Rnd 19 Pre-Match Thread, vs Brisbane at the GABBA 1:10 PM Sunday 21 July 2024

[The Big Cat]

Charlie Cameron free to play!

[Thunder Shaker]

Ladder positions of Brisbane's opponents at the Gabba:

Carlton 2 (Lost by 1), Collingwood 12 (Lost by 20), North Melbourne 17 (Won by 70), Geelong 3 (Lost by 26), Gold Coast 11 (Won by 34), Richmond 18 (Won by 119), St Kilda 15 (Won by 20), Melbourne 8 (Won by 5), Adelaide (won by 11).

Top 8 record: 1-2. (Only win being against Melbourne by 5 points)
Bottom 10 record: 5-1. (The loss being against Collingwood early in the season.)

Brisbane's home record against top 8 sides this year isn't stellar.

Sydney's recent record at the Gabba is 1 win and 5 losses, but that record is bloated by 3 games in 2020 against Victorian clubs (all losses). Last 5 games against Brisbane are 3 wins and 2 losses. Overall, the record against Brisbane Lions is 12 wins, 1 draw and 7 losses.

[waswan]

He thinks because he is tall he can mark over anyone. Play in front and he is hard to spoil.

Agree
Attack as a fwd, never wait for it to come to you

[Nico]

Basically play like a fwd, lead and jump.

Only looks out of sorts when he tries to find a body first when contesting.

Mclean more consistent, not always on though. No one in the team can take a pack mark like him when he is jumping at the ball.

He thinks because he is tall he can mark over anyone. Play in front and he is hard to spoil.

[waswan]

All Amartey needs to do is play in front and lead up. It appears that Logan is the first choice full forward which gives us much better structure. Logan is way more consistent and showing why he was a high draft pick. Has genuine forward line nous.

Basically play like a fwd, lead and jump.

Only looks out of sorts when he tries to find a body first when contesting.

Mclean more consistent, not always on though. No one in the team can take a pack mark like him when he is jumping at the ball.

[Nico]

All Amartey needs to do is play in front and lead up. It appears that Logan is the first choice full forward which gives us much better structure. Logan is way more consistent and showing why he was a high draft pick. Has genuine forward line nous.

[Roadrunner]

Really surprised we are not favorites to win this Sunday. Sportsbet has both teams at a $1.90. Maybe my bias is showing.

Brisbane are hard to beat at home but if we can put 4 quarters together we can do it. I would rest Mills as this isn’t a must win game and we certainly need him for the finals. Why not give Hamling a go and also rest Amartey? Not that he needs a rest- more like a reality check!

[crackedactor 01]

Really surprised we are not favorites to win this Sunday. Sportsbet has both teams at a $1.90. Maybe my bias is showing.

[KSAS]

Horse has said Mills is no certainty to play this week as he pulled up sore after his first game & is a watch. Played more minutes than planned due to J Mac's injury ( he was to be subbed off before 3/4 time).

[Ludwig]

With Charlie Cameron out for this game and Lincoln McCarthy already gone for the season, Brisbane don't really have a small forward that requires a lock down defender, although they still have plenty of goal kicking power from the rest of the squad. I think it's possible to leave out Cunningham for this week without hurting our chances.

There is also a chance that Mills will miss or be the sub.

I think there are more options than have been proposed in this thread.

Brisbane also have 4 of their best defenders out for this game with Jack Payne going out. Add that to Coleman, Doedee and Gardiner. They've really done well to cover those losses. They have been vulnerable in defense and we hopefully can take advantage of it.

[i'm-uninformed2]

Lloyd's very recent form (last couple of weeks) has been a bit askew, but prior to that he was going exceptionally well for several. I know there is mixed opinions of him and his role in the team, but I think there is zero chance he is going anywhere.

I think it'll be Heeney and Cunningham for J Mac and probably Roberts. I think they'll want an extra left footer in the mix down if Cunningham does come back, given you would expect Mills will play some time off the half back line as well. Whoever misses out if it is Roberts or Campbell will be stiff - Roberts has been down a little recently but has had a great year, and Campbell's form has been I think on the upswing recently as well.

Great dilemmas to have - but there will be some unlucky losers in it all.

I went into the season and even the first couple of games a bit down on Lloyd, but agree he's been very good. My one query - and not to the point of putting him out of the team - is he was better playing higher up the ground. When he played purely wing he was at his best. I think these days, his assets - hard running into smart spots and good shorter kicking - work better forward of 50 than in defence with the way we play. I think he's playing a bit more back the last few weeks and it's reduced his output and effectiveness.

And you've summed up the choice between Roberts and Campbell perfectly.

[mcs]

Heeney and Cunningham for J Mac and Lloyd would be my changes.

Lloyd's very recent form (last couple of weeks) has been a bit askew, but prior to that he was going exceptionally well for several. I know there is mixed opinions of him and his role in the team, but I think there is zero chance he is going anywhere.

I think it'll be Heeney and Cunningham for J Mac and probably Roberts. I think they'll want an extra left footer in the mix down if Cunningham does come back, given you would expect Mills will play some time off the half back line as well. Whoever misses out if it is Roberts or Campbell will be stiff - Roberts has been down a little recently but has had a great year, and Campbell's form has been I think on the upswing recently as well.

Great dilemmas to have - but there will be some unlucky losers in it all.

[i'm-uninformed2]

Will be fasincated to see how we replace McInerney's role in his absence (sigh). He's been genuinely elite this year - covers a truckload of ground, at high speed, is probably our best kick inside 50 after Errol and Heeney, versatile and has a huge defensive appetite. Mills might start on a wing, but he doesn't yet have the legs to play that role at length.

I'd personally think about using Jordon in a similar way. He's got the gut running capacity (without the top end speed), has very clean skills, is similarly versatile and has clear two-way instincts. It may depend on whether they want him to tag or not, but the last two weeks he's played high half-forward and rolled into the midfield, and done it well.

[chalbilto]

I don't think it matters to the club where he will play for his 200th game. They will select the best team possible. However, if it was his 300th game then I think that they would play it at home except for finals.

[Thunder Shaker]

When Cunningham returns, it will be his 200th game. Would the club have him return for an away game, or wait until next week's home game against the Bulldogs? And who would come out of the team?