Preview Lions v Suns Sunday 5th May @ 7.10 pm The Gabba

[Squizz89]

Tunstill and Ah Chee confirmed outs. Bruce and Oscar confirmed ins at this stage.

Feel a bit for Jimmy. Like Dev they certainly don’t get a real crack at things especially in positions that actually suit them.

 

[Squizz89]

Surely we don’t name Morris and not play him.

He’s been emergency for a number of weeks now, so in effect it’s just the same thing if he doesn’t play. Admittedly it would be good to see him though!

 

[Nunez]

Surely we don’t name Morris and not play him.

Morris isn't playing. Lyons, Fort and Morris look set to drop out.

 

[Squizz89]

Morris isn't playing. Lyons, Fort and Morris look set to drop out.

We doubling down on Dizz up forward?

 

[lionshine]

So good to see Bruce get a shot. I’ve watched every VFL game this year and he has truly earned it on form not to mention the past several years battling through the academy and into the VFL side.

Great that he gets a debut at the Gabba as well. He would have dreamed of running out there for a long time.

 

[Nunez]

We doubling down on Dizz up forward?

Unfortunately yes. He does play his role to be fair, but just think we'd be better served with one of Smith or Morris up forward.

 

[M Malice]

Named extended bench >

[1] Kai Lohmann,[13] Logan Morris,[17] Jarryd Lyons

17

Jarryd Lyons

Age

31

Ht

184cm

Wt

86kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

20.5

5star

K

11.8

4star

HB

8.7

5star

M

2.9

3star

T

4.4

5star

CL

4.8

5star

D

21.7

5star

K

14.7

5star

HB

7.0

4star

M

3.4

3star

T

5.1

5star

CL

4.7

5star

D

11.0

3star

K

5.2

2star

HB

5.8

4star

M

1.8

2star

T

2.0

4star

CL

1.6

4star

,[22] Harry Sharp,[26] Conor McKenna,[32] Darcy Fort

32

Darcy Fort

Age

30

Ht

204cm

Wt

98kg

Pos.

F/R

Career

Season

Last 5

D

8.6

2star

K

5.8

2star

HB

2.9

3star

M

1.9

2star

T

1.8

4star

G

0.8

4star

D

9.2

2star

K

6.0

2star

HB

3.2

2star

M

1.8

2star

T

1.8

3star

G

0.2

3star

D

7.6

2star

K

5.4

2star

HB

2.2

2star

M

2.0

3star

T

1.2

3star

G

1.2

4star

,[38] Bruce Reville,[43] Noah Answerth

43

Noah Answerth

Age

24

Ht

183cm

Wt

82kg

Pos.

D/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.0

3star

K

8.6

3star

HB

3.4

3star

M

3.7

4star

T

2.9

4star

MG

208.9

3star

D

15.0

4star

K

15.0

5star

HB

0.0

1star

M

4.0

4star

T

2.0

3star

MG

357.0

5star

D

12.0

3star

K

7.8

3star

HB

4.2

4star

M

3.4

4star

T

3.0

5star

MG

179.2

3star

.

We know Bruce Reville is a certainty to play and I would add Conor McKenna and Noah Answerth

43

Noah Answerth

Age

24

Ht

183cm

Wt

82kg

Pos.

D/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.0

3star

K

8.6

3star

HB

3.4

3star

M

3.7

4star

T

2.9

4star

MG

208.9

3star

D

15.0

4star

K

15.0

5star

HB

0.0

1star

M

4.0

4star

T

2.0

3star

MG

357.0

5star

D

12.0

3star

K

7.8

3star

HB

4.2

4star

M

3.4

4star

T

3.0

5star

MG

179.2

3star

as 99% certain to play.

Logan Morris wont play as his debut was not announced, Jarryd Lyons

17

Jarryd Lyons

Age

31

Ht

184cm

Wt

86kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

20.5

5star

K

11.8

4star

HB

8.7

5star

M

2.9

3star

T

4.4

5star

CL

4.8

5star

D

21.7

5star

K

14.7

5star

HB

7.0

4star

M

3.4

3star

T

5.1

5star

CL

4.7

5star

D

11.0

3star

K

5.2

2star

HB

5.8

4star

M

1.8

2star

T

2.0

4star

CL

1.6

4star

will not play(if he does I will explode).

So that leaves the last spot on the bench behind Reville/McKenna/Answerth between Lohmann, Sharp and Fort.

I'm hoping it is Sharp in and Lohmann as the sub.

 

[JasRulz63]

I'm tipping Fort or Lyons as sub and for meltdowns to ensue (including from myself).

 

[Nunez]

Named extended bench >

[1] Kai Lohmann,[13] Logan Morris,[17] Jarryd Lyons,[22] Harry Sharp,[26] Conor McKenna,[32] Darcy Fort,[38] Bruce Reville,[43] Noah Answerth.

We know Bruce Reville is a certainty to play and I would add Conor McKenna and Noah Answerth as 99% certain to play.

Logan Morris wont play as his debut was not announced, Jarryd Lyons will not play(if he does I will explode).

So that leaves the last spot on the bench behind Reville/McKenna/Answerth between Lohmann, Sharp and Fort.

I'm hoping it is Sharp in and Lohmann as the sub.

I think we'll see Noah as the sub, Sharp on the wing and we'll stick with Motty, Zorko, McKenna and Starce as our smalls down back.

Sharp as a sub seems wasteful as his biggest strength is his ability to cover the ground and runs hard both ways. Is a specialist wing and suspect he plays wing while Bruce gets opportunities around the ball.

 

[braddsey]

Unfortunately yes. He does play his role to be fair, but just think we'd be better served with one of Smith or Morris up forward.

2 debutants probably a bit much in one match. Tell Morris/Smith to keep knocking on the door, target one of them getting a run in the next couple of weeks (maybe against the Tigers).

Though I 100% agree, it's well past time the Gardiner as a forward thing ended.

 

[briztoon]

Naming Lyons as a potential bench or sub player is farcical.

Bloke is cooked and shouldn't be near the first team ever again.

 

[Section 5]

IN: O.McInerney, L.Morris, J.Lyons, H.Sharp, B.Reville

OUT: J.Tunstill (Omitted), C.Ah Chee (Injured)

I/C (FROM): K.Lohmann, L.Morris, J.Lyons, H.Sharp, C.McKenna, B.Reville, N.Answerth
.........................

IN: A.Sexton, E.Read, B.Long, J.Jeffrey

OUT: B.Humphrey (Managed)

I/C (FROM): R.Atkins, A.Sexton, N.Holman, S.Day, E.Read, D.Swallow, J.Jeffrey

 

[Sproj]

Naming Lyons as a potential bench or sub player is farcical.

Bloke is cooked and shouldn't be near the first team ever again.

Well you are going to be excited when he inevitably gets named.

 

[Eons]

Assume Morris will play if Joe doesn't get up for the game

 

[Nunez]

Naming Lyons as a potential bench or sub player is farcical.

Bloke is cooked and shouldn't be near the first team ever again.

He's not playing. Who cares?

 

[M Malice]

I'm tipping Fort or Lyons as sub and for meltdowns to ensue (including from myself).

I can see it being Fort(I don't agree though) as Fages may have been spooked by the early injury to Oscar a couple of weeks ago.

 

[martinson]

We're going to keep playing Dizz forward until it works or until he puts his hand up.

Like Gunston.

We do most things right but there is an archaic blind spot that really never helps us.

Besides that all good . Reville has earnt a spot . Like to see Brain get a call up soon.

 

[Sproj]

He's not playing. Who cares?

You don't know that for sure do you?

 

[Nunez]

You don't know that for sure do you?

99% sure.

 

[Nathan Barley]

Assume Morris will play if Joe doesn't get up for the game

Fort. But Joe will play

 

[Nunez]

We're going to keep playing Dizz forward until it works or until he puts his hand up.

Like Gunston.

We do most things right but there is an archaic blind spot that really never helps us.

Besides that all good . Reville has earnt a spot . Like to see Brain get a call up soon.

If the coaches want three talls and don't think Smith and Morris aren't ready, then you can see why they'd stick with him to be fair.

The question should be: is three talls the right call?

 

[lionshine]

I think we might see Lohmann named as sub with O in for Fort, Reville for Ah Chee and Sharp in for Tunstill.

 

[M Malice]

If the coaches want three talls and don't think Smith and Morris aren't ready, then you can see why they'd stick with him to be fair.

The question should be: is three talls the right call?

2 and a half, Brandon Ryan, Logan Morris and Cam Rayner.

 

[Ray Button]

Hmnn. . .
The AFL match team lists both Reville and Morris as debuts.

 

[Squizz89]

If the coaches want three talls and don't think Smith and Morris aren't ready, then you can see why they'd stick with him to be fair.

The question should be: is three talls the right call?

Hasn’t been the right call since McStay left. We don’t have anyone capable to play the specific role he played right now.

I don’t know why we changed what worked so well for us during the finals series, to the point we lost a GF by 4 points. Having the 2 talls and then Cam as the hybrid third made us a far quicker and more dangerous team.

It blows my mind we are going back to this 3 tall set up again after that.