Strategy Changes & Pre-match Discussion - Round 17 vs. Western Bulldogs, Marvel Friday 07/07, 7:50pm

[Harry O]

My money is on it being moot by Sidey's return. Having the full list available seems too good to be true. How far away is Sidey?

Sidey hopes to play Freo in 2 weeks.

 

[pablo disco bar]

Imo mcstay should not be an automatic in.

Done fine without him..

Unless injury or form permits he should stay out

 

[Harry O]

Imo mcstay should not be an automatic in.

Done fine without him..

Unless injury or form permits he should stay out

Checkers is really starting to struggle without a legitimate second banana to give him a chop out

 

[Jen2310]

Checkers is really starting to struggle without a legitimate second banana to give him a chop out

Yup, last few weeks, its been clear as day. As good as frampton has been, he just does not provide what mcstay does up forward.

 

[#23 Hill]

At the conclusion of round 15, Collingwood and Port have won 13 games. Geelong had only won 11 after round 15 last year. In winning 13 games both teams have qualified for the 8. Last year Richmond finished 7th after the home & away with 13 wins. The Dogs finished 8th with 12 wins. It's great that we're so dominant this year but unfortunately Port are too.

They say that because there's an extra game this year 13 wins might not be enough to qualify. If true then we really need to win this week. Surely 14 is enough?

 

[BuildEmUp]

As much as I hate resting players, Maynard looks sore. I think it will do him and the team some good to give him the week off.

Lucky for us u ar e not a selector ... and he will play .. i cant fathom how people like us on the outside can make observations and comments and based on a few tv pictures ... did you actually listen to Fly when he was specifically asked about Maynard?

 

[manicpie]

How to say you have blinkers on about McStay without actually saying it

You're welcome to give me your expert opinion on how McStay makes us better. I'm yet to hear anyone really explain why we need McStay and besides that it's my opinion and you seem to be a bit salty about it. I'm just an Alien Life Form trying to make his way through this crazy planet

 

[sr36]

Imo mcstay should not be an automatic in.

Done fine without him..

Unless injury or form permits he should stay out

We absolutely torched GC on transition, so didn't need tall forwards in that game.

But when we did have to bomb it in, the ruck/forwards didn't look like the answer to me - with Ballard picking off intercepts. I don't think Billy even got near a marking ball up forward. I think one of Cox/Cameron/Frampton will make way for McStay. If it was up to me it'd be Cameron out, as I think they're all about the same as rucks - with Cox comfortably the best forward and Frampton having the defensive flexibility, but it's not up to me.

 

[Doc1763]

Lucky for us u ar e not a selector ... and he will play .. i cant fathom how people like us on the outside can make observations and comments and based on a few tv pictures ... did you actually listen to Fly when he was specifically asked about Maynard?

No, I ar not a selector.

Yes I did.

 

[Kirby]

They say that because there's an extra game this year 13 wins might not be enough to qualify. If true then we really need to win this week. Surely 14 is enough?

You surely can't be worried that we are not going to have enough wins to qualify???

 

[Prexm]

At least this week we aren't playing our home game there.
Edit: Jen beat me to it.

This one we can’t complain about unlike the Brisbane one coming up. Hooefully next year if we have to play 2 home games there then purely from a crowd perspective it should be either the WA teams or the 2 newer teams. Just hope this years scheduling doesn’t cost us a top 2 spot.

 

[Pistol Night]

This one we can’t complain about unlike the Brisbane one coming up. Hooefully next year if we have to play 2 home games there then purely from a crowd perspective it should be either the WA teams or the 2 newer teams.

Especially Brisbane. One of our closest rivals on the ladder and their record at Marvel is exceptional and abysmal at the G. Awful schedule

 

[ElliottsMaggies]

Imo mcstay should not be an automatic in.

Done fine without him..

Unless injury or form permits he should stay out

You've said multiple times we should rest & rotate players, yet you're not in favour of bringing McStay in..

Bizarre.

 

[sr36]

You surely can't be worried that we are not going to have enough wins to qualify???

It's about the excitement of resting players. We don't have enough wins yet, but when we do Fly will have to shut up about us trying to qualify - which means that we can demand he rests the whole team and we'll get to watch the VFL team getting thrashed in the seniors. - I can't wait.

 

[anshell]

With all the talk about resting players,I’m surprised people haven’t said that Degoey needs to come back through the reserves because he’s been out for a month.

 

[Kes1984]

With all the talk about resting players,I’m surprised people haven’t said that Degoey needs to come back through the reserves because he’s been out for a month.

I reckon JDG needs to be rested.

 

[pablo disco bar]

whiskeytown gotta love big footy watch the melts if we lose a final cause older players look fatigued....or sore..

 

[pablo disco bar]

You've said multiple times we should rest & rotate players, yet you're not in favour of bringing McStay in..

Bizarre.

Nope
Play reef instead

Cheers

 

[ElliottsMaggies]

Nope
Play reef instead

Cheers

Because he had one good game in the 2's?

Checkers desperately needs another big body in there to help him out.

Who would you rest & rotate? Checkers with Reef?

 

[pablo disco bar]

Because he had one good game in the 2's?

Checkers desperately needs another big body in there to help him out.

Who would you rest & rotate? Checkers with Reef?

I'm that case you could rotate with mcstay

But I wouldn't just be bringing in mcstay for sake of it.

Cheers
Won't be replying to this again

 

[Finnishpie]

Checkers is really starting to struggle without a legitimate second banana to give him a chop out

Agree. Pity McStay isn't fit and hasn't played most of the year.

The others are basically the rucks and tall flankers -- Johnson, McInnis.

 

[ElliottsMaggies]

whiskeytown gotta love big footy watch the melts if we lose a final cause older players look fatigued....or sore..

There is a bye before the finals start...

 

[Finnishpie]

Because he had one good game in the 2's?

Checkers desperately needs another big body in there to help him out.

Who would you rest & rotate? Checkers with Reef?

I'd bring McInnis in before McStay if we needed to.

 

[ElliottsMaggies]

I'm that case you could rotate with mcstay

But I wouldn't just be bringing in mcstay for sake of it.

Cheers
Won't be replying to this again

Rotate with McStay? How, if he's not already in. Who do you take out of last week's team to being in Reef? And JDG...

 

[Finnishpie]

You've said multiple times we should rest & rotate players, yet you're not in favour of bringing McStay in..

Bizarre.

To be fair, you can hold both views perfectly logically.

McStay hasn't played for months.