Unofficial Preview Changes & Pre-match Discussion - Round 19 vs. Essendon, Sun 24/07, 3:20pm MCG

[Timmy from Thomastown]

3 talls has been tried and failed. Move on.

Other teams have 200cm full forwards and still run two rucks. Never say never. It hasn’t been tried by this coach wit this game plan with this list.

 

[Scodog10]

Other teams have 200cm full forwards and still run two rucks. Never say never. It hasn’t been tried by this coach wit this game plan with this list.

They do, but no club is playing 3 ruckman…

 

[Chrispiesssss]

The same poster who will defend WHE till the death wants to drop Crisp?!?

Crisp has had an average month. WHE has been below average with a sprinkle of good for 3/4 years yet “HEs iMpoRtaNT To tHE tEAm”.

That has to be the funniest post of the year

 

[Apex36]

Other teams have 200cm full forwards and still run two rucks. Never say never. It hasn’t been tried by this coach wit this game plan with this list.

It hasn’t been tried because we don’t have a 200cm full forward. We have 3 ruckmen.

 

[Scodog10]

It hasn’t been tried because we don’t have a 200cm full forward. We have 3 ruckmen.

If it weren’t a completely wrong take on Collingwood it would actually have been a very reasonable point. IMO, Mihocek at 200cm with Grundy and Cameron would be a tantalising mix!

 

[ThePhantom777]

In: Grundy, Adams, IQ
Out: Cox, Bianco, Ruscoe

Henry is stiff not to come back in as he's clearly too good for VFL but Johnson kicked 2 and looked good in the wet, surely he does even better in the dry.

 

[Anzacday]

Henry is stiff not to come back in as he's clearly too good for VFL but Johnson kicked 2 and looked good in the wet, surely he does even better in the dry.

Ash also has an AFL ready build.

 

[frizzle]

Crisp to half back - Maynard to the midfield.
In - Quaynor, Adams - Grundy
Out - Ruscoe, Cox, WHE

I think Bianco did enough to hold his place. WHE would probably be a little stiff but his consistency is a concern.

 

[Bianconeri]

All this talk of 200cm key forwards just makes me wish we had the key defenders to keep Moore in the forwardline

 

[TW Sherrin]

Other teams have 200cm full forwards and still run two rucks. Never say never. It hasn’t been tried by this coach wit this game plan with this list.

the key words are "full forward".

if we had Wright or Lynch or Dixon it may not be an issue.

 

[TW Sherrin]

In: Grundy, Adams, IQ
Out: Cox, Bianco, Ruscoe

Henry is stiff not to come back in as he's clearly too good for VFL but Johnson kicked 2 and looked good in the wet, surely he does even better in the dry.

I haven't watched the VFL game but read somewhere that Henry got a few cheap goals. is that right?

 

[TW Sherrin]

If it weren’t a completely wrong take on Collingwood it would actually have been a very reasonable point. IMO, Mihocek at 200cm with Grundy and Cameron would be a tantalising mix!

a 200cm Mihocek would've been drafted at 18 and a superstar.

 

[RobJD]

what’s the thoughts on why cal brown isn’t getting a run? his style suits our game. He was doing some nice things in 21

Can't kick - especially set shots (pls don't reply with his kick-out on Sunday, he was kicking with a gale)
Handball doesn't standup under pressure
One paced

 

[Mollythedolly]

Athletes don't make physiological gains in a few months whilst in-season. That isn't speculation. It's science.

Being able to run at the end of the game will be because he had his minutes managed during the game.

Why do teams training load at times through a season then?

 

[Mollythedolly]

Last time we won with Madgen, Cal Brown and McInnes in the side.

Granted we had Grundy and JDG whom both performed well, but it'll be a reasonably different side.

How are Essendon looking like lining up compared to last time?

Last time we got really lucky we kicked straight.

 

[gouki88]

He does, and I fully expect he won’t be dropped, but his last month has not been good at all.

Can you imagine Crisp's games played record being broken via omission?

 

[Mollythedolly]

I think when I do it, they just call it carntsplaining.


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Careful with that spelling.

 

[Apex36]

Can you imagine Crisp's games played record being broken via omission?

I have a feeling that’s what is irking people so much about the suggestion he’s underperforming. It’s a largely insignificant record imo, so it doesn’t come in to consideration for me, but I’m sure it does for others.

 

[Mollythedolly]

Run in the VFL for Grundy, test out his knee in match conditions.

That delays his return for a further 2 weeks given the VFL bye this week. I think they’ll take the chance if they think he’s ready.

 

[NMBB]

Careful with that spelling.

Pleased that spelling now rates on this site

 

[sideswipe]

Why do teams training load at times through a season then?

Is that a serious question? In a word, maintenance- but that is pretty simplistic. Point is to obtain physiological gains, you need load followed by rest. To give benefit the load will be sufficient to bring on big fatigue, you rest and that is when the “body gets better”. In season players want to be fully rested at game time to perform.

This means they can’t carry big loads into a game and need to recover after. So they don’t have as much opportunity to load. And it takes months to make gains - the point was around Carmichael not making gains this season. He won’t, not to any serious level.

There is a lot more to it than that, but that’s it in a nutshell.


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[sideswipe]

I have a feeling that’s what is irking people so much about the suggestion he’s underperforming. It’s a largely insignificant record imo, so it doesn’t come in to consideration for me, but I’m sure it does for others.

And some want McHale to keep the Pies’ record!


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[RobJD]

Crisp to half back - Maynard to the midfield.
In - Quaynor, Adams - Grundy
Out - Ruscoe, Cox, WHE

I think Bianco did enough to hold his place. WHE would probably be a little stiff but his consistency is a concern.

I'd put Nick into the guts before Maynard - especially against a side like Essendoom

 

[No SPIN]

He has been really poor in particular in last quarters with the mistakes he has been making. I don’t know if it is fatigue or another reason but he could have easily cost us the Carlton , GC and Crows games. In saying this he would still be very high up again in the Copeland.

Why did he nearly cost us, in all those games? What errors did he make?

 

[JuniorB]

The bummers might try to tag Nick - he'll just slice and dice whoever plays on him.