Sustained pressure requires fit players. So we’re back to selection.

]Forget selection. There's enough talent in the team. The key will be pressure. If we play 4 quarters of high pressure, unrelenting football, we'll be every chance to win. Champion Data put out some info earlier this week that if Brisbanes opponents bring higher than 180 pressure, Brisbane have won 4 from 10 games.
We're the best pressure team when the mindset if correct. That's what it comes down to. Can our selected players bring 4 quarters of the pressure required. No lapses.

(straight kicking in front of goal would be a bonus as well)

100%

running hard, and running out games.

Doc and other players (Weiters) have been talking about his arc coming close to the end. but could just mean his second last season. who knows?


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All the more reason not to select Moir and Lord who I believe don't yet have the necessary fitness levels.

Not really sure what you meant, you started out talking out mindset, then wandered over to endurance running, then ended up with physical intent.

Not sure what that’s got to do with picking physically fit (ie that have sufficiently recovered from injury) players.

Edit: fwiw I don’t think Binns is ready for finals yet either, but I think Lord and Cincotta are.

Moir’s the one I’m really disappointed about.

We totally miss an X factor at the moment and he’s provided more in two quarters in the forward line than the rest of our list in a long time.

From memory when Cerra came back earlier in the year we played him 60% game time.

If Moir doesn’t have the tank why not manage him into it?

It’s been a long time since we had a no name pop up for four or five goals.

Eddie Betts comes to mind.

Moir shows the sort of spark that could catch a team unaware.

lord has more probability to run out a game tomorrow than doc, cerra and williams combined.

moir would have been a handy sub.


looking at deer tonight, made me think moir is going to be better, at least with more x factor and speed. but we haven't seen enough.

You are kidding
Moir best effort in the 2nds this year was 2 goals one of which was a joe the goose
You seriously think he is going to kick 5 in a final.
He has played 2 quarters of football
His efforts and application in the reserves was woeful

Did you actually watch any of his games this year


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Not really sure what you meant, you started out talking out mindset, then wandered over to endurance running, then ended up with physical intent.

Not sure what that’s got to do with picking physically fit (ie that have sufficiently recovered from injury) players.

Edit: fwiw I don’t think Binns is ready for finals yet either, but I think Lord and Cincotta are.

Well, many pundits had the Dogs as their second or third flag favourites, and now they're gone with nary a whimper. I take some encouragement from that... it's anyone's flag, and we are anyone!

"They’ve been there for a lot of the journey. Two or three haven’t played a lot of football this year, so they’re the ones we’ll keep an eye on, but the work that they’ve been able to do and the preparation they’ve been able to put in... high performance is very different back to when I played. We monitor them very closely and try and provide a game-like environment: we’ve been able to do that over the last few weeks, so we feel like they’re ready to go."

I'm a big fan of Lord and I'm disappointed he's out but he has been in the AFL system 3 months. He hasn't played 70% game time in his 2 games. Cerra and Williams have years of pre-seasons behind them. I agree they're more of an injury risk but they're going to have more in the tank than Cooper Lord IMHO.

As for Moir, I'm disappointed as well he isn't sub. He was clean and dangerous in his limited showings.