Preview Preview/changes v. Adelaide - Round 4

[schmuttt]

Cough Spargo cough.
Ben Brown also is always flapping for a freebie.

Spargo isn’t best 22 and brown is just s**t in the contest.

 

[Topkent]

Spargo isn’t best 22 and brown is just s**t in the contest.

Spargos been best 22 alot. Plays for free kicks as much as anyone

 

[Proper Gander]

Spargos been best 22 alot. Plays for free kicks as much as anyone

Is he still doing that? I thought he might learn his lesson after the Essendon match last year.

Maybe he has. I don’t feel as though I’ve seen too much of him.

 

[Topkent]

Is he still doing that? I thought he might learn his lesson after the Essendon match last year.

Maybe he has. I don’t feel as though I’ve seen too much of him.

I don't think he's doing much nowadays tbh. Hopefully his time has passed.

 

[Topkent]

An by that I mean they'll find him with Scythe94

 

[dazzledavey36]

Cough Spargo cough.
Ben Brown also is always flapping for a freebie.

Yeah Spargo is the worst to the point it actually annoys me. He was doing it a fair bit against Sydney but the umps weren't getting sucked in by it which I loved. I think they've worked him out fairly quickly.

 

[schmuttt]

I’m just trying to manifest Spargo out of the 22. Genuinely we need to be moving past him if we are to improve the front half, Chandler is just a better version of him.

 

[Topkent]

I’m just trying to manifest Spargo out of the 22. Genuinely we need to be moving past him if we are to improve the front half, Chandler is just a better version of him.

So are Billings and McAdam if he he's ever fit.

 

[Demon 16]

Rivers got a fine for that tackle on Rozee!

 

[schmuttt]

So are Billings and McAdam if he he's ever fit.

Really excited for McAdam, I don’t think he will be a star but I think he will offer a different set of skills to our F50 and make matchups hard for oppo teams. Having another non tall marking threat means Fritta gets less attention.

 

[Topkent]

Really excited for McAdam, I don’t think he will be a star but I think he will offer a different set of skills to our F50 and make matchups hard for oppo teams. Having another non tall marking threat means Fritta gets less attention.

Yeah he's the type of bloke who could do nothing and then kick 4 in a game or 2 in a quarter to break open a game. Hopefully they're conservative and don't rush him back

 

[Demon 16]

MATCH REVIEW: Saints midfielder banned, Demon fined

The only other charge from Saturday's games was Melbourne defender Trent Rivers

24

Trent Rivers

Age

22

Ht

188cm

Wt

87kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.7

3star

K

6.0

2star

HB

4.7

3star

M

2.0

2star

T

2.0

4star

MG

171.3

3star

D

10.7

3star

K

6.0

2star

HB

4.7

3star

M

2.0

2star

T

2.0

3star

MG

171.3

3star

D

10.7

3star

K

6.0

3star

HB

4.7

4star

M

2.0

3star

T

2.0

4star

MG

171.3

3star

copping a fine for a sling tackle on Port Adelaide's Connor Rozee

1

Connor Rozee

Age

24

Ht

185cm

Wt

79kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.6

4star

K

7.6

3star

HB

7.0

4star

M

3.3

3star

T

3.6

5star

CL

1.0

3star

D

12.8

3star

K

7.4

3star

HB

5.3

3star

M

2.9

3star

T

2.4

3star

CL

1.6

4star

D

16.4

4star

K

8.0

3star

HB

8.4

5star

M

4.2

4star

T

3.4

5star

CL

0.8

3star

. Rivers has been fined $3750, which can be reduced to $2500 with an early plea.

 

[Topkent]

MATCH REVIEW: Saints midfielder banned, Demon fined

The only other charge from Saturday's games was Melbourne defender Trent Rivers copping a fine for a sling tackle on Port Adelaide's Connor Rozee. Rivers has been fined $3750, which can be reduced to $2500 with an early plea.

That's so stupid, the freekick is worse than the fine

 

[schmuttt]

Yeah he's the type of bloke who could do nothing and then kick 4 in a game or 2 in a quarter to break open a game. Hopefully they're conservative and don't rush him back

I do wonder if Petty going forward will help JVR too. Pettys grunt work as a forward is really good as is his defensive work for a tall, would mean JVR doesn’t have to do as much.

 

[Topkent]

I do wonder if Petty going forward will help JVR too. Pettys grunt work as a forward is really good as is his defensive work for a tall, would mean JVR doesn’t have to do as much.

Only if Petty plays second ruck. JVRs problem is he's being asked to learn 2 roles at once

 

[Crusty Demon]

So you think JVR's current form deserves a spot in the senior side?

If any other KPF performed like that you would be baying for blood.

Who knew playing the guy the club targetted to come in and pinch hit in the ruck would be such a controversial idea?!

JVR was pretty poor against Port. No doubt. But he's playing a role he's still new to, and tbh shouldn't be playing.

But, I thought he played an underrated game against Hawks, kicked 3 against Dogs and wasn't our worst against Swans. Gotta back him in. Not against giving him a rest post bye sometime, but he's the future and gotta get games into him. He's good at giving a contest as well which Fritta and Brown aren't.

 

[Capt_Concussion]

Did like tmac giving it to Rozee after he threw himself forward in the rivers tackle too.

I think Rozee didn't brace against the tackle because he had heard the whistle and wasn't expecting Rivers to continue with the tackle. As a result there was no force countering the force Rivers was exerting resulting in Rozee being slung. s**t Rivers is copping a fine, not sure what the point of the fine is as there's nothing Rivers can do differently anyway.

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[PerfectFooty]

Yeah to me it did look like that, Rozee had anticipated play had stopped and relaxed but Rivers playing in the moment doesn't hear or register the whistle. It's pretty quick and he's already running full tilt to commit to tackling whoever gets the ball

Tmac giving it was pretty good though. But as i said, i really enjoyed Lever pulling him and the rest of the defensive group aside

Anyways a fine is s**t, but take it over a suspension. Back to the first point, I think that if it was in continuous play he might not be fined at all and it's just a dangerous tackle. Or Rozee braces better and it doesn't end up being a slung

 

[Lord Nev]

 

[Daemon]

That's so stupid, the freekick is worse than the fine

It is ridiculous. Shouldn't have been a free and even more so this ridiculous fine.

 

[jhong]

Ginnavin paying for his dropping the knees history and now he is getting his head nearly taken off and no frees .

 

[schmuttt]

Chandler apparently didn’t train and in doubt according to DL. Trac and May didn’t look 100% either (But did participate in training).

 

[Lord Nev]

Chandler apparently didn’t train and in doubt according to DL. Trac and May didn’t look 100% either (But did participate in training).

Sounded like a very light session, which is not surprising given the short turnaround.

Chandler is definitely a watch, but the same poster all said Trac looks iffy, TMac too, Brown as well, and McAdams is set to debut. Not sure how accurate I would class any/all of it.

Wednesday is the main session, so that's when we'll know. Could be Kolt watch this week!

 

[melbun]

If he is fit, I think McDonald would be a good matchup for Tex. We should give May's ribs a bit longer. Cracking an unhealed rib again is not good.

 

[mrmonkey]

danster168 will be happy with Hore out
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Looks like a straight swap for May