Game Day Trial V Pear 20.2

[Cromulant]

Ra

Yes, but it will be vastly different given Rankine, Curtin, Keane, Ah Chee, Soligo, Cumming, Peatling, Hinge and possibly Berry are all out

Rankine isnt playing R1 even if he is fit.

 

[Slim258]

Ra

Rankine isnt playing R1 even if he is fit.

Just listing all of our outs

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Apparently we are taking a squad of 30, not sure we have that many left.

Yeah, that is nearly everyone who is fit.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Yes, but it will be vastly different given Rankine, Curtin, Keane, Ah Chee, Soligo, Cumming, Peatling, Hinge and possibly Berry are all out

Most of them won't be playing round 1.

 

[Cromulant]

Most of them won't be playing round 1.

Id say half will

 

[Trigger13]

Midfield options are thinning out, so we need to trial different players against Fremantle. That means giving decent time to Taylor, Edwards & Pedlar.

Buggar about Peatling joining the hamstring awareness club.

B: Michaelanny, Butts, N Murray
HB: Nankervis, Worrell, Milera
C: Cook, Berry, Jones
HF: ANB, Fogarty, Keays
F: Pedlar, Thilthorpe, Walker
R: McAndrew, Dawson, Rachele
I: Laird, Taylor, Edwards, Draper, T Murray

That centre line is disgusting. If we’re rolling that out in the first three weeks, we’ll probably be 0-3 and staring down the barrel.

 

[Cromulant]

I just cant see us playing Turray AND Tex

 

[Daniel6]

I just cant see us playing Turray AND Tex

Only way that happens is if Toby Murray plays as the resting ruck and fills that 5th player on the interchange bench.

And then the purpose for that would be to allow Riley Thrilthorpe to play as a key forward the entire match.

Pers, I cannot see Toby Murray playing much AFL footy, this season or the next.

 

[Cromulant]

Only way that happens is if Toby Murray plays as the resting ruck and fills that 5th player on the interchange bench.

And then the purpose for that would be to allow Riley Thrilthorpe to play as a key forward the entire match.

Pers, I cannot see Toby Murray playing much AFL footy, this season or the next.

It hampers a bit of versatility if we decide to go down that route early IMO, as good as it looked last week.

 

[Daniel6]

It hampers a bit of versatility if we decide to go down that route early IMO, as good as it looked last week.

Yeah, I agree with you regard flexibility and I don’t know what they will do as I cannot see any of the 3 ruckman being successful in a forward pocket. Once the ball hits the ground, they will run it out with little to no pressure.

 

[Cromulant]

Yeah, I agree with you regard flexibility and I don’t know what they will do as I cannot see any of the 3 ruckman being successful in a forward pocket. Once the ball hits the ground, they will run it out with little to no pressure.

Thats the danger.

I understand Collingwood have their issues with tall forwards, but weve gotta get the ball to them somehow. Our midfield is set to be a bit depleted at best, decimated at worst for R1. We need to be trying out kids like Edwards and Dowling to fill the breach

 

[Peter Doherty]

Thats the danger.

I understand Collingwood have their issues with tall forwards, but weve gotta get the ball to them somehow. Our midfield is set to be a bit depleted at best, decimated at worst for R1. We need to be trying out kids like Edwards and Dowling to fill the breach

I'd rather ANB step up and go in the midfield against Collingwood, than those two.

 

[Cromulant]

I'd rather ANB step up and go in the midfield against Collingwood, than those two.

Then whats the point in having them on the list, Edwards in particular is an untried 21yo kid.

ANB could do (would) a better job in 2 weeks, but its not just about that.

 

[Daniel6]

I'd rather ANB step up and go in the midfield against Collingwood, than those two.

I can see they will revert back to Keays and Laird moving back into the midfield with Dawson and Zac Taylor. Jones, ANB, and maybe Sholl to play on the wing.

Then Cook can play HBF, Dowling and or Edwards on the HFF to get through Rd 1 and maybe 2 until we get key players back.

 

[Peter Doherty]

Then whats the point in having them on the list, Edwards in particular is an untried 21yo kid.

ANB could do (would) a better job in 2 weeks, but its not just about that.

I just think ANB is being forgotten a little bit. I wouldn't have him as a full time mid all year, I think he could offer more than these two in the short term.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Id say half will

3 of 8 are definitely out.

Would say at least 2 of the other 5 unlikely.

 

[Cromulant]

3 of 8 are definitely out.

Would say at least 2 of the other 5 unlikely.

Id love to know what the deal is with Peatling, nothing from the club yet.

Id say theyll mention it when they release the squad for the weekend.

 

[Golumless]

Don't we normally play our intended round 1 team in the final pre season game?

Yup. It's a proper dress rehearsal.

Mind you, this one will probably have a few changes due to injuries.

 

[Golumless]

Yeah, I agree with you regard flexibility and I don’t know what they will do as I cannot see any of the 3 ruckman being successful in a forward pocket. Once the ball hits the ground, they will run it out with little to no pressure.

Toby Murray or Tex makes little difference when it comes to pressure.

I think if we're going that route, we are looking at one always being on the bench with TMuz picking up ~40% TOG.

 

[Peter Doherty]

Yup. It's a proper dress rehearsal.

Mind you, this one will probably have a few changes due to injuries.

Further injuries?

 

[Cromulant]

Toby Murray or Tex makes little difference when it comes to pressure.

I think if we're going that route, we are looking at one always being on the bench with TMuz picking up ~40% TOG.

So you're rolling with 1 player playing 40%

Seems a waste of time.

 

[Golumless]

Then whats the point in having them on the list, Edwards in particular is an untried 21yo kid.

ANB could do (would) a better job in 2 weeks, but its not just about that.

As the really smart clubs continuously tell you, it is entirely about that.

We wouldn't see multiple teams batting at >130 games experience (and continuously getting older) if trialing for the future was a smart move.

 

[Golumless]

So you're rolling with 1 player playing 40%

Seems a waste of time.

To be fair, a runner is only going to be ~50-55% seeing our current lowest tend to be at 60% and that's going to lower with a fifth option.

Having a slot at 40% but it allows your most important player to play as a key forward for ~85% of the game instead of 60-65% is a pretty massive payoff. After all, it lets us fully build our forward line around Thilthorpe.

 

[Golumless]

Further injuries?

Nah, probably just one or two returning as health picks up. Thinking Soligo and Ah Chee at this point.

 

[Daniel6]

Toby Murray or Tex makes little difference when it comes to pressure.

I think if we're going that route, we are looking at one always being on the bench with TMuz picking up ~40% TOG.

If Toby Murray plays more than 10 games with 40% time on ground, we are stuffed.

I don’t think Toby Murray is up to the AFL standard, heck, I don’t think he’s up to SANFL standard.

He is the AFL version of an Antetokounmpo brother.