Training Pre-season Training 2017

[matt_bas]

Love Barras but there is a massive chance he has a second year blues kind of year. In saying that i thought the same of Gov and has backed it up each year. Lucky we have Emac to keep Barrass honest.

I have this gut feeling Barrass won't play R1

 

[matt_bas]

Agree with this too, but Gov in the ruck (or forward) is not the answer.

I'm so sick of this Land of the Giants game plan we have been seduced into for the last 10 years. As you say, we have players who play much taller than their height suggests. I'd add Hill (if he gets a look in) and LeCras too.

Ideally our big boys are 6 of:

- Ruck (Giles/Lycett)
- Fwd/Ruck (Vardy/Petrie/Lycett)
- FF (Kennedy)
- HF (Darling)
- HB (Gov)
- FB (Barrass/Emac/Schofield)

There's plenty of rucking depth in this team now to ensure we have adequate coverage for whoever is rucking the majority of the game.

I reckon at a pinch Darling would be a better option than Gov. He actually showed more in the few contests he was thrown in than Gov did. He halved contests and actually won a few too IRC.

Edit: Apologies, missed your inclusion of Hill and LeCras.

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Nice options. ..how can we play them all at the same time?

 

[matt_bas]

FB Hurn Emac Schofield
HB Brown Barrass Mitchell
C Gaff Priddis Sheed
HF Darling Petrie McInnes
FF Rioli Kennedy Lecras
R Lycett Priddis Masten(c)
I Wellingham Redden Jetta Shuey(vc)

Pretty keen to have this team line up for R1. Should smash the shitty Roos.

 

[Keys]

Backline - Gov, Barrass,Schofield, Mackenzie (3 max)
Forward line - Kennedy, Darling (2)
Rucks - Naitanui, Lycett, Giles, Vardy, Petrie (2 max)

Resting ruck can play as a third tall and gov can rotate forward depending on matchups / game situation

As others have said anymore than 7 is madness and arguably 7 is one too many

 

[matt_bas]

FB Hurn Emac Schofield
HB Brown Barrass Mitchell
C Gaff Priddis Sheed
HF Darling Petrie McInnes
FF Rioli Kennedy Lecras
R Lycett Priddis Masten(c)
I Wellingham Redden Jetta Shuey(vc)

Pretty keen to have this team line up for R1. Should smash the shitty Roos.

Backline - Gov, Barrass,Schofield, Mackenzie (3 max)
Forward line - Kennedy, Darling (2)
Rucks - Naitanui, Lycett, Giles, Vardy, Petrie (2 max)

Resting ruck can play as a third tall and gov can rotate forward depending on matchups / game situation

As others have said anymore than 7 is madness and arguably 7 is one too many

**** I forgot Vardy and Giles!! Who's gonna ruck

 

[Xsess]

Love Barras but there is a massive chance he has a second year blues kind of year.

in my scenario schofield replaces barrass.

In my scenario Barrass becomes an irresistible force of nature at CHB and doesn't get replaced by anyone for about 300 games. This will cause some selection problems next year but depending on the form of our midfield, Schofield and McKenzie that could force McGovern to CHF, win us a premiership and cause a mini baby boom.

 

[avishka5]

I have this gut feeling Barrass won't play R1

I have this guy feeling that Masten will play round one or ever.

 

[KamakazeSalami]

**** I forgot Vardy and Giles!! Who's gonna ruck

F*** you're a shit sponsor. Obviously Masten.

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[KamakazeSalami]

Nice options. ..how can we play them all at the same time?

We don't. We play six of them. [emoji4]

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[KamakazeSalami]

FB Hurn Emac Schofield
HB Brown Barrass Mitchell
C Gaff Priddis Sheed
HF Darling Petrie McInnes
FF Rioli Kennedy Lecras
R Lycett Priddis Masten(c)
I Wellingham Redden Jetta Shuey(vc)

Pretty keen to have this team line up for R1. Should smash the shitty Roos.

Been hanging out with Sharpy?


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[Obeanie1]

**** I forgot Vardy and Giles!! Who's gonna ruck

Brown can pinch hit surely!

 

[Eaglespur]

How dare anyone leave Cripps out of their side..

 

[matt_bas]

F*** you're a shit sponsor. Obviously Masten.

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Seriously? How the **** can you expect Masto to carry the Midfield, Defence & Forwards AS WELL as the rucks

 

[matt_bas]

How dare anyone leave Cripps out of their side..

We are too short with Cripps. He's just a short campaigner. We only play talls up forward. Willies in there for lols

 

[matt_bas]

Brown can pinch hit surely!

Do you even watch us play? He's a frigging small forward

 

[Woobla Stainz]

FB Hurn Emac Schofield
HB Brown Barrass Mitchell
C Gaff Priddis Sheed
HF Darling Petrie McInnes
FF Rioli Kennedy Lecras
R Lycett Priddis Masten(c)
I Wellingham Redden Jetta Shuey(vc)

Pretty keen to have this team line up for R1. Should smash the shitty Roos.

I know you are just goofing around because you have Masten in the team instead of playing for EP. But you also have Priddis twice, Brown is retired, no Gov???, Petrie and Mcinnes? And Shuey on the Bench? Does the c next to Mastens name mean c@#t?

 

[Biggie]

Then in my scenario schofield replaces barrass.

 

[Keys]

Odds i get a useful answer ?

 

[DanWCE]

Willies in there for lols

That's what she said

 

[AsterixTheGaul]

Can't wait for Chris Masten Appreciation Week

We are planning on calling it "Christopher's Ultimate Natural Talent Week". This will enable us to call out and cheer his named appreciation week.






Oh - and acronyms are OK for us to use.

 

[AsterixTheGaul]

Then in my scenario schofield replaces barrass. It's pretty simple, you play 2 genuine tall defenders, both yeo and sheppard are exceptional above their head for their size. Thats plenty of tall coverage down back. Hurn for the power and kick outs, mitchell for the release and class. Gov becomes a true swingman. If we're against GWS then potentially an extra tall down back, but we need to get it into our thick skulls as a football club 6-7 talls is plenty. Most would say 7 is too many

We need a small defender who can take the likes of Betts. I believe that would be the likes of Wellers or Nelson or Cole so Mitchell probably is a midfielder. And I think we need him in midfield.

 

[WCE_phil]

We need a small defender who can take the likes of Betts. I believe that would be the likes of Wellers or Nelson or Cole so Mitchell probably is a midfielder. And I think we need him in midfield.

Wellers was seventh defender on the bench.

 

[Galileo9]

The problem is we are prone to getting stuffed up the ass by ground-level contested footy oriented teams. If we want to play Barrass, Mackenzie (or Schofield), McGovern, Kennedy and Darling plus a second ruckman on the field at the same time, then we become far too vulnerable to smaller sides that play a less aerial gameplan.

Especially since a lot of our smalls (Sheppard, Le Cras, Hill, and Yeo to an extent) also play tall.

So in another words, we suck at contested footy. Need better mids.

 

[former lurker]

Clearly #1 defender now.

Clearly fan boy.

 

[former lurker]

Clearly he's just a fan and hasn't watched Barrass play.

Clearly you are a boy.