Well, here we are again, people. Just one step away from the big dance. Welcome to the Game Day thread for the 1st Preliminary Final. Standing in our way of a date with destiny, and the Richmond Football Club, is the franchise operation from out in Sydney’s western suburbs, the Greater Western Sydney Giants. Depleted, but still dangerous.
The teams:
Tip: Oh, I’m hopeless at this. On one hand, when I tip against us, we often win. On the other hand, when I tip for us, we often lose. Every rule has it’s exception, though, so here goes… Collingwood by 19 points.
Over to you…
Sorry Rosco haven’t heard about Scharenberg.
Line up for the pre-season game v Richmond on Sunday at Wang
B: Crisp, Roughead, Magden
HB: Maynard, Keane, Mayne
C: T.Brown, Treloar, WHE
HF: Elliott, Reid, Mihocek
F:Stephenson, Cox, JDG
R: Cameron, Wills Adams
I/C: Noble, Atu, C.Brown, Phillips, Thomas, Daicos, Murphy, Bianco, Sier, Rantall, Ruscoe, Kelly (4 to be omitted, confirmed at 5pm tonight)
Where is Isaac Quaynor? He played in the scratch matches.
Besides that and the obvious players missing due to tonight’s game and the continued desire by the club to use these games to try different things and to develop players, this clearly highlights the (missing) elephant in the room – Scharenberg?
Is he actually still at the club? Injured? Been sent to Coventry, Chris Mayne style? Chucked the towel in? With Langdon close to washed up, it’s astonishing he is not playing in this game if he is available and I believe he played in the match simulation at Scumsville?
NWO – Do you have any mail on this topic?
NMU
That might be his Mum. Nah. She’s smarter than that. Has to be a supporter.
On a serious note, well its all been said before, hasn’t it?
One last time, high quality clubs like Hawthorn, Geelong, WCE and now Richmond must be having a quiet chuckle at the way things get done at the Pies. After all, if it was the right model, don’t you think they would follow suit?
He is right about McGuire having the loudest voice – normally to the detriment of the club.
Got all fingers and toes crossed that our boys get through the charity game and the pre-season match against the Tigers unscathed.
At the risk of putting the mozz on, we seem to be coming into this season in better shape than prior years (with the obvious exceptions of Langdon and Beams.)
From all reports Greenwood is ahead on his recovery and looks well and Stephenson and JDG are being conservatively managed (rightly) so we will possibly enter the year similarly to last year in terms of availability.
Our R1, 2019 line up was:
B: Maynard, Roughead, Crisp
HB: Howe, Moore, Aish
C: Mayne, Pendles, Phillips
HF: Thomas, Cox, Stephenson
F: Elliott, JDG, Checkers
R: Grundy, Beams, Treloar
I/C: Langdon, Brown, Varcoe and Sidey
With Aish, Langdon, Beams and Varcoe all gone, I imagine that those four spots for the season opener against the Dogs will be filled from:
Adams, WHE, Scharenberg, IQ, Tyler Brown, Sier, Wills, Noble.
Given it is Footscray on their preferred fast deck at Marvel, I would think we would be looking for pace so perhaps;
Adams (if fit) or Sier (for Beams)
WHE (in the Langdon defensive intercept role)
IQ (for Varcoe)
Noble (for Aish)
with Shazza, T.Brown, and Wills as emergencies.
We may have to give up the fight, RFCM.
The following is a quote from some moron on the CFC Facebook page after Fat Eddie was re-elected: “Eddie is still the best person for the job. We are extremely lucky to have someone with Eddie’s profile to lead us. He is the best connected man in football and has the loudest voice. Nobody could fill his shoes. He can have it for life in my book.”
Never forget “Strop” Cooper carving up the Cats forwards in the 1981 prelim.
Tough as task but injuries ruined his career.
Not sure what others think but I find it strange that Jolly would be recognised as a LIfe Member before Lumumba (unless the latter has declined it).
That only leaves Beams, Heater, Nathan Brown, Reid and Pendles and Sidey from the 2010 side who haven’t been granted Life Membership.
One senses that the Beams and Lumumba presentations would be very awkward
Players to be made life members tonight: Ian Cooper,Darren Jolly,Dale Thomas,Sharrod Wellingham,Jarryd Blair and Tyson Goldsack.
The cap and the use thereof applies to each individual contract year.
If Mayne renegotiates his contract downward – like Thomas did at Carlton and Wells did last year- then the actual amount paid is what is relevant to the cap.
If it wasn’t, the reverse could apply i.e. You could have a player contracted on 500k and get paid a million and go over the cap with immunity.
If Mayne had a contract this year for $500,000, then that is what is counted in the cap this year.
And Pendlebury signed on at reduced rates because he wasn’t worth $900,000 next year, although no doubt there are plenty at the CFC who would be stupid enough to pay him that much.
Tom Browne reported on Channel Seven news that the re- signing of Mayne and Pendles a reduced rates was purpose designed to free up money to settle with Dayne Beams in this years salary cap which would “suit Beams”.
Your welcome, Tom.
He reported that the amount would be circa 650k which would then create space next year for Moore and DeGoey to be accommodated.
If Langdon pulls the pin then we will have even more space and we should have a full raft of draft picks next year as well.