Boris the Contradiction
Cancelled
3 doesn't fit into 2
I can see our team looking like this with perhaps some positional shuffling;
Personally I think those 19 are relatively safe. I also think Goldsack was selected as insurance for Maxwell on Saturday and also because Reid was out. That selection does not seem as necessary anymore considering how well our defence performed and also that Reid is a likely inclusion
That leaves Sidebottom, Fasolo and Blair to fill the last 2 spots.
Blair is essential because he's our only real fulltime "forward pressure" small forward which is essential to our press and unless you select Macaffer, play Toovey or Thomas forward or miraculously heal Dick then it's Blair at this stage. Structurally he can be more important than the other 2 even though he is probably the most limited in terms of the impact he can have from an offensive perspective.
That leaves the sub slot to either Sidebottom or Fasolo. I think the coaches will select Sidebottom and I agree that at this stage he is a better footballer but if I was making the selection, I would pick Fasolo. I think he has the ability to have far more impact in limited minutes as a sub and this was proven in 5 minutes on the weekend where in 5 minutes of game time he dished off the sealer then kicked one himself. We scored 12 goals for the entire game. He mightn't get it often but he is deadly when he does and in finals, you need to make the most of the opportunities that you have. I am by no means saying that I do not rate Sidebottom and he is easily in the best 22 players at the club but that is not how you select a side. He is CLEARLY out of form and there is no other obvious omission at this stage.
Note: I do not subscribe to the theory that Didak might lose his spot. He had two 10 possession quarters as a sub and then a couple of 30 touch games from full matches thereafter. He may not be at his best but he plays the same role as Sidebottom and is clearly in superior form to him at this stage. Also, I saw signs early on Saturday which had me thinking that he is regaining his sharpness.
The other option is to drop Fasolo and to pick Wellingham as the sub who I think has the potential to have more impact in that role to Sidey. One of Sidebottom's best attributes is his endurance and he does not have the pace or the urgency in his game to be a classical "impact" player. Wellingham does I think.
Thoughts?
I can see our team looking like this with perhaps some positional shuffling;
Krakouer, Cloke, ????
Didak, Dawes, Brown
Thomas, Pendlebury, Beams
O'Brien, Reid, Shaw
Toovey, Tarrant, Davis
Foll: Jolly, Swan, Ball
Int: Johnson, Wellingham, Maxwell
SUB ????
Didak, Dawes, Brown
Thomas, Pendlebury, Beams
O'Brien, Reid, Shaw
Toovey, Tarrant, Davis
Foll: Jolly, Swan, Ball
Int: Johnson, Wellingham, Maxwell
SUB ????
Personally I think those 19 are relatively safe. I also think Goldsack was selected as insurance for Maxwell on Saturday and also because Reid was out. That selection does not seem as necessary anymore considering how well our defence performed and also that Reid is a likely inclusion
That leaves Sidebottom, Fasolo and Blair to fill the last 2 spots.
Blair is essential because he's our only real fulltime "forward pressure" small forward which is essential to our press and unless you select Macaffer, play Toovey or Thomas forward or miraculously heal Dick then it's Blair at this stage. Structurally he can be more important than the other 2 even though he is probably the most limited in terms of the impact he can have from an offensive perspective.
That leaves the sub slot to either Sidebottom or Fasolo. I think the coaches will select Sidebottom and I agree that at this stage he is a better footballer but if I was making the selection, I would pick Fasolo. I think he has the ability to have far more impact in limited minutes as a sub and this was proven in 5 minutes on the weekend where in 5 minutes of game time he dished off the sealer then kicked one himself. We scored 12 goals for the entire game. He mightn't get it often but he is deadly when he does and in finals, you need to make the most of the opportunities that you have. I am by no means saying that I do not rate Sidebottom and he is easily in the best 22 players at the club but that is not how you select a side. He is CLEARLY out of form and there is no other obvious omission at this stage.
Note: I do not subscribe to the theory that Didak might lose his spot. He had two 10 possession quarters as a sub and then a couple of 30 touch games from full matches thereafter. He may not be at his best but he plays the same role as Sidebottom and is clearly in superior form to him at this stage. Also, I saw signs early on Saturday which had me thinking that he is regaining his sharpness.
The other option is to drop Fasolo and to pick Wellingham as the sub who I think has the potential to have more impact in that role to Sidey. One of Sidebottom's best attributes is his endurance and he does not have the pace or the urgency in his game to be a classical "impact" player. Wellingham does I think.
Thoughts?