Changes for Richm'd (see team in OP, Aish & Broomy in, Varcoe out, Cox omit, & Daicos an emergency!)

[Saintly Viewed]

Anybody think Reid might be in trouble for eye gouging?

I know it hasn't had the focus in the way the Varcoe one was, but it certainly didn't look good.

Highly doubt it.
In normal speed, looks pure bad luck.
In slow motion so many things can look worse, that was one of them

 

[Saintly Viewed]

Out: Grundy, Blair, Varcoe (Susp)
In: Elliott, Aish,Broomhead

Cox and White to ruck, Grundy needs to take a look at himself

You may have missed the ruck dominance.
Grundy was very very good.

 

[unplugged]

Is there a main training session on today?

I would've thought with Thursday night being the game we would train Sunday, Tuesday with a light session Wednesday?

 

[ClaytonM]

Fair enough. I just see the forward line as too tall.

I am not sold on it either but would like to see them give it a few weeks to see how it goes.

 

[Soups]

Cox had 21.

Grundy was rucking against Boyd and Trav, this should have been a game when he monstered the opposition.
Now Witts is gone Grundy will be thinking his slot is not under threat.
He was ok yesterday, his tackling is good but he needs to bring more

So you drop him? I've seen crazy on here but this is next level.

 

[Finnishpie]

Out: Blair, Varcoe (susp)
In: Aish, Broomhead.

We'll have to continue with the Cox experiment, I'd say. Give it another 2 weeks or so. There's no chance of Elliot coming in. He's played one half of a game in 18 months. The problem with Broomhead is that he too hasn't had enough game time -- and why didn't he play at least a half of VFL?

 

[mattys123]

Did Broomhead even play in the VFL?

Haven't seen him mentioned in any reports. If he didn't he can't come into the seniors this week off the back of no match practice at all.

 

[unplugged]

I assume Broomhead didn't play VFL as he would've been emergency for the AFL game hours later. Can't imagine it will hurt his chances as it was hardly his fault.

 

[76woodenspooners]

Buckley mentioned after the Bulldogs game that from mid way in the second quarter they started rotating talls off the bench

Checking the gametime stats:

Cox: 69%
Grundy: 75%
Goldsack: 75%
Shade: 85%
Moore: 83%
White: 85%

These seem to confirm it, pretty sure these players would typically be expected to play more gametime than that? They probably took rotations off our mids, so our mids would have been more stuffed.

Does this imply that we got selection wrong last week? Against the Bulldogs in particular? (they're one of the more mobile sides ... surely we should have seen that coming?) Or in general? (Maybe we drop a tall this week?)

 

[10571z]

Elliot comes in for me. We need to win this game. Elliot somewhat underdone is 10x better than anyone else we could bring in TBH.

 

[mattys123]

Elliot comes in for me. We need to win this game. Elliot somewhat underdone is 10x better than anyone else we could bring in TBH.

I think with Jamie if he gets through 2 training sessions he plays. Whenever that is.

Guessing we train Monday and Wednesday this week, so we should know tomorrow if he's any chance at all.

If he's not ready, and Broomhead isn't ready either, is Kirby a realistic chance?

Probably not but you have to get excited about the KK man. (Just don't add an extra K to that).

 

[Maggie5]

I'd like Dunn in but don't know who to drop.
Cox is one I would look at dropping but with Richmond talls needs to stay in.
Elliott or Broomhead if fit for Mayne would be the other change.

Hoping Varcoe gets off with a reprimand or fine.

 

[MagpieBat]

Did Broomhead even play in the VFL?

Haven't seen him mentioned in any reports. If he didn't he can't come into the seniors this week off the back of no match practice at all.

No.

 

[mattys123]

No.

Can't play against RIchmond then surely?

Hardly spotted in the pre season and didn't play at all last weekend.

 

[Saintly Viewed]

Can't play against RIchmond then surely?

Hardly spotted in the pre season and didn't play at all last weekend.

Could he play a sweeping role forward?

 

[mattys123]

Could he play a sweeping role forward?

As long as there's no bananas around, maybe.

 

[The Young Chevalier]

OUT: Blair (Omitted)
IN: Aish

Varcoe-If Suspended then Broomhead

 

[loki04]

Can't play against RIchmond then surely?

Hardly spotted in the pre season and didn't play at all last weekend.

He was emg for seniors iirc, so performed well the practice game before I'd assume?

 

[Stoods]

Richmond seem to be trying to move the ball a lot faster this season. I think we need to take a tall out otherwise it may be to easy for them.

 

[TradeDraft]

Did Broomhead even play in the VFL?

Haven't seen him mentioned in any reports. If he didn't he can't come into the seniors this week off the back of no match practice at all.

Broomhead did NOT play in the VFL mattys123

 

[slugger01]

Could he play a sweeping role forward?

Post deserves a lot more likes.

Forward of the broom handle, SV????

 

[El cane]

On Friday night I really liked the way we switched play from a mark on one side of the wing via the open defence to the exact same position on the opposite side of the ground only to get stuck. It was great watching that, not!

I really hope we change that against Richmond and just send the ball in to give our forwards a chance.

Our press was too high on the dogs many times too. It left no targets up forward too many times so they were out of position running back or our kicks were 10m off (see Varcoe to cox all by himself in the 50). We all need to be better by foot. Can't count on Pendlebury and some bloke in rehab

 

[CFC2010]

I'd like Dunn in but don't know who to drop.
Cox is one I would look at dropping but with Richmond talls needs to stay in.
Elliott or Broomhead if fit for Mayne would be the other change.

Hoping Varcoe gets off with a reprimand or fine.

Elliott or Broomhead over Mayne and not Blair..........were we watching the same game Maggie?

 

[Maggie5]

Elliott or Broomhead over Mayne and not Blair..........were we watching the same game Maggie?

I was in M17, row L. Good spot, close to the action and watched Mayne a fair bit until was getting angry.
For a player with 173 games, was very good at directing team mates.

 

[CFC2010]

I was in M17, row L. Good spot, close to the action and watched Mayne a fair bit until was getting angry.
For a player with 173 games, was very good at directing team mates.

I sit second level "Blair end" in the first quarter...............watched Blair closely..........cost us four goals.

Based on that performance he is a coach killer.