Changes for Richm'd (see team in OP, Aish & Broomy in, Varcoe out, Cox omit, & Daicos an emergency!)

[Saintly Viewed]

That would be awesome, once his in nobody would ever be able to get him out!

Very witty.
Just not sure he'd reach bradman level

 

[swoop42]

Out:Varcoe
In:Aish

If it's wet then Cox out for Broomhead.

Blair wont be dropped.

 

[Luke321]

Out: Varcoe, Cox
In: Aish, Broomhead

I think Cox should go out because the White/Moore/Cox/Mayne forward line is too top heavy.

 

[PicaBoo]

That was odd one, I would have thought the most similar player in our 22 to Broomhead was Aish (or Sidebottom). Whats the point of holding over a player who probably needs more games under his belt if your not going to select him when a similar player comes out?

Just a thought. WHE switches down back to Aish position and Mayne comes in the fwd line.

 

[doodles98]

The only lazy player we had was Fasolo. His "chasing" was a joke.

The mids busted their guts in repeat forward efforts and had nothing left for chasing when the dogs got out the back.

 

[Saintly Viewed]

Out: Varcoe, Cox
In: Aish, Broomhead

I think Cox should go out because the White/Moore/Cox/Mayne forward line is too top heavy.

The one thing Cox does do is stretch defenders, enormous height.
I'd give him more weeks myself

 

[Saintly Viewed]

The only lazy player we had was Fasolo. His "chasing" was a joke.

The mids busted their guts in repeat forward efforts and had nothing left for chasing when the dogs got out the back.

The Fas can be an interesting one, does not always look like he defends

 

[PIrOed]

IMO, on the back of a smallish sample size what Sando has provided as the ball movement coach is very positive. We don't have the mix spot on currently and we were execution away from beating the reigning premiers despite leaking like a sieve defensively, but you replace Cox/ White with Elliott and Blair/ Mayne with Sidebottom and I think we have a locked and loaded 90+ ppg forward mix.

I'm firmly of the belief that removing Cox will allow Moore to own the F50 more, Elliott will no doubt win more of the ball and Sidebottom will give us a lot more than the 12-15 possessions Blair/ Mayne put up. Now is the time that the loss of JDG, Wells, Wills and Greenwood (to a lesser extent) bites hardest because it would allow Sidebottom to play the Greene role without sacrificing anything through the middle.

That said the club dropped the ball at selection last week by replacing Aish with a pressure fwd. That needed to be a ball winning utility such as Broomhead or Daicos.

I agree that Moore is best suited to playing deep and that Cox does cramp his style however I still prefer to see Cox play. At the beginning of February I was of the opinion that White would be the best support for Moore and that Cox should be playing in the VFL. Then it was pointed out to me that Moore was not ready to play that role without support, physically at least. After considering what would happen if Moore was dominating a game I realised that the most likely tactic would be to place a second defender on him, a tactic which at this stage of his development would surely smother him. The problem is that White would provide no support for Moore or deterrant to the opposition coaches. Whereas on the one condition that he does not get out marked Cox can be an alternate focal point up forward, taking focus away from Moore or allowing him to move up field. Additionally Cox provides a much better second ruck option than White and while he is in the ruck Moore can have the fifty to himself. The only circumstance in which I would favour White over Cox is in wet conditions.

If Moore was further along in his development and could cope better with more attention then White's game would be a good compliment to his. Unfortunately by the time Moore reaches that point White will likely be in retirement. Incidently I see a bit of White in McCarthy(tall and athletic if not necessarily a natural footballer) so perhaps by the time Moore is ready to dominate Jesse White MkII will be ready to launch.

Also agree regarding Sidebottom and that the Aish/Mayne selection was a head scratcher.

 

[Frank Gallagher]

Massive game for the coaches, the loser can just about kiss his career goodbye IMO, coming into the season under pressure and going 0-2 will be a disaster.

 

[PicaBoo]

The only lazy player we had was Fasolo. His "chasing" was a joke.

The mids busted their guts in repeat forward efforts and had nothing left for chasing when the dogs got out the back.

He won the Richmond game for us last year with his efforts. Hopefully another rocket will see him primed again.

 

[CFC2010]

The only lazy player we had was Fasolo. His "chasing" was a joke.

The mids busted their guts in repeat forward efforts and had nothing left for chasing when the dogs got out the back.

So you would take a "chasing" Blair over a three goal Fasolo doodles?

It seems to me that people are getting sucked into the medias obsession/criticism of Bucks game plan with reality in that game.

 

[doodles98]

So you would take a "chasing" Blair over a three goal Fasolo doodles?

It seems to me that people are getting sucked into the medias obsession/criticism of Bucks game plan with reality in that game.

So you would like to wear nappies and smother your entire body in pink vaseline on weekends CFC?

Yes you clearly said that.

 

[CFC2010]

So you would like to wear nappies and smother your entire body in pink vaseline on weekends CFC?

Yes you clearly said that.

LOL......ok that didn't come out right..........but don't knock the pink Vaseline doodles!

 

[MarkT2]

I think Beveridge definitely believed they 'got out of jail" he's not a fool. He knows a smashing in so many stats doesn't get you a win in 9 out 10 games.

Yes and the 10th is against a side that is too slow, poorly skilled and undermaned. We lost entirely because we aren't good enough. That's as well as we can try. The effort was very good. The problem is it is as well as we can play at this stage. Beveridge is right (as are you) in that if they play like that next time they won't win. It's not luck though it is opponent.

 

[jmac70]

Fasolo is an important player but it is well known that he is not the hardest worker on the field. Very much a one way runner.

 

[35Daicos]

Massive game for the coaches, the loser can just about kiss his career goodbye IMO, coming into the season under pressure and going 0-2 will be a disaster.

I agree with much of this, but Hardwick did manage a win last week, so no danger of him going 0-2! Plenty of pressure on our man, there's no doubt about that!!

 

[donkeyballs]

The only lazy player we had was Fasolo. His "chasing" was a joke.

The mids busted their guts in repeat forward efforts and had nothing left for chasing when the dogs got out the back.

I'm intrigued by this concept of repeat forward efforts. I always thought it was about keeping your forward line open and giving your forwards a chance to lead into space. The effort or 'repeat efforts' should come when your opponents have the ball. Our reverse flooding looks good when we r holding the ball, as it looks like controlled aggressive relentless pressure but aren't we just making it far easier for our opponents in the end by giving them an open forward line for free? Isn't it just a simple soccer tactic we've adopted by pushing the whole team (including the goalie) up the field? High risk, high reward, but there's a reason soccer teams don't do it all the time ...

It must be demoralising for some of our gut busting mids / defenders to see these easy over the back goals again and again

 

[Obese Arachnid]

The only reason Varcoe got one week is because the game has taken out the awareness of being 360.

You feel protected because of the rules, it dulls awareness.

When I played If I got hit "off the ball", it was you're god damn fault for not realising your surroundings.

 

[rand corp]

The Fas can be an interesting one, does not always look like he defends

I think Fas' problem is that whilst he is a very skillful and a smart footballer he is actually quite slow, modern backmen put the afterburners on and just run away from him. I think he gives up the chase because he knows he just can't catch them.

 

[4tone]

I don't know why we recruit so many poor to medium skilled players but we always seem to suffer from poor disposal.



Drives me nuts, every draft night, Hines wheels out the line " project player with scope to improve" WTF draft players that can ****ing play Now, The basic's of footy should of been there from junior footy, the only developing should be physical and game planning, not the fundamentals of footy like kicking a ****ing footy. hopefully guys like Daicos and Brown will improve Hines strike rate, but then again its a free shot with those guys. Seriously the pies would be contenders with Adelaide's half back line. Hine has been asleep at the wheel for a while now, and judging from the last years public review he's days at the pies are coming to an end.

 

[Stoods]

It definitely makes sense what Bucks said regarding our defenders were up far to high in that period in the 3rd where they got 2 goals so easily out the back. We were coming hard and defenders probably got a bit carried away trying to kick a goal.

They need to not get carried away and stick to the structures because in games last year we have shown it can work if done correctly.

This is the part where we miss a general like Maxwell back there the most. Someone to take control and organise things. God I have no idea how every opposition fan hated on him, just because he didnt get 25 touches every week probably... he really did keep that defence organised and structured

 

[Scodog10]

I don't have an issue in the slightest with Fas picking and choosing when to put in defensively because he's in the side to hit the scoreboard. As rand corp posted he ain't quick so if he busts a nut defending like Blair does he'll simply end up out of position to have an impact in attack.

Scoreboard pressure will always trump physical pressure so until he stops having an impact on the scoreboard he's fine. IMO, the real issue is the emphasis on frontal pressure from those in charge. That was figured out years ago yet we've been glacially slow to adapt.

 

[BringouttheGimp]

If Blair is named in the side tonight.. my $10,000 Woodsman membership is gonna get grated.

 

[good4footy]

The only reason Varcoe got one week is because the game has taken out the awareness of being 360.

You feel protected because of the rules, it dulls awareness.

When I played If I got hit "off the ball", it was you're god damn fault for not realising your surroundings.

The same awareness that allowed him (older player) to protect hiself with his shoulder whislt the other player was oblivious to contact and got hurt.

 

[BringouttheGimp]

Is Kayle Kirby one of those types that you can just throw in and he'll have a good game.. f procedures and protocol and weight loss/gain .. throw the gem in there.