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(09-04-2023, 01:18 PM)kruddler link Wrote:Clearly moving forward with pittonet and De Koning combo??
Did they both play last game?
We won 4 in a row with Pitto and the King and dropped the game when we left Pitto out - not that Pitto’s absence cost us the game.
I don’t think that our MC is wedded to any particular combination but they know that going with two fair dinkum rucks works … with the right supporting cast and structures.
I expect us to go with Pitto and the King but, given the expected conditions, I won’t be too surprised if Pitto is an emergency.
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Cant believe we are still talking about this whilst Jack is injured.
For mine, the question isnt about whether or not we play pitto and/or de koning, its whether or not we play the two of them with harry.
Why is Jack being discussed when he is injured and not even in line for selection?
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Assuming all of Cripps, Doc, Pittonet and Motlop come back in.....that's 4 reasonably unlucky ones to miss out this week....and possibly one more if Kennedy was to be selected too?
IMHO....Fogarty, Durdin or Fisher, Marchbank (with Dow the sub)....and one other....wouldn't want to be sitting on the MC this week.
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(09-05-2023, 01:28 AM)WASurfer link Wrote:Assuming all of Cripps, Doc, Pittonet and Motlop come back in.....that's 4 reasonably unlucky ones to miss out this week....and possibly one more if Kennedy was to be selected too?
IMHO....Fogarty, Durdin or Fisher, Marchbank (with Dow the sub)....and one other....wouldn't want to be sitting on the MC this week.
Unfortunate for the blokes who miss out but how good is it to have genuine competition for spots in the 22?
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One thing has me uneasy more then any for this final and its how quiet Sydney is in the media and how our club and individual players are front and centre in the spotlight.
Our history in this situation with this group has never ended well when we are talked up this much.
Geez i hope im wrong.
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(09-05-2023, 03:43 AM)shawny link Wrote:One thing has me uneasy more then any for this final and its how quiet Sydney is in the media and how our club and individual players are front and centre in the spotlight.
Our history in this situation with this group has never ended well when we are talked up this much.
Geez i hope im wrong. Agree. I would have preferred a much lower profile. Keep getting the feeling that Sydney may provide a very nasty surprise, much to the glee of the AFL media.
Reality always wins in the end.
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(09-05-2023, 03:43 AM)shawny link Wrote:One thing has me uneasy more then any for this final and its how quiet Sydney is in the media and how our club and individual players are front and centre in the spotlight.
Our history in this situation with this group has never ended well when we are talked up this much.
Geez i hope im wrong.
Sydney players rarely feature in the media - apart from Buddy. There is one article about Gulden though - he grew up supporting the mighty Blues.
I've been struck by how the build up to the first lot of finals has been pretty low key across the board. The Pies are getting more coverage than the other finalists, but that's usually the way it is.
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Shawny....I guess the fact that Sydney are perennial finalists, and we're playing our first finals match in a decade, was always going to mean the focus was on us. I'd like to think that someone like Voss, who's been there and done it on the biggest stage as a player, would be the perfect bloke to keep them focused this week.
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(09-05-2023, 05:32 AM)WASurfer link Wrote:Shawny....I guess the fact that Sydney are perennial finalists, and we're playing our first finals match in a decade, was always going to mean the focus was on us. I'd like to think that someone like Voss, who's been there and done it on the biggest stage as a player, would be the perfect bloke to keep them focused this week.
Yep
It would only becomes a problem if the players get caught up with the hype and go into the game with anything less than a full focus.
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(09-05-2023, 03:43 AM)shawny link Wrote:One thing has me uneasy more then any for this final and its how quiet Sydney is in the media and how our club and individual players are front and centre in the spotlight.
Our history in this situation with this group has never ended well when we are talked up this much.
Geez i hope im wrong. Its all part of the "growing up" process. Being the BIG club we are, it's always going to mean attention is on us from all quarters. As Cripps said in his presser, they boys are used to playing in front of big crowds because of our larger supporter base and the well established rivalries. I think that the club has done a power of work in the "mind" space and so I think we will be ready to go. It will be a high pressure game, the GWS game aside we have played high pressure elimination finals for several weeks. It will come down to selection and execution of the plan.
If you ask me, the pressure and media attention is ALL on the Filth. Its their flag to lose.
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