Preview Changes: R11 vs Collingwood

[Anzacpaul]

Whats the situation with Brad Crouch? If he is injured, I'd be inclined to leave him out for the rest of the year - particularly if we know he has an offer on the table from another club. We cannot afford him getting injured and that club pulling out, we need the pick.

Yep hammy. Would expect him to be at least 2 games away yet.

 

[Anzacpaul]

Zero marks this week for Fogarty if trends continue?
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I'm not even sure what i'm looking at!

 

[Brett Cummings]

fogarty definitely has the talent but he needs to get more touches. I know it doesnt help with our garbage midfield but still.

 

[mattymac]

And yet he has managed to maintain his high "#" stat across that period. Really makes you think.

Elite consistency

 

[Scorpus]

It's almost as though they've started watching our games

I think after the North game they've finally realized that selecting based on reputation and seniority does not get results.

 

[mattymac]

Collingwood's selections give us zero respect haha

 

[Bearded Clam]

It's quite amazing how the teams we are now fielding look somewhat close to the teams people wanted at the start of the year.

Schoenberg, Sholl, McPherson, McHenry all playing. Hamill would normally be there too. Kelly, Murphy, Atkins, Gibbs not considered

They finally, miraculously, might be realising their mistakes and working toward rectifying them..

 

[Scorpus]

Man, I'm a sucker, but with our changes and Collingwood's outs, I've thrown a few $ on the cows.

Getting vaguely positive, and it's making me uncomfortable.

Just seen Collingwood's changes, did they swap out their entire forward line?

 

[Schulzycrow]

Hartigan as the key defender is his make or break game. Spud this up and pack your bags...

 

[MrBarry]

fogarty definitely has the talent but he needs to get more touches. I know it doesnt help with our garbage midfield but still.

He's played 4 games this year - with a large injury gap, it will take him a while to get back up and running. Developing key forward generally don't get a lot of touches until they hit the 50 game mark and he's still only at 18. He will be fine, but don't expect a break out until he starts moving up to that 50 game mark.

 

[Anzacpaul]

Crocker very lucky.

Not seeing anything, but willing to give him a couple more.

 

[SugarShane]

Man, I'm a sucker, but with our changes and Collingwood's outs, I've thrown a few $ on the cows.

Getting vaguely positive, and it's making me uncomfortable.

Unless you took us at a line of about 60 then I'm afraid that money is gone.

 

[Peter Doherty]

Man, I'm a sucker, but with our changes and Collingwood's outs, I've thrown a few $ on the cows.

Getting vaguely positive, and it's making me uncomfortable.

Took the $41 for Ade 40+?

 

[Bearded Clam]

Crocker very lucky.

I’m actually fine with that... we bought him in at the end of last year.. we have nothing to lose giving him games and seeing if he has anything... it seems to have clicked for Keays.. maybe crocker is only one or two games away from a break out game.. we dont know unless we give him a run..

would way rather see his name than mookay, atkins, murphy...we already know what they bring..

 

[MrBarry]

I’m actually fine with that... we bought him in at the end of last year.. we have nothing to lose giving him games and seeing if he has anything... it seems to have clicked for Keays.. maybe crocker is only one or two games away from a break out game.. we dont know unless we give him a run..

would way rather see his name than mookay, atkins, murphy...we already know what they bring..

100%, he's still an 'unknown quantity' in my mind. Give me him over any of those other 3 any day of the week.

 

[Bearded Clam]

Hartigan in and no debut for Butts.



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I hope he’s not far off a debut..

 

[Tarasque36]

Kelly out...

Party at Scorpus place

Agreed! Scorpus I'd be right over with a full bottle...but damn we got curfew soon!
Maybe next week when MacKay is out too...no, still lockdown.
Well, in that case...internet CHEERS Clink.

 

[1970crow]

Crocker very lucky.

not really when compared to the outs. Jones getting a mental freshen up, otherwise it's only Kelly and he's been rebound cryptonite for ever.

 

[Anzacpaul]

Would be giving Crocker a run through the midfield over the next 2 weeks.

 

[Mr_Moogle]

In a good side, I could see Crocker being good enough to stay on as depth for another year. He could easily carve out a few 1 or 2 goal games in a forward line that had decent supply. Given our current predicament however and the need to play the kids, I don't much see the point in retaining him.

 

[Murray2503]

Like the inclusions other than Hartigan. Hoping Hamill back out there in the next 2 or 3 weeks. Forward line better with McAdam and Stengle but one too many talls with Walker, Lynch, Himmelberg, Fogarty. Can't see us kicking a winning score with that forward structure. Would move McAsey up forward and play Walker down back and Lynch on a wing. Don't see the point in playing Mackay when he won't be on our list next year. Get games into someone who will. Saw Nick's presser trying to justify stuffing McAsey around switching him forward and back because of Tex and the inclusion of Fog. Tex shouldn't be stopping the development of a kid up forward who is the only player capable of taking a contested mark. I realise they want to get him to 200 games but it shouldn't matter where he plays to get to that milestone.

 

[cleanhands]

One would hope now that all our young ones are getting selected it gives them a shot in the arm and have a thirst for it, their attitude should change come the off season,see’s them have a big off season prep

 

[fortunatecrow]

Crocker playing against his old team - surely brings maximum effort and probably gets him the benefit of the doubt

 

[MrBarry]

In a good side, I could see Crocker being good enough to stay on as depth for another year. He could easily carve out a few 1 or 2 goal games in a forward line that had decent supply. Given our current predicament however and the need to play the kids, I don't much see the point in retaining him.

What kids would you replace him with? Mcadam and Stengle both in the side already. He doesn't have a replacement waiting to hill his shoes on the sidelines.

 

[Peter Doherty]

100%, he's still an 'unknown quantity' in my mind. Give me him over any of those other 3 any day of the week.

'Unknown quantity'?

The guy's already been delisted by an AFL club.

Ben Davis is more of an unknown quantity than Ben Crocker.