Preview R7: Changes vs. Fremantle

[FR0GGY]

I really like Curtin on the wing.

Burgess might come in

Apologize please

 

[1970crow]

From what I am hearing, they are also giving him lighter training loads so as not to overdo him and to keep him fresh.

Based on bigman training reports, he was managed a bit throughout preseason too.

 

[1970crow]

I don’t recall that, everything coming out about McAndrew was how positive he was going.

Irrespective you said preseason games, there was only 2, an internal where he beat ROB and one against Port where there’s different recolllections

cmndstab , this is for you i reckon. .

 

[George CantStandYa]

cmndstab , this is for you i reckon. .

Oops I apologise 1970crow

See dogs105 that’s how you do it

 

[cmndstab]

I don’t recall that, everything coming out about McAndrew was how positive he was going.

Irrespective you said preseason games, there was only 2, an internal where he beat ROB and one against Port where there’s different recolllections

As I mentioned, my memory is that McAndrew held his own against a second-string ruck and got smashed by a lead ruck. Against ROB in the trial, my memory is that he held his own in the first half and then fell away.

Obviously, I'm only working from a very small sample size, but from the little I've seen of him I was far from impressed. I think the desire to play him stems from dissatisfaction with ROB rather than any kind of hopes for McAndrew.

I am fully on board with replacing ROB, but I don't think he's the one to do it.

 

[Betts are off]

So FOG is out. Probably a nice free hit at experimenting with just the 2 talls and Curtin to rotate through when the other 2 rest, or chop out in the ruck.

Also wouldn't mind seeing us throw in a few structural curveballs up forward. Like a couple mins a quarter with Rankine, Rachele, Nibbler, Draper and Keays all buzzing at the feet of just Tex or just TT. At this point no opposition coach would expect a 5 small mosquito fleet. Try and throw their back 6 into chaos from time to time

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

First 10 minutes will be decisive. Freo will come out pretty fired up. Awful vs Melbourne and have copped a week of intense media scrutiny.

If we can withstand that initial burst it will go a long way towards getting the win. Just don't want them to get a couple of goals early, home crowd fires up etc.

Interesting game. Difficult to tip a winner.

I never thought an Essendon vs Collingwood Anzac Day game at the MCG would be relegated to curtain raiser status but here we are.

 

[Ciao Giacomo]

In what way were we smashed by Gold Coast? The context of the sentences suggests clearances, but we won the clearance battle against the Suns.

My apologies to Rob.

We lost the hit outs 45 to 49 but won the clearances 46 to 35. I do recall thinking at the time that we did better than expected against a high quality midfield.

So we have won clearances 5 times in 6 matches. Our only clearances loss was 37-40 against Geelong. My point was that if we continue to win clearances it is very difficult to see Rob playing in the SANFL. I will just have to close my eyes when he takes possession of the ball.

 

[dogs105]

Oops I apologise 1970crow

See dogs105 that’s how you do it

Viva la Mattner , this is for you i reckon...

 

[George CantStandYa]

Viva la Mattner , this is for you i reckon...

Nicks alias confirmed

 

[MRB37]

Rachele on the plane to Perth. Guessing he's an in

 

[MRB37]

So reckon we go

OUT: Fogarty, Draper
IN: Rachele, Peatling

Taylor slides back to the sub.

 

[Scorpus]

So reckon we go

OUT: Fogarty, Draper
IN: Rachele, Peatling

Taylor slides back to the sub.

That's three outs from the 22, so you have Berry playing a full game?

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Rachele on the plane to Perth. Guessing he's an in

Any news on which fringe players were on the plane or not?

 

[TBM]

Any news on which fringe players were on the plane or not?

Only a few pics here. But Rach, Tex, Taylor all spotted

 

[MRB37]

That's three outs from the 22, so you have Berry playing a full game?

Just a guess that they'll want to go hard in the contest and Berry can play forward to provide some more ground pressure.

 

[Viva la Mattner]

Fog not risked

 

[TBM]

Fog not risked

Right call IMO, it's only April.

 

[Samcro24]

Soft
They said it’s “sore”

 

[ams4crows]

Good decision resting Fog.

 

[TBM]

So FOG is out. Probably a nice free hit at experimenting with just the 2 talls and Curtin to rotate through when the other 2 rest, or chop out in the ruck.

Also wouldn't mind seeing us throw in a few structural curveballs up forward. Like a couple mins a quarter with Rankine, Rachele, Nibbler, Draper and Keays all buzzing at the feet of just Tex or just TT. At this point no opposition coach would expect a 5 small mosquito fleet. Try and throw their back 6 into chaos from time to time

I like the mosquito fleet idea. If it works, it'll definitely give us flexibility going forward.

But expect we'll default to Curtin as a pure third tall.

 

[pjcrows]

Another good coaching and depth test with Fogarty out.

 

[Betts are off]

I like the mosquito fleet idea. If it works, it'll definitely give us flexibility going forward.

But expect we'll default to Curtin as a pure third tall.

Without FOG playing it actually wouldn't be too hard to achieve structurally when ROB is on the pine.

Curtin on the wing, mids Daws-Soli-Crouch, TT Ruck. Forward line with Tex + Mosquito fleet.

 

[Ham]

 

[Hell Boy6669]

Nicks confirmed in the presser Curtin will take the third tall role