Changes for next week

[Lach72]

You're right, Kepler has been unfairly treated by most posters on this board. I think your analogy of sheep was spot on.

He was superb for the falcon's this week, and yes he does offer us something - 200cm and very, very mobile! He can play ruck and be very mobile like all of the best ruckmen in the comp atm, but he can play forward or back as well!

Sheep have eyes...
Have you watched him play?
The only decent game I've seen him play was as forward in Hird/Sheedy's last game.

 

[ImperialPurple]

From The Worst today:

Regulars facing the axe after Tigers loss: Harvey

16th April 2008, 10:15 WST


Several regular starters for the Fremantle Dockers are facing the axe after Sunday’s dismal loss to Richmond, coach Mark Harvey said today.

Harvey today flagged several changes to Fremantle’s line-up after Sunday’s dismal performance on Sunday.

He echoed captain Matthew Pavlich’s sentiments by saying the Dockers lacked competitiveness and weren’t proud of their performance. Earlier this week, Pavlich said there were no excuses for the Dockers pathetic showing against the Tigers.

Much-maligned forward Chris Tarrant will be “in the mix” for selection while Des Hedland will be assessed at training after pulling up sore.

Neither Brock O’Brien nor Andrew Browne are a chance to play despite solid early form in the WAFL.

“Because of the pace and fitness of the game, these guys have to play four to five full games in the WAFL before we even look at them,” Harvey said.

Harvey revealed that Heath Black has a partial tear in his quad that will prevent him from returning to the line-up this week.

SHAYNE HOPE

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No Brock, no Browne, no Black but there will be "several changes".

Get ready for McManus and MCarr to be named tomorrow...

 

[Frigate]

Matt Carr step backwards
Browne step backwards (see Thornton's game last week)
Ibbo (more deserving youngsters than Ibbo at present)
Black (Needs another 2-3 weeks building fitness)

I might be one of the few that see the value in a quality tagger. Carr may cough the ball up two or three times a game, but it was quite apparent there are another 14 players that will fill that void in his absense anyway.

So I say Matt Carr deserves a spot. I don't care if it is backwards. I say losing to Richmond by 60 points at home is going back to the twighlight zone. If he plays it frees up one of our players to be more attacking and it negates one of their best.

Browne is not a step in the wrong direction IMO. Have you followed his career much? Even if you watched the WAFL GF last year he was pretty much the best in the losing side. If he could get a run uninjured I believe he would be a very good player at AFL level.

I am pro-Ibbo. I think he will adjust to the tempo of AFL, and he is a straight swap for Peake.

You are right on Black, as IP pointed out. Shame that.

Injury Update has MiJ as ready to play this week. That seems logical. It seems everybody is beating for the Drumster to get a run, apart from the coaching staff.

 

[legitimatic]

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Major step backwards, you are right IP it really looks like that will be the case, however I don't see how that supports the whole "altering the line-up to combat the Crows running power" thing

 

[Frigate]

Macca won't get a game. He had a shocker on the weekend. Got plenty of but did not see him ue it effectively.

 

[salim malik]

Sheep have eyes...
Have you watched him play?
The only decent game I've seen him play was as forward in Hird/Sheedy's last game.

Sheep do have eyes but very small brains ,
How many games have you seen him play?
By the comments on this board I/d say not many ,
he dominated VFL last season something Murph and Campbell couldnt do,so stop relying on other opinions,you know they will bag anything purple and support the guy,he just might surprise.

 

[prattsta]

Sheep do have eyes but very small brains ,
How many games have you seen him play?
By the comments on this board I/d say not many ,
he dominated VFL last season something Murph and Campbell couldnt do,so stop relying on other opinions,you know they will bag anything purple and support the guy,he just might surprise.

I agree that a lot of posters are bagging him without actually seeing him play. He is very athletic and probably offers more than either of Murphy or Campbell at this stage. Which is a shame given how promising Murphy looked only 18 months ago.

He seems to make some poor decisions at times but if we can keep him out of key defensive roles, it shouldn't be a major issue. Everyone remembers that kick across goals in the ANZAC day game last year, what about the mark before it running back with the flight of the ball?

Bradley could quite easily play a role similar to what Richo did on the weekend. Hell, Bradley and Tarrant could take turns at it.

 

[Parasite]

I agree that a lot of posters are bagging him without actually seeing him play. He is very athletic and probably offers more than either of Murphy or Campbell at this stage. Which is a shame given how promising Murphy looked only 18 months ago.

He seems to make some poor decisions at times but if we can keep him out of key defensive roles, it shouldn't be a major issue. Everyone remembers that kick across goals in the ANZAC day game last year, what about the mark before it running back with the flight of the ball?

Bradley could quite easily play a role similar to what Richo did on the weekend. Hell, Bradley and Tarrant could take turns at it.

I think that is our problem, we need 2 guys to handle the job that one should be capable of.

 

[Gabbatoir]

Headland shouldn't be dropped from an outsiders point of few. Against Richmond he hurt his knee which would have to be a contributing factor in how he played.

If he doesn't play for any reason other than injury, it will be unjustified in my opinion.

Best of luck to turning the year around!

Until round 11 of course

 

[E Shed]

Browne is not a step in the wrong direction IMO. Have you followed his career much? Even if you watched the WAFL GF last year he was pretty much the best in the losing side. If he could get a run uninjured I believe he would be a very good player at AFL level.

Agree. Browne is very hard at it, in and under ball winner. IMO EXACTLY the sort of player we need to bring into the team. Never takes a backward step. If we could keep him on the park he'd be a gun.

 

[big blue boy]

I hear from a mate at Claremont that Browne has tight hamstrings and wont play this week.

 

[pistol17]

EDIT: NOT OFFICIAL LINEUP

Outs: Headland (injury), Peake (Omitted), Crowley (omitted), Tarrant (omitted/family reasons)

Ins: Foster, Adam Campbell, Ibbotson, Drum

FF: Farmer McPharlin Campbell

HF: Mundy Pavlich Solomon

C: Ibbotson Josh Carr Mayne

HB: Thornton Drum Duffield

FB: Hayden Grover Gilmore

Ruck: Sandilands Bell Palmer

Interchange: Foster Dodd Schammer Warnock

Thoughts??

 

[Plugga]

Is this team official?

If so...tipping Adelaide

 

[pistol17]

Is this team official?

If so...tipping Adelaide

No not official. Whats your problem with the team, just out of interest?

 

[Plugga]

Campbell has the turnaround of a mack truck - i reckon he would just get exploited a-la Fraser Gehrig with adelaide's runners off half back...

Drum...ok agree there...but he is a defender & a defender must miss out if Drum comes in...enter Thornton (pppppplllllllllleeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaassssseeee)

Foster...only played teh 1 wafl game, & if Harve is saying that Brock needs 5 games in the Wafl prior to being looked at, foster has no hope

Michael Johnson?> surely

 

[newlander77]

B: Steven Dodd, Antoni Grover, Roger Hayden
HB: Ryan Crowley, Luke McPharlin, Scott Thornton
C: David Mundy, Rhys Palmer, Clayton Hinkley
HF: Chris Mayne, Michael Johnson, Dean Solomon
F: Peter Bell, Matthew Pavlich, Jeff Farmer
Foll: Aaron Sandilands, Byron Schammer, Shaun McManus
I/C: Marcus Drum, Daniel Gilmore, Josh Carr, Matthew Carr
EMG: Brock O’Brien, Garrick Ibbotson, Ryan Murphy

In: Johnson, M Carr, McManus, Drum, Hinkley
Out: Des Headland (knee), Chris Tarrant, Robert Warnock, Paul Duffield, Brett Peake

 

[newlander77]

I'm quite happy with those changes. In comes Hinkley and Drum, out goes Peake and Duffield...

 

[Wizard]

Tarrant gonna play at all or will the club continue to protect him?

Hinkley and Drum i like, McManus in is a joke.
Pity about Dessie to

 

[Slacker]

Foster is coming back from a back injury and last I heard would not play AFL till May.

 

[Lach72]

Tarrant gonna play at all or will the club continue to protect him?
Hinkley and Drum i like, McManus in is a joke.
Pity about Dessie to

Broken record board...

 

[Slacker]

Will be keen to see Drum and Hinkley in action.

 

[Freo Shark]

Cows have Griffen and Tippett as rucks and Maric as an emergency. Warnock I think needed to play.

McManus I think adds fight and intensity. M.Carr I'm not convinced of but then we're missing Headland, hopefully Ibbo gets the nod ahead of Carr.

Hinckley and Drummy I hope play. Brock if he needs game time wont travel, if he does he'll play.

Tazza I think a little unlucky although probably left out for family reasons.

 

[JayTeaDee]

Drum & Hinkley..........

the last two Geelong players to wear 29 before Gary Ablett Jnr.

Damian Drum & Ken Hinkley that is. (bit of trivia).

 

[Bradesmaen]

Cows have Griffen and Tippett as rucks and Maric as an emergency. Warnock I think needed to play.

McManus I think adds fight and intensity. M.Carr I'm not convinced of but then we're missing Headland, hopefully Ibbo gets the nod ahead of Carr.

Hinckley and Drummy I hope play. Brock if he needs game time wont travel, if he does he'll play.

Tazza I think a little unlucky although probably left out for family reasons.

The crows rucks are hardly Dean Cox and Mark Seaby though.

 

[Freo Shark]

Is Gilmore an exceptable match for their rucks.