Strategy Changes Round 14 North Melbourne vs. Fremantle

[CapitalA]

IMO we don’t need two rucks against Xerri. Jackson will do and Dudley back in

Are you serious? Xerri is one of the most physical rucks in the comp right now. He is a tackling machine.

 

[Righteo]

It's a bit of list management too. We can see the difference in trade value between Sharp and Henry in regards to which got a game and which didn't.

If Erasmus is leaving end of the season we want him to play enough games that we can say; "come on, he's a best twenty two player former top ten pick that's been developed for years, give us your second round pick"

With any luck we can use that pick on a homegrown big-bodied midfielder that we can develop over the next 4 years with intermittent games.

 

[Wray27]

With any luck we can use that pick on a homegrown big-bodied midfielder that we can develop over the next 4 years with intermittent games.

Or use the pick as matching points for an NGA player who at colts level is very good but hasn’t played a minute of league football and then develop him for 4 years and hope he turns out better than the No 10 pick he replaced.

 

[malpaso]

The tickets I picked up for this game were under $80 total for all of them, but I bought them a long time ago. We spend more than that on food and drink at the game.

Whoa, who buys food and drink at the game?

 

[Purpletown]

Or use the pick as matching points for an NGA player who at colts level is very good but hasn’t played a minute of league football and then develop him for 4 years and hope he turns out better than the No 10 pick he replaced.

Ah, the luck of the draft. Some high picks just don't work out and then on the other hand pick 58 turned out to be Lachie Neale and Treacy was about pick 6 (?) in the rookie draft. You can strike gold in unexpected places.

 

[malpaso]

Gawd I hope so…Guy is a massive potato

Will take double digit marks against then..

 

[Taylor]

Whoa, who buys food and drink at the game?

It's my cheat meal. Scoff Scoff Scoff.

 

[Eski3]

Also, selecting a player because you think they might leave at the end of the season if you don’t is kind of the opposite of selection integrity.

Pesky little selection integrity didn't stop up from playing Griffin Logue as an elite third tall forward

 

[ilikepotatoes]

Also, selecting a player because you think they might leave at the end of the season if you don’t is kind of the opposite of selection integrity.

That's literally the story of Liam Henry's last season with us

 

[Purple Jesus]

That's literally the story of Liam Henry's last season with us

Had to get something for him.

 

[JammoMonty]

Selection integrity may go a long way as to whether Ras signs on with Freo or requests a trade; I’d be livid if he comes straight out for JOM given Neil’s strong form.

As others have already said on here, we can’t have 5 Shai Boltons running through the middle, we need the grit from guys like Erasmus to feed it out to the dynamic ball users. See Ned Long at Collingwood or James Peatling at Adelaide.

Tough to drop anyone on form, and with Moose another week away, I hope the team goes in unchanged. Wouldn’t hate Dudley coming straight back in, just don’t know who for.

Leadership Group: JOM

This has gifted him games at his time at Freo when he should have clearly being dropped, same goes for Switta.

Prefer to keep Ras in over him and I think given the contract offer he’s been offered he will remain in the squad.

Moose available for Saturday night according to Treacy.

 

[go_the_dockers]

Moose available for Saturday night according to Treacy.

Not available this week, aiming to be available for the bombers according to the freo injury update.

 

[freoextra]

Pesky little selection integrity didn't stop up from playing Griffin Logue as an elite third tall forward

Yes that was pushing the envelope, he was always a defender with great athletic ability.

 

[freoextra]

Not available this week, aiming to be available for the bombers according to the freo injury update.

I think it is a wise move as the Essendon game is on Thursday and it would have been a risk.

 

[Spirit Level]

Ergh bringing JOM in is so meh.

I'm all aboard the Ras train

 

[DragoDelph]

 

[Nodgey]

You just know it's gonna happen.

Back at Subi I saw slime fans all confused when their tickets didn't work at our home derby.

 

[ignoramus]

Young duo extend

Fremantle youngsters Isaiah Dudley and Aiden Riddle have both signed one-year contract extensions

www.fremantlefc.com.au

I take it from this that Dudley is being dropped for the rest of the season.

 

[Spirit Level]

I've just looked at ticketmaster and the ground is more than half empty.

I really don't understand this, don't people want to watch their own team?

This extra game in Perth is great for us, surely the fan base wants to make sure it's a success and therefore keeps going?

 

[DQ 4EVER]

Honestly wouldn’t be a bad thing if 20k west coast fans showed up and supported north. Give the team a hostile atmosphere to deal with, while being in comfortable surroundings

I wouldn't wish a thicket of them on anyone

 

[s_wd6]

I've just looked at ticketmaster and the ground is more than half empty.

I really don't understand this, don't people want to watch their own team?

This extra game in Perth is great for us, surely the fan base wants to make sure it's a success and therefore keeps going?

club needs to realise that they need to change the ticket pricing to make it successful. Can’t be charging $85 on top of the membership and expecting to get a crowd.

 

[DQ 4EVER]

You just know it's gonna happen.

Back at Subi I saw slime fans all confused when their tickets didn't work at our home derby.

You didn't factor in the big difference in average intelligence between the 2 goups

 

[anchor man]

I am slowly coming around to having Erasmus in the best 23, But if he wants out, maybe a swap for Bo Allan.
Not sure they are like for like, but I think the club were more than interested in him pre draft.
And Mini has said that they have handled him badly.

 

[DQ 4EVER]

Unwise to disrespect the opposition by bringing in even more elderly slow players. Already having Fyfe and Darcy in the 23 is at least one too many. We got lucky last week with Worner only missing the last quarter. Even then a lot of players looked knackered half way in the last.

Darcy elderly?
Are you school age?
Thanks for making me feel old. Sean is only a couple of years older than my son
Lol

 

[go_the_dockers]

Young duo extend

Fremantle youngsters Isaiah Dudley and Aiden Riddle have both signed one-year contract extensions

www.fremantlefc.com.au

I take it from this that Dudley is being dropped for the rest of the season.

It was not a 5 year deal, so he is still safe.