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If we drop a ruck for Brooksby it'll surely be Vardy. Hickey has been the much better of the two
I agree but Vardy is out of form but is more versatile and is normally a backup ruckman only .

Really we are going with one and a half ruckman at the moment . Lycett and Vardy worked a treat , however our current setup is not overly affective at the moment .
 

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Hey friends. What's the likelihood that Rotham is back into the side with Barrass out for an extended period? Looked pretty good in his couple of games, hoping he plays for fantasy purposes obviously...any response is appreciated !
Really depends on what the match committee is thinking. Schofield may take Barrass' spot long term, but Rotham, Brander and even Oscar Allen are possible fill ins.

Really hard to tell.
 
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Nathan Van Berlo is the midfield coach and Rosa is stoppages

And for the record, with Mitchell in their coaching ranks, hawthorn are currently 2-3.
All extremely valid points. I don't think Rosa is to blame in any way shape or form. However it is a change from last year and it may be contributing. But cause and causation etc..
 
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I got whiskey bent and hellbound after half time so i don't know what happened in the second half, but was sheed actually shit on friday?

Stats say 27 touches (9 contested possies), 4 clearances, 7 inside 50's and 6 marks. Stats look good but we all know it can be deceiving.
Watching him I noticed he spent time on the flank and midfield. Thought he was largely ineffective with his touches . A lot of slam it on the boot type of stuff. There was one point where he kicked 3 high up and unders to no one's advantage whatsoever.
 

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Cough, cough. From a post I made in the positives/negatives V Port thread.

Not a personnel change but rather a tactical change.

Negatives
Our movement of the ball into the forward line is too slow and allowed Port & Freo last week to crowd the defence which, in turn prevented our key forwards from making effective leads. This is why we are seeing bombs into the forward line with JD, JK, OA and LR all flying for the ball. By comparison Port moved the ball forward very quickly.
We over possess the ball in defense transferring it from one side to the other seeking space. All that has been happening is Port were able to position themselves up, crowd the game then bust forward when we were dispossessed.
Too tall.
XEllis is onto this too in this article here

Great minds think alike :)
 
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Cough, cough. From a post I made in the positives/negatives V Port thread.

Not a personnel change but rather a tactical change.



XEllis is onto this too in this article here

Great minds think alike :)
Really good observation Fat X..
Was at the Freo game and could see it clear as day. We chip it sideways and you can see the opposition running back in waves flooding the space ahead of the ball. So frustrating when we have such a potent fwd line.
 

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Hey friends. What's the likelihood that Rotham is back into the side with Barrass out for an extended period? Looked pretty good in his couple of games, hoping he plays for fantasy purposes obviously...any response is appreciated !
I dont think rotham will take barrass role . He is not a hulking key back more of an athletic 3rd tall . Schofield will take barrass spot . We are already playing too tall and rotham was the 3rd in line choice when he made his debut with schofield being sick and watson who had a death in the family .
Rotham plays a smaller role
 

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My guess is we'll reluctantly rest Kennedy for this game. Apparently he is pretty sore right now.

Out: Masten, Kennedy

In: Brander, M.Allen (why not?)

I dont give us much hope in this game. Mind you, these types of games are the most fun if we snag a win.
 
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