Strategy Changes Round 6: Melbourne Demons vs. Fremantle Dockers

[freo84]

Darcy and Reidy can't play together can they? Rather bring O Mac in and throw Cox up the ground and have him and Treacy give the odd chop out in the ruck.

Dudley to ruck

If Lin Jong can ruck and get high contact free kicks why not Dudley!

 

[Eski3]

Cox was cramping a lot during the game, I had a funny feeling he was going to get injured. I don't know if his body has the durability to go in the ruck, he still seems a bit raw from last year

Realistically the obvious option is we are going to go with Reidy this week and hope Jackson is good to go next week

 

[s_wd6]

Cox was cramping a lot during the game, I had a funny feeling he was going to get injured. I don't know if his body has the durability to go in the ruck, he still seems a bit raw from last year

Realistically the obvious option is we are going to go with Reidy this week and hope Jackson is good to go next week

Obvious option if you're dumb.

 

[s_wd6]

Also enough with the OMac talk. We don't need to bring in another tall.

 

[freo84]

Make our team a little bit smaller and faster. We will bury the Dees in pain. Hard enough stopping big Treacy, then you add Bolts, Duds, Youngy, Freddy, Reid and Amiss.

 

[Quazar2]

Some doubt on the availability for both May and Pickett:

Sore pair under injury clouds, Goodwin insists winless Dees are 'united'

Simon Goodwin insists premiership stars Steven May and Kysaiah Pickett will be fit to take on Fremantle, despite the pair dealing with injuries

www.afl.com.au

If neither can get up, they're ripe for the picking. Have to go in brutal and make it count, have had their ticket the last season or so, especially at the G.

Opportunity knocketh!

 

[Taylor]

I don't think we need an extra tall if it's wet and I think Dudley could contest in the ruck if given the chance. I saw his effort against English to make a contest of it, he won't walk off the park wondering if he could have put more in.

 

[Hamann188]

I don't think we need an extra tall if it's wet and I think Dudley could contest in the ruck if given the chance. I saw his effort against English to make a contest of it, he won't walk off the park wondering if he could have put more in.

Sorry Tay, I can't tell if you're joking or not.

 

[freo84]

Get Josh Treacy to throw him in ruck contests.

 

[FreoRicci]

do we consider resting any players?
Ryan especially, but a number of players could be sore.

Need to keep our tall back line in place for Adelaide, so we need to find a end ruck from somewhere else.



Adelaide worries me, with Thilthorp, Fogarty, and Walker.

The later two are dead eye dicks, so you can't give them space

Can’t rest anyone, especially since only 5 rounds in. Melbourne are still ripe for a win.

 

[FreoRicci]

Darcy and Reidy can't play together can they? Rather bring O Mac in and throw Cox up the ground and have him and Treacy give the odd chop out in the ruck.

Dudley to ruck

Treacy kicked 6 goals. There’s no way you’d consider him in ruck, with Amiss in shocking form.

 

[poshman]

Some doubt on the availability for both May and Pickett:

Sore pair under injury clouds, Goodwin insists winless Dees are 'united'

Simon Goodwin insists premiership stars Steven May and Kysaiah Pickett will be fit to take on Fremantle, despite the pair dealing with injuries

www.afl.com.au

If neither can get up, they're ripe for the picking. Have to go in brutal and make it count, have had their ticket the last season or so, especially at the G.

Opportunity knocketh!

Rough timing for them, could take some pressure off them though.

We need to attack and match them at the contest this week. It will help us prepare for the following 6 rounds. I am high on our ability to finish well into the 8, however, of our two wins only the dogs are a decent team this season. It will be good to take their best in the contest for a quarter and a half and then blow them away.

 

[Taylor]

Sorry Tay, I can't tell if you're joking or not.

I don't want to play Dudley in the ruck, but if he found himself having to do it for some stupid reason, he would put up a contest, probably running and jumping right into the rib cage of the opponent and giving away the free kick - but the opponent won't be the same for the rest of the game.

 

[Hamann188]

I don't want to play Dudley in the ruck, but if he found himself having to do it for some stupid reason, he would put up a contest, probably running and jumping right into the rib cage of the opponent and giving away the free kick - but the opponent won't be the same for the rest of the game.

HA!

Okay, I get it now.

Well played.

 

[Tundrawolf]

It wouldn't surprise to see Narkle come in for Voss and be the sub. Despite having virtually no preseason his two league games have been really good.

 

[Quazar2]

Rough timing for them, could take some pressure off them though.

We need to attack and match them at the contest this week. It will help us prepare for the following 6 rounds. I am high on our ability to finish well into the 8, however, of our two wins only the dogs are a decent team this season. It will be good to take their best in the contest for a quarter and a half and then blow them away.

You can only beat what's in front of you, one week at a time. It's not our fault that's the fixture list, I didn't think Melbourne would be THIS bad at start of the season; still,.....no ball has been bounced for Round 6 yet. You under-estimate no one and you focus on the job, one game at a time. When we beat the Toast it was just fortunate timing the Derby was the next round off 2 painful and embarrassing losses, with everyone questioning the direction of the club. So the task was to really just get a win and a good one if possible. Since then the Dockers have lifted without being brilliant. I'd rather that: the emerging of the butterfly from the cocoon over time, whilst still picking up the wins than being 5-0 and then fading badly as the season closes. So much is still left to emerge, so let's all pace ourselves - criticisms and praise included.

It's true that very few, savor the absolute tunnel-visioned in their hatred for J-Lo, question anything when the club is winning. Winning is the name of the game.

Great to see Young back and looking strong as ever, Darcy was rusty but will find his form as long as injuries are curtailed. I think a case for Switta being sub was a legit one, but Dudley being sub and then impacting when he came on briefly when the game was iced was a nice luxury to utilise. How was THAT side-step and then speedily bouncing up the wing in the last quarter?! Exciting stuff....shame he handballed it to his right to Brayshaw I think it was, as someone was in the clear to his slight left that might have been in position to ping a shot (Johnson?).

They're going okay but bigger tests are out there, and that's where the heavy stuff will separate the men from the boys.

 

[Hamann188]

Can Pearce ruck?

Or too fragile?

Can't see the ball getting down that end much and Draper will be there to cover his absence.

Would only be from time to time when Swaggy needs a spell.

 

[malpaso]

If it's wet then we don't need the extra tall, Draper or Cox can chop out the ruck. Demons don't have a tall forward line..

Bring in an extra midfielder. Play Aish or Erasmus.

 

[Quazar2]

Can Pearce ruck?

Or too fragile?

Can't see the ball getting down that end much and Draper will be there to cover his absence.

Would only be from time to time when Swaggy needs a spell.

Don't see the need to risk this as Pearce is building into nice form, got to keep him on the park at all costs. Typical Warrior-Pearce type form - one of the league's best KPDs. Draper did a serviceable cameo late in the 4th, he'll maybe be the one they turn to here

 

[bushchook]

Draper apparently training in the ruck this week.

So Draper forward and McDonald in could be the change.

 

[Hamann188]

Don't see the need to risk this as Pearce is building into nice form, got to keep him on the park at all costs. Typical Warrior-Pearce type form - one of the league's best KPDs. Draper did a serviceable cameo late in the 4th, he'll maybe be the one they turn to here

Yeah I realised after I posted it that the risk of Draper covering for Pearce in the ruck could be nullified by just playing Draper there.

As I said it would only be from time to time so no harm done.

 

[CaseySibosadoHOF]

Draper apparently training in the ruck this week.

So Draper forward and McDonald in could be the change.

I think the 3 key back (+ Ryan) structure uniquely works with a type like Draper. You swap that with someone significantly less athletic and it probably falls apart.

If Ryan misses maybe. Otherwise swap a tall for a small in defence.

 

[Snuffaluphagus]

Can the mods do their job and ban people wanting Reidy to play with Darcy.

Tonga Bob Van_Dyke DragoDelph where are you in our moment of need

 

[Tonga Bob]

Can the mods do their job and ban people wanting Reidy to play with Darcy.

Tonga Bob Van_Dyke DragoDelph where are you in our moment of need

Shouldn't have quit the gang, big nose.

 

[Quazar2]

Yeah I realised after I posted it that the risk of Draper covering for Pearce in the ruck could be nullified by just playing Draper there.

As I said it would only be from time to time so no harm done.

no harm taken bud, we see a squad emerging with versatile roles there to assist when things unpredictable happen. But I think Draper probably with younger knees, a slightly better or more mobile set of traits means we mitigate any risk on Pearce doing a role that isn't necessary and then getting injured because of the load or something avoidable.

I mean, in summary - Melbourne been playing with Gawn in the past 5 rounds and still been trash. I don't think ruck is a massive strength of the Dockers at present, but the ability to win clearances and domination is. The Dees are on life-support. It sounds cruel, but we need to pull the plug. There's a Premiership at stake and the team in purple needs to learn how to be absolutely ruthless.

Good test really, but at this stage I just want to see them keep collecting wins.