Strategy Changes: Round 4 Fremantle vs. Western Bulldogs

[Hamann188]

If Freo can get hold of the midfield and clearances and cut supply to Darcy, Naughton etc then they can win.

Would be happy with only one change this week = JOM for Sharp

I reckon JOM comes in this week, but not for Sharp.

 

[stax on the mull]

Weitering is 195cm, Darcy is 208cm. 13cm + extra arm length is a massive reach advantage.

I mentioned the height difference but I couldn't see if Weitering tried to use his strength to knock Darcy off balance where the rules allow some body contact within the 5metre ball drop - and it's an area where Weitering is rarely beaten.

There's something other than height that's part of his craft. There's been a lot of tall players who couldn't get to a marking contest, and 13cm isn't a lot - it's smaller than the width of your laptop screen.

 

[mike91]

JL said if Sharp is fit, he plays. Only question mark is on his fitness, with sore shins

Disappointing that Sharp is still somehow an automatic lock in this team.

 

[Retzlaff]

Who’s gonna play on the best young key forward in the comp?

At the other end of the ground I’m guessing Pearce will take Darcy

 

[freo_leo29]

The sooner we move on from JOM the better

How good was it not having his 15 handballs backwards to under pressure players last week


If he comes in, we better hide him on a wing or something, anything to limit his touches in congestion

 

[Righteo]

Griffin Logue had to play forward because we had too many key backs. It's unfair to criticise JL for not playing lobb back. If there's a criticism of JLs lack of imagination in his use of players it should be the lack of creativity with Jackson.

Also that he never considered Young as a midfielder until Joel Corey spoke up. I had assumed that Young was midfield bound when he was drafted.

 

[DockerDerek]

Please tell me I heard it wrong when JL said Cox might be the matchup on Darcy when he plays deeper

Surely this must be a tactical bluff!

 

[Lach72]

He didn't do alot right either? The one memory I have of his game is when he put a fairly regulation snap for a left footer out on the full.

That’s your bias talking.

He also had some very nice kicks to forwards on the lead…

 

[LongSerong]

 

[The Feeder Club]

No Young
Aish out
Reidy, Brodie into extended bench with Wagner and JOM

 

[FreoRicci]

Aish out. Typical. What has he done?
Worner surely isn’t an improved player.

Hoping it’s JOM in, and Young next week to replace him. The sooner the club moves on from him the better. He’s going to get smashed by faster and quicker players. Easy to exploit

Guessing Wagner in for Worner and Banfield as sub.

Sharp to get fitness test.

 

[Big Animal]

feel like Worner will be sub

 

[s_wd6]

What did Aish do man come on

 

[s_wd6]

feel like Worner will be sub

Awful choice for sub. Not someone who will have a good impact coming on

 

[MadMundy]

Aish is getting dropped because he was only a very late inclusion, he wouldn't have been in last week if everything went to plan

Why are we surprised?

 

[The Lobbster]

feel like Worner will be sub

I feel like Banners will be sub.

Reidy, Worner, Brodie to be emergencies

 

[s_wd6]

Aish is getting dropped because he was only a very late inclusion, he wouldn't have been in last week if everything went to plan

Why are we surprised?

Surprised they think Worner or an injured Sharp offers more is all.

 

[Mesc]

Aish. What have you done..

 

[fnerd]

What did Aish do man come on

It’s truly mystifying to me .its not like we’re flush with good options- worner anyone???

 

[Mesc]

It’s truly mystifying to me .its not like we’re flush with good options- worner anyone???

yeh man, something is going on.

 

[The Lobbster]

What did Aish do man come on

We dropped him for Wagner about two thirds of the way through last year. Aish is a dependable defender but is not good at transitioning the ball.

We’re already pretty stodgy of the HB line and Aish increases that whilst Wagner doesn’t.

As for why Worner is preferred I don’t really know. But Worner used the ball about as well as Ryan and Chapman and sat in the hole a bit against the Eagles. So I’m not sure his game was really as bad as we all think. Seems to be a bit of trend around here that once you’re a whipping boy, nothing you do is right

 

[s_wd6]

yeh man, something is going on.

Gotta be a Conca situation surely.

 

[s_wd6]

We dropped him for Wagner about two thirds of the way through last year. Aish is a dependable defender but is not good at transitioning the ball.

We’re already pretty stodgy of the HB line and Aish increases that whilst Wagner doesn’t.

As for why Worner is preferred I don’t really know. But Worner used the ball about as well as Ryan and Chapman and sat in the hole a bit against the Eagles. So I’m not sure his game was really as bad as we all think. Seems to be a bit of trend around here that once you’re a whipping boy, nothing you do is right

But we’ve used Aish as a wing/through the midfield before. Doesn’t need to be a defender. Would be good for sub if nothing else

 

[freo_leo29]

Damn we really ended up getting Noone back this week

 

[Quazar2]

Haven't seen any forecast, but any chance of rain on Sunday arvo up there..?! Been pretty overcast and gloomy here in Albany these last few days with Autumn settling in