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    Are the Lions the best team in 2020?

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    The Brisbane Lions are the best team, with the best player, in the AFL — and they're still getting better

    https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-...drews/12429336

    Have a read - what do you think, and in particular, the analysis of Neale?
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    Re: Are the Lions the best team in 2020?

    Not at the moment, getting done
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    Re: Are the Lions the best team in 2020?

    Quote Originally Posted by Dry Rot View Post
    Saw this article

    The Brisbane Lions are the best team, with the best player, in the AFL — and they're still getting better

    https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-...drews/12429336

    Have a read - what do you think, and in particular, the analysis of Neale?
    They're on a very exciting journey at the moment. It will be interesting to see how they handle the pressure of being regarded as one of the best teams. Good young list with plenty of upside
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    Re: Are the Lions the best team in 2020?

    Quote Originally Posted by bornadog View Post
    Not at the moment, getting done
    Agreed, which idiot posted this thread?
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    Re: Are the Lions the best team in 2020?

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    Agreed, which idiot posted this thread?
    They still have the chance to be. Last week everyone raved about Port being the best team, and then they got done. It is a funny old season and eventually a few teams will merge as the front runners for the premiership. Hopefully it is us.
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    Re: Are the Lions the best team in 2020?

    Last night was a disaster for them. Lost badly AND lost key players.

    For me, they went in too tall. Nobody has beaten Geelong on the back of tall forwards for 15 years. Every time Brisbane went forward they had one of their two ruckman, plus Hipwood and McStay all flying for the same footy - and nobody at ground level (Cameron completely shut out after quarter time and Lincoln McCarthey not a crumber...or good player).

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    Re: Are the Lions the best team in 2020?

    Quote Originally Posted by Ozza View Post
    Last night was a disaster for them. Lost badly AND lost key players.

    For me, they went in too tall. Nobody has beaten Geelong on the back of tall forwards for 15 years. Every time Brisbane went forward they had one of their two ruckman, plus Hipwood and McStay all flying for the same footy - and nobody at ground level (Cameron completely shut out after quarter time and Lincoln McCarthey not a crumber...or good player).
    Spot on Ozza, way too tall and too many passengers on the night
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    Re: Are the Lions the best team in 2020?

    Quote Originally Posted by GVGjr View Post
    Spot on Ozza, way too tall and too many passengers on the night
    The following players had 8 possessions or less on the night;

    Hipwood
    Lester
    Andrews
    Berry
    McStay
    Cameron
    Gardiner
    Martin
    mcCarthey
    McInerney

    Way too many minimal contributors - and to have basically no output from your two ruckman (and I thinking playing 2 ruckman is an awful awful idea) against Geelong, when it is a real opportunity to exploit them in this area was so poor.

    I'm not a big wrap for Brisbane. They didn't have injuries last year, and yes they got some momentum and became hard to beat at home - but they got shown up in the finals last year and I don't think they have what it takes at this point to take the next step. Don't forget that in the finals they got demolished by Richmond at home, before going out in straight sets again at home to GWS.

    In the Top 8 predictions thread I had Brisbane missing the 8 - and will most likely be wrong on that, particularly with the season likely to be played in QLD for significant portions - but I don't rate them as a premiership chance.

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    Re: Are the Lions the best team in 2020?

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    but I don't rate them as a premiership chance.
    I don't either. I thought they were a young team, but when I looked them up last night the profile was as follows;

    Less than 50 -4
    50 to 99 - 6
    100 to 149 - 6
    150 or more - 6

    On paper that looks like a good balance, but do they have the right players to go all the way? I think they rely on Neil and Zorko too much in the midfield.
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    Re: Are the Lions the best team in 2020?

    Yeah, this didn't age well
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    Re: Are the Lions the best team in 2020?

    Just couldn’t get their hands on it during the third
    Just haven’t got a big body up forward either
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    Re: Are the Lions the best team in 2020?

    I love watching Charlie Cameron play, but he's getting ahead of himself. Always appears to try to do the miraculous and doesn't play the fundamentals well. Lost count how many times he tried to take a spectacular chest mark last night, when he could have simply extended the hands.

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