Strategy Changes against the Swans Rnd4 - Preuss and Stretch for ANB and KK

[Crusty Demon]

I’d float Petracca for sure, he’s a lot more hype than substance at this point

Possibly the only one with good currency that hasn't shown more than potential. Would be reluctant, and would need something very good coming back our way. I wouldn't put him up for a pick, but if it somehow involved a Whitfield, Coniglio or Gaff etc, then it would make sense.

 

[blitznu]

I’d float Petracca for sure, he’s a lot more hype than substance at this point

Reckon the hawks would think they could get the best out of him. Id hate to trade him b4 hes had a full pre season but yeah who the **** else has currency on our list we could lose

 

[Cannon82]

Yeah that's a tough one. I think Salem, Oliver, Jetta, Brayshaw and Gawn are off limits. Viney, Weid, May and Lever won't be going anywhere you'd think. Harmes is a great improver and someone we should keep. Outside of that, we could look at anyone tbh. Jones and Lewis will hopefully retire which will free up some $$ and solve some speed issues. I'd be chasing one of the GWS boys really hard. Whitfield, Kelly and Coniglio are all exactly what we need. We're obviously going to have a decent pick, so package that up with ANB and we'd be close. Just have to convince one of them to choose us..

Doubt anyone would be overly interested in paying a draft pick for ANB and certainly not GWS who have plenty of running power already, and with functioning hands no less.

 

[Andy_Mac]

We need to keep things in perspective a little.

We have improved YoY every year for the past 5 years that last year made a prelim. So we know we’ve a got pretty good group of coaches and players that can play.

Right now we’re horribly out of form, and we’re missing some on field leadership. Lewis I think is a big out for us. He marshal
S the back line well.

 

[Gysberts2Bate]

TBT 2006 when we lost out first three games to Carlton (eventual wooden spooners, first of two losses to them that year), Bulldogs, and Adelaide (at Metricon lmao) and then beat Sydney, the eventual grand finalists, at the SCG in round 4.

Can't see that happening this year tbh.

 

[Gysberts2Bate]

Yeah that's a tough one. I think Salem, Oliver, Jetta, Brayshaw and Gawn are off limits. Viney, Weid, May and Lever won't be going anywhere you'd think. Harmes is a great improver and someone we should keep. Outside of that, we could look at anyone tbh. Jones and Lewis will hopefully retire which will free up some $$ and solve some speed issues. I'd be chasing one of the GWS boys really hard. Whitfield, Kelly and Coniglio are all exactly what we need. We're obviously going to have a decent pick, so package that up with ANB and we'd be close. Just have to convince one of them to choose us..

Whitfield is the one I want. Sublime skills, amazing runner. Devastating to think we got Toumpas from the same draft after Crouch and O'Meara had been taken out of it.

 

[Topkent]

ANB would be lucky to get a pick in the 40s lol. I like his work rate but he isn't worth sweet **** all.

Literally the only players with any value on our list are the midfielders.. our current back 6 collectively isn't worth a top 10 pick

We have to fix this ourselves by improving our draft targets

 

[Demon 16]

I wouldn’t be panicking on any trades - particularly Petracca.

 

[Topkent]

I wouldn’t be panicking on any trades - particularly Petracca.

There's nothing on our list worth trading of even discussing.

The only players with trade value are Oliver, Harmes, Brayshaw and Petracca. Nobody else is getting a pick inside 20 so is pointless and no one would entertain the first 4

 

[Demon 16]

There's nothing on our list worth trading of even discussing.

The only players with trade value are Oliver, Harmes, Brayshaw and Petracca. Nobody else is getting a pick inside 20 so is pointless and no one would entertain the first 4

So I think we are agreeing.?

 

[Topkent]

So I think we are agreeing.?

Yeah and no lol. I'd be happy to panic on a trade but we have nothing worth any value. Only way we could make a big difference to our list would be to trade Brayshaw or Harmes and bring in some genuine wingers

 

[Demon 16]

Yeah and no lol. I'd be happy to panic on a trade but we have nothing worth any value. Only way we could make a big difference to our list would be to trade Brayshaw or Harmes and bring in some genuine wingers

We are agreeing. Brayshaw and Harmes have the best outside games of our young core.

They’re culturally integral as well.

 

[Cannon82]

There's nothing on our list worth trading of even discussing.

The only players with trade value are Oliver, Harmes, Brayshaw and Petracca. Nobody else is getting a pick inside 20 so is pointless and no one would entertain the first 4

Well well well! This is clearly a fantastic situation for the much-vaunted spud + spud + spud = gun trade! ANB, JKH and Frost for ... Whitfield. Done aaaaaaaaand done.

 

[blitznu]

best list in the league supposedly yet have nothing worth trading or letting go of to help get what we need. Obviously need to go to the draft this year. **** all in FA besides Coniglio and Elliot that id want

 

[Topkent]

best list in the league supposedly yet have nothing worth trading or letting go of to help get what we need. Obviously need to go to the draft this year. **** all in FA besides Coniglio and Elliot that id want

Who ever writes for champion data need to reasses their algorithms. We went from the worst to best midfield of the league in 12 months. If you had asked me before the season started I'd have said the same thing, we don't even have one of the top 4 lists in the AFL

 

[Demon4123]

Out : O’Mac, Frost, ANB and J Wagner

In: Keilty, Preuss, Garlett and Stretch

Move T’ Mac back to CHB and get him running straight at the ball providing his ankle is ok to play ( need to try something with him as he is terribly out of form). Give Keilty ago down back he looked ok in the JLT.

 

[Topkent]

Out : O’Mac, Frost, ANB and J Wagner

In: Keilty, Preuss, Garlett and Stretch

Move T’ Mac back to CHB and get him running straight at the ball providing his ankle is ok to play ( need to try something with him as he is terribly out of form). Give Keilty ago down back he looked ok in the JLT.

So Keilty to Buddy Franklin.. Jesus.

 

[Blackas87]

Looking at our VFL side our depth is shocking. Why did we get rid of Bugg, Kent, Tyson and Vince, and have 6 guys on the senior list with no games experience, and another 2 with 1 and 2 games respectively, and not one of those guys was drafted in the top 25. Were we aiming for the top 4? Outside T.Mcdonald and Weideman, we don't have any other key forwards on the senior list. Was Keilty off the rookie list (also no games experience) supposed to come in during finals incase of injury? List management has been terrible.

So many players are out of form and could be dropped but we have no one to bring in. Stretch the only one. Garlett could probably come in as we need some scoring options and a bit of speed, but our lack of forward pressure allowing teams to get the ball out of our forward 50 so easy, Garlett would be the last guy to bring in, although he wouldn't make things worse.

I'd drop O.Mac, 2 marks in 3 games, are frigging kidding me? T.Mac can go back but who comes in up forward?

 

[Bluelegs]

Anyone we bring in from Casey will be coming off a 3 day break. Did any players play limited game time?

 

[Topkent]

Anyone we bring in from Casey will be coming off a 3 day break. Did any players play limited game time?

Stretch and Hore.
Plus Preuss was withdrawn.

I'm guessing those are the 3 changes

No idea who goes out.

 

[blitznu]

Stretch and Hore.
Plus Preuss was withdrawn.

I'm guessing those are the 3 changes

No idea who goes out.

Did Garlett play?

 

[Topkent]

Did Garlett play?

Yeah he did. Had some spring in his step but it's bloody hard to judge small forwards in the VFL

 

[harry000]

No need to melt re VFL result. VFL team always suffers when you have an injury list as longs as ours.

 

[Topkent]

No need to melt re VFL result. VFL team always suffers when you have an injury list as longs as ours.

It's not that they lost, it's that they lost in exactly the same manner as the senior side lost. The commentary was regularly point out we were over committing to the inside and being outrun on the outside

 

[Topkent]

Hello darkness my old friend