Strategy Changes and pre-game vs Gold Coast.

[CapitalA]

All this shows me is that the coach doesn't have the stones to deliver the bad news to Darcy.

What if we win and Darcy plays well??

 

[Minz]

Crutches? Farkin hell!

Oh FFS, FFC. So dockery.

Bet he hurt himself in the collision

 

[CaseySibosadoHOF]

Personally think losing Pearce and Treacy last season hurt more than Darcy

We did lose our clearance edge in those last few games though. Went from being the clear best clearance team in the comp to basically evens.

That's not all on Darcy. 2 midfield problems emerged in the back end of last season that we're probably only just now solving: our vulnerability to the Serong tag and putting too much of the defensive midfield load on an old, injury prone Fyfe. He waned to end the season, and has been battling injury since. But Darcy's probably part of that too.

 

[s_wd6]

Oh I think everyone is aware

I change my opinions more than I change my clothes and I’m not ashamed to admit that

 

[go_the_dockers]

Dudley, Pearce both out.

Fyfe and Darcy Travelling.

Voss a likely out. These are not the changes I was expecting

 

[Deveraux]

This place is crazy.. people are melting because Sean Darcy

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Sean Darcy

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111kg

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28.8

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2.0

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1.8

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20.3

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11.4

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6.8

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2.6

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32.0

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is coming into the side...

 

[Purple Suit]

Intentionally or not, you are conveniently leaving out that Pearce and JT missed that period as well.

We covered the loss of Pearce initially but it was a bridge too far with both Darcy & JT. We also lost the Hawks game when Darcy was a late out and Meek got a hold of Jackson so recon a fit Darcy might have saved us. Darcy playing lame against Essendon didn't help.

 

[s_wd6]

Worst of the changes is Draper in for Pearce. The holding fks will be through the roof. ESP after dimma complained to mummy and daddy after the game

 

[GingerDocker]

This thread is chaotic.

 

[Duz97]

Ehhhh how does Draper get games bloke couldn’t fight his way out of a wet paper bag bloke has no fight in him at all give the game to big red or omac

 

[Wizard]

What if we win and Darcy plays well??

Then i will be wrong and happily wrong.

 

[Snuffaluphagus]

Davies has every right to be pretty pissed off Draper is getting back before him

 

[apuchar]

Maybe Fyfe sub. Justin said he would be getting minutes this week.

 

[GingerDocker]

I'm keeping my meting powder dry until after the game, but having Darcy, Draper and Fyfe in the 23 would smell a bit.

 

[s_wd6]

These changes are so uninspiring lol

 

[Purple Suit]

These changes are so uninspiring lol

Adding a 2 time Brownlow medalist, Doig medalist and Becon award medalist in one game. Freo by 40 points.

 

[King Huskii]

Pearce didn't complete training

 

[ignoramus]

I change my opinions more than I change my clothes and I’m not ashamed to admit that

I find it easier just to go without opinions from the get go.

Clothes, too, but that’s for a different forum.

 

[swanny1234]

Last season we won 70% of games that they both played. Our season went downhill when Darcy got injured and Jackson ran out of puff.

Reidy isn't up to it and Jackson got inured so we had to play him early this year. He got beaten by Nank & Gawn but was better than Rory O'Brien. We won 2 out of 3 games when Darcy played solo and then lost the next two with both Jackson and Darcy.

Saints game wasn't the ruck issue it was a team issue.
Collingwood game we smashed them in the clearances and inside 50's. The rucks weren't why we lost that game, it was the style and defending.

It's really not that big of a deal. Voss isn't a world beater and replacing him with Darcy won't leave us too tall and give us options against Witts to try and win clearances. Some people have very short memories around here on how important Darcy was last year and losing him cost us a finals spot.

Replacing Voss with Darcy sends the wrong message. Reward form, rather than reputation.

 

[mike91]

Would much prefer to play O'Mac than Draper on King. Bigger body, more experienced, Draper could use a few more good performances at Peel after his poor start to the season

 

[swanny1234]

Are you suggesting Liam Reidy is the same as Sean Darcy??

Darcy is an actual big bodied ruck, this week we are up against another in a wet slog.

The over estimation of Jackson's capabilities is off the charts.

Talent wise no, but structurally he presents the same issues. He limits Jackson’s abilities to play his best footy (as Jackson is a ruckman, not a forward) and in the wet we will be way too tall.
Darcy is underdone and needs a month in the WAFL before you even consider it.

 

[CaseySibosadoHOF]

Cox has been the deepest defender most weeks anyways, taking the toughest matchup. He took Georgiades last week, Hogan the week before. Decent chance he takes the Ben King

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Ben King

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matchup regardless.

Re Draper, if it's just that the coaches view him as being comfortably ahead of Davies and OMac regardless of form (basically the KPD version of Johnno vs Ras), that feels iffy. But especially with Cox back there, I think Draper's the best fit to roam a bit more. His best patch of form by far was from the Sydney game onwards last year. As long as he goes in with an aggressive mentality on the ball, he'll probably be fine.

 

[swanny1234]

Personally think losing Pearce and Treacy last season hurt more than Darcy

Agreed, Treacy and Pearce were the far bigger outs.

 

[s_wd6]

Cox has been the deepest defender most weeks anyways, taking the toughest matchup. He took Georgiades last week, Hogan the week before. Decent chance he takes the Ben King matchup regardless.

Re Draper, if it's just that the coaches view him as being comfortably ahead of Davies and OMac regardless of form (basically the KPD version of Johnno vs Ras), that feels iffy. But especially with Cox back there, I think Draper's the best fit to roam a bit more. His best patch of form by far was from the Sydney game onwards last year. As long as he goes in with an aggressive mentality on the ball, he'll probably be fine.

Yeah I’m Pretty sure JL said that regardless of if Pearce got off or not Cox was taking King. But naturally he needs help on those big guys and I just don’t see how Draper can give him that. OMac is much smarter and if neither are taking King anyway then they should’ve gone with him.

Drapers version of help is holding the players away so they can’t impact the making contest but then he gives them a free shot on goal anyway.

 

[Righteo]

Pearce OUT Dudley OUT Confidence OUT

FFS