Strategy Changes: Round 22 Port Adelaide vs. Fremantle

[DocT]

main thing bugging me is actually that their next coach was our midfield coach for years...

Carr knows us well. that's actually an issue here. our midfield specifically. and this is a clearance/stoppage game.

on current form and with their big outs (Burgoyne, JHF) we should, on paper, get this done.

but this has 'Dockery' all over it for me.

Carr 'knowing us well' might rub both ways. I reckon we've developed since he left. What he thinks he knows could be used against him.

 

[s_wd6]

Carr also knew us well when we beat them by 50 a couple months ago

 

[fleur]

If I was Port I’d be tanking to improve my second round pick (GC has their first) as part of the package for NWM.

 

[Dirty_banchez]

Carr also knew us well when we beat them by 50 a couple months ago

That was very likely a tactical loss. We drop our guard thinking about them being easy beats before they hit us with a surprise first quarter blitz.

Judging from the Port board, they are up and about for this match.

 

[DocT]

If I was Port I’d be tanking to improve my second round pick (GC has their first) as part of the package for NWM.

 

[mattis117]

I must confess part of me says hold back Pearce another week, let that dodgy leg settle down some more...
BUT
This is a must win game, the easiest of our last three,
We have to give it a red hot crack and not hold anything back.
Release The Moose Smithers.

LFG.

They literally did that last week regarding Pearce.

 

[swanny1234]

I think Pearce and Fyfe in - important game so some experience is good, and hopefully Wags too (is he available?)

That means Young obviously out, as well as Ras and Omac.

Fyfe sub.

 

[Big Animal]

That was very likely a tactical loss. We drop our guard thinking about them being easy beats before they hit us with a surprise first quarter blitz.

Judging from the Port board, they are up and about for this match.

Thanks Pam

 

[Perfect Purple]

Over the last 10 games Freo are 2nd and Port 3rd.

This is going to be an arm-wrestle.

An arm wrestle we can handle.

 

[malpaso]

Port's midfield is thread bare at the moment. Rozee has a broken hand, even if he plays he will be limited. JHF is out injured.

They have Butters, with Wines and Boak providing an ok side act. We should win the midfield battle easily.

You underestimate Drew, he tags, tackles and gets the pill. He will nullify Serong.

 

[David Bubb]

 

[s_wd6]

You’d have to be downright awful to lose your spot in the team of late it seems

Edit: or just be Omac rip

 

[Footskill]

You’d have to be downright awful to lose your spot in the team of late it seems

Prob means Fyfe will play against port. esp if wags saying he pulled up sore and Fyfe and Pearce are suspect, it could be risky to include them both

 

[s_wd6]

Pearce back in

 

[ubiquitous226]

Prob means Fyfe will play against port, esp if wags saying he pulled up sore and Fyfe suspect, it could be risky to include them both

I reckon more likely Ras comes into the 22 and Fyfe to sub.

 

[Tonga Bob]

Pearce back in

 

[bone2468]

Nice little warmup before Logan Morris and Sam Darcy

 

[apuchar]

You’d have to be downright awful to lose your spot in the team of late it seems

Edit: or just be Omac rip

Justin said Wags hasn't done much.

 

[Big Animal]

Nice little warmup before Logan Morris and Sam Darcy

Logan is 191, and young and fast out of the blocks. Would have thought there was a better match up - e.g. Chappie?

 

[Nalin]

Just how rough are these journalists getting?

 

[bone2468]

Logan is 191, and young and fast out of the blocks. Would have thought there was a better match up - e.g. Chappie?

Logan maybe 191 but plays taller, he has been carving up all the main tall defenders this year

 

[s_wd6]

Logan maybe 191 but plays taller, he has been carving up all the main tall defenders this year

No match for Brennan Cox then

 

[Big Animal]

Logan maybe 191 but plays taller, he has been carving up all the main tall defenders this year

exactly. Because he is super quick out of the blocks on the lead. Why would playing our out of form, oldest defender on him achieve any different result to all the main tall defenders this year? Just think our own young, quick, and super enthusiastic 193cm defender maybe a good strategy to try.

 

[David Bubb]

 

[s_wd6]

Will be our most experienced team named in a while