Preview Round 16 v Adelaide MCG Sunday June 29th 3.15pm - Short This Week

[T4P]

The explanation is in the article.

Personally think it’s interesting, we are calculated to be really slow from taking a mark to moving the ball on. I think that reflects what I’ve seen from us this year, we are to slow to move the ball from mark/free kick situation and get stuck kicking into a flooded forward 50.

Our best quarters/halves this year (2nd half blues, 2nd half lions, gws and gc 3/4s) have been when our players move it fast from marks.

Probably also reflects that we have young list, our kids fret too much over the next kick because the instincts for the game plan aren’t drilled into them yet.

I'd be interested at seeing the difference in our ball speed between our wins and losses. When we're struggling we are really slow to move the ball on, which is likely partially due to our nursery of a forward-line, but when we're on we're much quicker.

 

[tiger_tough]

Smith and Ross in the white tops at training today

Seth, Ralphsmith, Miller, Brown, Mansell, Green all in black....

 

[tigs2010]

Smith and Ross in the white tops at training today

Seth, Ralphsmith, Miller, Brown, Mansell, Green all in black....

Thank god. Blight for Smith

Anyone for Ross. Probably Trigger as sub. Campbell to Ross role. Alger to Campbell role

 

[_RT_]

Out: Sims Smith
In: Blight Lefau

 

[tigs2010]

Ross survives. Just another reason to hate tiger_tough the useless campaigner

 

[Daka]

I would have liked to see more than 2 changes, but I do like the 2 they have brought in.

 

[Ctl]

Very tall backline, I don't see the value in changing structure to accommodate blight.

 

[voorhees]

finally Blight gets the go ahead
let's go !!!!

 

[voorhees]

congrats to mykelti,
back from the year break is always good to see.
best of luck in the seniors return!

 

[The MUF]

Blight in to play second ruck?
We were already tall enough with Trainor out on the wing. Lefau getting a couple of games until Armstrong is right?

 

[A Tiger 4 lyf]

Best lineup changes of the season so far

 

[DontArgue4]

Very tall backline, I don't see the value in changing structure to accommodate blight.

to be fair the crows have thilthorpe, fogarty and tex

 

[Groupie_]

where the fux lalor

 

[guruisatiger]

Armstrong playing vfl is good

If be happy for lalor to miss Geelong

Imagine these three ins for Essendon Lalor, Hotten Armstrong

agree why waste them down at geelong dusty missed the cattery in his first year

 

[tiger_tough]

Ross survives. Just another reason to hate tiger_tough the useless campaigner

Hey I only provide the facts, you drew your own conclusion.

 

[tiger_tough]

Well deserved Blight.

 

[Coach_Required]

Well deserved Blight.

I'll give it a quarter until he does an error and the keyboard warriors here will come out and bag him.

 

[guruisatiger]

the vfl half forward line of raso hotton wilson
might be the smallest
of all times

 

[Ctl]

to be fair the crows have thilthorpe, fogarty and tex

True, but teams have had success by playing someone smaller and quicker on tex who hurts them going the other way

 

[tiger_tough]

the vfl half forward line of raso hotton wilson
might be the smallest
of all times

No Colina, Fawcett, Lefau, Blight or Ryan and the team looks much more balanced. Probably 1 tall forward short.

 

[guruisatiger]

12 players unavailable due to injury clarke gone for year think dow will be too and colina question mark with grey
lalor
smillie
armstrong
short
fawcett
grey
colina
clarke
ryan
mcauliffe
dow
gibcus

 

[docko911]

Bout ****ing time

 

[guruisatiger]

No Colina, Fawcett, Lefau, Blight or Ryan and the team looks much more balanced. Probably 1 tall forward short.

got big flockhart on the bench {kid can play}as can seth mcdonald 189 cm med fwd
and sam toner on the bench if the weather is ok going to be some great highlights
raso,, hotton,, toner,, mcdonald and yassine all very exciting

 

[guruisatiger]

I'll give it a quarter until he does an error and the keyboard warriors here will come out and bag him.

love the big fella ,he will smash big fog off the ground

 

[ShereKhan]

Ross survives. Just another reason to hate tiger_tough the useless campaigner

Ross is playing a fairly thankless role as a half forward 'connector'. IN a struggling team with very little 'easy ball' at half forward he's doing a pretty good job. He's nowhere near losing his spot.

In regards to the team as a whole, for those who've played 5+ games for the Tigers here is where Ross ranks on averages:

Player rating = 7th
Disposals = 8th
Inside 50's = 1st
Metres = 8th
Groundball Gets = 5th
Hardball gets = 4th
Clearances = 5th
SI = 1st
SI% = 1st

I'm the first to admit he's not setting the world on fire....but we need to accept how difficult it is playing a predominantly half fwd role in a losing team.

He's leading the team in inside 50's and score involvements - so do we really think he's a player who should be dropped?

Cut him some slack..he'll improve as we improve as a team.