Round 14 - Victory v CCM @ Geelong

[Capn Gus Bloodbeard]

You're keen!
I remember watching out boys melt like a forgotten pine lime splice on another warm match.
We don't have the fitness to handle the heat, or the skill/experience to know how to play to accommodate to our own weakness. I mean, our back line could get tired standing still - we've seen them do it!!

 

[tim...]

Squads named.

For them: Djulbic & Broxham named. Williams out (susp), Deng out (Olyroos)

For us: Rose, Melling, Pearce & Wales named. DDS, Glover out of the squad (Olyroos) as well as Buhagiar being N/A for same reason.

 

[Capn Gus Bloodbeard]

Just to rub it in how wrong our recruiting is, i bet djulbic scores

 

[Big Al]

So should we go McGing RB and Roux LB or stick with Rowles at LB and have Roux on bemch?

 

[Wombat]

Roux on the bench. McGing and Rowles starting.

 

[Big Al]

Wouldn’t he surprised to see some interesting teams in the next two games.

Paulo mentioned will have to rotate as it’s going to be hot and have two games in 3 days and travel. He has his eye on both games

 

[Ozhammer]

Just seen the boys at Melbourne airport and the travelling squad is: Rose 1 & 2, Roux, Golec, Baro, McGing, Powell, Pearce, Wales, Pain, Hoole, Asdrubal, Appiah, Kennedy, Tommy, Wout, so no Rowles or Melling.

 

[pjennings]

Doesn't surprise me about Rowles - he doesn't seem to cope well with hot weather.

 

[Forum Phoenix]

The other thing about short turn arounds beyond tiring legs - is that you don’t really have time to reassess or fix things via training sessions only review.
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Big few games ahead that if Paolo still hopes to be up there in the mix, will really define our season.

Win a couple of these and we’d be full of confidence. But to do that... we need to score goals.

 

[Big Al]

Just seen the boys at Melbourne airport and the travelling squad is: Rose 1 & 2, Roux, Golec, Baro, McGing, Powell, Pearce, Wales, Pain, Hoole, Asdrubal, Appiah, Kennedy, Tommy, Wout, so no Rowles or Melling.

Both potential bench for Newcastle

 

[Yoda]

Win a couple of these and we’d be full of confidence. But to do that... we need to score goals.

Unfortunately I think our best chance for any points won’t come until the $ity game.

 

[Big Al]

Djulbic is supposed to be playing as Victory short on defense. We need to target him. He can be sloppy at the best of times but coming in mid season should mean he is a risk for them.

 

[priorpeter]

I'll bring my boots.

Pulled the pin on the trip down for this one, so no debut for me this weekend.

 

[Pirate Pete]

Pulled the pin on the trip down for this one, so no debut for me this weekend.

I heard a rumour you weren't match fit anyhow.

 

[Ozhammer]

Pulled the pin on the trip down for this one, so no debut for me this weekend.

Yeah, apparently Paolo was concerned about you eating all the pies at halftime.....

 

[Wombat]

Victory are very getable. If Paul puts out a decent side and we take at least one of the 2 or 3 chances we will create we could surprise.
COYY

 

[Wombat]

Yeah, apparently Paolo was concerned about you eating all the pies at halftime.....

And the beers.

 

[Gratis]

Unless we surprise like we did against Sydney they'll do us.
As will the teams in the following 3 games. Here we go. Love to be wrong but if I were a betting man...

 

[scottmac]

We've got a great defensive record which is funny seeing as though we shipped half or goals against in the first 2 or 3 games. We just can't score. The worst goals for record in the comp and if you look at our play it doesn't deserve that record. Asdrubal or Pain or Appiah need to start scoring and quick. Powell isn't part of that cause he's really only had one full game and has assisted or scored 4 of our 13 goals. For me that's a damming stat against the 3 i've mentioned.
I think victory play a game that is suited to our style so it could be high scoring.
I'm tipping a 3-1 victory for us. That's if wet get some goals out of our forwards

 

[Big Al]

Can’t foul anyone near the box or Leroy will make us pay. We did handle them quite well last time but they are starting to play better now.

Need the win to stay close to the 6 after last nights games the 6 has moved away from us