Changes for GWS

[Hong-Kong Phooey]

After actually looking at the team on a field view. It's looks even worse. Surely Austin will come in

 

[simmo_bc]

Interesting to see Ah Chee and Johnson as travelling emergencies.

First step for Johnson in an AFL career, massive amount of potential. Some posters have questioned his spot on the list but forget that he has only played a handful of games in past two years - from memory he didn't play a game in his draft year, we took a big risk on him. Up there with the quickest players I've seen.

With all due respect to Ah Chee, I was glad to see he wasn't picked on the back of one game. If he wasn't contracted this year, he would have been delisted. Not convinced he has the tools to be a regular AFL player, would need to bash the door down to get a game this year for me.

 

[TheBeardAmigos]

Interesting to see Ah Chee and Johnson as travelling emergencies.

First step for Johnson in an AFL career, massive amount of potential. Some posters have questioned his spot on the list but forget that he has only played a handful of games in past two years - from memory he didn't play a game in his draft year, we took a big risk on him. Up there with the quickest players I've seen.

With all due respect to Ah Chee, I was glad to see he wasn't picked on the back of one game. If he wasn't contracted this year, he would have been delisted. Not convinced he has the tools to be a regular AFL player, would need to bash the door down to get a game this year for me.

Austin is the 2nd travelling, not Ah Chee

 

[Burningleviathan]

Trouble is our back line not only is short, but not overly quick.

It's their midfields ability to work back that would determine if our rebounds succeed. If they are lazy like they were against Adelaide we will have loose men going forward. Speed of oir backmen would not make much difference.

 

[simmo_bc]

Austin is the 2nd travelling, not Ah Chee

Ahhhh yes you are correct, thanks. Looks like a very underwhelming game by Ah Chee last night.

 

[Us against the rest]

Too early in the morning - I read Choco's door and nearly choked on my all bran.

You know what, stupid as it may seem if Choco had at his disposal what Ken has, i reckon he would do a good job.

 

[Forzaport]

Austin is the 2nd travelling, not Ah Chee

I'm betting he'll play. It makes no sense for him to sit out the weekend unless he has an injury we're not aware of. Austin playing immediately solves our biggest problem of being too small in defence.

 

[Us against the rest]

Look forward to selections next week'
http://www.portadelaidefc.com.au/news/2017-04-14/sanfl-magpies-snap-parade-drought

 

[Schulzenfest]

Surely Austin comes in given he's on the plane? Amon out?

How is it 2017 and people still think that because we're taking a travelling emergency that we must be playing him/someone must be under an injury cloud? Every single team takes a travelling emergency every single week.

 

[Us against the rest]

How is it 2017 and people think that because we're taking a travelling emergency that we must be playing him/someone must be under an injury cloud? Every single team takes a travelling emergency every single week.

Very true and if i am right i believe he has family in the ACT.

 

[1954]

You know what, stupid as it may seem if Choco had at his disposal what Ken has, i reckon he would do a good job.

Choco and Crazy Vossy working together?
I just couldn't see that ending well.

 

[Powerade 08]

On exposed form we're a significantly better side than we were last year and i'd expect us to absolutely whomp Carlton unless we fall in a hole.

We hear that before every loss to a bottom 4 team.

First step for Johnson in an AFL career, massive amount of potential. Some posters have questioned his spot on the list but forget that he has only played a handful of games in past two years - from memory he didn't play a game in his draft year, we took a big risk on him. Up there with the quickest players I've seen.

6 SANFL games and 1 TAC game in 2015 before we drafted him. I would say missing an opportunity to play this week is a step backward rather than a step forward.

 

[Us against the rest]

Choco and Crazy Vossy working together?
I just couldn't see that ending well.

Lol, yeah that would be funny, there would have to be big changes in the box.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

How is it 2017 and people still think that because we're taking a travelling emergency that we must be playing him/someone must be under an injury cloud? Every single team takes a travelling emergency every single week.

Because we're taking two. Johnson I get for the experience but Austin has travelled before and plays a very specific position where we have no apparent injury cloud.

 

[Long live PAFC]

It's selections like these that make me wonder what is going on with our coaches. It's seems plain as day to us that these are bad calls, or have we missed something?

There is every chance that during the game, our tallest back or forward may be 189cm in Jonas or Young. Even if Trengove plays back, Clurey and Jonas give up height to a powerful key forward in Patton and a smart, agile forward in Cameron. Of course that means Trengove can't ruck, or does he contest the centre bounce and then run back to mark Lobb? Does Westhoff ruck? Or perhaps he sits behind the play hoping to drive the play wide around him? Of course this tactic relies on GWS not being an exception team by foot and having, perhaps, the second strongest forward line in the league. Regardless these tactics leave Trengove or Westhoff in the backline or rucking and Dixon one out in up front brining the ball to ground with GWS rebounding defenders to go head to head with Young/Wingard and co, assuming of course they don't fly for it as well as they did all of last year.

Are our young players so unready that they can't step up as needed? If so, why didn't we cover this during the trade and draft periods last year?

Why plan a strategy in preseason to abandon it three games in? If we don't have the personal for that strategy, why use it or why didn't we get the personnel?

 

[LP7_]

Couldn't help but laugh looking at the team view on the AFL app and seeing Hartlett next to Patton. It's almost like we're conceding this week in order for punishing him for wanting to stay.

 

[Forzaport]

How is it 2017 and people still think that because we're taking a travelling emergency that we must be playing him/someone must be under an injury cloud? Every single team takes a travelling emergency every single week.

The reasoning isn't "he's the traveling emergency, he must play derp".

The reasoning is "we have a KPD traveling who absolutely needs game time as he's returning from injury and we have a huge KPD hole in our selected 22".

It would be borderline irresponsible for Austin to sit out this weekend unless he's injured and we don't know it.

 

[edgie]

How is it 2017 and people still think that because we're taking a travelling emergency that we must be playing him/someone must be under an injury cloud? Every single team takes a travelling emergency every single week.

Because we seem to do it more than most.

Sent from mTalk

 

[edgie]

When we play short, Dixon gets double teamed, plays shit, gets frustrated and is likely to either belt someone and or get injured.

In: Jake Neade

Sent from mTalk

 

[JimmyBeerCans]

Sam Gray to twinge a fingernail in the warm up.. Austin In

 

[simmo_bc]

6 SANFL games and 1 TAC game in 2015 before we drafted him. I would say missing an opportunity to play this week is a step backward rather than a step forward.

Given where he has come from, I disagree, he is essentially a first year player. In any case, can't wait to see him at the top level - given his athletic attributes, he is possibly better suited to AFL than SANFL.

 

[240volt]

Maybe Ken has a cunning plan?

 

[drazah]

Sam Gray to twinge a fingernail in the warm up.. Austin In

Not really sure why I did this...

 

[R_Gray_Jnr_Jnr]

I think Wingards gonna be a late out :-(

 

[OneGreatClub]

I think Wingards gonna be a late out :-(