negatitve and hesitant in his thinking.

Sismis · Post by **Sismis** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 3:22 pm

Welsh may not have the greatest disposal but he is a good BP and deserves his spot.

Gossy7 · Post by **Gossy7** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 9:22 pm

Lets try and get a good turnout in the match thread boys. I'll be watching it live, so will be on here keeping you guys with it!

Bombers4Premiers · Post by **Bombers4Premiers** » Fri Mar 30, 2007 9:33 pm

Gossy7 wrote:Lets try and get a good turnout in the match thread boys. I'll be watching it live, so will be on here keeping you guys with it!

Will be a little difficult for me to be in the match thread; since I'm watching it live at AAMI Stadium, and I don't own a laptop that I could take with me to get on in the break between quarters.

Hope there's still plenty of people able to make it into the thread though.

Sartorius · Post by **Sartorius** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 12:11 am

Not good enough B4P!

I should be around Brendan, I'll certainly be watching it. Not sure if I'll have my laptop the whole time.

Bombers4Premiers · Post by **Bombers4Premiers** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 7:26 am

I know it's not good enough, Gossy; but unfortunately it's the best I can do. You can't get blood out of a stone; much as I'd like to.

Gossy7 · Post by **Gossy7** » Sat Mar 31, 2007 9:41 pm

Tsk tsk tsk

Come on boys, lets get behind the dons tommorow in this thread!

Malky · Post by **Malky** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 12:48 am

I've picked us tomorrow - and no, it's not just because it's April Fool's Day!!!

I reckon we're a much bigger chance than everyone thinks - and that's coming from one of the world's great pesimists!!!

Rossoneri · Post by **Rossoneri** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 11:14 am

Sismis wrote:Welsh may not have the greatest disposal but he is a good BP and deserves his spot.

There are only two people in the team who have worse disposal.

He is slow off the mark these days, perhaps carrying an injury last year.

There is no doubting his toughness, but you need more than that. I would prefer to see Slattery given every oppuntunity in the BP this year. He is relatively quick and has good skill (at times).

Sartorius · Post by **Sartorius** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 11:21 am

Two people Ross?

Peverill & Bradley?

Ramanama · Post by **Ramanama** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 11:23 am

Gossy wrote:Two people Ross?

Peverill & Bradley?

Yeh, you would think so...

F111 · Post by **F111** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 3:45 pm

One down...21 to go.

It will be enjoyable reading the media's response to this game win, and seeing a few journo turds swallowing shite!

Bottom 4? Not on todays form..but still it's a long season.

Our last interstate win was v the Crows in '04, so it's a nice drought to see broken.

Being an away win, it compares more favourably with the first round win last year.

Gossy7 · Post by **Gossy7** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 3:50 pm

Emma Quayle picked it

Malky · Post by **Malky** » Sun Apr 01, 2007 4:56 pm

Malky wrote:I've picked us tomorrow - and no, it's not just because it's April Fool's Day!!!

I reckon we're a much bigger chance than everyone thinks - and that's coming from one of the world's great pesimists!!!

WHOOOO YEHEEEEAAAAHHHH!!!!

And had $10 on us at the TAB at $3.50

What a great weekend!!!

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