Strategy Changes: Round 17 Sydney Swans vs. Fremantle Dockers

[Righteo]

JOM as a sub is perfectly fine IMO. You're still backing in the younger incumbents.

Pretty much.

Gonna be a tough match. Heeney/Warner/Gulden/Papley/Blakey all have the potential to give us serious headaches but I think a wet slog will definitely favour us*. Hope we're feeling vengeful after the slop we served up in round 2.

*altho it looks like it'll be sunny which is also fine

 

[David Bubb]

Looking like there won't be much if any rain between now and the game

 

[nurries]

Pretty much.

Gonna be a tough match. Heeney/Warner/Gulden/Papley/Blakey all have the potential to give us serious headaches but I think a wet slog will definitely favour us. Hope we're feeling vengeful after the slop we served up in round 2.

Jackson/Serong/Brayshaw/Clark/Bolton/Treacy all have the potential to do the same

 

[go_the_dockers]

haha

 

[Righteo]

Jackson/Serong/Brayshaw/Clark/Bolton/Treacy all have the potential to do the same

No shit.

 

[MadMundy]

IN: Pearce, O-Meara

OUT: McDonald, Fyfe

 

[fleur]

Joel Hamling

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Joel Hamling

Age

32

Ht

194cm

Wt

92kg

Pos.

D/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.6

3star

K

6.2

2star

HB

5.4

4star

M

5.0

5star

T

1.4

3star

No current season stats available

D

11.8

3star

K

7.6

3star

HB

4.2

4star

M

5.8

5star

T

1.0

3star

in for them

 

[The Feeder Club]

haha

That's gold

 

[Eski3]

Joel Hamling in for them

Man other coaches really seem to love bringing in ex-Freo players just to play against us

 

[FreoRicci]

Big ins for Sydney.
Amartey and McCartin

 

[Purple dynamite]

I think we need one of the talls as sub.
Too tall on a small ground with potential wet conditions and dynamic grass.

 

[332docker]

I think we need one of the talls as sub.
Too tall on a small ground with potential wet conditions and dynamic grass.

Voss

 

[mike91]

JL loves to play a bigger body on Heeney, so JOM is a huge chance. Really want Walker back to play on Papley.

Called it

 

[Docker82]

Think JOM is still in our top 25-26 players, possibly best 22 tbh.

For a run towards finals you select your players in that group over guys that aren't.

They a group 30-odd win you a flag but that's over a season. Feel a group of 25-26 that are mostly really primed to perform at the top level is probably what is needed to actually do well into the last two weeks of finals. Of course you still need your Oscar McDonald

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Oscar Mcdonald

Age

29

Ht

196cm

Wt

100kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.2

3star

K

7.9

3star

HB

5.2

4star

M

4.2

4star

T

1.6

4star

MG

191.4

3star

D

11.3

3star

K

7.7

3star

HB

3.7

3star

M

3.7

4star

T

1.7

3star

MG

157.7

3star

D

14.8

4star

K

5.4

2star

HB

9.4

5star

M

4.4

4star

T

0.4

3star

MG

138.4

3star

types just in a case a specific type of player is injured but I think otherwise 25-26 is enough.

 

[Deathly]

Coaching staff and their obsession with JOM. The gift that keeps on giving.

 

[estibador]

I'm no fan of JOM but if he's coming in to be sub then I'm ok with that.

But if they're trying to bring him in to tag for a whole game when he's lacking match fitness and pulled up sore enough from a WAFL intensity game to miss yet another week... well, I think that's asking for trouble.

That doesn't sound like a good prep for trying to run with a star AFL mid for a whole game.

 

[MadMundy]

O'Meara has to have the biggest gap in what Fremantle fans think of him compared to neutral fans.

Lot of our fans can't stand him, yet most other fans from other clubs think he's really good still.

 

[Vintage]

JOM is a better player than Ras.

 

[Footskill]

Jom is handy, but him, Serong, and brayshaw in the clearances at the same time, is not a good mix

 

[Quay Club]

JOM is a better player than Ras.

JOM was one of our best players when we played Sydney in Round 2 and was the leading possession winner on the ground with 32 and got 5 Coaches votes.

He was in reasonably good form before getting injured.

They must think he is ready to play and adds some experience to the team.

 

[estibador]

O'Meara has to have the biggest gap in what Fremantle fans think of him compared to neutral fans.

Lot of our fans can't stand him, yet most other fans from other clubs think he's really good still.

Because we pay more attention to our team than they do.

 

[Mainy66]

TBH, with Brodie injured, I don’t have a problem with JOM being in the team - even if he is only 184cm. However, I am still disappointed for Brodie. If he had been selected for Freo v Ess in round 15 - instead of Aish/Fyfe - and hadn’t played for Peel and got concussed, then who knows he might still be in the team.

The player I would have liked in the team this week is Narkle. Talking about class above, and rewarding WAFL form, he has been playing really well for Peel and looks fit.

 

[kp junior]

And Mills running through there as well.

I reckon we match up well on them and will give them trouble.

Definately the hardest match to pick of the round.

TBH, with Brodie injured, I don’t have a problem with JOM being in the team - even if he is only 184cm. However, I am still disappointed for Brodie. If he had been selected for Freo v Ess in round 15 - instead of Aish/Fyfe - and hadn’t played for Peel and got concussed, then who knows he might still be in the team.

The player I would have liked in the team this week is Narkle. Talking about class above, and rewarding WAFL form, he has been playing really well for Peel and looks fit.

The 184cm is the thing. He’s not a big body, he’s a small slow midfielder, which is an awful fit next to S and B. He’s not bad but he is a bad fit and our midfield has been way better sonce he has been out

 

[thistimeforsure]

If JOM is sub it’s probably OK , if they’re thinking of tagging Heeny with him I’m getting on Heeny for 4+

Fyfe did OK on him last year because he was 80% mid , he’s pushing fwd a lot more this year

Heeny vs JOM inside the D50 ? NOooooooo

 

[go_the_dockers]

The 184cm is the thing. He’s not a big body, he’s a small slow midfielder, which is an awful fit next to S and B. He’s not bad but he is a bad fit and our midfield has been way better sonce he has been out

He is playing on the outside.

I think he is 25th to 30th on our list but still a handy depth player. Was very good early and plays a lot outside, I would say a very team oriented role.

Not playing as inside mid, so not competing with Brodie. Who takes his spot?

We do need more outside mids.