Preview Changes R20 v Fremantle

[FKASC]

We have been pretty good at the stoppage this year, the numbers way up from last year expect for a few brain farts against the Roos and Bombers.
Only us and the hawks play 2 rucks, I really do not know what both Vardy and Lycett rucking in this team brings to the table over just playing Lycett and say Allen or another young guy.

Numbers are up because we’ve been playing Nic and Lycett for most of the year.

I don’t disagree that Vardy and Lycett is dumb, but I suspect the coaches don’t have enough faith to go with 1

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

Part of the problem is that Waterman isn't really a key forward. He's a tall wingman or third tall being asked to play key position.

Play Lycett in the ruck 80% of the time, get Vardy to do the other 20% and spend 50%-60% of game time in the forward line as a secondary target/foil for Darling.

 

[eaglesnutcase]

What ever happens i hope Mitchell has the guys primed to play a short passing/Hawthorn style of game.Coz you can bet a million dollars against a bag of dog shit that Rossy is going to pack the backline and hope we spend the day bombing forward and then try to score a few cheapies out the back.Hes got nothing else in his repertoire.He'd never ever think that freo are done for the year so lets just run and stun and play some free flowing footy.He hasnt got it in him!!Especially in their second GF for the year.

 

[ChampRevesby]

Part of the problem is that Waterman isn't really a key forward. He's a tall wingman or third tall being asked to play key position.

Play Lycett in the ruck 80% of the time, get Vardy to do the other 20% and spend 50%-60% of game time in the forward line as a secondary target/foil for Darling.

Then you play someone like Brander and push Waterman up the field. Darling is there to nail down the FF role and provide direction to these young blokes. It wasn't an option when both JK and JD were down because Fraser is not an AFL footballers bootlace. Bringing him in against Freo is a perfect opportunity for him to get some more experience and figure out what this caper is all about.

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

Then you play someone like Brander and push Waterman up the field. Darling is there to nail down the FF role and provide direction to these young blokes. It wasn't an option when both JK and JD were down because Fraser is not an AFL footballers bootlace. Brining him in against Freo is a perfect opportunity for him to get some more experience.

Yeah I had Brander, then Mellen, coming in to play that role and Waterman getting dropped. But neither of those guys were named in the squad, so here we are.

The alternative I suppose is for Ah Chee to replace Vardy and take that 20% of ruck time, Barrass to replace Waterman and play as the second key forward. But Vards has shown a bit more than Barrass as a forward and a heap more than Ah Chee as a ruck.

 

[ChampRevesby]

Yeah I had Brander, then Mellen, coming in to play that role and Waterman getting dropped. But neither of those guys were named in the squad.

All this selection says says to me is that they do not have any faith that either Lycett or Vardy can ruck a whole game which is a huge problem. Maybe its related to both of them having injury concerns in the preseason.

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

All this selection says says to me is that they do not have any faith that either Lycett or Vardy can ruck a whole game which is a huge problem. Maybe its related to both of them having injury concerns in the preseason.

Also they're probably super-cautious about not overloading either of them, since our remaining ruck depth is pretty much non-existent. Even McInnes isn't playing WAFL this week for some reason.

 

[HoneyBadger35]

Jetta, Shuey, Ryan
Sheed, Waterman, Petrucelle

Could go either way on Ryan being back. Happy Venables was retained. Sheed is probably not going to see AFL action for a while. Two rucks confirmed.

 

[larrikin]

Looks like Barrass might go forward...

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

Think we're a bit tall, don't need Barrass and Vardy up forward. And don't need Barrass and Schofield down back.

Also Masten should be out for ... Sheed or anyone really, am I right?

 

[HoneyBadger35]

Think we're a bit tall, don't need Barrass and Vardy up forward. And don't need Barrass and Schofield down back.

Also Masten should be out for ... Sheed or anyone really, am I right?

For the 20th week in a row Miguel, there’s still time for a late change.

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

Dockers dropped Jones, guessing Taberner backs up Darcy?

 

[jdisc]

Think we're a bit tall, don't need Barrass and Vardy up forward. And don't need Barrass and Schofield down back.

Also Masten should be out for ... Sheed or anyone really, am I right?

yes drop all the mastens he is the bad at football

 

[dajesmac]

The club would have known about the real extent of Kennedy’s injury last week. The first thing they do is send a player off for scans at any sign of injury.

An MRI or even X-ray will reveal a fracture immediately.

To lie about it for a week is just unnecesssary.

So they’re a week off with their prognosis

Lying scum

 

[Chris_6678]

Simpson did say tomorrow they will sort out the team depending on who Fremantle chose. I think we might even go the route of dropping Vardy and bringing in Ah Chee and trying him in the ruck.

 

[Gugs9]

Ins: Shuey Jetta Ryan
Outs: Sheed Waterman Petch

Ryan has done his time now, worth giving him a run into finals as he could be an X factor. Gov to play FF until Kennedy is back and play barrass at CHB where he will excel as he did vs GWS.

Sheed shouldnt be played on a flank. I'd love to back him in but we have too many inside mids atm in better form (shuey, redden, hutch, yeo), so unfortunately he gets squeezed out atm.

In two minds over vardy but if waterman is out I think we can afford to carry him as second ruck/third tall. Has shown he can kick goals when forward and I just can't see anyone else we can use to chop out lycett when he is on the bench. Maybe Ah Chee gets a crack if vardy has a poor game this week

Called it

 

[ghostbat12]

Think we're a bit tall, don't need Barrass and Vardy up forward. And don't need Barrass and Schofield down back.

Also Masten should be out for ... Sheed or anyone really, am I right?

I think Freo are going in a little short.

 

[Dark Sharks]

If we end up going in with 2 rucks, yet again, we are straight up piss weak.

MC has no balls.

 

[Ok Boomer]

Based on Scotty Jones being left out, I'm happy to include Ah Chee over Vardy as a late change.

 

[shumo]

Jetta named in the middle

 

[barnabyjones]

Too tall again

 

[ChampRevesby]

Too tall all over the ground, just drop Vardy and get Archie in there.

 

[Doughboy]

Glad to see Ryan back.

Hopefully he will be back to his best

 

[amazingjoshy]

Gee, Freo's handed us the perfect opportunity to see what Lycett can do solo...surely we try it out at least once

 

[kane249]

I think Freo are going in a little short.

Depends on the weather, if it's going to be rainy on Sunday then an extra tall could be detrimental