Preview Round 7 v Melbourne ANZAC Eve MCG 7.30pm - Gray Debuts

[Downtown06]

Doubt there will be many changes apart from Ryan (injured) & Balta (curfew)

Blight we come in as he will be used to cover both outs, that opens the door for McAuliffe for that 2nd spot, hopefully it's not sub.

I don't think we'll ever see (curfew) next to a players name ever again lol

 

[RobsJourney]

Was there a cryptic message on insta yesterday?

The caption was "all smiles" with a pic of Hopper hugging Smillie......


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That actually does seem like a good bet.

 

[fargothegreat]

The Dees are actually very small up front, with JVR their only key forward (and he's also second ruck). Probably means Trainor will come into the 22 for Balta.

 

[cairo tiger]

trainor and blight in, the smoky is gray

 

[Rubber Hips]

Doesn’t work like that lol, Curfew is to your listed current residential address as per what’s listed on file not a made up one purely for this.

I know…just having a larf

 

[Sol23]

Drop kmac for Kane. I’ve had enough of kamdyn

 

[LTT]

I'd hope we don't just go back to Blight.

I'd say...

OUT: Balta (curfew), Ryan (injured)
IN: Trainor, Sims, McAuliffe

And play Ross as Sub.

Small conundrum with Mansell being available. I'd play him in the twos personally, Campbell and Rioli have done enough to be ahead of him and I feel Green had enough good moments to keep his spot.

EDIT: Sonsie also deserves a recall, but for the love of goodness it has to be as a midfielder. Perhaps Ross sub and Sonsie into the starting midfield, and McAuliffe another VFL game.

Why does everyone keep Macintosh in the side. He was the last player signed and he is a fossil with no future yet we keep playing him ahead of the kids. Please don’t say leadership because we have Lynch in the forward line, Taranto & Hopper in the middle and Vlastuin & Broad in defence. When we are winning we don’t need his leadership and when we are losing he doesn’t provide any leadership. So unless he can change a 100 point loss into a competitive loss then play the kids.

 

[Rubber Hips]

 

[Timothy Luncheon]

Why does everyone keep Macintosh in the side. He was the last player signed and he is a fossil with no future yet we keep playing him ahead of the kids. Please don’t say leadership because we have Lynch in the forward line, Taranto & Hopper in the middle and Vlastuin & Broad in defence. When we are winning we don’t need his leadership and when we are losing he doesn’t provide any leadership. So unless he can change a 100 point loss into a competitive loss then play the kids.

Thought he played well last week

 

[lalorGOAT]

Why does everyone keep Macintosh in the side. He was the last player signed and he is a fossil with no future yet we keep playing him ahead of the kids. Please don’t say leadership because we have Lynch in the forward line, Taranto & Hopper in the middle and Vlastuin & Broad in defence. When we are winning we don’t need his leadership and when we are losing he doesn’t provide any leadership. So unless he can change a 100 point loss into a competitive loss then play the kids.

If you want our kids getting flogged in the middle, we will end up with consecutive rebuilds. Macca is offering valuable cover so our kids can properly develop.

 

[RobsJourney]

trainor and blight in, the smoky is gray

Three defenders? Doesn't seem likely.

 

[RobsJourney]

Why does everyone keep Macintosh in the side. He was the last player signed and he is a fossil with no future yet we keep playing him ahead of the kids. Please don’t say leadership because we have Lynch in the forward line, Taranto & Hopper in the middle and Vlastuin & Broad in defence. When we are winning we don’t need his leadership and when we are losing he doesn’t provide any leadership. So unless he can change a 100 point loss into a competitive loss then play the kids.

Hey it's not my choice, but I'm certain he won't be dropped so I don't bother to mention that.

 

[cairo tiger]

Three defenders? Doesn't seem likely.

i didnt say 3 I listed 3, one of those comes in. Blight has done nothing wrong. Just he cant ruck that well. Trainor stiff to miss. gray has been playing well and he is not that far off.

 

[banzai]

The Dees are actually very small up front, with JVR their only key forward (and he's also second ruck). Probably means Trainor will come into the 22 for Balta.

Petty has killed us before and he played well last week. JVR got dropped, doubt he comes back given they won.

 

[Rubber Hips]

….and Balta already paid $45k to the bloke he hit in an out of court settlement

 

[banzai]

I'd hope we don't just go back to Blight.

I'd say...

OUT: Balta (curfew), Ryan (injured)
IN: Trainor, Sims, McAuliffe

And play Ross as Sub.

Small conundrum with Mansell being available. I'd play him in the twos personally, Campbell and Rioli have done enough to be ahead of him and I feel Green had enough good moments to keep his spot.

EDIT: Sonsie also deserves a recall, but for the love of goodness it has to be as a midfielder. Perhaps Ross sub and Sonsie into the starting midfield, and McAuliffe another VFL game.

Mansell will surely play, would definetly try him with the other 3 smalls and lose a mid. Extra speed and run cant be a bad thing, one of Mansell or Campbell should always be pushing into the midfield then.

Eventually I'd lose all of Ross, Dow, McIntosh. Try and surround Hopper and Taranto with one of Campbell/Mansell (rotate one forward), one of Lalor/Smillie (rotate one forward) and then hopefully Sonsie and McAuliffe can be locks by the end of the season, early next (they arent guaranteed to make it). Then there is Taj and whoever we draft with our 2 high picks and we are starting to look decent and will eventually replace Hopper and Taranto.

 

[Rubber Hips]

It might just be

Out. Balta, Ryno
in Mansell Train/Sims/Blight (no other tall/ ruck option)

….Sons might be stiff bc I can’t see anyone being dropped after the win against GC

 

[LTT]

Thought he played well last week

He did play better than usual but unfortunately for him he is not an A grader and he is not the future

 

[tiger_tough]

Campbell Gray come on down.

 

[Rubber Hips]

Gotta love tiger supporters

 

[Morro]

Cant send Sims in to ruck against Gawn, Blight too small, Dees have a small forward line, its a tough one.

Does Gray or Blight come in to play KPD and Miller plays relief ruck?

 

[smasha]

Same fight and intensity and we win.

 

[Groupie_]

Gotta love tiger supporters

yet the club is too weak to do the 3qtr time substitution thing even though its not breaking the curfew or any laws

 

[sante]

The Dees are actually very small up front, with JVR their only key forward (and he's also second ruck). Probably means Trainor will come into the 22 for Balta.

Well Petty is the tall forward from last week with Fullarton as support. Not sure how JVR went in the VFL, so not sure he’ll return

 

[Groupie_]

out balta (club is weak) , ryan
in blight mansell trainor