Autopsy Rd2 Roast & Toast vs Hawthorn & Changes for Sydney Rd3

[RobsJourney]

I think Broad may be the one to make way for vlas unfort. Although if swans go with 3 tall forwards they might want to keep broad in as insurance

Surely you jest!

Broad was awesome, no way he gets dropped.

EDIT: Also probably untouchable in the best 22, very important to our structure.

 

[box070]

Surely you jest!

Broad was awesome, no way he gets dropped.

EDIT: Also probably untouchable in the best 22, very important to our structure.

This

 

[G String]

Surely you jest!

Broad was awesome, no way he gets dropped.

EDIT: Also probably untouchable in the best 22, very important to our structure.

I agree that he has been playing well and would be very unlucky to get dropped but he is not untouchable - he is on the fringe of best 22. Vlas and Broad play a similar role and someone's gotta go. Broad has been the one to make way before

 

[box070]

I agree that he has been playing well and would be very unlucky to get dropped but he is not untouchable - he is on the fringe of best 22. Vlas and Broad play a similar role and someone's gotta go. Broad has been the one to make way before

Yeah and it was a mistake. Broad isn’t going anywhere

 

[Marcel Proust]

Surely you jest!

Broad was awesome, no way he gets dropped.

EDIT: Also probably untouchable in the best 22, very important to our structure.

Broad was dropped quite recently...

 

[tiger_tough]

I agree that he has been playing well and would be very unlucky to get dropped but he is not untouchable - he is on the fringe of best 22. Vlas and Broad play a similar role and someone's gotta go. Broad has been the one to make way before

Can't see it. Especially with Balta chopping out in the ruck at times.

 

[Marcel Proust]

Can't see it. Especially with Balta chopping out in the ruck at times.

What about when hardwick picks ccj/Soldo?

 

[Hoos]

I think Broad may be the one to make way for vlas unfort. Although if swans go with 3 tall forwards they might want to keep broad in as insurance

It won't be Broad. He was our best defender last week and is easily in our best 22.

 

[G String]

I love a good selection squeeze.

 

[box070]

What about when hardwick picks ccj/Soldo?

Won’t make any difference. He had played on the side with 2 rucks and everyone on deck before. He gives our backline versatility because he has the ability to lockdown tall or small. When he was out of the team last year our backline looked unbalanced. No surprises we looked so much better when they put him back in. He won’t be getting dropped anytime soon

 

[Hoos]

What about when hardwick picks ccj/Soldo?

Worry about that later, lol.

 

[Marcel Proust]

It won't be Broad. He was our best defender last week and is easily in our best 22.

Great player. But closer to bottom 6 than easy best 22.

Grimes.
Astbury.
Balta.
Vlastuin.
Houli.
Baker.
Short.

Who is he better than? Granted his speed bravery size etc. Compliments the back6 nicely

 

[Marcel Proust]

Won’t make any difference. He had played on the side with 2 rucks and everyone on deck before. He gives out backline versatility bale cause he has the ability to lockdown tall or small. When he was out of the team last year our backline looked unbalanced. No surprises we looked so much better when they put him back in. He won’t be getting dropped anytime soon

Got dropped and only came back in for Soldo injury iirc (probably wrong).

Ccj killing it and Soldo back sooner expected

 

[box070]

Got dropped and only came back in for Soldo injury iirc (probably wrong).

Ccj killing it and Soldo back sooner expected

still he won’t make way

 

[Hoos]

Great player. But closer to bottom 6 than easy best 22.

Grimes.
Astbury.
Balta.
Vlastuin.
Houli.
Baker.
Short.

Who is he better than? Granted his speed bravery size etc. Compliments the back6 nicely

I think he's as important to the balance and structure of our backline every bit as Castagna and Rioli are to our forward line.

He may be bottom 6 but he's not in the last couple picked. I would say Aarts, Pickett, Caddy and McIntosh are all more replaceable than Broad.

 

[box070]

I think he's as important to the balance and structure of our backline every bit as Castagna and Rioli are to our forward line.

He may be bottom 6 but he's not in the last couple picked. I would say Aarts, Pickett, Caddy and McIntosh are all more replaceable than Broad.

With the emergence of Balta there could be an argument that he is front of Astbury if they decide on the 2 rucks

 

[Marcel Proust]

I think he's as important to the balance and structure of our backline every bit as Castagna and Rioli are to our forward line.

He may be bottom 6 but he's not in the last couple picked. I would say Aarts, Pickett, Caddy and McIntosh are all more replaceable than Broad.

Agree I think **** is a star. But you can only play 22 (23) and for structure reasons it makes you think what in dimmas notebooks.

Hardwick and committee has also surprised people in team selection last couple years at times.

 

[tiger_tough]

What about when hardwick picks ccj/Soldo?

Don't think it will make much difference. Broad can play just about any position in the back half.

I dont see Soldo and Nank playing together again. Certainly not regularly.

 

[Hoos]

With the emergence of Balta there could be an argument that he is front of Astbury if they decide on the 2 rucks

That would most likely depend on how many tall forwards the opposition have.

 

[G String]

Agree I think **** is a star. But you can only play 22 (23) and for structure reasons it makes you think what in dimmas notebooks.

Hardwick and committee has also surprised people in team selection last couple years at times.

Yeah unfortunately when you dont have a lot of injuries you sometimes have to make tough calls at selection - it sux because I love Broad as a player

Agree I think **** is a star. But you can only play 22 (23) and for structure reasons it makes you think what in dimmas notebooks.

Hardwick and committee has also surprised people in team selection last couple years at times.

Whatever they do - its going to be a tough call and someones going to be very unlucky. Just hope that whoever it is doesn't drop their bundle and go the saints or GC.

A couple of well timed injuries would probably help us as a club tbh - its worked in previous years - forced us to keep some players fresh for the finals and created opportunity to blood some younger players. As long as we bank enough Ws along the way to get top 4.. IIRC we had no virtually injuries in 2018 and it ended fking us up

 

[box070]

That would most likely depend on how many tall forwards the opposition have.

Absolutely horses for courses but Astbury going into the ruck shows against certain opponents we can manage without him

 

[Hoos]

Agree I think **** is a star. But you can only play 22 (23) and for structure reasons it makes you think what in dimmas notebooks.

Hardwick and committee has also surprised people in team selection last couple years at times.

I do think that the backline is the least likely area of our team that they'll mess around with.

Broad is now what Grimes was before he turned into the best defender in the game: durable, tough, quick, smart and extremely hard to beat one on one.

 

[The Mighty]

hawks board think they have the foundations of dynasty

Awwww bless them.

 

[Tigers Time]

The problem is we can’t afford to carry an 8 man backline when Soldo/CCJ are back. The only reason Broad got back into the side at the end of last season (semi/prelim/gf) is because Soldo went down and Chol wasn’t up to it, so we brought Broad back in to allow Astbury/Balta to chop out Nank. IMO Dimma likes to play the second ruck if he can which means one of the defenders has to go to allow the bench spot to go to the second ruck.

Don’t get me wrong I don’t want Broad out but who else takes the hit?

Astbury
Balta
Grimes
Vlaustin
Short
Baker
Houli
Broad

Maybe it’s Houli that doesn’t come back in unless there’s an injury to Short or Baker Or is it Baker that’s out?

It’s difficult.

Riewoldt-Lynch-Castagna
Rioli-Martin-Lambert
Nank-Prestia-Cotchin
McIntosh-Bolton-Caddy/Pickett
Short-Vlaustin-Baker
Grimes-Balta-Astbury

Bench: Edwards, Graham, spot 1, spot 2

Who gets the last 2 spots?
Aarts/Broad/Houli/Pickett or Caddy/2nd Ruck/Ross

If it was my choice and everybody was healthy I’d go:

McIntosh-Bolton-Pickett
Short-Vlaustin-Baker
Grimes-Balta-Astbury

Bench: Edwards, Graham, Soldo, Broad

Leaving Caddy, Houli, Aarts, Ross to fight it out for the emergency spot.

 

[Hoos]

Absolutely horses for courses but Astbury going into the ruck shows against certain opponents we can manage without him

Yeah it does and they probably want to see what the backline looks like without Dave.

I never liked seeing him in the ruck though.