Preview Round 1 - changes/preview v. Western Bulldogs

[Headless]

Hard to know how Bowey will pull up. Not even really sure what to suggest after that.

Changes? Billings full game? Woewodin?

 

[Dory_77]

Billings full game; Laurie out. Assume Bowey is out too, Salem goes back and WoeJr comes in?

BBB for Schache. For the lols.

 

[booshboy]

There are many sub-par players in the side now its hard to know where to start.

 

[Macka1203]

i don’t care if jefferson is 10kg underweight surely he will compete more than western star schache

 

[Mich0]

Can we * off our small forwards who kick no goals?

 

[Scythe94]

Out: Laurie, Chandler, Spargo, Bowey (inj), Schache
In: Pickett, K Brown, Billings (full game), Fullarton, Woewodin (or Hore)

 

[Lord Nev]

OUT: Laurie, Spargo, Schache, Bowey (inj)

IN: Kozzy, Woewodin, Fullarton, K.Brown

 

[Headless]

Oh, forgot Pickett is back. That's a huge win, at least.

 

[Dancing Potato]

Out: Laurie, Chandler, Spargo, Bowey (inj), Schache
In: Pickett, K Brown, Billings (full game), Fullarton, Woewodin (or Hore)

This sounds good.

 

[Lord Nev]

Just an FYI when we perhaps need a little hope...

 

[Lord Nev]

 

[Demon 16]

OUT: Laurie, Schache

IN: Kozzy, Fullarton

 

[Demon 16]

Please don’t play Schache anymore. He is insipid in the contest - not competitive at all.

 

[Toump Ass]

Brown for Schache, Chandler for Pickett, Woewodin for Laurie.
Billings a full game please.

Liked a few off the ball things I saw Spargo do, and I think he'll be better for the run, given he didn't play a practice match.

 

[Mich0]

Out: Schache, Laurie, Chandler, Spargo
In: Jefferson, K Brown, Pickett, Woewodin (Sub)

Billings full game

 

[Lord Nev]

 

[PerfectFooty]

Looking forward to watching the replay of the 21 GF in the lead up to Sunday

 

[Proper Gander]

 

[LarryDavidNeitz]

Disappointing if Bowey is out for a stretch. Probably play Billings from the start this week as his replacement and maybe Woey as sub. Salem back unless there's a small defender I can't think of on the list as an alternative.

Schache obviously out and I never want to see him again. Hopefully Fullarton is ready so we can see if he's any better before Petty is right to go.

Pickett for Laurie an easy one.

Disappointing to have MacAdam weeks away too but it's probably best he didn't start his MFC career in the debacle Goody called a forwardline last night.

 

[Daemon]

I'd like to see Hore in to replace Bowey. Unfortunately they will just use Salem "dinky kick, perceived pressure" instead.
I guess the good thing is it gets Salem out of the midfield. It would be fantastic if Rivers got a run in there, but alas we all know Goody.

 

[Demon in Hell]

Out = Greg Stafford

Greg Stafford

Age

49

Ht

204cm

Wt

106kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.1

3star

K

6.8

3star

HB

4.3

3star

HO

11.7

5star

No current season stats available

D

7.2

2star

K

3.0

1star

HB

4.2

4star

HO

5.8

5star

Please get rid of this bloke.....absolutely useless.

 

[Demon 16]

Out = Greg Stafford

Please get rid of this bloke.....absolutely useless.

This is the role I am most concerned about too.

I actually think the quality in our forward 50 isn’t terrible - sure another key forward will help a young JVR but plenty of clubs would love to have Fritsch, Kozzie and Petracca rolling through there.

The midfield appeared to clearly go in lower, quicker and more central in the preseason and last night, but the forwards looked totally unprepared.

 

[LarryDavidNeitz]

Out = Greg Stafford

Please get rid of this bloke.....absolutely useless.

Yeah it’s supposed to be a high performance environment and the bloke has run the most ineffective forward line in the league for 2 years in a row coming off a flag. Shocking

 

[Dancing Potato]

This is the role I am most concerned about too.

I actually think the quality in our forward 50 isn’t terrible - sure another key forward will help a young JVR but plenty of clubs would love to have Fritsch, Kozzie and Petracca rolling through there.

The midfield appeared to clearly go in lower, quicker and more central in the preseason and last night, but the forwards looked totally unprepared.

Completely agree. Between Petty, JVR, Fritta, Kozzy and Petracca we have plenty of available talent to put down there. But they're clearly coached to play such a stagnant and defensive style.

Doesn't help that the coaches keep sending Gawn down there as well, because he just draws players to him like a giant celestial body with an enormous gravitational pull.

Someone needs to teach them some ******* leading patterns or it won't matter who we have.

 

[Daemon]

Completely agree. Between Petty, JVR, Fritta, Kozzy and Petracca we have plenty of available talent to put down there. But they're clearly coached to play such a stagnant and defensive style.

Doesn't help that the coaches keep sending Gawn down there as well, because he just draws players to him like a giant celestial body with an enormous gravitational pull.

Someone needs to teach them some ******* leading patterns or it won't matter who we have.

I don't wanna be a Danster but I've been saying this for ages. The cattle is fine, it's the strategy that is poor.
Why not pay the guy out and get BBB to be forwards coach? The bloke knows how to lead/forward craft as well as kick accurately. Couldn't do any worse.