We're coaching now. The majority of us on this board don't believe he is performing so:
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So last week NM lined up:
Firrito Thompson McDonald
Atley Grima Wright
* Hansen is a "Test" this week.
So what Fwds should we play? Taking into account the match-ups do we play all 3 tall-fwds? Does it depend on Hansen getting up?
Now after picking our team where do we play them? Will we use a decoy. Should we isolate a particular match-up? Who should lead up the ground and which players stay back?
I'd personally go with the following line up:
Cameron Pods Danger
Jenkins Walker Betts
KPF:
I'd use Walker to draw Thompson, their only KFB that I genuinely rate, out of the Fwd line allowing Pods to have a chance at a contested mark. I think it's safe to say Thompson will be sent onto Tex. Tex is also very good at delivering I50.
I'd expect Firrito to go with Pods as he is the only other big bodied defender that could go with Pods. I can't see them sending Hansen to him since Hansen seems to be a loose man type player. Pods would have the upper hand in this exchange.
Jenkins will have Hansen sent to him as he is the last of their tall defenders. I would instruct Jenkins to lead up to the wing and hang around the 55-60m mark. This will negate Hansen's great intercept marking. It will also allow Jenkins to burn Hansen when he runs into the 50 after we've gone I50 meaning he can do what he does best. That is out-sprinting his opponents to receive a kick or handball and run into a relatively open goal.
Small/Medium Fwds:
I'm not sure on the match-ups in this case. If people more knowledgeable on North's smaller defenders could comment and suggest match ups it would be appreciated.
Danger needs a rest and if we are going to do anything in the finals, if we make it, he needs to be as fit as can be. He should be used as our lead up forward I50 this week. All of north's defenders can't keep up with him and his marking overhead is terrific. We complain about there being no movement and leads in our fwd line well put him there and open it up with Walker and Jenkins drawing out their usual third man ups then Danger should have the space. Remember him in his first few years he was unstoppable on the lead.. We'll just tell him not to play on or run into a goal-post.
Cameron will be instructed to buzz around Pod's feet at all times. He doesn't get a lot of possessions, he's still learning, but if we can make sure he stays inside 50 he'll do damage. I'm sick of seeing our KPFs put the ball to ground without Cameron or Betts on the ground waiting for it.. Cameron this week you will be 10m away from Pods whenever possible.
Betts is great at passing to leading players I50 and knowing when to break out the back of the pack. He can hang around 35-60m out. He will either crumb Danger's leads, lead up to the 50-60m mark and deliver it, or break from packs. He also has the pace to run back after Cameron crumbs Pods receive a handball from Cameron and goal it. He will swap roles with Cameron during the night.
I understand players rotate but obviously this is a simplistic view however this is game-plan A i would go with.
I'd also man-up any loose man. I'm over us getting killed by their 7th defender. Smith will just have to run off his man.
What match-ups and structure would others go with?
* Was considering naming this thread "Bickley has been sacked" but knew I'd be carded because of the excitement I'd have caused.
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So last week NM lined up:
Firrito Thompson McDonald
Atley Grima Wright
* Hansen is a "Test" this week.
So what Fwds should we play? Taking into account the match-ups do we play all 3 tall-fwds? Does it depend on Hansen getting up?
Now after picking our team where do we play them? Will we use a decoy. Should we isolate a particular match-up? Who should lead up the ground and which players stay back?
I'd personally go with the following line up:
Cameron Pods Danger
Jenkins Walker Betts
KPF:
I'd use Walker to draw Thompson, their only KFB that I genuinely rate, out of the Fwd line allowing Pods to have a chance at a contested mark. I think it's safe to say Thompson will be sent onto Tex. Tex is also very good at delivering I50.
I'd expect Firrito to go with Pods as he is the only other big bodied defender that could go with Pods. I can't see them sending Hansen to him since Hansen seems to be a loose man type player. Pods would have the upper hand in this exchange.
Jenkins will have Hansen sent to him as he is the last of their tall defenders. I would instruct Jenkins to lead up to the wing and hang around the 55-60m mark. This will negate Hansen's great intercept marking. It will also allow Jenkins to burn Hansen when he runs into the 50 after we've gone I50 meaning he can do what he does best. That is out-sprinting his opponents to receive a kick or handball and run into a relatively open goal.
Small/Medium Fwds:
I'm not sure on the match-ups in this case. If people more knowledgeable on North's smaller defenders could comment and suggest match ups it would be appreciated.
Danger needs a rest and if we are going to do anything in the finals, if we make it, he needs to be as fit as can be. He should be used as our lead up forward I50 this week. All of north's defenders can't keep up with him and his marking overhead is terrific. We complain about there being no movement and leads in our fwd line well put him there and open it up with Walker and Jenkins drawing out their usual third man ups then Danger should have the space. Remember him in his first few years he was unstoppable on the lead.. We'll just tell him not to play on or run into a goal-post.
Cameron will be instructed to buzz around Pod's feet at all times. He doesn't get a lot of possessions, he's still learning, but if we can make sure he stays inside 50 he'll do damage. I'm sick of seeing our KPFs put the ball to ground without Cameron or Betts on the ground waiting for it.. Cameron this week you will be 10m away from Pods whenever possible.
Betts is great at passing to leading players I50 and knowing when to break out the back of the pack. He can hang around 35-60m out. He will either crumb Danger's leads, lead up to the 50-60m mark and deliver it, or break from packs. He also has the pace to run back after Cameron crumbs Pods receive a handball from Cameron and goal it. He will swap roles with Cameron during the night.
I understand players rotate but obviously this is a simplistic view however this is game-plan A i would go with.
I'd also man-up any loose man. I'm over us getting killed by their 7th defender. Smith will just have to run off his man.
What match-ups and structure would others go with?
* Was considering naming this thread "Bickley has been sacked" but knew I'd be carded because of the excitement I'd have caused.
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