Warnock is worse than cam wood
Cant say we werent warned
Deep down in the pit of your guts you know we will smash them...but you're superstitious and you don't want to jinx us
Deep down in the pit of your guts you know we will smash them...but you're superstitious and you don't want to jinx us
Patrick Dangerfield also had a 2.93 sprint. I know which one I'd back in an open sprint back to goals.
Great job, but we look a bit slow up forward for mine and I don't think Ellis is at his best as a tagger (despite the good job he did on Gibbs this time last year)Here is my team for the game.
B: Grimes Rance Batchelor
HB: Vlastuin Chaplin Houli
C: McIntosh Martin Ellis
HF: Deledio Vickery Edwards
F: Morris Riewoldt Griffiths
R: Maric Miles Cotchin
I/C: Grigg Conca Hunt
S: Petterd
That was difficult.
Yep, I've gone the three forward set up. I think it can work. Stick Vickery in the goal square, push Griffiths higher up the ground and let Jack roam in between. Jack is smart enough to get himself involved in the play, and hopefully Griffiths has brought up his aerobic base to a level where he can be damaging down the wings. I am still on the Vickery train. I thought he showed some good signs at NAB level and was a touch unlucky with a lot of players not honoring his leads. I'm backing him in for a big year.
Petterd as sub simply due to his versatility. Conca will be integral to our first half. If we are going to beat Carlton, it's going to have to start in the midfield and the little things he does is so underrated. Hunt is a spanner in the works for Carlton who can be extremely damaging for us if used correctly. McIntosh is a possibility for sub, but he probably has the fitness base to run out a whole game and that run is integral, especially against Carlton.
In terms of match-ups, Grigg to Murphy, Ellis to Gibbs. Put Cotchin head to head with Judd. Morris obviously goes straight to Yarran, but I'm slightly concerned that if Yarran puts on the after-burners, he'll leave Morris in the dust. That said, I'm hoping Morris will crack a few of his ribs before he can warm up.
Just a few honourable mentions.
Lloyd. I tried so hard to get Lloyd into this team as sub and if I had it my way, he'd be straight in for Morris, but knowing Damien he might have to wait a few weeks to get a crack. Lloyd has shown that you don't need pace to be an AFL standard small forward and with his excellent position making, overhead marking and intelligence, he is guaranteed to make some sort of impact even as a sub.
Elton. I can't see us playing Elton and Chaplin together. Both are slow types who will be exposed by Yarran or Menzel if on the last line of defense. Grimes and Batchelor bring the best of both worlds given that they can play both small/tall and even with the height gap, Liam Jones shouldn't pose much of an issue to either of them.
Lennon for me will play seniors this year, but I'd just like him to built up some confidence in the VFL before he starts AFL. His form as a forward was promising in the NAB cup and he could be a real surprise packet this year.
