Unofficial Preview Semi Final Saturday 7:35pm vs Gold Coast @ GABBA

[Big Sauce 21]

We all know Fagan isn't about mass changes, but I'm sure there will be some, thoughts on possible ins/out ?

 

[BrisVegasDru]

out Day, Lachie, Levi {sub}
in Bruce, Sam Marshall, Big O

 

[Bucking Beads]

We all know Fagan isn't about mass changes, but I'm sure there will be some, thoughts on possible ins/out ?

Mass changes don't help when you don't really have the cattle anyway. It's all about mindset for this mob and they just didn't turn up like they should have. Something in the preparation was obviously not what it has been when we've traveled previously.

 

[Nathan Barley]

Out: Marshall and Neale
In: McKenna and Reville (sub)

McKenna forward and Bailey more on ball

Marshall too soft for finals footy. Reville edges out Tunstill on exposed form

 

[Big Sauce 21]

I truly think we'll see Oscar. I'm not against it as Day isn't working.

McKenna in, Gallop out ? Go small up forward with Logan and the resting resting ruck as talls ?

Lachie is obviously done, I'd like Bailey to be running through the guts.

My changes

Outs - Neale, Gallop, Day
Ins - Bruce, McKenna, Oscar

Sub - Bruce ( he is our best impact in this possie)

I feel like playing 2 rucks and losing gallop will better balance the side. If and it's always risky, we don't have injuries I'd be pulling the sub mid to late 3rd quarter for oscar.

 

[M Malice]

Outs- Lachie Neale

9

Lachie Neale

Age

32

Ht

177cm

Wt

84kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

27.0

5star

K

11.5

4star

HB

15.5

5star

M

4.0

4star

T

3.7

5star

CL

5.9

5star

D

28.3

5star

K

13.9

5star

HB

14.4

5star

M

4.6

4star

T

4.0

5star

CL

5.9

5star

D

12.0

3star

K

4.6

2star

HB

7.4

5star

M

2.0

3star

T

1.0

3star

CL

0.4

3star

(inj), Sam Day

14

Sam Day

Age

33

Ht

196cm

Wt

106kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.8

2star

K

5.2

2star

HB

4.6

3star

M

3.5

4star

T

1.8

4star

G

0.7

4star

D

8.0

2star

K

3.6

1star

HB

4.4

3star

M

1.9

2star

T

1.5

2star

G

0.9

4star

D

8.6

3star

K

3.2

2star

HB

5.4

4star

M

3.0

3star

T

0.8

3star

G

0.2

3star

(omit), Levi Ashcroft(omit), Charlie Cameron

23

Charlie Cameron

Age

31

Ht

180cm

Wt

76kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.1

3star

K

8.4

3star

HB

3.7

3star

M

3.0

3star

T

3.2

5star

G

1.5

5star

D

9.6

2star

K

7.9

3star

HB

1.7

1star

M

3.6

4star

T

1.7

3star

G

1.9

5star

D

9.6

3star

K

5.4

2star

HB

4.2

4star

M

1.4

2star

T

3.4

5star

G

1.2

4star

(inj).

Ins- Bruce Reville, Oscar McInerney

46

Oscar Mcinerney

Age

31

Ht

205cm

Wt

110kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

8.1

2star

K

4.1

2star

HB

3.9

3star

CL

1.4

4star

HO

14.3

5star

D

6.9

1star

K

4.1

2star

HB

2.7

2star

CL

1.9

4star

HO

16.4

5star

D

7.6

2star

K

4.0

2star

HB

3.6

3star

CL

0.4

3star

HO

11.2

5star

, Sam Marshall, Conor McKenna.

Sub- Levi Ashcroft.

Something is up with Charlie, he has been fair all season except for a few spasmodically good games, must be playing injured surely.

 

[lionshine]

Get McKenna and Reville into the 22(Not sub). They add some class and X factor we desperately need at this stage and on top of that they’re fit and ready to go.

Reville in for Neale. McKenna in for Marshall or Levi and whoever survives is sub.

I’d honestly replace Charlie with McKenna but the coaches won’t do that.

No point swapping Day or Gallop out for O or Smith I don’t reckon. We’ll just have to run out the finals with Morris, Day and Gallop and hope for the best. Hopefully Berry is better for the run, Clug, Dunkley, Wash, Rayner and Bailey hit top form for 3 weeks and Zorko, Fletcher and Wilmot are able to get off the chain more than the Cats allowed last night.

Need Lohmann and Ah Chee to find their 2024 finals form quickly as well and if they do the forward structure will look a lot stronger/dangerous.

 

[3KZ is Football]

Out: Marshall and Neale
In: McKenna and Reville (sub)

McKenna forward and Bailey more on ball

Marshall too soft for finals footy. Reville edges out Tunstill on exposed form

I really like these changes, they make sense. The only issue we face though is we can’t afford to go in with a slow side against either the Suns or Fremantle.

I would be much more inclined to go

Out: Neale, Day, Gallop, L. Ashcroft
In: McInerney, McKenna, Reville, Marshall

L. Ashcroft (Sub)

 

[lionshine]

Out: Marshall and Neale
In: McKenna and Reville (sub)

McKenna forward and Bailey more on ball

Marshall too soft for finals footy. Reville edges out Tunstill on exposed form

Like the ins but give Levi the sub vest and get McKenna and Reville into the 22 to create scoring opportunities with their disposal.

 

[mattsmob]

Minimal changes for me, think at this point we just need to back in our best footy. Neale out, Marshall in, Bruce sub

Ashcrofts and Bailey with more midfield time is a big enough shake up for me

 

[Nathan Barley]

Watching the VFL I think Oscar in for Day might be worth the risk

 

[mattsmob]

Watching the VFL I think I think Oscar in for Day might be worth the risk

Haven’t been watching but I don’t mind that move if he’s in decent enough form

 

[M Malice]

Watching the VFL I think I think Oscar in for Day might be worth the risk

Agree, you can't play all 3 of O, Day and Fort so Day is the obvious one out, Gallop needs to stay in as at least he is serviceable with his pressure.

Best I have seen the O move this stint in the reserves.

 

[braddsey]

Agree, you can't play all 3 of O, Day and Fort so Day is the obvious one out, Gallop needs to stay in as at least he is serviceable with his pressure.

Best I have seen the O move this stint in the reserves.

For the first time ever, i don’t hate the idea of 2 rucks. If we bring in Oscar we don’t need Day for ruck backup.
Oscar is big and previously had the ability to take a mark in the forward line. If he stays in F50 he’s a reasonable target to at least contest.

Oscar would no doubt give whatever he has left. This could be it. If he’s fit (enough), emotionally i’d rather send him off with a finals game, than see him quietly exit from the VFL.

I don’t see Fort/Day doing any better than Fort/Oscar would.

 

[DevRoboGun]

Having Oscar in the time might be a boost morale wise as well. Can’t imagine Ah Chee and Charlie not chasing hard when the warhorse Big O is there desperate to win a flag

 

[janty]

Disappointed in Hipwood not putting his hand up. Dude has a little calf and ACL tear and can't play in a do or die final?

 

[Tom14]

Kinda don’t want Bruce picked because the last play in the VFL was so brain dead

 

[Nathan Barley]

Kinda don’t want Bruce picked because the last play in the VFL was so brain dead

I think if you’re picking him you have to be comfortable he’ll make mistakes. It’ll be a question of whether the good outweighs the bad

 

[braddsey]

Disappointed in Hipwood not putting his hand up. Dude has a little calf and ACL tear and can't play in a do or die final?

He probably did…

 

[braddsey]

Smith kicked 4.0 and 13 hitouts in the VFL. Anyone up for a hail-mary recall?

 

[Helicon1]

I think if you’re picking him you have to be comfortable he’ll make mistakes. It’ll be a question of whether the good outweighs the bad

Christ it was frustrating to watch, but there are some serious learnings in it for him too. He was very good against the Hawks and deserves a crack.

 

[Tom14]

Smith kicked 4.0 and 13 hitouts in the VFL. Anyone up for a hail-mary recall?

 

[M Malice]

If we win the flag from here it would be right up there with last year IMO, last night we looked like the season as a whole had just become too much to bear, mentally and physically drained, massive task for the players, coaches and rehab staff to turn it around.

Still think we are a good chance of reaching the Prelim if we can find anything like our best v Dockers/Suns though.

 

[brutus76]

OUT - Neale, Day, Gallup
IN - the Big O, Mckenna, Reveille

Big O plays FF when he's not rucking - keep Marshall as the SUB

Mckenna has kicked 6 in the last 2 weeks as a pacey HFF

Could also throw Darcy Gardiner

27

Darcy Gardiner

Age

30

Ht

192cm

Wt

91kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.6

3star

K

7.4

3star

HB

5.2

4star

M

4.1

4star

T

2.1

4star

G

0.0

1star

D

10.7

3star

K

7.9

3star

HB

2.9

2star

M

3.7

4star

T

2.1

3star

G

0.0

1star

D

10.2

3star

K

6.0

3star

HB

4.2

4star

M

3.6

4star

T

1.8

4star

G

0.0

1star

up forward

 

[Nathan Barley]

If we win the flag from here it would be right up there with last year IMO, last night we looked like the season as a whole had just become too much to bear, mentally and physically drained, massive task for the players, coaches and rehab staff to turn it around.

Still think we are a good chance of reaching the Prelim if we can find anything like our best v Dockers/Suns though.

I think the winner of that team could have a let down the following week as well. Not out of the realms of possibility we fall over the line next week