Discussion 2022 AFL: Practice Matches & AAMI Community Series Discussion

[dlanod]

Is Rayner actually getting decent mid time or is he just attending centre bounces and floating forward like Dusty/Stringer?

Looks a bit like previous midfield games from him. Always adjacent to the ball but never seems to bounce his way, and he doesn't seem to be one to grab and go.

 

[dlanod]

What time is the Port v GC game starting?

3 pm according to Kayo/commentators.

 

[Goodie's Guns]

Yeah unsure as I didn’t watch, they were stats collected by the DT Talk crew. Surely they getting incorrectly capture ruck contests?
Still doesn’t bode well for Gawn

I’m yet to watch that game back yet, but pretty sure there’s comments floating through the thread saying Gawn sat out the last quarter, and that’s where Jackson ‘made up’ a lot of CBAs.

It’s important to get an understanding of the correct context in these practice games before drawing conclusions.

 

[KLo30]

What time is the Port v GC game starting?

Friday, February 25
Brisbane v Adelaide at Metricon Stadium (10am AEST)
Gold Coast v Port Adelaide at Metricon Stadium (2pm AEST)
Collingwood v Hawthorn at Morwell Recreation Reserve (4pm AEDT)
Sydney v GWS Giants at Lavington Sports Ground (6pm AEDT)
West Coast v Fremantle at Mineral Resources Park (4.40pm AWST)

 

[NT.Thunder]

Friday, February 25
Brisbane v Adelaide at Metricon Stadium (10am AEST)
Gold Coast v Port Adelaide at Metricon Stadium (2pm AEST)
Collingwood v Hawthorn at Morwell Recreation Reserve (4pm AEDT)
Sydney v GWS Giants at Lavington Sports Ground (6pm AEDT)
West Coast v Fremantle at Mineral Resources Park (4.40pm AWST)

Thanks - was looking for that post

 

[NT.Thunder]

@dlanod what are you expecting out of J.Berry this season in terms of role?

 

[AngryAnt]

fingers crossed Sinn shows a bit, need those back rookies.

 

[NT.Thunder]

Rowell will feature in a few pre-season teams after todays game I think.

 

[NT.Thunder]

Scrap that, Rowell forgot his boots so his heads not in the game this season

 

[dlanod]

@dlanod what are you expecting out of J.Berry this season in terms of role?

Best scenario (and what I'd expect after he looked fully fit today) is a combination of wing and second string mid. He's spent time forward previously but he's not really effective and we've got much better options now with Cameron, McCarthy, Cockatoo and Rayner all looking pretty good.

 

[Peter56]

Yes, twenty something. Still the main man and an absolute 🔒

Thanks goodness I was just wondering if the rumours of him being banished to the wings were true.

 

[Uncle Drew]

You're more confident than me but I agree, hard to take anything away from these praccy games.

I'm not at all confident in Adelaide this year, but they have a pretty good excuse for being flat today. We see many teams play ordinary in the regular season after the flus been around the club. So you have to give them a free pass for todays match.

 

[NT.Thunder]

Sinn looks good, running to the right spots and finding the ball, looks a good user also. Rowell working well in the contest, Butters starting midfield and doing a few nice things, laid a ripper tackle on Miller resulting in a goal to PA. Miller again looking like a good pick.

 

[NT.Thunder]

And then a poor kick by Sinn going inside 50 straight to 2 GCS players. BF Commentators curse

 

[donnybuang]

What role for SPP?

 

[NT.Thunder]

What role for SPP?

Started on ball with Butters and Boak

 

[AngryAnt]

Rowell having a really solid quarter

 

[donnybuang]

Started on ball with Butters and Boak

Tempting, but can't trust Hinkley to leave him there.

 

[NT.Thunder]

SPP been good and getting plenty of CBA's

 

[NT.Thunder]

Tempting, but can't trust Hinkley to leave him there.

Yeah and that's my issue also with Butters. Boak is still fit and firing so I'd suggest at least the early part of the season he'll get the majority of CBA's with Wines.