Preview Changes & Pre-match Discussion vs. WCE (R17, Fri 12/07 8:10pm OS)

[atomiser]

So we have a game plan that relies on intercept marking, our two best intercept markers out at the moment in Langdon and Howe.

We aren’t the tallest team and we are playing by far the tallest team, so we drop a tall defender who can intercept mark. Makes sense.

I think it's more because west coast have 3 small and quick forwards, it's there smalls that will beat us not their key position players in my opinion

 

[atomiser]

Seriously what is crocker gonna Do??

Wheels are off

I can't get my head around it either, hopefully he plays well for once or if he doesn't just piss him off, enough already

 

[Aussie pie]

Oh no Shocker is playing, he’ll take the most ridiculous shots at goal because he thinks he can kick them from anywhere that is if he gets a touch.

 

[Black_White]

What the hell is happening?

 

[BringouttheGimp]

Crocker for a quality junk time goal.. improvement on his stats of .68 or whatever goal a game avg I suppose.

 

[rhys_22]

I think we will win. Noble to gave a blinder.

 

[rhys_22]

Seriously what is crocker gonna Do??

Wheels are off

So who would you have in for Crocker then??

 

[CFC2010]

So who would you have in for Crocker then??

Goldsack

 

[No SPIN]

So we have a game plan that relies on intercept marking, our two best intercept markers out at the moment in Langdon and Howe.

We aren’t the tallest team and we are playing by far the tallest team, so we drop a tall defender who can intercept mark. Makes sense.

We’ve added mobility to cover their elusive smalls and rebound aggressively.
I reckons it’s the right option.
And Moore and Roughead can cover their talls.

 

[StuckInTheTwoz]

So if Shaz is playing in the 2's does that mean Bucks rates Greenwood and Aish as better defenders?

 

[AmericanMustard]

Don’t mind these changes tbf. Also first time we will be playing with 22 on the field this year

 

[CFC2010]

So if Shaz is playing in the 2's does that mean Bucks rates Greenwood and Aish as better defenders?

That’s exactly what it means

 

[grayza2018]

Happy enough with the changes. Crocker deserved a go after a decent body if work in the VFL, will be interesting if he sees extended minutes up the field tomorrow night.

 

[StuckInTheTwoz]

That’s exactly what it means

 

[unplugged]

What are we doing defence wise? I feel with no Howe, Langdon or Scharenberg we're brutally exposed with regards to Allen and in particular Darling.

I'd consider playing Crisp on Darling but

I suspect:

Moore on Kennedy
Roughead on Hickey/Nic Nat
Greenwood on Darling
Mayne on Allen
Maynard on Rioli
Crisp on Cripps
Noble/Quaynor on Cameron

Aish to the wing.

Darling to kick 6.

That was so hard and I'm still completely unsure.

 

[regpies]

We’ve added mobility to cover their elusive smalls and rebound aggressively.
I reckons it’s the right option.
And Moore and Roughead can cover their talls.

There won’t be much ball to rebound when we have Greenwood playing on a resting Nic Nat or Allen and they mark everything.

They mostly have 3 talls forward, Shaz on Darling, Moore on Kennedy then Roughead on either Allen, Hickey or Nic Nat.

Without Shaz I could only think Crisp has the height to play on Darling, but then we lose a rebounder

 

[StuckInTheTwoz]

What are we doing defence wise? I feel with no Howe, Langdon or Scharenberg we're brutally exposed with regards to Allen and in particular Darling.

I'd consider playing Crisp on Darling but

I suspect:

Moore on Kennedy
Roughead on Hickey/Nic Nat
Greenwood on Darling
Mayne on Allen
Maynard on Rioli
Crisp on Cripps
Noble/Quaynor on Cameron

Aish to the wing.

Darling to kick 6.

That was so hard and I'm still completely unsure.

 

[Good_Old]

Greenwood takes Shazs spot. So no tag.

Noble takes Daicos's spot.

Crocker takes Thomas's spot.

No point in a tag imo.

So we put someone who has been playing in the backline in the forwardline for his first game of AFL?

 

[Yidaki]

So we put someone who has been playing in the backline in the forwardline for his first game of AFL?

Why not?

Nah Noble will be someone in the mid backline.

 

[soreplums]

I’m ok with Shaz missing this one. Can’t help to think that we are being cautious with his return and prefer him not play on the Optus surface. A run in the twos at Vic Park to keep building fitness and touch might hold him in good stead for GWS the following week

 

[Aussie pie]

Remember Toovey use to take Darling in the early days and always did well so not to worried if crisp gets him sometime.

 

[TradeDraft]

 

[No SPIN]

There won’t be much ball to rebound when we have Greenwood playing on a resting Nic Nat or Allen and they mark everything.

They mostly have 3 talls forward, Shaz on Darling, Moore on Kennedy then Roughead on either Allen, Hickey or Nic Nat.

Without Shaz I could only think Crisp has the height to play on Darling, but then we lose a rebounder

Greenwood on NN or Allen will not happen so do t stress.
We need to rebound aggressively from their backline so Shaz was always at risk if Noble was picked.

 

[The Royal Sampler]

Seriously what is crocker gonna Do??

Wheels are off

Crocker is... going to help ensure that seeing further improvement out of Quaynor, Brown, Sier along with Noble’s debut is what I’m pinning my hopes on in this match.

Really, if this is our approach I wouldn’t have minded Lynch getting a run.

 

[Good_Old]

Seriously what is crocker gonna Do??

Wheels are off

Just play him!