Strategy Changes Round 6: Melbourne Demons vs. Fremantle Dockers

[freo_leo29]

And the others aren't ready

Narkle will provide skill and pace

Don't think Narkle has either of those tbh

He brings a mature body though

 

[Hamann188]

He rucked a bit last week. As did Draper. Not saying I agree with it, but I think it will happen the next 2 week.

Wait what? Sandi's missing toe rucked a bit last week?

Which quarter?

 

[freo_leo29]

Cox goes forward. Simple. Melbourne have a short forward line. JVR and probably Petty.

Think he is too slow to ruck nowadays (atleast against the Dees second ruck), if we could park him FF then I'd pick him but we can't, reckon Draper will be better suited in the ruck.

Would love to see how Drapes goes forward

 

[DQ 4EVER]

Part of me thinks that the backup ruck for Melbourne will be Van Rooyen, a forward. If this is the case, then it seems to make sense that if Draper is running with him all day, he can follow him into the ruck as the backup ruck; or play on him in whilst in defence, with Cox and Pearce chipping him when/if required.

Use Voss' spot to bring in Dudley into the 22 and / or Erasmus into the 23.

I agree in principle, however it is likely Gawn will ruck for more minutes than Darcy will.

 

[DQ 4EVER]

Cox goes forward. Simple. Melbourne have a short forward line. JVR and probably Petty.

So we could cash in?
If not it would be a heartbreaker

 

[FreoRicci]

Think he is too slow to ruck nowadays (atleast against the Dees second ruck), if we could park him FF then I'd pick him but we can't, reckon Draper will be better suited in the ruck.

Would love to see how Drapes goes forward

If Reidy isn’t preferred, then Draper can be second ruck v JVR. Cancel both out and Draper will probably be on Van Rooyen down back anyway.

MacDonald easily covers Cox for that reason.

 

[oldgoat]

Rumour has it Kossie is secretly conflicted about playing against his future club, as his heart grows more purple by the minute. Bowing out, too much emotion for him to take. You heard it here first, from an ITK (Idiot Taco Killer)

You're not often wrong Quaz, but you are right this time!
My tasty sauce corroborates.
As an ITK you would like my sauce.

 

[Hamann188]

Rumour has it Kossie is secretly conflicted about playing against his future club, as his heart grows more purple by the minute. Bowing out, too much emotion for him to take. You heard it here first, from an ITK (Idiot Taco Killer)

Kill all the tacos you like Quazar2, I'm a burrito man myself.

 

[Quazar2]

You're not often wrong Quaz, but you are right this time!
My tasty sauce corroborates.
As an ITK you would like my sauce.

Kill all the tacos you like Quazar2, I'm a burrito man myself.

2 replies in simultaneous existence. Taco joke levels....warning. Have reached critical level. Incoming brain explosion!

 

[freo84]

You're not often wrong Quaz, but you are right this time!
My tasty sauce corroborates.
As an ITK you would like my sauce.

Did you just offer your special sauce to Quaz?

 

[Hamann188]

Did you just offer your special sauce to Quaz?

 

[Quazar2]

Did you just offer your special sauce to Quaz?

For fear of derailing the thread:

 

[Stinky Lomax]

Does anyone else scroll down often to see what thread they’re actually in?

 

[freo84]

Getting this thread back on track...

Cox is a better forward option than omac. Why would we send Omac forward? It doesn't make sense.

 

[Quazar2]

Getting this thread back on track...

Cox is a better forward option than omac. Why would we send Omac forward? It doesn't make sense.

Yes, enough of this puerile side-tracking nonsense. Here, let me assist you.

I think we need Cox in a more thrusting role. Assist to penetrate deep and hopefully we'll see the climax we all crave cum/ahem, come the end of the match.

 

[freo84]

Yes, enough of this puerile side-tracking nonsense. Here, let me assist you.

I think we need Cox in a more thrusting role. Assist to penetrate deep and hopefully we'll see the climax we all crave cum/ahem, come the end of the match.

 

[Hamann188]

 

[Paracleet]

Fmd

 

[Superkoops]

I’m not a member of the Oscar
McDonald fan club (nor do I give a shit about Lachy reid). Just think his selection makes sense. I watched peel, and the week before. McDonald was the least bad of the tall forwards (riddle being comfortably the worst). Was a dirty day for peel as you would know. Form is one thing anyway - McDonald can play afl footy.

I don’t think a treacy and amiss two pronged forward line works - Darcy will rest big minutes in the bench and not forward. The other options are Reid (not a fan) and Davies (not a forward), or swinging forward an established defender. I personally don’t like that and prefer to play a dependable citizen in McDonald.

Oscar played backline against Claremont (ie week before). He was actually quite decent in backline as KPD. Ollie Murphy played reserves. Oscar played forward in the last PS game. In the two games he played forward he was terrible.

I can see a world where he plays backline and Draper goes forward and ruck relief.

From what I’ve seen of Oscar as forward it would be terrible move off terrible forward form to play Oscar as forward. Makes zero sense promoting someone with zero form (liability even) as a WAFL forward up to AFL forward.

 

[poshman]

Getting this thread back on track...

Cox is a better forward option than omac. Why would we send Omac forward? It doesn't make sense.

So getting the thread back on track...

Draper forward with the second ruck chop out and OMac back makes sense to me. He could be a nightmare match up and also has shown more strength this season so shouldn't be moved around too easily.

The other worthwhile option is to bring a smaller running defender in and have Draper move forward.

I hope Murph recovers and gets up for the game. Would be fitting for him to kick three in his first game at the G!

 

[Hamann188]

Oscar played backline against Claremont (ie week before). He was actually quite decent in backline as KPD. Ollie Murphy played reserves. Oscar played forward in the last PS game. In the two games he played forward he was terrible.

I can see a world where he plays backline and Draper goes forward and ruck relief.

From what I’ve seen of Oscar as forward it would be terrible move off terrible forward form to play Oscar as forward. Makes zero sense promoting someone with zero form (liability even) as a WAFL forward up to AFL forward.

Yeah I like this move.

I asked a year or so ago on here, when were desperate for a goal kicking forward (remember those days?) what Draper was like. This was when he was fresh outta reserves and people were talking him up as a pretty handy tall option.

I see no harm in him moving into the forward line and OMac replacing him in the backline. I liked what I saw of him last year before he went down and it allows us to pretty much keep our structure.

I don't think Drapes would get in JT's and Jye's way and because he won't have as much attention as the other 2, he might even be able to clunk a couple.

 

[Hamann188]

So getting the thread back on track...

Draper forward with the second ruck chop out and OMac back makes sense to me. He could be a nightmare match up and also has shown more strength this season so shouldn't be moved around too easily.

The other worthwhile option is to bring a smaller running defender in and have Draper move forward.

I hope Murph recovers and gets up for the game. Would be fitting for him to kick three in his first game at the G!

Hang on, what happened to Murph? Have I missed something?

 

[oldgoat]

Getting this thread back on track...

Cox is a better forward option than omac. Why would we send Omac forward? It doesn't make sense.

I am waiting to see what the selectors know about omac that we dont?
Has anyone else noted how well our recruitment/development/selection has been going lately?

 

[Hamann188]

I am waiting to see what the selectors know about omac that we dont?
Has anyone else noted how well our recruitment/development/selection has been going lately?

Apart from starting Duds as sub last week, it's not been too bad.

Would just like a little more Ras-le Dazzle.

 

[freo84]

Hang on, what happened to Murph? Have I missed something?

Copped a corky early on in the game and is still a bit sore.