Strategy Changes: Round 8 St. Kilda vs Fremantle

[mightymouse75]

First time Freo will have Jackson, Darcy & Shai in the same team

And Brucey & the wombat

 

[Mogumber]

First time for Jackson & Shai together I think.
Happy to be corrected, but if we don't go anywhere with this 2, we are doomed, I tell ya.
Jacko & Shai is a combo every team in the league would salivate over

 

[Taylor]

First time for Jackson & Shai together I think.

They were both there against the Eagles and Dogs

 

[Mogumber]

ok, Jackson got injured in one of those games though, and Shai was playing his 1st game in purple in the other

 

[anchor man]

Listening to the 'Purple Reign' pod and took away an interesting thought:

Resting Darcy for Jackson to mitigate any chance of injury on the hard Docklands turf as he's still getting his body right. This would allow O'Mac to remain in the side also.

Not sure how much of a factor the hard surface will be but it is some food for thought.

Crazy thought. Who suggested this move?
Darcy needs plenty of full time ruck work to get him match fit.
Rest !!!!!! I mean really!!!

 

[mattis117]

I'd love them to rotate Simpson in as sub and give Narkle a full game for Peel.

 

[MadMundy]

As much as I'd love Erasmus to get a run, the time is really gone for trialling players, we should be putting forward our best 23 players every week.

 

[SiempreFreo]

You just know the Saints will aim to bash up our boys. Ok it’s a contact sport but the assaults on Andy last game and Serong the week before were over the top imo. I don’t like the blind eye umpiring.

 

[MadMundy]

You just know the Saints will aim to bash up our boys. Ok it’s a contact sport but the assaults on Andy last game and Serong the week before were over the top imo. I don’t like the blind eye umpiring.

Treacy and Bolton no doubt get stuck into anyone who ****s with our boys.

 

[dominguez]

The suggestion to rest Darcy has merit but won't happen. Hopefully Darcy rucks 60% game time until middle of the third and we're 50 points up and have the luxury of subbing Darcy out.


I'd like to see Narkle in the 22 to see what he's got.

 

[MadMundy]

I don't know why you would ever rest Darcy, if he's available, you play him, he can build match fitness in the AFL.

 

[StingBitten]

Our leaders had a meeting and players voiced their concerns. Luke Ryan apparently asked what we wanted to stand for as a team and a club. The rest of the leadership group joined in. I think the Melbourne performance shocked the group into asking the hard questions of each other.

Serong mentioned that we have had no identity this year and the team wanted to figure it all out.

If our identity is to come out and hunt the ball and tackle. To work hard for each other and to make our opponents pay for their errors then we should be beating most teams from here.

Sometimes a bad loss is exactly what a team needs to wake up.

Juicy scoop that.

Sauce?

 

[freo84]

Juicy scoop that.

Sauce?

It was all over Facebook and the media. I don't have an inside source.

 

[MadMundy]

Our leaders had a meeting and players voiced their concerns. Luke Ryan apparently asked what we wanted to stand for as a team and a club. The rest of the leadership group joined in. I think the Melbourne performance shocked the group into asking the hard questions of each other.

Serong mentioned that we have had no identity this year and the team wanted to figure it all out.

If our identity is to come out and hunt the ball and tackle. To work hard for each other and to make our opponents pay for their errors then we should be beating most teams from here.

Sometimes a bad loss is exactly what a team needs to wake up.

If that's the case, it sounds like it may be the wakeup call the club needed.

 

[fleur]

If that's the case, it sounds like it may be the wakeup call the club needed.

Only if they go on with it

 

[MadMundy]

Only if they go on with it

If they play the sort of football they played last Friday, then I think they will be fine.

 

[ilikepotatoes]

If they play the sort of football they played last Friday, then I think they will be fine.

We only played 1 good half.

We do that consistently from here and we are lucky to play finals.

 

[LongSerong]

We only played 1 good half.

We do that consistently from here and we are lucky to play finals.

To be fair I can't blame the team for easing on the brakes at 3/4 time when we're up by 7 goals, no matter what the club says about wanting to have a 4qtr performance. Definitely told at 3/4 time to just see the game out and not get injured

 

[oldgoat]

I think we need to put Murphy Reid in front of Melbourne audiences as possible.

That's..as much?
Or...as little? as possible.
As Rising Star, eventually there will be no place to hide.

 

[oldgoat]

To be fair I can't blame the team for easing on the brakes at 3/4 time when we're up by 7 goals, no matter what the club says about wanting to have a 4qtr performance. Definitely told at 3/4 time to just see the game out and not get injured

There was a price to be paid for the first quarter?
Developing nicely.

 

[Stinky Lomax]

We only played 1 good half.

We do that consistently from here and we are lucky to play finals.

Yeh don’t you hate when the opposition try to win as well?

 

[fleur]

If they play the sort of football they played last Friday, then I think they will be fine.

The problem under JL has always been consistency. We’re good for a spell, drop off, get beaten by a lesser, more hungry side, JL reminds them to play with more aggression, we’re good for a spell. Rinse and repeat. We’ll see in a month.

 

[freo84]

The problem under JL has always been consistency. We’re good for a spell, drop off, get beaten by a lesser, more hungry side, JL reminds them to play with more aggression, we’re good for a spell. Rinse and repeat. We’ll see in a month.

That could also relate to the age and experience of the group. Not using how young we are as the only explanation but it could explain some of the inconsistencies we've seen so far.

I'm hoping as the group matures we will see the poor performances fizzle out and the difference between our worst and best narrow.

 

[Channels]

You just know the Saints will aim to bash up our boys. Ok it’s a contact sport but the assaults on Andy last game and Serong the week before were over the top imo. I don’t like the blind eye umpiring.

Yep. Saints have been under the pump in the media all week, they've lost a few in a row, Ross getting kudos for giving a spray last week.
Expect the Saints to be breathing fire and and Ross to prepping a coaching masterclass.

I hope we've learnt from the Dees game.

 

[The Feeder Club]

I think people are jumping at shadows.
Sure coming out breathing fire and tackling and pressuring like maniacs will help you win games, but eventually you still have to back it up with talent at some point.
Their list is weaker and they have important injuries, apart from their half backs we have more talent on every line.
I said in the six game prediction thread this was our easiest of the 6, and I am sticking with that