Preview Semi Final: Changes vs. Hawthorn

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[GreyCrow]

So you’re expecting a win, no excuses crap if we don’t

Yes. No excuses - its all on Nicks if we lose

 

[Peter Doherty]

Rachele for a defender you'd think?

Need to match up on Ginnivan and the Wizard tosser, so Max and Bond? Maybe Smith or Hinge to drop out? Hinge has been in a dreadful hole recently.

Sounding like Bond for Rachele.

 

[Scorpus]

I'll add:

• Handballing backwards when there is not a single player between you and the goals.
• Receiving a 50m penalty and kicking it 10m after only taking 20 of those metres.

- Hitting the ball with your head in a ruck contest when you are a ruckman

 

[dogs105]

- Hitting the ball with your head in a ruck contest when you are a ruckman

Ruckmen chipping 20m sideways to a contest in defence

 

[DJ75]

Laird will play midfield, that pretty much confirms it.

Or at least part of the rotation if he doesnt start in there

Confirms Nicks is an idiot who needs to be sacked.

 

[Redline]

Rash confirmed as in.

I’m in the minority. He’s underdone and I think it will backfire. Hope I’m wrong.

The problem is the lack of other viable options. If we had a real selection squeeze it would be different and also being a knockout game.

Id rather lose having rolled the dice on Rachelle

 

[Greenfinger]

Is it true we had 12 players sick with flu like symptoms? I’m told quite a few still sick

 

[GreyCrow]

Is it true we had 12 players sick with flu like symptoms? I’m told quite a few still sick

Probably should have isolated them

 

[Thrillthorpe7]

Laird will play midfield, that pretty much confirms it.

Or at least part of the rotation if he doesnt start in there

What on earth confirmed that? MM will just go back and replace Bond, Smith is sub. It's back to the same structure we had most of the season.

 

[Thrillthorpe7]

Confirms Nicks is an idiot who needs to be sacked.

Nothing has confirmed Laird is playing midfield with Bond going out for Rachele. MM will just play back and we revert to our usual structure. Smith stays as sub or is replaced by Dowling.

 

[MRB37]

They love turning this into a sideshow

 

[Thrillthorpe7]

The problem is the lack of other viable options. If we had a real selection squeeze it would be different and also being a knockout game.

Id rather lose having rolled the dice on Rachelle

Problem? We have one injury and suspension. This is close to the best team we've fielded all season bar Rankine.

 

[skam85]

Nothing has confirmed Laird is playing midfield with Bond going out for Rachele. MM will just play back and we revert to our usual structure. Smith stays as sub or is replaced by Dowling.

what confirms it is that Nicks said one change. So Smith stays in, as sub, and Laird is moved into the middle when the sub is activated. Pretty simple I would have thought

 

[Slim258]

They love turning this into a sideshow

Pathetic

 

[Thrillthorpe7]

They love turning this into a sideshow

What do people expect when this stuff keeps getting hyped up by the Vic journos? They've been building up the 'Ginnivan vs all of Adelaide' narrative since Monday

 

[daniel_4tw]

They love turning this into a sideshow

God the Adelaide media is embarrassing.

 

[MRB37]

God the Adelaide media is embarrassing.

I can guarantee you the decision to do this came direct from head office in Melbourne.

 

[Thrillthorpe7]

God the Adelaide media is embarrassing.

Vic journos have been hyping up the narrative all week and then got the clickbait they wanted when he said 'there's nothing to do in Adelaide'

 

[skam85]

God the Adelaide media is embarrassing.

I wish Adelaide had even the tiniest bit of self awareness

 

[dylan123]

If Sicily lines up on Tex, I hope we've got a way to try send someone to him when Hawks are looking to attack. I back Tex to be damaging offensively but am worried about the damage Sicily can have - similar to Moore last week on Tex.

Our panic dumping was the killer but if we do that, hoping we can find a way to be more accountable for it.

 

[George CantStandYa]

Red card

 

[George CantStandYa]

Nothing has confirmed Laird is playing midfield with Bond going out for Rachele. MM will just play back and we revert to our usual structure. Smith stays as sub or is replaced by Dowling.

What did you think of Nicks selection and coaching last week?

 

[thebirdman 24]

Nicks’ press conference was better this week. Less nervous energy, more focus and just get the job done. Not sucked into answering stupid questions.

 

[DJ75]

Nothing has confirmed Laird is playing midfield with Bond going out for Rachele. MM will just play back and we revert to our usual structure. Smith stays as sub or is replaced by Dowling.

Defenders:
Worrell
Murray
Keane
Milera
Laird
Hinge
Max M

Bond
Smith

I imagine that the 7 listed above are the 7 we will go with, as it's what we have used most of the season (personally I'd play Bond ahead of Hinge who is terrible).

It means we need to drop 2 defenders - Bond and Smith.

If we do play Laird midfield (terrible decision) then we could keep Bond. BUT it leaves us too defender heavy yet again.
Keeping Smith as a sub (which looks likely given we didn't hold any of the mids out of the SANFL game) compounds the problem.

Personally I'd go:
OUT: Hinge, Smith
IN: Rachele, Dowling

I'm putting Max M on Gunston. Bond on Moore. Dowling sub. Makes us much more flexible. IF we need laird in midfield, then we can push Cumming into defence (his best position).

If Nicks isn't completely cooked he should go:
OUT: Bond, Smith
IN: Rachele, Dowling

If he is completely cooked, he will do something stupid like:
OUT: Bond
IN: Rachele

 

[George CantStandYa]

What do people expect when this stuff keeps getting hyped up by the Vic journos? They've been building up the 'Ginnivan vs all of Adelaide' narrative since Monday

This has nothing to do with the Adelaide journo sticking the camera in his face last time?