Preview R5: Changes vs. Carlton

[Cromulant]

Dowling is a better wingman than Nankervis. Hinge can play wing/def. Bond is stiff to be dropped.

We want to improve our ball movement, Bond had to go

 

[Footypie32]

Disappointed for Dowling, but I'm happy with the rest.

 

[swilly]

I don't get the nank hate, Nicks played him 40% game time and then dropped him.. glad he's back in

 

[Hell Boy6669]

Dowling is a better wingman than Nankervis. Hinge can play wing/def. Bond is stiff to be dropped.

Bond isn’t up to it, not good enough with and without the ball

 

[Afcprophet]

I don't get the nank hate, Nicks played him 40% game time and then dropped him.. glad he's back in

He has never played a good game for us.

 

[Afcprophet]

Bond isn’t up to it, not good enough with and without the ball

Fit and strong though

 

[Scorpus]

Hinge coming off an injury and a half a SANFL game, have we not learnt not to play underdone players ??

Weve got 17 half back/wingers in the side.

Chayce Jones had four touches and missed the ball with his foot

The bar is extremely low. I'd back an injured Hinge to outperform that bar and we have no one else

 

[Mr MysteryGuest]

Nope.

People are too critical of Hinge. Our ball use from defense is diabolical with the players we have injured. We couldn't play all of Murray, Borlase, Jones, Bond and Michalanney in the same team. Now we have ball use options. Cumming, Cook, Nankervis, Hinge, Milera is MUCH better

And playing guys like Dowling and Edwards isn't going to fix our ball use out of defense, because they're midfielders. We'd have to bring those guys in for Soligo. Maybe we should have done that but at the same time, maybe we should give Soligo a run to build form against by far the easiest team yet

Owing to the fact we're never going to drop Keays and we were always going to bring back Laird, the side looks much much better than last week

I like Hinge, but i'm highly skeptical that he's fully fit.

also we've picked too many defenders unless we plan on playing Hinge of Nank as mids/wingmen.

Edwards has earned a chance, and having him in would be a better balance

 

[anphonio]

Nope.

People are too critical of Hinge. Our ball use from defense is diabolical with the players we have injured. We couldn't play all of Murray, Borlase, Jones, Bond and Michalanney in the same team. Now we have ball use options. Cumming, Cook, Nankervis, Hinge, Milera is MUCH better

And playing guys like Dowling and Edwards isn't going to fix our ball use out of defense, because they're midfielders. We'd have to bring those guys in for Soligo. Maybe we should have done that but at the same time, maybe we should give Soligo a run to build form against by far the easiest team yet

Owing to the fact we're never going to drop Keays and we were always going to bring back Laird, the side looks much much better than last week

Spot on. We'll probably turn the ball over more but thats the risk all the good teams are taking and it's the way we need to play. I strongly suspect all the Hinge doubters are going to be reminded of how important he is to us.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

In: Cumming, Hinge, Nankervis, Laird

Out: Pedlar, Jones, Bond, O'Brien

Wow! Great changes

Is Nicks on holidays?

 

[Afcprophet]

Chayce Jones had four touches and missed the ball with his foot

The bar is extremely low. I'd back an injured Hinge to outperform that bar and we have no one else

Edwards...

 

[dylan123]

A real club would tell ROB to explore his opportunities.

A real club would have been working on developing a ruck for a while now. Outside of McAndrews, the draw is empty so we can't even afford to lose ROB unless we go out and bring in someone else - which I'm certainly for.

 

[jackster83]

Chayce Jones had four touches and missed the ball with his foot

The bar is extremely low. I'd back an injured Hinge to outperform that bar and we have no one else

Our first pick this year probably needs to be used on a Smith replacement.

 

[Scorpus]

I like Hinge, but i'm highly skeptical that he's fully fit.

also we've picked too many defenders unless we plan on playing Hinge of Nank as mids/wingmen.

Edwards has earned a chance, and having him in would be a better balance

We now have enough half backs

Last week we had two ball users in the side (Milera and Cook). That's nowhere near enough. Now we have four users off half back and the wings plus a 5th utility in Nankervis

 

[Scorpus]

Edwards...

Edwards is a midfielder

 

[Thylacinus]

In: Cumming, Hinge, Nankervis, Laird

Out: Pedlar, Jones, Bond, O'Brien

A stronger team than last week. Lets hope we can through injury free.

 

[Golumless]

Have to admit I'm a tad surprised we were that quick to get Hinge in over Bond. Thought we'd have given him another week to build up fitness. Still, I continue to be puzzled why we are utterly determined to not play Cook as a half back flanker. It's just backwards ass thinking.

 

[Cromulant]

We now have enough half backs

Last week we had two ball users in the side (Milera and Cook). That's nowhere near enough. Now we have four users off half back and the wings plus a 5th utility in Nankervis

Provided we use Nank better than we did last year.

 

[Crowstar]

Nank is as vanilla as they come. Gives us nothing. Has shown nothing but sure give him another opportunity to stink it up instead of finding out what Edwards has to offer. Nicks is a w***er

 

[Afcprophet]

Edwards is a midfielder

 

[BRL121]

Provided we use Nank better than we did last year.

It's all up to Nank. If he keeps turning in circles and dithering when he gets the ball, he won't make it.

 

[anphonio]

Dowling is a better wingman than Nankervis. Hinge can play wing/def. Bond is stiff to be dropped.

How is Bond stiff to be dropped? He actually doesn't do anything like at all. Laird is genuinely just better than him and that's saying something because Laird wasn't off to a flyer himself this year.

Bond needs to work on his offence from defence badly, gives us nothing.

 

[Redleg Crow]

Decent enough changes

 

[jackster83]

It's all up to Nank. If he keeps turning in circles and dithering when he gets the ball, he won't make it.

He is only there to keep the seat warm for Curtin/Ah Chee.

Hopefully he does well but he is coming out of the side regardless when the others return.

 

[Cromulant]

It's all up to Nank. If he keeps turning in circles and dithering when he gets the ball, he won't make it.

I agree, but playing him for less than 50% game time doesnt help