Will The Trend Continue?

[BenDoolan]

This has been a season where we have lost games we were expected to win, and naturally, we have won games most have expected us to lose. So, will the trend continue this week? Most would agree that this is an expected loss against Freo at Subi. I haven't completely given up on them just yet. There is one final shot to be fired IMO, and it needs to be on Sunday.

I reckon Lloydy will come out with all guns blazing this week and the rest of the group will lift accordingly. If not, it's curtains for 2007. Reality says we will get belted - we have lost 4 out of the last 5 games. But with a savage attack on the footy (and opponent), anything can happen.

I would love to see both Johnson's being used as battering rams against those areshole Carr brothers. No doubt, they will be targetting Jobe in the centre with their off the ball sniping. Our guys need to fire up and stop taking shit from these guys (maybe NLM will actually knock their teeth out this time).

Our problems for this match are;

- Pavlich
- Tarrant (was pretty good earlier this year - too quick for Mal)
- Peter Bell
- Paul Haselby (killed us last time)
- Farmer (could turn it on)
- The shitbox Carr's
- Mark Harvey (virtually ALWAYS a Sheedy apprentice wins first up)
- Our players attitude (if it's like last week - forget it!)

It's gonna be nigh on impossible, but there is a miniscule chance I reckon.

[tonysoprano]

hopefully i am wrong but we'll go down by about 6 goals i reckon.

will try hard but will struggle on the bigger ground.

i will be there so will do my best to lift the boys

[BenDoolan]

hopefully i am wrong but we'll go down by about 6 goals i reckon.

will try hard but will struggle on the bigger ground.

i will be there so will do my best to lift the boys

Take a slingshot and a few ball bearings and get Josh & Matthew for me please

[Rossoneri]

Seeing as we cant make the finals, can we instruct NLM to give another round house to the carr brothers?

Perhaps Johns could, it will be the most useful thing he has done all year.

[swoodley]

As much as I hate to admit it, I think our biggest problem will be the match up with Pavlich (in case you don't know, I can't stand the wanker) as Mal won't have the motor to go with him and Fletch will lack the strength in one on ones.

I would think that McPhee is the match up for Tarrant as he can macth Tarrant both in the air and on the ground.

Freo's midfield is nothing special (in terms of pace) so we shouldn't get carved up there this week.

Now.....if our two key forwards play as forwards and not as wingmen, we might have a chance....but that's a big if on recent efforts

[Essendon4eva]

I think we need to worry more about Pavlich than Tarrant. I would rather he have 5 shoots at goal than Pavlich.

Mcphee, in the physical sense, is a good match up.

[Sismis]

Even I find it hard to see a window to victory for this one after last week. It would take the biggest form turnaround in history to do it. I for the first time ever wll be tipping against us.

Having said that.....

The plus side:

We play well against Freo. I still have wonderful memories of a certain Finals win, which was the only game they'd lost over there all year.

A victory puts us back in the finals race.

The only real hope i have, is we show some fire. They will try to intimidate us like they did the toasters last week. I want us to fly the flag and give as good as they get and show they still have the heart to play this game.

[swoodley]

For those looking for a glimmer of hope, here's a stat for you:

The Shockers have only won 1/7 games the week after beating the eagles [-o<

[Rossoneri]

Maybe they will be flat this week, who knows?

But the way we played last week, our skill level was f****** deplorable.

[Sismis]

Maybe they will be flat this week, who knows?

But the way we played last week, our skill level was f****** deplorable.

That was our worst performance since Adelaide last year.

[robrulz5]

Could Bolton come in and play on Pavlich. He has played on him before and done well, maybe that was just a once off.

[jayden1990]

This has been a season where we have lost games we were expected to win, and naturally, we have won games most have expected us to lose. So, will the trend continue this week? Most would agree that this is an expected loss against Freo at Subi. I haven't completely given up on them just yet. There is one final shot to be fired IMO, and it needs to be on Sunday.

I reckon Lloydy will come out with all guns blazing this week and the rest of the group will lift accordingly. If not, it's curtains for 2007. Reality says we will get belted - we have lost 4 out of the last 5 games. But with a savage attack on the footy (and opponent), anything can happen.

I would love to see both Johnson's being used as battering rams against those areshole Carr brothers. No doubt, they will be targetting Jobe in the centre with their off the ball sniping. Our guys need to fire up and stop taking shit from these guys (maybe NLM will actually knock their teeth out this time).

Our problems for this match are;

- Pavlich
- Tarrant (was pretty good earlier this year - too quick for Mal)
- Peter Bell
- Paul Haselby (killed us last time)
- Farmer (could turn it on)
- The shitbox Carr's
- Mark Harvey (virtually ALWAYS a Sheedy apprentice wins first up)
- Our players attitude (if it's like last week - forget it!)

It's gonna be nigh on impossible, but there is a miniscule chance I reckon.

Nether mark or jason are playing !!... even though MJ has had a poor season i think he needs to be played on the ball like in 05 when he had a great season an kicked 30 goals

[BenDoolan]

This has been a season where we have lost games we were expected to win, and naturally, we have won games most have expected us to lose. So, will the trend continue this week? Most would agree that this is an expected loss against Freo at Subi. I haven't completely given up on them just yet. There is one final shot to be fired IMO, and it needs to be on Sunday.

I reckon Lloydy will come out with all guns blazing this week and the rest of the group will lift accordingly. If not, it's curtains for 2007. Reality says we will get belted - we have lost 4 out of the last 5 games. But with a savage attack on the footy (and opponent), anything can happen.

I would love to see both Johnson's being used as battering rams against those areshole Carr brothers. No doubt, they will be targetting Jobe in the centre with their off the ball sniping. Our guys need to fire up and stop taking shit from these guys (maybe NLM will actually knock their teeth out this time).

Our problems for this match are;

- Pavlich
- Tarrant (was pretty good earlier this year - too quick for Mal)
- Peter Bell
- Paul Haselby (killed us last time)
- Farmer (could turn it on)
- The shitbox Carr's
- Mark Harvey (virtually ALWAYS a Sheedy apprentice wins first up)
- Our players attitude (if it's like last week - forget it!)

It's gonna be nigh on impossible, but there is a miniscule chance I reckon.

Nether mark or jason are playing !!... even though MJ has had a poor season i think he needs to be played on the ball like in 05 when he had a great season an kicked 30 goals

Yeah, I think we'll get smashed now. Although one of the wanker Carr brothers isn't playing - Matthew. I don't mind players who are out of forme get dropped, but how Monfries still gets a game is perplexing. Who plays on him will be best on ground.

[Mrs Mercuri]

Who played on Pavlich the first time we met the Dockers at the TD this season??

I agree that perhaps it was a mistake to leave Johnno out this week considering the tough nuts in the Freo line up. We have to dominate in the ruck as the Dockers will be without Longmuir and Sandilands.

[Mrs Mercuri]

I just looked at the freo team and it said that Matthew Carr is out injured. One less we need to worry about.

[KaaN10]

We will probably get Tarrant into form. He'll kick 5.

[dom_105]

Is it the Sunday Twilight game?

[Mrs Mercuri]

Is it the Sunday Twilight game?

Yep unfortunately. I will have to listen to dodgy SEN.

[Rossoneri]

SEN is far beter than that old geezer on 3AW. Way past it, time to get the rods out Rexy and retire.

As for Gus, I would have dropped him as well as dropped MJ.

Let gus play the remainder of the year in the 2's, gotta make sure his confidence isnt shot to pieces by the end of the year.

[BenDoolan]

I'm confuzzed The AFL Record says the game is at 2.40pm so it's not a twilight game......or are you assuming it's a twilight game because it will start at 4.40pm in Melbourne?