Pies v Cats Wizard Cup Semi Final - Match Previews here plea

WhyPhilWhy? · Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2003 11:27 am

Squads announced:

Rupert Betheras, Scott Burns, Nathan Buckley, James Clement, Jason Cloke, Richard Cole, Leon Davis, Alan Didak, Josh Fraser, Brodie Holland, Ben Johnson, Paul Licuria, Tarkyn Lockyer, Matthew Lokan, Ryan Lonie, Mark McGough, Steve McKee, Jarrod Molloy, Shane O'Bree, Simon Prestigiacomo, Anthony Rocca, Heath Scotland, Rhyce Shaw, Chris Tarrant, Shane Wakelin, Tristian Walker, Andrew Williams, Shane Woewodin.

"I am disrespectful to scum! Can you see I am serious!"

d9 tank · Joined: 04 Oct 2002 Location: Victoria

Bye Bye Ben Kinnear, dont know if we'll ever see him again

Pies Premiers 2003 · KEEP SEPTEMBER FREE Joined: 01 Nov 2002 Location: vic

Strong side....word is Bucks and Rocca wont play.....

is Kinnear injured? If not he is REALLY going to struggle getting a game this year....

THE PIES GO MARCHING ON

JLC · Posted: Fri Mar 07, 2003 5:48 pm

Very strong midfield which has been our deficiency against Geelong in the past. Geelong have a fitness edge on us but that is offset by the fact that they played in Cairns last week in the humidity.

I think our forward line is too potent and our midfield strength will overrun them in the end

jlc

Its not arrogance if you can back it up

Fate is what you are given, Destiny is what you do with it

Essendon 2000 premiers
2001 runners up
2002 fifth
2003 ????
The slide continues

stik35 · Joined: 22 May 2001 Location: VIC

I don't necessarily hold to the theory that they will be worn out because of travelling and playing in Cairns last week.
I remember last year waiting for Adelaide to fall over from all the travelling and that took a while - until they played us in fact.

If you bleed black and white you'll never walk alone.

Culprit · Joined: 06 Feb 2003 Location: Port Melbourne

Rocca will not play I hear, Malthouse is focussed on the bigger picture and is not fussed if we lose.

Anjela04 · Joined: 12 Aug 2002 Location: Melbourne

Even if Rocca and Bucks don't play I believe it will be a walk in the park for the pies! We are just too good for those HAND BAGGERS now! I don't think that's getting too confident either!

Always Proud & Passionate

Kristin5 · Fiery Redhead Joined: 19 Apr 2001

Huh? My Nath's not playing? Awwwwww! Where's my 'eye candy' for this week then?

Going on lists, we shoud beat the Cats, but how much do we want to win? I know that Mark Thompson really wants the win so they'll be going at it, all guns blazing, whereas the past couple of weeks have shown that we're still treating it as just practice, good if we win but not life or death if we don't. And Jimmy Clement said that they themselves are surprised to have gotten this far in the pre-season tournament.

"I'm sure people see me as a screaming redhead with a big pair of boobs, but I like to think I've got things to say." Geri Halliwell, former member of the Spice Girls

JLC · Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2003 6:52 am

I think Geelong will be the big improvers this year. They were close last year but ran out of legs towards end of season. Remind me a lot of Collingwood of a few years ago.....

jlc

Its not arrogance if you can back it up

Fate is what you are given, Destiny is what you do with it

Essendon 2000 premiers
2001 runners up
2002 fifth
2003 ????
The slide continues

AnthonyC · Joined: 09 Aug 2002 Location: Melbourne, Victoria

What's the word with Lica. Is he OK to play? I want to win every game we play naturally, but I'd rather not risk injury. Shaw named again, good stuff, hope he keeps improving. Another thread topic I know, but I wonder if he'll get picked for Rnd. 1 if he does well for the next 1 (or 2) games?

Go Pies!

PeterWH · Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2003 8:59 am

According to the DT today,the PIES havrent beaten Geelong since 1989,so the colinists are saying that the cats will come out firing,but MM dosent care at all.
Lets see what happens.

PeterWH
PIES FOR PREMIERS 2002.
We missed 2002 but theres always 2003

WhyPhilWhy? · Posted: Sat Mar 08, 2003 9:55 am

Somebody must have the "DTs" if they think we haven't beaten the Pussies since '89.

Maybe they mean in the preseason cup, but then again, have we played them since then?

"I am disrespectful to scum! Can you see I am serious!"

THE D.O.C. · Joined: 11 Jul 2002 Location: melbourne

lets send the pussy back down the highway to sleepy hollow with there tails between there legs lol

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Special Delivery · Joined: 27 Jul 2002 Location: From Sydney to Melbourne

JLC and I both agree that Michael Bevan should be put on the ball.

A natural winner.

The only man with the nerve to do the job.

Any issues with this, PM JLC-he will set you straight*

* Please note the above statement may not be entirely true. The author of this post strongly suggests that you create masses of space on your computer for the deluge of irrelevant facts, figures, population trends and recipes from JLC to support his theory should you disagree. He is a dangerous man when provoked.
He also loves Michael Bevan**

**May also not be true...

Walk with me through my valleys and you will sing with me on my mountain.

Pies Premiers 2003 · KEEP SEPTEMBER FREE Joined: 01 Nov 2002 Location: vic

Bevan would take too long to get rid of the ball.....to slow

Seriously though....our midfield should be too strong for Geelong...Ling is out so if Bucks plays he will have a free reign....

Im looking forward to seeing Bucks, Licca, Woey, burns, tarks in the midfield together....

THE PIES GO MARCHING ON