Preview Changes vs Adelaide - Round 9, 2021

[Ambrose Burnside]

Still reckon it'll be a simple one this week:

IN: Barrass
OUT: JK

with Allen playing forward.

 

[Jiggyman]

The cult of statistics has robbed people of the ability to see the difference between numbers and influence on a match.

I wish we had access to better stats. Relevant stats, utilised by coaches. Not the really deep stuff, but something that adds to the picture for a non-watcher.
For example, we hear about 'Pressure Acts' all the time, but never see it.
Taps, knock-ons and other 1%'s during general play should be available to us as well. Especially in the case of Nic, many of these acts are more influential than disposals.

 

[SloppyJoe]

Gov, Barrass, both, I don't care who it is just get a tall body in down back so Oscar can get forward.

Poor boy is wasting away in defence, watching on hungrily as lesser forwards feast on the many snags served up by our dour opposition the past 2 weeks.

 

[Nuke Fremantle]

Kennedy ruled out this week, according to The West.

 

[jesterwester]

You do when looking at key KP matchups.

If we are short for defenders and the opposition go tall we are more likely to bring in a player back from injury. If we have that role covered we may err on the side of caution and give a player one more week to build up their fitness.

Matchups may come into it, but if we err on caution and rest Gov or Barrass for one more week Edwards holds his spot. But if both are ready 100% to go they are walk in starters and Edwards goes and Allen goes back forward. So our defence doesn’t change too much in actual structure.

Whereas the tweet kind of says to me we shouldn’t even bother playing JK, Barrass, or Gov, because we’ve got the game in the bag because Walker, the opposition key forward is out. That to me wouldn’t come into it at all. I doubt that comes into the thinking at all. If they don’t play this weekend it will be because they aren’t fully fit, not because of the opposition.

 

[Yippy Yi Yeo]

It's amusing to look at the player ratings for that game. Nic Nat rated second best on ground, ROB 6th best. A closer look shows that almost all of his points came in the last when the game was over. Was terrible when it mattered, putting up two negative quarters.

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Vindication

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

Vindication

 

[Juddy__]

Not sure where SEN got the news that JK was out for several weeks? Must be another Tom Browne Moment

 

[kane249]

Not sure where SEN got the news that JK was out for several weeks? Must be another Tom Browne Moment

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Eagles are looking to offload Josh Kennedy's calves to be able to afford Patrick Cripps' back

-Tom Browne

 

[Get_The_Gaff]

Looks like 100% capacity and no masks for Sunday!

 

[Chris_6678]

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Barras and McGovern likely to return this weekend. Kennedy also a strong chance to play. No Hurn or Liam Ryan for
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[Chris_6678]

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“He has been around for about eight weeks. He’s a board member. It’s been tremendous for myself and for our coaches from a leadership perspective. There are a lot of parallels between the sports.” Simpson on Justin Langer at training.

Our new midfield coach? haha

 

[squashface]

I'd give Gov another week, personally. Groins can be tricky.

Barrass this week
Gov and JK next week vs GWS
Ryan and Hurn the week after vs Essendon
Yeo the week after vs Carlton

 

[Ambrose Burnside]

I'd give Gov another week, personally. Groins can be tricky.

Barrass this week
Gov and JK next week vs GWS
Ryan and Hurn the week after vs Essendon
Yeo the week after vs Carlton

My poor Willie.

 

[jesterwester]

I'd give Gov another week, personally. Groins can be tricky.

Barrass this week
Gov and JK next week vs GWS
Ryan and Hurn the week after vs Essendon
Yeo the week after vs Carlton

And Shuey after the bye and the set is complete!

Question does remain though... what will we say then when we inevitably travel to the SCG and forget how to football in round 16?

 

[Happy Mastenator]

I'd give Gov another week, personally. Groins can be tricky.

Barrass this week
Gov and JK next week vs GWS
Ryan and Hurn the week after vs Essendon
Yeo the week after vs Carlton

Do we have any actual update on Yeo? I’ve always assumed he returns after the bye but have no confirmation

 

[squashface]

Do we have any actual update on Yeo? I’ve always assumed he returns after the bye but have no confirmation

Vozzo usually has been hitting us with "just before or just after the bye and we will work out a return to play date soon" for about the past 6 weeks of injury updates.

My thoughts are that if he comes back for the Carlton game, he will have the bye to rest up again as the first game back after a year out will probably make him pretty sore.

 

[RookiePick]

And Shuey after the bye and the set is complete!

Question does remain though... what will we say then when we inevitably travel to the SCG and forget how to football in round 16?

What we always say:

s**t ground, not fit for footy, Franklin crashed his car, COLA etc.

 

[Get_The_Gaff]

What we always say:

sh*t ground, not fit for footy, Franklin crashed his car, COLA etc.

Should have kept hickey

 

[Royals]

Hard for Cameron to play well in wafl last week but he kicked 3 the week before, does he come in for Langdon ?

 

[Truckosaurus]

Last week was probably Langdon's best game this year - if they haven't dropped him yet they won't drop him this week.

 

[Keys]

Last week was probably Langdon's best game this year - if they haven't dropped him yet they won't drop him this week.

Yep. It was the best return our small forwards had as a group for the season. Need better than a 3 disposal effort to force your way in

 

[Avalor]

Weren't the teams/squads meant to be out on Thursdays again, starting today? No sign of them yet.

 

[Vaccination]

And Shuey after the bye and the set is complete!

Question does remain though... what will we say then when we inevitably travel to the SCG and forget how to football in round 16?

Complain that the AFL draw is rigged for making us travel to Sydney and Brisbane.

 

[FKASC]

Weren't the teams/squads meant to be out on Thursdays again, starting today? No sign of them yet.

Next week I think