Strategy Changes & Pre-match Discussion - Round 16 vs. Gold Coast, HBS Sat 01/07, 4:35pm

[neilk]

You are still with us after flying United. Some sort of miracle

The slogan many made a joke of was "United, the airline your grandma flies with." They were right, but the service in Business was excellent. I always took a box of doughnuts on board and gave them the the flight attendants.

 

[76woodenspooners]

Anybody know why WHE would have been listed as unavailable in the Injury Report brought to you by AIA vitality …

… and yet is named in the selected team?

 

[live fast pieyoung]

People keep assuming Markov will get dropped

Yeah I don’t see it. Dude seems to be getting better by the week and plays like he knows he’s been given a great opportunity to be part of something special

I have a sneaking suspicion that if we do somehow manage to go all the way, Markov will have a Premiership Medal around his neck

Markov can probably get close to Nobles level, plus he is actually tall enough to defend in the air. Its a pretty handy combo

 

[ElliottsMaggies]

Anybody know why WHE would have been listed as unavailable in the Injury Report brought to you by AIA vitality …

… and yet is named in the selected team?

Error ?

 

[live fast pieyoung]

We played with this defence in Round 2 against Port

Howe was injured already from rd 1
first time weve had all 4 tall backs

 

[neilk]

Howe was injured already from rd 1
first time weve had all 4 tall backs

I don't count Howe as a tall. Not sure which of the backs from last week have a different role, but most likely Markov.

 

[Chrispiesssss]

Could we see Cameron & Cox in the forward line with Frampton rucking?

 

[swoop42]

Frampton in for Johnson.

Who'd have thought.

I wonder whether the plan is for him to follow Casboult into the ruck when he relieves Witts?

 

[3rdMan]

Not a surprise to see Frampton. A little surprising to see no tall forward come in for AJ. Can't rule out the possibility that Frampton will play forward or ruck, but I assume it's defence. If so, this is good news for Howe. Makes him the 4th or 5th voice as defensive medium/tall and allows him to play an attacking game.

If that is our defensive line, I doubt it will be a common one. Only works against teams that have enough tall forwards worth worrying about.

 

[manicpie]

Anybody know why WHE would have been listed as unavailable in the Injury Report brought to you by AIA vitality …

… and yet is named in the selected team?

It could be because they see him as invisible during games

 

[No SPIN]

Frampton was always going to be the most sensible selection for maximum versatility.

 

[Lifelong Pie]

Coxy has always been a good shot on goal. With & without glasses.

I was talking about his marking

 

[Mollythedolly]

Yeah I wouldn't be surprised if Cox plays full time forward and Billy plays second ruck.

Could be opposed to Casboult to make that even more easy to facilitate. Just follow him onto the ball.

 

[Mollythedolly]

We played with this defence in Round 2 against Port

No Howe in R2.

EDIT: What igniter said.

 

[CPH12]

Not when they were 20 years old.

And not sure what this has got to do with the point about size and centre of gravity etc. you posted that I replied to.

Whilst I like mcrae, I don't think he's bashing the door down. And Mitchell did notch 64 touches in a neafl game when he was 20.

Leather poisoning: Mitchell's 64-touch state league record

Tom Mitchell breaks state league possession record in NEAFL rout

www.afl.com.au

 

[Mollythedolly]

Anybody know why WHE would have been listed as unavailable in the Injury Report brought to you by AIA vitality …

… and yet is named in the selected team?

He was unavailable for injury assessment.

 

[stormskye]

Whilst I like mcrae, I don't think he's bashing the door down. And Mitchell did notch 64 touches in a neafl game when he was 20.

Leather poisoning: Mitchell's 64-touch state league record

Tom Mitchell breaks state league possession record in NEAFL rout

www.afl.com.au

As sr36 rightly pointed out before, the good mids are generally playing consisten footy in the seniors by year 3. The elite ones obviously early. We can hope macrae makes it, but he’s not tracking to become an a grader, which is what we need to replace the likes of pendles, sidey, adams etc

 

[Chief Ten Beers]

Will Hoskin-Elliot - the fittest witches hat of all times.

 

[Fat Jesus]

Will Hoskin-Elliot - the fittest witches hat of all times.

And yet he's one of the responsible for helping us to win close games. Often

 

[ElliottsMaggies]

I was talking about his marking

When he uses both hands he's fine.

 

[Chief Ten Beers]

And yet he's one of the responsible for helping us to win close games. Often

Exactly, the greatest witches hat of all time.

 

[SwanBet]

People keep assuming Markov will get dropped

Yeah I don’t see it. Dude seems to be getting better by the week and plays like he knows he’s been given a great opportunity to be part of something special

I have a sneaking suspicion that if we do somehow manage to go all the way, Markov will have a Premiership Medal around his neck

He certainly continues to impress. However, I expect him to be omitted next week. DeGoey is back which pushes one of our midfielders back to defence. Markov is essentially filling one of the small defender positions because Daicos has moved into the midfield since the DeGoey suspension.

I hope we keep Daicos in the midfield, but this will mean someone like Crisp will move back to defence, which is where I think Markov is the unlucky man out.

 

[pz5151]

Not sure Bill will be played as a forward tho...

Yeah they’ve named him down back but it would be strange to have such an undersized forward line.

 

[Pleasedontfail11]

Yeah they’ve named him down back but it would be strange to have such an undersized forward line.

Cox and Cameron may spend a bit more time forward. Especially if Frampton gets ruck minutes.

 

[ElliottsMaggies]

Yeah they’ve named him down back but it would be strange to have such an undersized forward line.

Not if Cox goes forward.