Preview Changes: R4 vs Brisbane

[Scorpus]

Got a feeling that Walker will go out this week. The 'big move' to shake things up with either McAsey forward or Himmelberg/Frampton in. Tough on Tex - who'd want to be a forward in our current line up? - but he might be the one to cop the bullet.

Did anything get published on the reserves game? Scores, best players, match report... or did that info get filed away in Phil's top secret draw?

We were smashed in the scratch match, there was a brief report on the GC website (no scores kept) and it sounds like they pummeled us hard

 

[SaltPeter]

Got a feeling that Walker will go out this week. The 'big move' to shake things up with either McAsey forward or Himmelberg/Frampton in. Tough on Tex - who'd want to be a forward in our current line up? - but he might be the one to cop the bullet.

Did anything get published on the reserves game? Scores, best players, match report... or did that info get filed away in Phil's top secret draw?

They didn't keep scores, though Dew mentioned in his presser that GC were dominant

 

[cleanhands]

Got a feeling that Walker will go out this week. The 'big move' to shake things up with either McAsey forward or Himmelberg/Frampton in. Tough on Tex - who'd want to be a forward in our current line up? - but he might be the one to cop the bullet.

Did anything get published on the reserves game? Scores, best players, match report... or did that info get filed away in Phil's top secret draw?

At least McAsey will get to more aerial contests

 

[cleanhands]

Murphy for first crack is a good move, Kelly as a second, Brown as the third.

Bring McAdam in to play Murphs role up forward with Sloane stationed at HF

I’d be happy with that, at least Murphy will be busy

 

[Betts are off]

The way you wrote it implied Laird was to stand Charles.

Ahhhhhhh nope, not even remotely was it implied he man up on CC. Cameron wasn’t even mentioned in the question... or the answer

EDIT: I see where you would have confused that. The conversation moved from who mans up on CC? onto a new topic, why a guy like Sholl hadn’t been selected at all?

I responded to the latter question

 

[hey shorty]

Got a feeling that Walker will go out this week. The 'big move' to shake things up with either McAsey forward or Himmelberg/Frampton in. Tough on Tex - who'd want to be a forward in our current line up? - but he might be the one to cop the bullet.

Did anything get published on the reserves game? Scores, best players, match report... or did that info get filed away in Phil's top secret draw?

Got smacked by 100 I think. 16 a side and we had to borrow players just to have a bench.

 

[Anzacpaul]

Yep, Bicks said GC were 100 points up at 3/4 time lol.

 

[Murray2503]

At least McAsey will get to more aerial contests

He may even go up with two hands.

 

[hey shorty]

He may even go up with two hands.

Felt for him a bit. Last week he played in front and got pushed out easily, this week he plays from behind against a 202cm, long armed freak.

I like that he kept coming though and he did improve in the 2nd half

 

[Kezza86]

9 in rd 1, then 4 against the Pauer, then back to about 9 last week.

Sloane spent very little time in the middle, I saw Brad across HF as well. At one point in the last, we had Ned, Chayce and Matt in there.

It does look an empty coaches box up there. Nicks is suffering from what Sando did when the VFL suspended Bailey and then his passing without begin replaced.

I liked brad across HF and want to see Sloane more on wing and flank.

 

[cleanhands]

Felt for him a bit. Last week he played in front and got pushed out easily, this week he plays from behind against a 202cm, long armed freak.

I like that he kept coming though and he did improve in the 2nd half

I’m concerned about his confidence if they leave him there, mind you not much anyone could do with some of the delivery King was getting

 

[mattymac]

Schoenberg is all I really care about.

Can't fix the midfield if you don't change out the busted parts.

 

[hey shorty]

I’m concerned about his confidence if they leave him there, mind you not much anyone could do with some of the delivery King was getting

Yeah I think a move forward to get him out of that is a good idea. Issue with that is, he might not see much of the pill up there.

 

[Cockwomble]

You must be joking. Laird should be dropped this week. Did you see Nicks shaking his head and mouthing off when Laird kicked it out on the full in the last qtr. I think it was. Nicks was not impressed at all. Laird is a shadow of what he was ATM. He doesn't give a sh6t.

Frustrating thing about Laird is his kicking, my 60degree wedge doesn’t go that high!

 

[hey shorty]

Schoenberg is all I really care about.

Can't fix the midfield if you don't change out the busted parts.

Has to be time surely.

 

[cleanhands]

Yeah I think a move forward to get him out of that is a good idea. Issue with that is, he might not see much of the pill up there.

Poor bugger is on a hiding to nothing

 

[hey shorty]

Poor bugger is on a hiding to nothing

People on here have written him off I think.

Personally I think picking him was the right move, we need to build the framework of the house. Having the best KPP in the draft can't hurt that at all. Around him there was a fair number of HBFs and slow midfielders which we don't need.

But what a time to debut in defence.....

 

[cleanhands]

People on here have written him off I think.

Personally I think picking him was the right move, we need to build the framework of the house. Having the best KPP in the draft can't hurt that at all. Around him there was a fair number of HBFs and slow midfielders which we don't need.

But what a time to debut in defence.....

I think he will have a similar career as Luko....putting the nads on the line

 

[Cockwomble]

A disappointing part of the game was in the 3 rd when tex had the ball just outside 50, Will ran past calling for the ball, tex ignored it and bombed it into the spot we have been killed at all game

 

[Mego Red]

So, let's work out what we have on this list.

SHOULD BE GIVEN A TASTE

• Lachlan Sholl
• Josh Worrell
• Harry Schoenberg
• Andrew McPherson
• Jordan Butts

NEED TO FIND OUT WHETHER THEY'RE AFL STANDARD

• Jordan Gallucci
• Myles Poholke
• Tyson Stengle
• Billy Frampton
• Shane McAdam
• Elliott Himmelberg
• Ben Davis
• Kieran Strachan

The strategy needs to be giving a two to three game taste to the first list, and five games to the second.

ONLY THERE TO RELIEVE YOUTH, ONCE THEY'RE LOOKING COOKED. DELISTED IN NEXT YEAR OR SO

• Riley Knight
• Bryce Gibbs
• David Mackay
• Kyle Hartigan
• Patrick Wilson

TOO EARLY

• Ronin O'Connor
• Ace Taylor
• Lachlan Gollant

 

[craig crowing]

And I'd do it again too. Duursma maybe but I'll back Ned in

You are kidding aren't you . please explain why what shows you that.

 

[hey shorty]

You are kidding aren't you . please explain why what shows you that.

They're virtually the same player. If you put Bow and Arrow Boy in our forward pocket I reckon he would struggle

 

[Vader]

So, let's work out what we have on this list.

SHOULD BE GIVEN A TASTE

• Lachlan Sholl
• Josh Worrell
• Harry Schoenberg
• Andrew McPherson
• Jordan Butts

NEED TO FIND OUT WHETHER THEY'RE AFL STANDARD

• Jordan Gallucci
• Myles Poholke
• Tyson Stengle
• Billy Frampton
• Shane McAdam
• Elliott Himmelberg
• Ben Davis
• Kieran Strachan

The strategy needs to be giving a two to three game taste to the first list, and five games to the second.

ONLY THERE TO RELIEVE YOUTH, ONCE THEY'RE LOOKING COOKED. DELISTED IN NEXT YEAR OR SO

• Riley Knight
• Bryce Gibbs
• David Mackay
• Kyle Hartigan
• Patrick Wilson

TOO EARLY

• Ronin O'Connor
• Ace Taylor
• Lachlan Gollant

I'd have Gallucci, Poholke, Frampton & Himmelberg in the next group down - but otherwise I agree with your philosophy and rankings.

 

[Magma]

I like your positive outlook!

its not meant to be negative, but we've written guys off with less than 15-20 games while getting a run of games. so we dont even have enough to see if they arent good enough, let alone if they are

 

[BACCS]

Got a feeling that Walker will go out this week. The 'big move' to shake things up with either McAsey forward or Himmelberg/Frampton in. Tough on Tex - who'd want to be a forward in our current line up? - but he might be the one to cop the bullet.

Did anything get published on the reserves game? Scores, best players, match report... or did that info get filed away in Phil's top secret draw?

Either Tex or Matt (or maybe both, but that’s doubtful) may be the big names to be dropped this week. I’m not sure Seed constitutes a big name, but he needs to go as well. Obviously Atkins injured. Smith and Laird are one more bad performance away from a spell.

Unless we want to get pumped by 100 each week we just need to hope some of the senior players start to pickup form, as we can’t drop them all at once.