Preview Changes v Geelong - PRELIM FINAL - Friday September 10, 7:50pm AEST, Optus Stadium, Perth - OUT Smith, IN Hibberd

[LeverPuller]

I wouldn't have any of them. Waste of time. Got Jackson and Fritsch would can easily play deep forward.

No.

See: the loss to GWS.

Our forward structure needs that additional tall.

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

No.

See: the loss to GWS.

Our forward structure needs that additional tall.

One game doesn't mean anything at all... I could easily reference early in the year where TMac was our only tall and we won 8 straight.

 

[Topkent]

No.

See: the loss to GWS.

Our forward structure needs that additional tall.

Huh? How about the first 7 weeks when we were undefeated with just Tmac and Jackson

 

[LeverPuller]

Huh? How about the first 7 weeks when we were undefeated with just Tmac and Jackson

Yeah and then how about the following five when you spent the whole time sooking about forward structure.

The reality is 2 KPFs plus Fritsch plus Jacko floating in and out is the best we have looked all year. One of them tends to get off the chain for a period and go bang. TMac hasn’t done anything particularly bad and the structure means we nullify a lot of the Lever/Aliir types when our kids inevitably go the dump kick because they have to worry about all the talls.

 

[Topkent]

Yeah and then how about the following five when you spent the whole time sooking about forward structure.

Yeah because we started bringing in talls for the ****ing sake of it you Muppet haha

 

[LeverPuller]

Yeah because we started bringing in talls for the ******* sake of it you Muppet haha

I’m drunk and argumentative, leave me alone

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

Yeah and then how about the following five when you spent the whole time sooking about forward structure.

The reality is 2 KPFs plus Fritsch plus Jacko floating in and out is the best we have looked all year. One of them tends to get off the chain for a period and go bang. TMac hasn’t done anything particularly bad and the structure means we nullify a lot of the Lever/Aliir types when our kids inevitably go the dump kick because they have to worry about all the talls.

lol wtf are you talking about? TK whinged about the forward structure when we brought in Weid and Brown

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

I’m drunk and argumentative, leave me alone

First post you've made that makes some sense

 

[Topkent]

I still think Brown Tmac and Jackson is too much. At this point Tmac should be the one to go out.

 

[Tulip]

Tmac won't get dropped as much as he probably should

Smith/Bowey gonna be bloody lucky to survive.

Bowey was good in the end.

 

[Topkent]

Bowey was good in the end.

Hunt/Hibberd for a prelim though. Do you trust Bowey to go again.
I think the kid will be a good player but there's decisions need to all be one off now. Not with the future in mind.

 

[schmuttt]

Bowey was good when the sting went out of the game. I reckon he is going to be a gun but he was really fumbly in the first half. I'd still rather Hibberd in for Smith but I don't reckon we will make any changes.

 

[KickLongTackleHard]

I'm sorry, I'm riding the high like anyone else but Smith was putrid and has to go. Hibbo for him.

TMac was invisible but I'm not sure if we have anyone for him so happy to keep him in.

This is a preliminary, we need to be ruthless.

TMac less visible because we kick to Brown 80% of the time now. TMac will kick 3 in a qtr if we need to switch it up.

 

[Dancing Potato]

Bowey was good in the end.

Hunt/Hibberd for a prelim though. Do you trust Bowey to go again.
I think the kid will be a good player but there's decisions need to all be one off now. Not with the future in mind.

Depends on match ups and fitness I guess. Hibberd and Hunt the only two options to bring in down there. Smith was a total failure tonight but who is his match up for Geelong or GWS?

Also, will Hunt actually be ready to come straight back in or will he be too rusty?

Again, I thought Bowey came pretty good in the second half. Would I trust him in a final again now? Not sure. It's a 50/50 proposition tbh.

I want Hibberd in regardless though.

 

[Topkent]

I think we got lucky in the sense that we dominated. If that comes down to a kick late on then the Smith and Bowey/Rivers poor games could really bite.

I don't trust them not to cost goals in a prelim again ( Rivers not so much he redeemed himself)

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

I think we got lucky in the sense that we dominated. If that comes down to a kick late on then the Smith and Bowey/Rivers poor games could really bite.

I don't trust them not to cost goals in a prelim again ( Rivers not so much he redeemed himself)

Will probably depend who we play with Smith and Hibbo, Smith vs Geelong for extra height and flexibility if Jeremy Cameron starts killing Petty again, Hibberd vs GWS as their forward line not as tall or quick.

 

[Topkent]

Will probably depend who we play with Smith and Hibbo, Smith vs Geelong for extra height and flexibility if Jeremy Cameron starts killing Petty again, Hibberd vs GWS as their forward line not as tall or quick.

Yeah don't mind Smith vs Geelong they don't have dangerous smalls. GWS do. Agree with your choice.

 

[schmuttt]

Smith actually has a good matchup against Rohan who is half the player Cameron is. Though against finals Rohan you could play Terlich and do OK.

 

[LeverPuller]

Smith actually has a good matchup against Rohan who is half the player Cameron is. Though against finals Rohan you could play Terlich and do OK.

I’d back Topkent in against Rohan in a final.

 

[Tulip]

if Jeremy Cameron starts killing Petty again

Wait when did this happen?

 

[KickLongTackleHard]

GWS might run the cats ragged. I’ll wait a week to care. Hopefully Jackson and Oliver are fit after their knocks.

 

[Topkent]

I’d back Topkent in against Rohan in a final.

 

[Topkent]

GWS might run the cats ragged. I’ll wait a week to care. Hopefully Jackson and Oliver are fit after their knocks.

Mate they could both play tomorrow.

 

[danster168]

I think Hibberd must come in for Smith. I thought Smith did amazingly well and tried hard but Hibberd I trust much more. He has savvy veteran smarts.

That's it really and Tom Mcdonald

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Tom Mcdonald

Age

33

Ht

195cm

Wt

101kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.4

4star

K

9.7

4star

HB

6.7

4star

M

5.6

5star

T

1.9

4star

MG

261.8

4star

D

8.0

2star

K

5.0

2star

HB

3.0

2star

M

3.4

3star

T

0.6

1star

MG

135.6

2star

D

13.8

4star

K

6.8

3star

HB

7.0

5star

M

4.4

4star

T

1.4

4star

stays in the team but if Mitch Brown was fit and healthy this would be the perfect time to bring him in. Mcdonald looked like his footy boots had heavy steel caps in them.

 

[A11dAtP0w3R]

If we played Port in a grand final I think Hibbo is a certainty , would be our best matchup for Gray you'd think.