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Absolutely... or full forward 1 out.If Clark tags Sloane do we start Sloane in the forward pocket?
Should do it more.
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Absolutely... or full forward 1 out.If Clark tags Sloane do we start Sloane in the forward pocket?
You haven't seen us play lately it sounds. Genuine 50/50 game. Your speed will be a major worry for us especially if we don't bring in some more speed. If Hurley is out that will definitely help us. Whichever team wants it the most will win.Haha - hope so..!! You will start heavy favorites at home and rightly so - only way I see us winning is if young Dylan Clarke can do a tag job on Matt Crouch somehow...apparently Heppell is some chance to play also and it will certainly help if our captain gets up for this one...
Agree. He can take a contested mark.Absolutley... or full forward 1 out.
Should do it more.
Which is why Gooch &/or Jones should be considered this week. Gooch is a must.You haven't seen us play lately it sounds. Genuine 50/50 game. Your speed will be a major worry for us especially if we don't bring in some more speed. If Hurley is out that will definitely help us. Whichever team wants it the most will win.
If Clark tags Sloane do we start Sloane in the forward pocket?
That's the thing. We've only tried it late in games when it's too late or it doesn't matter. It's like an experiment. It needs to go beyond the experimental stage now. It works and the alternative will only get us so far.We have used Milera in the middle, particularly late in games & Smith off a wing late in games when we have won with sports in the last quarter.
I would hope we continue to use these 2 particularly when the pace has gone out of the game to break it open... but also when needed during the game.
It's why I was annoyed against Port we reverted back to the same 4 slower mids rotated even when we were being slaughtered.
ROB on his worst day is still better than Jacob's. Our conservative match committee won't change it. This is one case where their conservatism will work to our advantage.Jacobs for ROB. You know they want to do it.
Our tactics have been to grind out early parts of the games then put our foot down... so yes, we should be accelerating during games not just late.That's the thing. We've only tried it late in games when it's too late or it doesn't matter. It's like an experiment. It needs to go beyond the experimental stage now. It works and the alternative will only get us so far.
And I disagree heavily about using Smith and Milera in the middle "particularly late in games when the pace has gone out of it". We need to use them from the outset because we don't have any pace to go out of the game. Milera in particular is custom built for the midfield with his skills in traffic.
I reckon he tags Brad CrouchIf Clark tags Sloane do we start Sloane in the forward pocket?
Interesting. If you want to tag Brad put someone on Matt - thats who half his disposals go toI reckon he tags Brad Crouch
Our tactics have been to grind out early parts of the games then put our foot down... so yes, we should be accelerating during games not just late.
After listening to Riccuito it sounds like Lynch may potentially be out for the rest of the year. Mentioned tendon and nerve pain. Also mentioned Lynch has no clue how long he will be out. That says to me that it could be some time.Weak opposition or not I do like this team especially with 3 small forwards of Betts, Murphy and Stengle. The only players to come back in would be Lynch and CEY and somehow I think they'll both still be out.
While our back line contains Kelly, Brown, Talia, Hartigan and Keath, we're only ever going to be conservative getting the ball out of defence. That's a lot of work for Laird to do.The pendulum post NM has swung too far, congested slogfests down the line, contest to contest but ultimately unable to spread in either direction well enough.
Hard to read anything into the flat track bullying of GC but the Milera/Smith move could be the genesis of something great to get us moving towards the middle ground of the fabled ‘total football’.
An ingredient we need to add is physical toughness and spite...all we have is CEY and Fog. We’ve missed a trick not rolling the dice on Fog while Lynch has been out. That said, CEY should return soon.
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While our back line contains Kelly, Brown, Talia, Hartigan and Keath, we're only ever going to be conservative getting the ball out of defence. That's a lot of work for Laird to do.
Other than almost being our best against Geelong, sure.You should watch the replay then!
Seed has been poor since his return.
We don't need to be any slowerOut: Seedsman, McKay
In: CEY, Gibbs
We must tag Merrett whatever we do - Is Gibbs able to do this?
Short term this is very problematic as he's the only player who can kick effectively for inside 50s. Long term though this might be a win, because when he gets back someone else might have figure out how to lower their eyes as well.After listening to Riccuito it sounds like Lynch may potentially be out for the rest of the year. Mentioned tendon and nerve pain. Also mentioned Lynch has no clue how long he will be out. That says to me that it could be some time.
No way. He has been s**t house all year at both levels. He is a 3rd year player now.Which is why Gooch &/or Jones should be considered this week. Gooch is a must.
I'm ignoring any progress we've made in a training drill v witches hats. Laird is more a 'chaos' ball type kick, which is probably being polite. He's good at being that guy at the back of the pack who is the one we feed out to, but I'd rather we had someone like Smith playing that role because he can kick short or long with some accuracy.And I’m not enamoured with Laird’s disposal either!!
I think Keath took some strides v GC in terms of attacking ball movement.
The other factor is the wings and mids are often pushing back so in reality they are often guys disposing from half back
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I would say Jones is a must - I'm still yet to be convinced on Gaucc, and I'm not seeing his defensive pressure or offensive impact.Which is why Gooch &/or Jones should be considered this week. Gooch is a must.
No, let him stand up as captain and beat the tag!If Clark tags Sloane do we start Sloane in the forward pocket?
So I suspect (no changes) that Essendon's forward line match ups will be:We don't need to be any slower
Mackay was predominantly in defence as the 7th rotating defender (replacing Smith). Seedsman was the other wing.I'm ignoring any progress we've made in a training drill v witches hats. Laird is more a 'chaos' ball type kick, which is probably being polite. He's good at being that guy at the back of the pack who is the one we feed out to, but I'd rather we had someone like Smith playing that role because he can kick short or long with some accuracy.
I'll disagree our wings don't push back - Atkins in particular likes a cheap kick from the back pocket. I actually don't know who our other wing is - DMac? who'd know where he was, it's hard to tell with that "non-statistical" role.
He had 9 tackles and 7 I50’s yesterday so that goes some way to ticking off those concerns.I would say Jones is a must - I'm still yet to be convinced on Gaucc, and I'm not seeing his defensive pressure or offensive impact.
At least Murph shows obvious intent to apply defensive pressure, and you just know Jones will do the same