Round 8 v Bombers

[Industrial Fan]

Shame this game isn't at the SCG....there will be no atmosphere since the bummers are such fair weather fans.

If the crowd gets over 35,000 it will be a miracle.

Attendance: 34,904.
That's why I earn the big $.

[Claret]

Fletcher back in is a bit of a pain with those big wierd white hands like Micky Mouse. Who do we plonk down in the F50 to keep him busy?

He's spent a lot of time up forward so far this year, don't be surprised if this happens again against our relatively short defence.

[Thunder Shaker]

Far more likely to win it by 10 behinds.

With all of them applauded (especially the ones that take up to 50, 100 and 150).

150 points? Yes, I'm being hopeful. Some would say that even getting to 100 points is being hopeful.

[swan_song]

What a great description, perfectly spot on!
I'll be happy with a win of ANY magnitude on Sunday, as long as we win.

Don't put this one down as a win just yet. As much as I loathe and detest the bummers, I still think they can beat us, even without a stackful of their better players, if we come out to play like we have in the past couple of matches...and don't forget that we have been really slow plonkers getting started again from mid-season breaks in the past...

[Jewels]

Thank god it's Thursday and we can start to talk about real footy again. I am hoping for a BIG win on Sunday to give us some momentum. We've flattened off a bit (or it feels like it) and we need to balance our Win/Loss ration back in our favour.
Fletcher back in is a bit of a pain with those big wierd white hands like Micky Mouse. Who do we plonk down in the F50 to keep him busy?
Will we see McVeigh on McVeigh?

What a great description, perfectly spot on!
I'll be happy with a win of ANY magnitude on Sunday, as long as we win.

[Lucky Knickers]

Round 8: Swans vs Bombers

Thank god it's Thursday and we can start to talk about real footy again. I am hoping for a BIG win on Sunday to give us some momentum. We've flattened off a bit (or it feels like it) and we need to balance our Win/Loss ration back in our favour.
Fletcher back in is a bit of a pain with those big wierd white hands like Micky Mouse. Who do we plonk down in the F50 to keep him busy?
Will we see McVeigh on McVeigh?

[Donners]

Lowest players are

Nick J. Smith	43.0
Henry Playfair	43.0
Peter Everitt	38.0

All of whom have played only 1 game.

Bevan is 7th best, after 7 games.

Paul Bevan	76.4

Sorry, meant from the last game where concerns about our disposal we specifically raised.

[swan_song]

No Sheeds
No Chance

LOL...just like against the undermanned druggies a year or so ago...we'll find a way to lose it...mind you if there's no McPhee to run out of bounds with the ball yet still get it to McVeigh (???) for a match-winning goal thanks to incompetent umpiring, we may have a shot still at this one...

[Bob Neil]

No Lucas.
No Mcveigh.
No Davey.
No McPhee.(Suspended)
No Lovett-Murray.(Suspended)
No Fletcher(possibly).
No Lloyd (form).

No Sheeds
No Chance

[BloodNut]

Davo's unique flower child, non-violent style would play the entire Bombers backline into form and confidence. The greatest Bloods forward since Bob Pratt would need something less intimidating than the looser than Paris Hilton's undies defence, to find his confidence.

Couldn't have said any better myself!

[CJK]

Great to see a game at Olympia in the afternoon.

Good point.

Looking forward to this now.

[liz]

Today's membership email said that all parking in the complex is sold out for the night except for P4. It sounds like there may be a few things going on that evening.

[thejones,s]

I don't know if there is anything else on at Olympic Park that day, but I always think a good guide to crowd size is the availability of P1 parking and that was booked out last Thursday when I tried to book. So it may be a good deal more then expected.

pays to have a mate who is a redback...get to use his parking tickets all year..yes yes yes

[liz]

The whole concept of effectiveness needs to be used with caution, IMO. It is one minor piece of information that can tell you something, but nothing like watching a game with your eyes.

Firstly it takes no account of "hurt factor". I'd almost be happy, for example, if Malceski's effectiveness was only around 50% if that meant that the other 50% were long sizzling passes that hit the chest of a forward 30m out from goal, as his kicks often are. It would be nice if to have an effectiveness greater than 50% but that stat would be far more valuable to the team than Mathews, say, having a 100% effectiveness,

And even some kicks that are rated ineffective can still be valuable to the team. For example, O'Keefe is prone to play on quickly when he takes a mark and pump the ball forward. He doesn't have the skill of a Moore or a Malceski to necessarily spot up a target but at least by getting the ball in quickly it gives the forwards a chance to compete on the ground, maybe locking the ball up with a tackle even if an opponent takes possession.

[TheMase]

High effectiveness is not surprising when most of your possessions are uncontested sideways chips. If you look through his stats he's probably had effective contested possessions in only 2 games and his effectiveness on CP will be no more than 40%..

I was going to say something similar.