A week away, but looking like a hum dinger. Back at home after a good 6 pt haul over there, but now with a new RB (Boxall).
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Batucada in Aisle 30. Boxey as FZ Capo. Nixey giving stuff to Aisle 12. Patrick getting another quick snog in when the ball goes out. Grandadi predicting a massive win (called by the announcer as "lots of points to zero").
Face painting, bouncey castles, charridy strip (not really)... what else is needed?
"Phoenix till they lose"
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A week away, but looking like a hum dinger. Back at home after a good 6 pt haul over there, but now with a new RB (Boxall).
Loud noises! Massive, bolded font size.
Batucada in Aisle 30. Boxey as FZ Capo. Nixey giving stuff to Aisle 12. Patrick getting another quick snog in when the ball goes out. Grandadi predicting a massive win (called by the announcer as "lots of points to zero").
Face painting, bouncey castles, charridy strip (not really)... what else is needed?
10,000 + people.
CCM better improve from the way they are playing the heart or we will be four wins on the trot.
Our biggest enemy will be complacency. That was a pile of faeces that they and Heart dished up.
Actually, getting outplayed quite a bit these days
Well we did play pretty good without him...
If that's how CCM play without Wee Mac and Flores, then as long as we play our game as per against WSW we have 3 points (no Grandadi or nufc_nz bollocks was used in the making of this statement).
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Well we did play pretty good without him...
If that's how CCM play without Wee Mac and Flores, then as long as we play our game as per against WSW we have 3 points (no Grandadi or nufc_nz bollocks was used in the making of this statement).
Actually, getting outplayed quite a bit these days
Went to a film at the reading tonight and a Nix ad came on. Was quite stoked until it promoted the 3 games in december. Not so flash.
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Well we did play pretty good without him...
If that's how CCM play without Wee Mac and Flores, then as long as we play our game as per against WSW we have 3 points
Queenslander 3x a year.
Really quite worried about Boxall as RB. I think he is a much better back up CB than RB. He doesn't push forward nearly as much as Fenton does and, despite reading Ernie say that he is the fastest in the squad on 20m sprints, he looks quite slow and "bulky". Hope to be proved wrong there. Also I would start Carlos ahead of Hicks as a no.10 as Jason hasn't really impressed me in that position.
Big game, that's for sure. Have we ever won 4 on the trot? Let's hope CCM have a bumpy flight in and that we bring our A-game!
Really quite worried about Boxall as RB. I think he is a much better back up CB than RB. He doesn't push forward nearly as much as Fenton does and, despite reading Ernie say that he is the fastest in the squad on 20m sprints, he looks quite slow and "bulky". Hope to be proved wrong there. Also I would start Carlos ahead of Hicks as a no.10 as Jason hasn't really impressed me in that position.
Big game, that's for sure. Have we ever won 4 on the trot? Let's hope CCM have a bumpy flight in and that we bring our A-game!
Really quite worried about Boxall as RB. I think he is a much better back up CB than RB. He doesn't push forward nearly as much as Fenton does and, despite reading Ernie say that he is the fastest in the squad on 20m sprints, he looks quite slow and "bulky". Hope to be proved wrong there. Also I would start Carlos ahead of Hicks as a no.10 as Jason hasn't really impressed me in that position.
Big game, that's for sure. Have we ever won 4 on the trot? Let's hope CCM have a bumpy flight in and that we bring our A-game!
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Really quite worried about Boxall as RB. I think he is a much better back up CB than RB. He doesn't push forward nearly as much as Fenton does and, despite reading Ernie say that he is the fastest in the squad on 20m sprints, he looks quite slow and "bulky". Hope to be proved wrong there. Also I would start Carlos ahead of Hicks as a no.10 as Jason hasn't really impressed me in that position.
Big game, that's for sure. Have we ever won 4 on the trot? Let's hope CCM have a bumpy flight in and that we bring our A-game!
Grumpy old bastard alert
I still think we are going to have a hard time breaking down CCMs defence. We have had trouble scoring and they probably have the most organised defence in the league. I think we will get plenty of possession but need to take whatever chances come and watch the counter.
Duke and Rose will probably score...
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A week away, but looking like a hum dinger. Back at home after a good 6 pt haul over there, but now with a new RB (Boxall).
Loud noises! Massive, bolded font size.
Batucada in Aisle 30. Boxey as FZ Capo. Nixey giving stuff to Aisle 12. Patrick getting another quick snog in when the ball goes out. Grandadi predicting a massive win (called by the announcer as "lots of points to zero").
Face painting, bouncey castles, charridy strip (not really)... what else is needed?
10,000 + people.
Well we did play pretty good without him...
If that's how CCM play without Wee Mac and Flores, then as long as we play our game as per against WSW we have 3 points
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I still think we are going to have a hard time breaking down CCMs defence.
Incredible stamina. No shame. Yellow Fever.
Well we did play pretty good without him...
If that's how CCM play without Wee Mac and Flores, then as long as we play our game as per against WSW we have 3 points
you could probably chuck Cunningham in there too..
Would really love to see Boyd given a start ahead of Brockie. I know a lot of people think he's better coming off the bench for now but I reckon the time has come to give him a shot. Also Brockie has had plenty of chances to play his way back into form and clearly hasn't so a spell on the bench might help him sort himself out. Boyd and Stein also appear to work a lot better together than Brockie and Stein. Is it 3 goals they've created together in the last 2 games?
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Looking at the upcoming fixtures (Tards, Roar, Cakes then Jests), it is probably a good time to try that. If it works then it can be tried out again against our bogey teams in the next two games. If it doesn't then we have the "established" line up to fall back on (minus Mr Bombastic, Mr lova lova *sniff*).
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Also Yellow card count so far (from wikipedia):
| Player | YC |
| Manny Muscat | 5 |
| Albert Riera | 4 |
| Kenny Cunningham | 4 |
| Jeremy Brockie | 4 |
| Louis Fenton | 3 |
| Andrew Durante | 3 |
| Carlos Hernández | 2 |
| Ben Sigmund | 2 |
| Michael Boxall | 2 |
| Jacob Spoonley | 1 |
| Leo Bertos | 1 |
| Tyler Boyd | 1 |
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Would really love to see Boyd given a start ahead of Brockie. I know a lot of people think he's better coming off the bench for now but I reckon the time has come to give him a shot. Also Brockie has had plenty of chances to play his way back into form and clearly hasn't so a spell on the bench might help him sort himself out. Boyd and Stein also appear to work a lot better together than Brockie and Stein. Is it 3 goals they've created together in the last 2 games?
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I think the "tired defenders" call is a bit of a red herring - just because it's in comparison to Brockie, and you could argue that Brockie has had a lot more chances to contribute because he's been on the field so much more, but he hasn't taken them. I'll accept that Boyd's energy is useful to inject late in a game but I just think that continuing to pick Brockie because there's no one else is just shooting ourselves in the foot. Give the guy who's proved he's able to contribute in recent weeks the chance to contribute more, I say. He can hardly be less effective than Brockie on current form.
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Yeah, I think Brockie should be benched and Boyd started in his place. If anything it is just about rewarding form and without doing that you send the wrong message. I think that this is the time to try it if you are looking at bringing another attacking player into the squad because you (hopefully) wont get a better opportunity later in the season.
Maybe Brockie could do with a few off-the-bench appearances so that he too gets the chance to run at tired defenders, breaks his drought, and then we have some hard-fought competition for a starting place between him and Boyd. Everybody wins.
I still think we are going to have a hard time breaking down CCMs defence.
If Heart can create a handful of chances surely we can.
I still think we are going to have a hard time breaking down CCMs defence.
If Heart can create a handful of chances surely we can.
In our last 9 games against them we have scored 3 goals. Their defensive pattern doesn't seem to have changed too much. I think people are being a little overly confident, it is a good time to be playing them but I doubt we will have plenty of chances.
I still think we are going to have a hard time breaking down CCMs defence.
If Heart can create a handful of chances surely we can.
In our last 9 games against them we have scored 3 goals. Their defensive pattern doesn't seem to have changed too much. I think people are being a little overly confident, it is a good time to be playing them but I doubt we will have plenty of chances.
Young Jeremy needs to get away from the stupid hair look.
No.2 I reckon- the change of look could lead to a change of outlook. Worked for Beckham...
Anyway, would like/love to see him and Carlos each score a screamer. That would REALLY set the tone for the rest of the season.
Nostalgia isnt what it used to be...........
Is WeeMac playing? He only missed the weekend because of a virus from what I read. When does he fly off?
My starting line up would be:
Moss
Box Siggy Dura Manny
Lia Paramedic
Boyd Carlos Kenny
Stein
Bench: Brockie, Leo, Ridenton, Hicks, Italiano
In reality I think it will be Brockie instead of Boyd though. Or if Carlos come of the bench it will be Brockie up front with Stein at 10.
Is WeeMac playing? He only missed the weekend because of a virus from what I read. When does he fly off?
The previous game was supposed to be his last. I'm pretty sure he will not be available.
Is WeeMac playing? He only missed the weekend because of a virus from what I read. When does he fly off?
The previous game was supposed to be his last. I'm pretty sure he will not be available.
Good test to see if our culture really has changed. We don't have a great track record of going on with it after winning a few in the row, and this is one of those games we also must win. Another factor to be wary of is the underdog card, which we've utilised well in this run, as no-one in Oz really rates the Phoenix. Up until now anyway. But we're unlikely to get away with playing that card again. The 3 wins (and more the way we did it vs WSW) means we're potentially not far away from becoming the hunted, and that will be a whole new ballgame. Probably have to give Boyd a start with Stein after last week. He deserves it. But seeing Boyd up ended 'legally' the other night is a reminder how careful these kids have to be managed on the paddock, as they become fair game for hardened A league destroyers. Won't surprise me if Ernie sticks Brockie and Cunningham in again. Mariners are hard as nails.
I still think we are going to have a hard time breaking down CCMs defence.
If Heart can create a handful of chances surely we can.
In our last 9 games against them we have scored 3 goals. Their defensive pattern doesn't seem to have changed too much. I think people are being a little overly confident, it is a good time to be playing them but I doubt we will have plenty of chances.
It's a fair point that we have changed significantly this season, but to say it is not even slightly relevant is incorrect. We still have the many of the same players and showed the same trend already earlier this season. CCM still have a good defence, they get a lot of people behind the ball, and we are still low on goals against all teams. That's my view, we are not going to get many chances so need to make the most of what we do create.
I still think we are going to have a hard time breaking down CCMs defence.
If Heart can create a handful of chances surely we can.
In our last 9 games against them we have scored 3 goals. Their defensive pattern doesn't seem to have changed too much. I think people are being a little overly confident, it is a good time to be playing them but I doubt we will have plenty of chances.
To be fair 3 goals in 9 games is at least an interesting stat.
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