pjc
19 Mar 2002, 09:48
Well we've seen all we're going to see before the game and it appears only Allessio is out, so here's my stab at a team. Note a likely Geelong foward line will have Burns Graham,White and Grgic to match up on.
M Johnson (Burns) Fletcher (Graham) Solomon
Jacobs(Grgic) Henneman (White) Wellman
Ramanauskas Misiti Blumfield
Hird Lucas Mercuri
Caracella Lloyd McViegh
Salmon J Johnson Peverill
Hille, Barnard McGrath Heffernan
McGrath and Heffernan are lucky going on pre-season form to be there. I don't think any of the younger players have really earnt a spot Bannister being close. I'd like to include one completely new face but couldn't really do it.
IMHO Caracella is a better foward than midfielder and Rama is a better winger/midfielder than back flank
White is a good match up for Henneman I don't think that he'll seriously outbody him which seems to be his problem. If you want Henneman to go foward as in the last two mathces then Jacobs could move onto White, McViegh to the bench and put Heff or Barnard onto Grgic.
Graham is a real threat so I'm counting on Slomon to help out in the air.
King in the ruck is an awfully big body so I intend to start Salmon then bring on Hille relatively early.
M Johnson (Burns) Fletcher (Graham) Solomon
Jacobs(Grgic) Henneman (White) Wellman
Ramanauskas Misiti Blumfield
Hird Lucas Mercuri
Caracella Lloyd McViegh
Salmon J Johnson Peverill
Hille, Barnard McGrath Heffernan
McGrath and Heffernan are lucky going on pre-season form to be there. I don't think any of the younger players have really earnt a spot Bannister being close. I'd like to include one completely new face but couldn't really do it.
IMHO Caracella is a better foward than midfielder and Rama is a better winger/midfielder than back flank
White is a good match up for Henneman I don't think that he'll seriously outbody him which seems to be his problem. If you want Henneman to go foward as in the last two mathces then Jacobs could move onto White, McViegh to the bench and put Heff or Barnard onto Grgic.
Graham is a real threat so I'm counting on Slomon to help out in the air.
King in the ruck is an awfully big body so I intend to start Salmon then bring on Hille relatively early.