Preview 2024 Round 2 Freo v Roos

[WilloTree]

If Walker has had enough minutes and O'Meara is good to go they should both come in.

Would love to see any of Simpson, Draper or Davies as the other.

Me like shiny new toys.

 

[vidwhal]

Oh jeez, no, better decision maker and kicker than Frost

Hahaha.
Then he could be something then, whether that's here or elsewhere. I saw enough to suggest that he could be a blue collar type at worst.

 

[JammoMonty]

Against North, can get away with that.

Have you forgotten about round 2 last year?

 

[JammoMonty]

Out: Worner, McDonald, Cox
In: Walker, Draper, Voss, Ras (sub)

Draper played v Port in the preseason game so you’d expect he’s next in line. 197cm good size replacement for McDonald. If Clarko keeps CCJ in the squad after subbing him last week I’d say Draper goes to him. After watching Pearce step up over the weekend I think he keeps Larkey quiet on Saturday

 

[shiny_on_top]

Anyone think JOM is a chance to come back in though the backline?

Voss in for Cox and Walker for Worner make sense.

 

[Taylor]

Have you forgotten about round 2 last year?

I remember Freo let LDU carry the ball out of the stoppages basically all day and our midfield didn't seem to be in the contest, along with turning it over close to their goal - and we only just lost.

We need to win the ball at the source and their VFL tall backs will have to contend with Amiss and Treacy.

 

[The Feeder Club]

I remember Freo let LDU carry the ball out of the stoppages basically all day and our midfield didn't seem to be in the contest, along with turning it over close to their goal - and we only just lost.

We need to win the ball at the source and their VFL tall backs will have to contend with Amiss and Treacy.

Yep and big boy Cunnington giving a masterclass in how to have a low metres gained but high impact game by basically blocking and smashing a path through our midfield to create space for LDU. Won't happen this week

 

[pK75]

Yep and big boy Cunnington giving a masterclass in how to have a low metres gained but high impact game by basically blocking and smashing a path through our midfield to create space for LDU. Won't happen this week

In fact it will be the reverse, with Fyfe doing the smashing and blocking to allow Serong, Bradshaw and young to run away from stoppage ball in hand.

 

[Mr Cheese]

I remember Freo let LDU carry the ball out of the stoppages basically all day and our midfield didn't seem to be in the contest, along with turning it over close to their goal - and we only just lost.

We need to win the ball at the source and their VFL tall backs will have to contend with Amiss and Treacy.

This is why Young needs to stay mid. He'll actually be more effective defensively there than dropping back. Give Draper the 3rd tall, and hopefully Walker is ready.

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[Fat Nyfe]

I’d prefer to go smaller, than to introduce 2 talls as debutants.

 

[Snuffaluphagus]

I’d prefer to go smaller, than to introduce 2 talls as debutants.

Im convinced they’ll play JOM in the role Cox had

 

[mattis117]

I remember Freo let LDU carry the ball out of the stoppages basically all day and our midfield didn't seem to be in the contest, along with turning it over close to their goal - and we only just lost.

We need to win the ball at the source and their VFL tall backs will have to contend with Amiss and Treacy.

Yeah I traded LDU into my supercoach team after that game thinking he must have become a superstar, only to realise a few weeks later that we just let him loose.
Can't see us losing the midfield battle this week. Reckon we'll come out with real intent and last year's result will be mentioned many times this week.

 

[apuchar]

Yeah they threw Zurhaar in there as well to bully our small midfield off the ball

 

[Big Animal]

with Fyfe in beast mode, angry ant MJ, Young, and Serong's quads, Andy will be well protected this year against North.

 

[freo1997]

Voss is Victorian isn’t he? Debut in front of family possiby.

More I think about it I reckon Walker comes in and Ryan or Hughes plays taller this week anyway.

 

[yakamoto]

Need to select a young tall defender this week. No point in improvising with Hughes/Ryan when a long term solution is required.

 

[Snuffaluphagus]

Need to select a young tall defender this week. No point in improvising with Hughes/Ryan when a long term solution is required.

I will be very disappointed if Draper isnt picked. he's clearly at least close and there is more than enough experience around him to look after him. His athletic traits will translate well to AFL, he'll just need the older guys to do some of the thinking for him

 

[freo1997]

Need to select a young tall defender this week. No point in improvising with Hughes/Ryan when a long term solution is required.

Callum Coleman Jones? Reckon Hughes will sort him out.

Reckon debut Draper in front of Fam at home.

 

[mattis117]

Callum Coleman Jones? Reckon Hughes will sort him out.

Reckon debut Draper in front of Fam at home.

Maybe, but I like the train of thought that getting them in asap and acclimatised is best.

 

[freo1997]

Maybe, but I like the train of thought that getting them in asap and acclimatised is best.

Selection headaches.

 

[freo1997]

Also want to state the obvious if AP goes down we are absolutely ****ed.. it be Jackson to FB and Reidy rucking.

 

[Joao]

Also want to state the obvious if AP goes down we are absolutely ****ed.. it be Jackson to FB and Reidy rucking.

I think we just bite the bullet and play Davies, tbh. At that point you can probably kiss finals goodbye so maybe gets some games into the younger blokes. They'd probably be at least as good as Jackson playing FB off zero training. Especially when you consider the damage to the middle of the ground and forward (moving Jackson) which would be the only parts of the ground keeping us competitive.

 

[Snuffaluphagus]

If the OMac injury is bad, I think we should actually use the state MSD to draft the best state KPD to hold for the season. I know we dont like the short contracts but I dont think we'd have much of a choice. There is still going to be pressure to win games and I think your KPDs being Davies, Ryan and Draper just gets obliterated (and I'm not exactly down on Draper and Davies)

 

[Joao]

If the OMac injury is bad, I think we should actually use the state MSD to draft the best state KPD to hold for the season. I know we dont like the short contracts but I dont think we'd have much of a choice. There is still going to be pressure to win games and I think your KPDs being Davies, Ryan and Draper just gets obliterated (and I'm not exactly down on Draper and Davies)

We'll take two you'd think - a best available and a replacement KPD.

 

[Superkoops]

We'll take two you'd think - a best available and a replacement KPD.

The bloke at Peel goes alright - Jacob Blight. Got himself into the WAFL team of the year in 2023 ahead of Hamling.