Preview Changes: R10 vs Melbourne - Crows drop Hamill but keep Mackay

[Murray2503]

Out
Mackay Frampton

In
Height in the backline.

 

[Murray2503]

Tex for Frampton
A KPD for Mackay

Strauchan for ROB if we want to send a message.

No. Strachan is terrible. You send a message by bringing a better ruck into the club end of year.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

In the presser, Nicks confirmed Tex would be back this week, and said it would be nice to get McHenry back if he passes through the concussion protocol

A rested Tex to replace Frampton in the forward line gives us more options.

McHenry replacing Mackay will up our pressure.

2 good ins... then just need to add a 2nd tall defender.

 

[Mutineer]

 

[Scorpus]

??? Don't understand how rotating a KPD onto the field for a lockdown defender is not adding a second KPD at all?

If you rotate Kelly/Brown onto the bench for, say, McAsey, then we most likely have two KPDs playing KPD roles (i.e. tall lockdown/intercept roles) against Brown/McDonald, as well as an interceptor, a lockdown player and two rebounders? That sounds pretty balanced and role-specific to me

In the specific instance you are able to orchestrate that, yes.

Most of the time it won't be like that though, and if you specifically wanted that structure then why even bother having Kelly/Brown in the side if you need him on the bench for it to work?

Keep in mind that guys like Kelly and Doedee are playing 95%+ TOG at the moment, and defenders in general tend to be high TOG players

 

[Betts are off]

To be honest, I’m not too unhappy with the make-up of the side. Would just like to drop Billy for Tex. And if it’s all possible, bring in a bloody 2nd KPD.

The rest I’m relatively ok with.

 

[Mutineer]

 

[Moonwatcher]

Weeks of terrible form hey.....

DMac has had 4 seasons of terrible form, surely he can now be dropped

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Dmac was one of our better players last year.

 

[Red mist]

Frampton for Walker (Right now, I dont want to see either Frampton or Himmelberg near the team)
Mackay for McAsey (Need more height down back. Lets see how McAsey's tracking - And Mackay is the most dispensible defender atm)
O'Connor for McHenry (I want to bring in McHenry asap and despite not doing much wrong, I still think O'Connor is the last man in, so should be the first man out)

How did Rory go at centre bounce today? do you keep in ROK who tied it in pretty well with tackle pressure and let Rory go mid forward? I get a feel Rory is not quite 100 % for centre bounce.

 

[UcantCme]

Dmac was one of our better players last year.

Better players in a horrendous season

It's not that he was one of our better players, its more to do with that we accepted his 16-18 touches as a massive improvement

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[hey shorty]

If we didn't play 2 KPDs today, then we won't against Weideman, Brown and McDonald.... Though Brown hasnt offered anything. We all know we should though.

Would want ROC to get another gig, but it's a question of whether Ned is ready to go. Maybe 1 or the other goes to sub. Debutant showed enough.

If Tex comes in it has to be for Billy..... But then we come to ROB in the ruck who has been woeful. I do not want RT in the CB just yet, he causes so many good things to happen elsewhere but we can't carry Billy and Tex. The forwardline functioned very well IMO.

And then Mackay drops out, especially now we've seen something from Jones today.

 

[hey shorty]

And IF we do decide to rest ROB, or drop him.... Then Frampton has to ruck against Gawn

Yuck

 

[ad victoriam]

Better not drop O'Connor after one game

They don't have much choice it either O'Conner or Berry, Crows need some Midfielders who can get the ball,

 

[Geoffa32]

In the presser, Nicks confirmed Tex would be back this week, and said it would be nice to get McHenry back if he passes through the concussion protocol

There won't be a second KPD then.

It will be

Tex McHenry in

Ronin Frampton out

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[UcantCme]

Dmac was one of our better players last year.

If he was so good why didn't he finish in our top 10 BnF in such a horrendous season ?

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[Moonwatcher]

If he was so good why didn't he finish in our top 10 BnF in such a horrendous season ?

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Don't know.

 

[1970crow]

Better players in a horrendous season

It's not that he was one of our better players, its more to do with that we accepted his 16-18 touches as a massive improvement

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Nicks has brought in a new b&f voting system that values playing a role to an elite level. Mackay was ordinary last year but polled well courtesy of the new system. The old system required impact to score big votes, the new system doesn't, it aligns impact with role playing as if it's a given.

 

[Red mist]

A rested Tex to replace Frampton in the forward line gives us more options.

McHenry replacing Mackay will up our pressure.

2 good ins... then just need to add a 2nd tall defender.

Which position was Mackay playing? He was hardly ever forward of centre. Either by design or how the game panned.
The other thing would be his disposal efficiency in traffic. I dont like it but it probably trumps possible inclusions. Scary.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Which position was Mackay playing? He was hardly ever forward of centre. Either by design or how the game panned.
The other thing would be his disposal efficiency in traffic. I dont like it but it probably trumps possible inclusions. Scary.

Was on a wing today.

 

[Red mist]

Nicks has brought in a new b&f voting system that values playing a role to an elite level. Mackay was ordinary last year but polled well courtesy of the new system. The old system required impact to score big votes, the new system doesn't, it aligns impact with role playing as if it's a given.

New system? As long as it’s off field.

 

[GROTTO]

And IF we do decide to rest ROB, or drop him.... Then Frampton has to ruck against Gawn

Yuck

But you all day every day risk Frampton then even remotely consider TT.

 

[Red mist]

Was on a wing today.

Well that Damns Seed even more. cue Worrell.

 

[Crows I Am]

Frampton and MacKay out seems like the obvious ones. Tex to come back and replace Frampton, then a 2nd KPD back in to replace Dmac, not fussed if either Worrell or Mcasey.

If Ned is fit then we should try to get him back in too, ROC would be the easy choice but I'd like him to get at least a block of 3 games before he comes back out. Maybe Ned comes in as the sub.

 

[Dewy006]

If we want to bring Tex back in, we might just have to bite the bullet and stick TT in the ruck for the couple of minutes ROB needs a spell. Either that or we just do a Richmond and stick a token ruck in there, McAdam could do it in a pinch.

 

[Crow till I die]

A rested Tex to replace Frampton in the forward line gives us more options.

McHenry replacing Mackay will up our pressure.

2 good ins... then just need to add a 2nd tall defender.

Tex has been carrying a calf injury?..i would not be bringing him back this week. Id rather see thilthorpe fogarty and mcadam as the 3 main forwards again.

I'd bring in mchenry if he passes his test and mcasey or worrell and out would be frampton and mckay