I ventured over to the Blues and Collingwood message boards to find out what’s going on, how everyone is feeling for the upcoming games/season.
Blues supporters are somewhat nervous about a let down like in 2005 after they won the NAB Cup, but also a bit cocky with the kids they’ve got coming through who will not only match our kids but have already surpassed them. One suggesting we’ll need three taggers to rotate on Murphy. Maybe, we’ll wait and see.
Like some of our supporters, they don’t rate us, some believing we haven’t yet bottomed out like North and Essendon. Isn’t it interesting that the mindset of a supporter these days is you have to bottom out and be so pathetic like they’ve been for a number of years to actually achieve something. I tend to agree these days somewhat, but I would like to see Terry’s formula for the AFL one day come to fruition, where the team finishing 9th actually gets draft rewards, and make it a competition for clubs to aspire to rather than flailing around for half a season just so you can finish bottom. But that’s another story.
They’re not worried about Richo, believing that even if he gets up, he’ll be short of match practice. Browny they’ve got covered apparently. A couple of suggested matchups.
- Russell to tag Deledio
- Simpson v Tambling on a wing
- Bentick v Tuck
- Murphy tagged, Hyde, Polo or Foley
- Stevens tagged by Johnson
- Setanta v Richardson
- Ackland/Cloke v Simmonds/Knobel (if Simmonds fit)
- Thornton v Schulz
- Waite v Pattison
- Walker v PettiferThey believe their midfield is better than ours. I hope not because that’s all we’ve been drafting for the last 5 years to the detriment of not getting any KPP.
Gotta admit they have some exciting kids coming through. Whether they’re mature enough yet to go far this season, time will tell.
But I’m afraid they may get there before us, because even though I think we’ll be around about this year, I think we’ll drop back again when Richo and Brown age even further and having to cope with more injuries, which tends to happen. We’re seeing that now unfortunately with Richo’s hammies and Brown not quite right every week. Be nice to get a season where both of them are okay – would be a lethal combination.
Some comments on Gibbs:
There is merit in playing Gibbs in the twos but I think he will play seniors first up for sure.....would be admitting he hasnt set the world on fire and might knock the boys confidence around by playing him in the Bullants first up. The club have also included him in the senior leadership group and it wouldnt look so hot on the marketing side of things having your hotshot recruit kicking the dew of the grass in the magoos..
I think Bassman suggested Gibbs on Deledio....wouldnt be doing that..Deledio is a speedster and needs a pacy minder. Gibbs needs to play on the softest dud they have...and build some confidence...Be interesting to see who Gibbs plays on lol
They’re cocky, and they’ve got every right to be, but as we know, reality can be cruel when you get too far ahead of yourself.
I respect these comments because he shows a modicum of respect for the opposition (us).
Should win easily but it never works like that....Nathan Brown needs our best which is Walker and some of their no names needs some respect. Their onballers are not to too bad with Deledio, Johnson, Tuck, Raines, Polo and will need manning up correctly...Maybe they deserve to be favourites. I don’t think we’re quite match fit yet and they may do a job on us, but for the remainder of the season I think they’ll still struggle, but they will also see their kids getting more games and experience, and I won’t be taking them lightly this week or in the future.
Which brings me to Collingwood supporters. They are shiit scared that Carlton will get there before they do lol. I think they will as well and have good cause to be afraid, but I don’t think they are alone. I think quite a few teams will start to slide and join the Pies down there.
I was rapt in the development of some of our kids last year, so I see no reason not to be optimistic about our future. I think we may go back in a couple of years, but that will be short-lived because we have some good kids coming through.
So despite being afraid of this week and what it holds, I am pretty optimistic about the season and pretty sure we can make the 8, but the gods have to be really kind to us for a change.
The threads I viewed on respective Scum and Maggot boards.
http://www.csc.actebs.com.au/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=7387&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0http://www.magpies.net/nick/bb/viewtopic.php?t=34789&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
