Preview Changes: R8 vs Essendon

[GreyCrow]

I think with the fixture in the coming weeks makes it inevitable that there will be players making appearances we'd rather not see get a game

I have no problem and fully understand this is going to happen -- but at least pretend to select 50/50 seniors and kids. This is a selection for a win

The club is in panic mode and a win is more important than a rebuild

Now there is an argument that winning helps that development - but not if it is all players with senior experience and a majority with over 50 games experience

 

[slice]

Holy shit.

 

[BACCS]

Just because they're named there doesn't mean they will play there. Highly likely that we go in unchanged this week.

I don’t care, it’s the principle of it. Matt played the worst midfielders game in recent memory and is rewarded with being named on the field on Thursday night while our most consistent and best mid is named on the pine. I’m not standing for this shit anymore and I hope others email the club tonight too.

 

[Murray2503]

Likely will be McPherson, Mchenry out.
Atkins, Gibbs In.
Totally wrong.

Should be Schoenberg, Worrell in.
Hartigan, Mchenry out.

Pretty pathetic Nicks

 

[FAITH]

It all starts at the top. Wouldn't be surprised if Chapman, Roo and Fagan have directed Nicks to win and directed him to increase the experience in the team.

This isn't a coaching issue clearly. It has to be Roo as Fagan doesn't know shite and chappy doesn't give a shite.

 

[Dewy006]

This club can get in the bin, seriously.

 

[crows dude]

Compare this to Port dropping Westhoff for 1-gamer Georgiadis while sitting top of the ladder... FMD.

Westhoff isnt dropped. He’s being managed. Remember we are going to have to play lots of different players over the next lot of weeks.
Games
26/7
1/8
5/8
11/8
16/8
Lots of players will be rested and all kids will get to play

 

[Golumless]

We cannot get to seasons end quick enough.

Yup. Hopefully we cull our entire assistant coach/fitness staff. Desperate need of it.

 

[Shaz2012]

I really wish they’d saved these changes for the North Melbourne game. Would have loved to have seen Gibbs rolled out for that one. Fingers crossed we don’t learn any lessons at least until after the North game.

 

[thebirdman 24]

10 bucks says be back in the 2017 boys through the fixture jam. Mackay will get another contract at this rate.

Westhoff isnt dropped. He’s being managed. Remember we are going to have to play lots of different players over the next lot of weeks.
Games
26/7
1/8
5/8
11/8
16/8
Lots of players will be rested and all kids will get to play

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[Scorpus]

This isn't a coaching issue clearly. It has to be Roo as Fagan doesn't know sh*te and chappy doesn't give a sh*te.

It can't be coaching. How many coaches have we cycled through with Champan at the helm?

The constant figure at the club through years of this absolute GARBAGE is Rob Chapman. The man is a ****ing parasite

 

[thebirdman 24]

We are a club only capable of a token gesture. We will make minimal changes as always and maybe an ex player will return to coach.

Yup. Hopefully we cull our entire assistant coach/fitness staff. Desperate need of it.

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[SaltPeter]

I have no problem and fully understand this is going to happen -- but at least pretend to select 50/50 seniors and kids. This is a selection for a win

The club is in panic mode and a win is more important than a rebuild

Now there is an argument that winning helps that development - but not if it is all players with senior experience and a majority with over 50 games experience

Reminds of the selection for 2017 GF though. For all intents and purposes it is basically clueless.

I'm not so worried about Schoenberg and Worrell not being named. Surely Butts and Sholl should be making an appearance on the initial team sheet though.

 

[cleanhands]

I don’t care, it’s the principle of it. Matt played the worst midfielders game in recent memory and is rewarded with being named on the field on Thursday night while our most consistent and best mid is named on the pine. I’m not standing for this sh*t anymore and I hope others email the club tonight too.

They will respond with some patronising bullshite

 

[Kezza86]

Gibbs will be in. They have been spruiking him lately.

Been reported he has been playing well, doing extra stuff with the younger guys and has improved attitude. Why not play him doesn’t matter who you are form needs to be rewarded. However, if younger player form equal you pick the younger player first.

then you have some senior players like M Crouch, Hartigan and Mackay should have been dropped this week as well.

 

[thebirdman 24]

I always get 'this group of players/coaches got us close in 2017.'

It's as if we won but we were embarressed that day.

They will respond with some patronising bullshite

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[marty36]

It can't be coaching. How many coaches have we cycled through with Champan at the helm?

The constant figure at the club through years of this absolute GARBAGE is Rob Chapman. The man is a ******* parasite

I didnt realize chappy got paid the big bucks to run the club

You need to look up a board and understand how it works

FAGES is certainly in the gun though

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[Cap]

Yup. Hopefully we cull our entire assistant coach/fitness staff. Desperate need of it.

What ever change is required, on and off field.

 

[FAITH]

It can't be coaching. How many coaches have we cycled through with Champan at the helm?

The constant figure at the club through years of this absolute GARBAGE is Rob Chapman. The man is a ******* parasite

Very true. But in terms of team selection as I said chappy don't give a toss and fages doesn't know AFL.
It's Roo.

 

[Pugsley]

can’t believe I’m turning up on Sunday to watch this gross mess

I think its more like this

 

[Kezza86]

I didnt realize chappy got paid the big bucks to run the club

You need to look up a board and understand how it works

FAGES is certainly in the gun though

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Off topic a bit. Could Fages be replaced by Thomas...

 

[Murray2503]

Been reported he has been playing well, doing extra stuff with the younger guys and has improved attitude. Why not play him doesn’t matter who you are form needs to be rewarded. However, if younger player form equal you pick the younger player first.

then you have some senior players like M Crouch, Hartigan and Mackay should have been dropped this week as well.

Gibbs may not even be on the list next year. Get games into kids that will.

 

[Pugsley]

I actually saw Gibbs at the shops not more than an hour or so ago. He looked pretty happy with life. Maybe he’d been given the good news that he’s in the team this week. Sigh.

Or the pokie machine paid out big.

 

[Geoffa32]

Since we drafted Matt Crouch it's been

Out: Dangerfield, Thompson, Douglas, Ellis-Yolmen, Lyons, Van Berlo, Grigg, Henderson*

In: Seedsman, Gallucci, Poholke, Gibbs, Jones, McHenry*, Wilson, Milera*, Keays

In and Out: Greenwood, Hampton, Gibson

*if you want to count them as midfielders

Not much to yet excited about.

A few decent mids. We could be marginally better with Lyons and Greenwood.

But enough to say we are much better than now?

Debatable.

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[SaltPeter]

I didnt realize chappy got paid the big bucks to run the club

You need to look up a board and understand how it works

FAGES is certainly in the gun though

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They both should be