Pre Match. Pies v. Lions - All comments please.

[3rd degree]

[swoop42]

Brisbane at the G is the easiest assignment in football.

We'll win comfortably.

[Presti35]

Useless talking points:

1. Doubtful Rockliff will be playing.

2. Beams first game (in Melbourne) Vs Collingwood. (And his 3rd against us overall). (Jack Frosts first if he's named, with is unlikely).

3. Note we've only played them once a season from 2010 onwards.

4. From 28 games since becoming the Brisbane Lions, we have won only 11. (Really need to level this out a bit).

5.

[BBHS]

So Aish played a role across half back/wing. Can the Berg come in and perform this role or is he just a intercept/link backman?

[mattdally]

I think Shaz in for Aish
Josh Thomas has to get a run for Blair - put him in the middle / forward line and see what he can offer.

[PyreneesPie]

[mosig]

[3rd degree]

Sier will get a run in the seniors this week.

[RudeBoy]

[mudlark]

[Woods]

Weather report for Sunday 28 May.

Bit wet and wild, even icy.

Meanwhile in Brissy this week it'll be 24-25C, mostly sunny and with light winds (sigh).

Melbourne area
Max. 15C.
Partly cloudy. High (80%) chance of showers, decreasing during the evening. Local hail and thunder in the afternoon and evening. Winds northerly 25 to 35 km/h turning westerly 20 to 30 km/h during the day.

[Magpietothemax]

[mooretreloar]

Selection has interested me greatly in the last month or so. In the first five years of his tenure, Buckley has shown he has the best interests of the club at heart. (Some here want to argue we didn't need to rebuild after 2013, these people need to wake up and smell the roses, but this is besides the point with respect to this post). He has played young players with the view to the future, however horrendous injuries to an extent forced his hand.

In 2017, the club, President and CEO decided that we would go into this season, with a coach in his final year of a contract, with his future tenure dependent on making finals (or somewhere close, as per Eddie). Therefore, it appears to me that the first time under his tenure that the development of younger players has been put on the back burner to a degree, to try and maximise the number of wins we have in 2017. We are, I believe, one of two teams that have not had a debutant this year and we have also not played players that have shown promise last season or in previous seasons. Therefore, to me this is slowing the progression of our rebuild, however any coach put in this position would be doing exactly as Buckley is doing.

We are playing the bottom side this week and as a result for mine we should be exposing some of our younger players at AFL level with a view to the future.

Blair's effort and intensity was very good last week, but he again cost us goals with his poor decisions of not giving the first option to team mates. He is not going to get any better, the team is not better for him being in it, so he should be managed and Broomhead or Crocker played.

Goldy has been good this season, despite his fumbling and poor disposal costing us multiple goals, not so much in the last few weeks, but in the first 6 rounds. He has been a great warrior and servant of the club, but he is not going to get better and the team is not better for him being in it. He should be managed this week and Scharenberg played.

Brisbane have two gun mids in Beams and Zorko, but we can beat them without Greenwood needing to tag. Thus, Greenwood should be managed for Broomhead or Crocker.

Aish needs to be replaced due to injury and a like for like replacement for him and who is a big part of the future is Ramsay.

So, if it was me, I would do the following:
In: Scharenberg, Broomhead, Crocker and Ramsay
Out: Aish (inj), Goldsack (managed), Blair (managed) and Greenwood (managed).

What I think we will actually do is:
In: Ramsay
Out: Aish (inj)

In conclusion, in my opinion at the bye the club, President and CEO, need to sit down and determine if they believe Buckley is the man for the job in the future. If they do, then they need to re-sign immediately and give him the imprimatur to keep progressing the rebuild by giving preference to players that are the future of the club over players that are not going to get any better. If they don't, then they need to give Buckley the directive to play the kids and also give him the dignity of coaching out the rest of the year with the incentive that he will be helping the club by playing the kids.

My view here is based on winning our next flag, not just making up the numbers in the finals.

[Number 35]

^^^

" Please do not listen to what 'mooretreloar' has to say about Football. He clearly has no idea about the game!!!. (@mooretreloar) >>> If i hear THE word 'RAMSAY' or the phrase 'WE will not benefit with Goldsack in the team' or anything that is close to as IDIOTIC as the previous 2 examples I have given you, again!, I PROMISE severe DREAMS will be invading your brain. And they will be re-occuring indeed, however, you WILL be able to remember them. And I will have 3 different scenarios of the DREAMS that Guests and Members of NicksBulletin can vote for me to TRIGGER, VIA Poll decision..."

This is a warning, mooretreloar

Your 1st

- TheSandman

[Number 35]

" When someone goes to such Great lengths to post complete and utter nonsense, and what he lays forth is consistently moronic viewpoints. It should be questioned as to whether they are Indeed a (troll). Therefore Ladies and Gentlemen, I EXPOSE to you"...

A TROLL ( MOORETRELOAR )

- TheSandman