Strategy Changes and pre-game vs Gold Coast.

[hoss]

I would have more confidence in 5 or 6 of you guys here on BF challenging this successfully than I would our legal team. Several good points already made here but our lawyers won't mention them.

 

[MadMundy]

AFL are gonna look real silly when they realise he got suspended playing for Walyalup and not Fremantle free to play in my books.

 

[s_wd6]

Again the more times I watch it the more pissed off I get. Pearce was absolutely in line/on track to mark the ball based on its flight. He doesn't end up near it only because DBJ jumped early/into the path and it ricocheted off him. If DBJ was the bigger player then he probably would've concussed Pearce by doing the exact same action.

 

[StingBitten]

Why couldn't McDonald cover Pearce? Just because he's playing forward now doesn't mean he can't play defence - that's been his primary role his entire career.

I think it'll be Draper though.

 

[s_wd6]

Whoever can give away less holding frees please

 

[gungho]

Draper looked down on confidence (and general fitness) the last time he played at AFL level.
Will be an interesting one between him and Omac to see who comes in.
I have a feeling they will go for Draper.

 

[Dockeroo]

Even if Pearce played I think it’s likely Cox would have taken Ben King

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Ben King

Age

25

Ht

202cm

Wt

98kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

7.2

2star

K

5.0

2star

HB

2.2

2star

M

3.5

4star

T

0.5

3star

G

1.3

5star

D

7.5

2star

K

5.6

2star

HB

1.9

1star

M

3.6

4star

T

0.3

1star

G

1.5

5star

D

6.8

2star

K

4.4

2star

HB

2.4

3star

M

3.2

4star

T

0.2

3star

G

1.0

4star

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I’d therefore play Draper as he does well at rebounding and setting up attacks from deep.

Omac is mainly a stopper and would be the conservative choice.

 

[s_wd6]

Even if Pearce played I think it’s likely Cox would have taken Ben King.

I’d therefore play Draper as he does well at rebounding and setting up attacks from deep.

Omac is mainly a stopper and would be the conservative choice.

They seem to have been giving Cox the main target in the last few weeks. Either way, blocking off the ball and everything else is important to help him out. I don’t think Draper has that down yet. OMac seems smarter in that sense

 

[yakamoto]

Interesting stat produced by Corbin Middlemas on Offsiders this morning. Corbin said that there had only been six matches this season where clubs in the current top eight were opposed to one another.

 

[Purple Jesus]

Even if Pearce played I think it’s likely Cox would have taken Ben King.

I’d therefore play Draper as he does well at rebounding and setting up attacks from deep.

Omac is mainly a stopper and would be the conservative choice.

Conservative choice you say?

 

[One_Wing]

Interesting stat produced by Corbin Middlemas on Offsiders this morning. Corbin said that there had only been six matches this season where clubs in the current top eight were opposed to one another.

and to show how even the season is the results are 6 wins and 6 losses - david king

 

[malpaso]

Did Pearce even make head high contact?

No, the ground caused the concussion.

 

[masai tu]

Again the more times I watch it the more pissed off I get. Pearce was absolutely in line/on track to mark the ball based on its flight. He doesn't end up near it only because DBJ jumped early/into the path and it ricocheted off him. If DBJ was the bigger player then he probably would've concussed Pearce by doing the exact same action.

To me, that was a classic full back charging at the ball, player coming the other way. Winner is the one left standing. It was a 100% footy contest.

Geez, Tony Lockett as a full forward crunched contests harder.

Oh well onto next week, Alex can rest his body, and get it 100%.

 

[masai tu]

No, the ground caused the concussion.

So, .......... contact was to the shoulder / body area ?. Ok, to me that is a fair area to connect in a on the ball body contest.

Concussed when hitting the ground, bloody Optus turf at it again !!!!.

 

[south beach]

So, .......... contact was to the shoulder / body area ?. Ok, to me that is a fair area to connect in a on the ball body contest.

Concussed when hitting the ground, bloody Optus turf at it again !!!!.

Exactly only took his eyes of the ball at the very last second braced to protect himself. Hit to the shoulder so can’t be ruled high contact. Must contest this bullshit MRO ruling.

 

[masai tu]

Exactly only took his eyes of the ball at the very last second braced to protect himself. Hit to the shoulder so can’t be ruled high contact. Must contest this bullshit MRO ruling.

Bring in a "turf consultant", to explain that the Optus turf is a mixture of loam, clay and rubbish tip shite. With the rain, the rubbish tip debris has floated to the surface and DBJ collided with the debris.

Pretty obvious that is what occurred.

 

[Mags98]

think we will have to lock down on Long the most out of all the suns forwards. ryan seems to be the default choice to line up against him

 

[Jezzitizle]

I would have more confidence in 5 or 6 of you guys here on BF challenging this successfully than I would our legal team. Several good points already made here but our lawyers won't mention them.

 

[Jezzitizle]

Now if I was running the defence, the first thing I would do would be to call the MRO to justify his assessment and have him explain what Pearce should have done differently to avoid a sanction.

Obviously, the AFL will not want that to happen and they may try to prevent him being questioned. Then ignore the appeal process and take the AFL to court where they can't hide this clown from scrutiny....because he's a complete moron.

That will also put the AFL on notice that we have had enough of their shit.

Would love it, but we have let far more egregious things slide. No chance we do anything but accept with a whimper.

 

[88mph]

No, the ground caused the concussion.

So there's a football contest, two players collide, one hits their own head on the ground, the other gets 3 weeks suspension.

I get the sentiment of protecting the head re CTE and all however this is simply a football related incident.

Insanity

 

[Sully90]

No need to reinvent the wheel this week - O'Driscoll for Coops, Draper or McDonald for Pearce.

 

[Eski3]

No need to reinvent the wheel this week - O'Driscoll for Coops, Draper or McDonald for Pearce.

Driz into the middle and Wagner back to half back. Banfield sub again. Don't stuff around with the system now that it's working

 

[Eski3]

The great unknown is whether they want to bring Darcy in as the bigger body ruckman against Witts. The coaches said it would be "horses for courses" i.e., matchup based. If that's true then it makes sense why Darcy was left out against Visentini, and why he might get brought in against Witts.

Personally I want them to give Darcy a mini-preseason leading into the bye and maybe try Darcy and Jackson against Xerri the week after. Means there is a chance that Witts gets ahold of Jackson this week though

 

[academicbowl]

I'd love to hear what the MRO think Pearce could have done differently. If he tries to change direction or decelerate quickly, he likely slips with how wet it was, collects DBJs legs and tunnels him. Head smashes into the ground, concussion still occurs. That's no safer than what Pearce did.

Anyway Simpson out and I'd send Wagner back, don't trust Aish anymore he looks too slow. Banfield or Nod in, the other plays sub. Pearce out for OMac, we need the experience.

 

[Sean_09]

Hope Freo makes as big of a stink as possible over Pearce. Duty of care is to yourself before anything else, DBJ was careless with his own. If he had of concussed Pearce instead, it would of been celebrated as a courageous act.