(07-29-2019, 12:47 AM)tonyo link Wrote:Eagles have a seriously strong backline which we will struggle with - we really need Harry to force as many contests as possible. They also have a 3-prong marking forward line (Kennedy, Darling, Allen) so Plowman/Newman will need to play tall this week. And I don't think Mr Cripps will be offered a free-rein like last Saturday.
Having said that, belief and confidence can do amazing things.
I reckon we will be competitive, but fall 15-25 points short. We have to remember that this mob are the reigning Premiers and a serious chance for back-to-back. As long as we are in the game, we will be able to take positives from the outcome.
Don't agree:
B Brad Sheppard, Tom Barrass, Will Schofield
HB Lewis Jetta, Jeremy McGovern, Jackson Nelson
Sheppard not a patch on what he was last year and the general - Guv #2 - has been hobbling and could do with a rest.
Jetta aside, they lack pace big time.
But yeah, well drilled etc and their mids run both ways well.
And Allen's only 191cm, plenty of cover for him!
Finals, then 4 in a row!