Preview Round 13: North Melbourne vs GWS @ Blundstone Arena | Sunday, 13 June @ 15:20

[DunderHead]

Xerri in for Cambell this week. Much more mobile at ground level and suited to wet weather.

Taz hasn’t played at all this season. He will need support down back and rests. I reckon Walker will need to play down back at least at stages.

 

[ferball]

Stevo and Taz straight in, Walker to CHF and Campbell to the bench by the looks of it.

I'd like to see Xerri play.

 

[Caracas]

Robbie coming back in is the best news we’ve received all year. It doesn’t mean we’re going to win. We could get flogged, as he settles back in. However, it bolsters the team to a massive degree. It feels like we’re fielding a “proper” team for the first time this year. The selection panel can focus on working out the best mix up forward, happy in the knowledge that the defensive side of things is fairly sorted. We still have a stack of injuries. However, the replacements are perfectly viable - which is the way it always should be.


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[Kangaroos4eva]

I'd like to see Xerri play.

So would I.

But it would mean three kpf sized players for periods.

 

[Merlin007]

Noble has shown he values minimal changes while the game plan develops (and provided people are playing to instruction), so with two "ins" back from injury, I'm guessing there won't be any other changes - if that's right, Taylor will miss, with a bench of Campbell, Mahony, Powell and Scott; Phillips the medical sub

 

[Val Keating]

This can only be a good thing (crosses fingers)

Yeah I spose. No disrespect to any of them but we’re not talking top echelon players here. A couple of journeyman, a young developing tall and a young project forward/ruck.

 

[Only Forwards]

So would I.

But it would mean three kpf sized players for periods.

Given that it is likely to be wet this is not the week to trial that.

It is why I think it was a missed opportunity against the Saints.

I don't think 3 KPFs would be the worst thing in the world. I doubt running them together would change the outcome.

 

[Snake_Baker]

I don't think 3 KPFs would be the worst thing in the world.

It doesn't make much sense with the current game plan.

 

[remfan101]

Campbell was playing over Xerri because his forward craft/ leading patterns are superior, and X was unable to play any forward minutes at VFL level. I reckon Walker forward changes that role's emphasis to more of a relief ruck, which would probably see X given the nod.

Otherwise, I reckon the bench will be Powell, Scott, and Mahoney/Taylor, with the other of those 2 sub.

 

[groo]

It's rained all week in Hobart. It's predicted to rain on the weekend. Why would we be loading up on an extra tall?

 

[Snake_Baker]

It's rained all week in Hobart. It's predicted to rain on the weekend. Why would we be loading up on an extra tall?

If it's heavy then I will be interested to see if Noble continues with his "process" drills, or educates them to play wet weather football.

 

[Nutjob]

You do know we rarely go with 2 rucks in our last decade

Only the last few weeks since the cupboard has been bare

players coming back will see campbell demoted again

as Walker resumes his chf and ruck pinch hit role with Taz back

What we did 10 years ago is irrelevant. We have a coach in his first year and what we did under previous coaches holds no weight on how we setup now.

Were you aware Noble comes from a club that liked to play 2 ruckman more often than not? I would think that holds more weight than what Brad Scott did in 2012.


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[Grogg]

With no VFL this week I'm hoping Phillips makes the 22 to maintain a little continuity in his football. Great to have Taz & Stevo back.

 

[TurnoverMerchant]

With no VFL this week I'm hoping Phillips makes the 22 to maintain a little continuity in his football. Great to have Taz & Stevo back.

I was thinking the same. It wouldn't be a bad idea to have him in and increase his minutes through the middle to see how things go.

 

[DERRINALPHIL]

how many of those games has walker spent in the ruck?

Walker has played reasonable well for the Lions as a second ruck. He ain't a forward and has been failing as a forward for five years. Naming him at CHF and with Larkey at FF I have no confidence that we can score. I'm off the Larkey bandwagon

Campbell has played quite well and it would be unfair to see him dropped.

If it is wet Campbell goes and we go small,

 

[Devington]

Walker has played reasonable well for the Lions as a second ruck. He ain't a forward and has been failing as a forward for five years. Naming him at CHF and with Larkey at FF I have no confidence that we can score. I'm off the Larkey bandwagon

Campbell has played quite well and it would be unfair to see him dropped.

If it is wet Campbell goes and we go small,

It's really odd that we have avoided using Walker as the relief ruck. He's far from awful at it and has done it successfully at Brisbane, but mostly Geelong. For some reason though they almost never try him there. Only 5 of his 270 hitouts have been during his 2 years here. He's even spoken about his ability to play in there, and willingness to do anything for the team. When he was forward but we had Larkey taking them my brain almost imploded.

 

[Kangaroo Cat]

It's really odd that we have avoided using Walker as the relief ruck. He's far from awful at it and has done it successfully at Brisbane, but mostly Geelong. For some reason though they almost never try him there. Only 5 of his 270 hitouts have been during his 2 years here. He's even spoken about his ability to play in there, and willingness to do anything for the team. When he was forward but we had Larkey taking them my brain almost imploded.

That's fair but I don't mind them at least having a look to see if larkey could add that to his skills - the timing was strange but its that sort of season. If they keep persisting with that model after seeing it fail I'd be pretty sad for souva

 

[Devington]

That's fair but I don't mind them at least having a look to see if larkey could add that to his skills - the timing was strange but its that sort of season. If they keep persisting with that model after seeing it fail I'd be pretty sad for souva

Yep, timing was awful. He was one out in the forward line trying to establish himself there but for a few minutes every game he was forced up into the ruck. I'm a big fan of fostering versatility in players, but in this case it was just a bad call.

 

[Kangaroo Cat]

Yep, timing was awful. He was one out in the forward line trying to establish himself there but for a few minutes every game he was forced up into the ruck. I'm a big fan of fostering versatility in players, but in this case it was just a bad call.

Especially after last year

 

[giantroo]

Final teams

 

[Ligma]

X IS IN WOOHOO


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[giantroo]

 

[Ligma]

GWS defenders when they see Xerri




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[TennisPlayerAndy]

 

[Devington]

Xerri probably a better choice than big Tom if it's wet. From the VFL I've watched this year Xerri gets as down and dirty as any big guy.
Glad he finally got his chance.

Taylor or Phillips as the medical sub I would assume.