Wont be favorites thenFox says Swans are No. 1 so we’re *ed
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Wont be favorites thenFox says Swans are No. 1 so we’re *ed
Fox says Swans are No. 1 so we’re *ed
Let hope Tom McCartin finds form then. Has been down these last few weeks and we seriously need him on form to be at our best down back.Good comparison. Both sets of mids do it a bit differently, though. Dees are brutal. WCE were silk and unrelenting.
I think Swans back 6 will be key, reduce effectiveness of oppo entries, for there will be plenty I reckon, then Swans need to kick straight.
Probably pretty standard observation for any footy game
May will probably handover to someone else if Franklin goes too high up the ground. Petty or perhaps even Hibberd if whoever Hibberd is on is staying deeper forward. May will want to stay deep back.It will be interesting to see how our defenders line up. T McMartin should go to Brown then possibly Rampe to Fritsch and Fox to Pickett.
Up the other end I'm guessing it will be May to Buddy, Lever to either Heeney or Hayward and Petty to Reid when he's Forward. Clarke will probably do the forward defensive role on Spargo.
I'd ideally like to see Buddy dragging May up the ground and using his elite field kicking inside 50 on the big expanses of the G. Hopefully Hayward lines up on Lever and can do a somewhat defensive role on him, leaving Heeney and Papley as the main targets up forward. Papley is the one I see causing Melbourne the most trouble.
Yep, meant Clarke to Salem not Spargo.May will probably handover to someone else if Franklin goes too high up the ground. Petty or perhaps even Hibberd if whoever Hibberd is on is staying deeper forward. May will want to stay deep back.
Lever won’t want to be on a forward who is a big threat, so he won’t want to be on Heeney. Teams have successfully tagged Lever out of games in the past, but Melbourne don’t seem to mind when that happens as others then do the third man up role. If Hayward goes to Lever Melbourne might just leave it that way, but Sydney would want to make sure they direct plenty of ball through Hayward so Lever is forced to be accountable.
Papley and Heeney would need to be taken by Hibberd, Hunt or Rivers. I don’t think Hunt is smart enough footy wise to take either, so I’d go Hibberd on Papley and Rivers on Heeney.
Melbourne’s backline is very different and also superior to last time they met, therefore matchups from then aren’t a great guide. While nominally there might be matchups, Melbourne’s true defense is a team defense with the wingers and half forwards pushing into the backline.
I don’t think Spargo needs to be worried about too much and he is playing wing recently, you probably mean Clarke as a defensive forward going to Salem? Two defensive forwards in Clarke and Hayward would be a lot to give up.
In Melbourne’s forward line Pickett and Petracca, who is playing lots as a genuine forward flanker, are the real threats at ground level along with Fritsch and Melksham. Aside from Pickett they are all also legitimate marking threats which is what makes the match ups tricky.
I think Melbourne will try to send Melksham to Paddy McCartin and rely on Brown and whichever of Gawn or Jackson are playing forward to create the aerial contest. Melbourne will like Melksham vs. Paddy McCartin at ground level.
Brown is 200cm and extends the arms up high, Jackson 199cm and Gawn is 208cm. Sydney’s defence is short in comparison with the McCartins at 194cm and 195cm, then Rampe 189cm. If Rampe is on Fritsch who is 188cm himself, I’m sure Melbourne will look to exploit the general size difference in the forward line. Fritsch is good in the air, but it’s more good judgement than his height so someone shorter than Rampe could take him leaving Rampe to take a genuine tall.
Last time Gawn played one of his all-time best games with 28 touches, 6 contested marks, 3 goals and 30 Hit Outs. Hickey didn’t play that game, and he has often played well against Gawn even when Hickey was generally struggling as a player at his prior AFL clubs.
Papley always worries me, he made Hunt look silly a few times last time we played. I think Hibberd goes to him but could be Rivers who are both better match-ups - stronger in the air, better at ground level and better footy smarts than Hunt.It will be interesting to see how our defenders line up. T McMartin should go to Brown then possibly Rampe to Fritsch and Fox to Pickett.
Up the other end I'm guessing it will be May to Buddy, Lever to either Heeney or Hayward and Petty to Reid when he's Forward. Clarke will probably do the forward defensive role on Spargo.
I'd ideally like to see Buddy dragging May up the ground and using his elite field kicking inside 50 on the big expanses of the G. Hopefully Hayward lines up on Lever and can do a somewhat defensive role on him, leaving Heeney and Papley as the main targets up forward. Papley is the one I see causing Melbourne the most trouble.
What about McDonald for the Swans. Is he not playing?It will be interesting to see how our defenders line up. T McMartin should go to Brown then possibly Rampe to Fritsch and Fox to Pickett.
Up the other end I'm guessing it will be May to Buddy, Lever to either Heeney or Hayward and Petty to Reid when he's Forward. Clarke will probably do the forward defensive role on Spargo.
I'd ideally like to see Buddy dragging May up the ground and using his elite field kicking inside 50 on the big expanses of the G. Hopefully Hayward lines up on Lever and can do a somewhat defensive role on him, leaving Heeney and Papley as the main targets up forward. Papley is the one I see causing Melbourne the most trouble.
What about McDonald for the Swans. Is he not playing?
Both sides have hit cracking form, should be quite the game
It's going to be hard to top and anyone expecting a shootout will be disappointed. The defensive pressure will be off the charts tonight.OK you two..more of the fare served up at the Gabba last night please.
OK you two..more of the fare served up at the Gabba last night please.
The narrative that Brisbane was awful and made Melbourne look good is not fair to either side.
Kind of crazy to me how underhyped this game has been.
Only two kicks in it in each of the last two games between the two at the MCG. Both sides in really good form.
Before the weekend started I had this pencilled in as game of the round - probably unlikely after last night, but I still expect it to be a cracker.
Dees in a close one.