Preview Changes: Round 19 v Collingwood

[Vhaluus]

To answer your question, all of them except GWS (I think), as speed isn't an important consideration for a key tall defender.

That's why I'm excited by Keath, it's such a rare thing to have someone tall, a good reader of the play and yet very quick.

But none of those side play 3 slow tall defenders.

Most have a max of 2.

 

[LiamPickering]

Any news on traveling emergency?

Would have to be Beechy I reckon, certainly wouldn't be Hartigan.

 

[Golumless]

But none of those side play 3 slow tall defenders.

Most have a max of 2.

We only do because we have a KPD height intercepting player, which is a position where height, football IQ and vertical leap makes much more of a difference then speed does.

I'd prefer Keath over Otten, but that's purely because Otten is just in no mans land in our set up due to also being more suited to an intercept defender then a 1 on 1 one. Also Keath as much as he's raw/not ready yet has the ability to be a game changer defensively purely because he's quick.

 

[Bicks]

Jarryd Blair is now playing.

Adelaide to win by an additional 23 points

Wet weather/heavy conditions.

 

[Scorpus]

Wet weather/heavy conditions.

Doesn't make sense though, they dropped a young big bodied contested midfielder for a spud non-statistical defensive small forward

 

[Bicks]

Doesn't make sense though, they dropped a young big bodied contested midfielder for a spud non-statistical defensive small forward

A big bodied contested mid that would have had a very limited run through the midfield if at all. Treloar, Adams, Sidebottom, W. H-E, Wells>>>>>Wills and Greenwood will go straight to Sloane IMO.

Blair up forward on a wet day with his speed offers more than Wills in that role IMO.

 

[Scorpus]

A big bodied contested mid that would have had a very limited run through the midfield if at all. Treloar, Adams, Sidebottom, W. H-E, Wells>>>>>Wills and Greenwood will go straight to Sloane IMO.

Blair up forward on a wet day with his speed offers more than Wills in that role IMO.

Blair offers nothing because he's a complete spud

 

[Bicks]

Blair offers nothing because he's a complete spud

And Rupert Wills isn't??

A 24 year old that's played 6 AFL games??

 

[Scorpus]

And Rupert Wills isn't??

A 24 year old that's played 6 AFL games??

He might develop into something acceptable.

Blair is battling with Mackay for the worst 150 game player of all time.

 

[Bicks]

He "might" develop into something acceptable.

Blair is battling with Mackay for the worst 150 game player of all time.

EFA

 

[Jeffcrowe]

He might develop into something acceptable.

Blair is battling with Mackay for the worst 150 game player of all time.

Rubbish

 

[Scorpus]

Rubbish

To which part?

 

[Kraven]

Blair offers nothing because he's a complete spud

Well now you've done it. Blair to kick 6

 

[Scorpus]

Well now you've done it. Blair to kick 6

That's already a given. The worse a player is, the better they play against us

 

[ams4crows]

Blair is a Premiership player so is ahead of Mackay by some margin

 

[Bicks]

That's already a given. The worse a player is, the better they play against us

I remember the same said of Travis Colyer earlier in the year......cue his best performance for ages..

 

[Jeffcrowe]

To which part?

Blair has done a bit in his career deserves some respect

 

[Scorpus]

I remember the same said of Travis Colyer earlier in the year......cue his best performance for ages..

Yeah but Colyer >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Blair

 

[Scorpus]

Blair has done a bit in his career deserves some respect

I guess he does manage to kick 0.75 goals per game as a small forward.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

A big bodied contested mid that would have had a very limited run through the midfield if at all. Treloar, Adams, Sidebottom, W. H-E, Wells>>>>>Wills and Greenwood will go straight to Sloane IMO.

Blair up forward on a wet day with his speed offers more than Wills in that role IMO.

Hopefully won't be wet though.

Looking far better than yesterday without strong winds.

But this is Melbourne... so touchwood.

 

[cocka]

Doesn't make sense though, they dropped a young big bodied contested midfielder for a spud non-statistical defensive small forward

Injured not dropped

 

[Crow_Magnon]

No rain as yet here in Melb, but starting to get a bit dull. Blair always dangerous I think....so hope the weather stays fine!!!

 

[earlsta]

lol if we're worried about blair then i give up.

 

[GROTTO]

lol if we're worried about blair then i give up.

agree.

might as well start planning for 2018.

 

[sjohns12]

He might develop into something acceptable.

Blair is battling with Mackay for the worst 150 game player of all time.

150 games more then everyone on this forum, must be doing something right.