Changes this week...

[Lach72]

I haven't seen the game bar the last 5 minutes...

Bogan Josh is back this week so I presume he's back in at the expense of...?

McManus? Schammer?

Haven't heard much bagging of either this week?

 

[ImperialPurple]

Mark Johnson is available too. Please don't pick him Harvs...

 

[sumavich]

I haven't seen the game bar the last 5 minutes...

Bogan Josh is back this week so I presume he's back in at the expense of...?

McManus? Schammer?

Haven't heard much bagging of either this week?

They played ok. Weren't the worst.
I'd say Peake is in trouble, and Dodd looks unlikely.
Josh back in to get suspended, and Josh Head I would hope.

 

[Scham]

Even though we're not tanking I think both Josh and MJ should come back through the WAFL. If Dodd doesn't come up then Head should come in. Murphy or Kiwi for Taz if he doesn't come up.

Otherwise no change.

 

[dockers_bengals]

I haven't seen the game bar the last 5 minutes...

Bogan Josh is back this week so I presume he's back in at the expense of...?

McManus? Schammer?

Haven't heard much bagging of either this week?

I haven't seen it yet either and I'm also surprised.The biggest trouble with Scham is he isn't getting enough of the ball.
Will\should Jcarr go straight back in?
I think so due to the harsh penalty.

 

[sumavich]

I haven't seen it yet either and I'm also surprised.The biggest trouble with Scham is he isn't getting enough of the ball.
Will\should Jcarr go straight back in?
I think so due to the harsh penalty.

He isn't getting the ball enough, indeed. He's no orphan !!
Yesterday 5 Carlton players had more possessions than our highest possession winner.

Ibbo 21 Bentick 31
Stevens 28
Waite 25
Scotland 24
Grigg 22

Thats a further 25 possessions, basically an extra player who would have got the ball more than any Freo player.
Thats a huge problem.
We need ball magnets in the midfield, and sadly the cupboard looks a bit bare.

 

[ImperialPurple]

Even though we're not tanking I think both Josh and MJ should come back through the WAFL. If Dodd doesn't come up then Head should come in. Murphy or Kiwi for Taz if he doesn't come up.

Otherwise no change.

Scham - seriously, I'd like to see the case you would mount for keeping Thornton in. An absolute liability IMO.

 

[Scham]

Scham - seriously, I'd like to see the case you would mount for keeping Thornton in. An absolute liability IMO.

I totally agree with you. You missed my point.

 

[Plugga]

Fact is our so-called depth isn't looking too flash is it?

INJURIES & UNAVAILABLE = Hayden, Gilmore?, Dodd?, Drum?, Headland, Hasleby, Webster, Browne, Pratt, MCarr (retired)

PLAYING INCONSISTENTLY OR POOR AT WAFL LEVEL = Connelly, Mourish, Smith, Dunn, Brock

REALISTICALLY AVAILBLE TO PICK THIS WEEK = Head (25 y/o), Foster, Campbell, Murphy, Warnock, Hinkley, Mark Johnson, Josh Carr



I though our list was going to be strong this year when in fact it is very poor.

IN: Head, Josh Carr
OUT: Schammer, Duffield

Shaun McManus should announce his retirement from Afl & play a send off game this week.

 

[Scham]

Shaun McManus should announce his retirement from Afl & play a send off game this week.

I know I'll be howled down for suggesting this , but I actually would like Macca to get another year.

We are obviously going to have a shed full of kids on the list next year, and if Macca can impart just a little bit of "Freo" and G & D into them then its money well spent IMO.

Outside of Pav, think of the other mentoring options - Farmer, Carr, Mundy, Jonno, Headland, Mcpharlane etc etc...

Hopefully Bell will hang around for another year, But I doubt it.

 

[ImperialPurple]

I totally agree with you. You missed my point.

Sorry... with you now...

 

[Lach72]

I know I'll be howled down for suggesting this , but I actually would like Macca to get another year.

We are obviously going to have a shed full of kids on the list next year, and if Macca can impart just a little bit of "Freo" and G & D into them then its money well spent IMO.

Outside of Pav, think of the other mentoring options - Farmer, Carr, Mundy, Jonno, Headland, Mcpharlane etc etc...

Hopefully Bell will hang around for another year, But I doubt it.

No shit? And what part would that be?

 

[Freeeoo]

Out Thornton and Peake.

One tries hard but just aint good enough the other is good enough but doesn't try.

In Carr and Gilmore

 

[Tommo]

What I would have:
Out: Thornton(or Dodd if injured) Peak
In: Head (I believe Head is just like thornton but with a bigger kick) J Carr

What will probably happen is Harvey will look to stabilize the team as much as possible.

 

[dominguez]

Out- Thornton, Mundy In- Head, Josh Carr

 

[Kram]

I know I'll be howled down for suggesting this , but I actually would like Macca to get another year.

Hi Mrs McManus

 

[Nodgey]

I don't think our problem this year is skill, pace, age or height.

If you're chasing, you look slow. If you're outpositioned, you look too short. If you're under pressure, skills deteriorate.

Our problem is mental, it is attitude. You might bench someone for the odd skill error, but you should deadset drop someone for shirking a contest, or blatantly disregarding team rules.

I can think of several outs - Dodd (inj); Mundy (toughen up); Thornton; possibly Peake.

But the ins are harder. JCarr should be made to come back via the WAFL for his stupid suspension. Maybe Kiwi & Gilmore. And Head and Dunn should be trieds out to see if they're up to it.

 

[Jetau]

Can somebody post a youtube link to Mundy's 'dog act?' I must have missed it (or had rose tinted glasses)

I thought Thornton was awful again. And McManus.

 

[DeepPurple]

I've been trying to put my finger on what's wrong all morning and this is the best I can come up with;

I think we are suffering post-cc think for yourself vacuum.

CC had (IMO) far more specific tactics and if we could follow these tactics we often did okay. When a few of the PG could not fulfill their roll we often sucked.

Harvey's approach is far more "if we do the hard work wins will come". This takes far more maturity and personal drive, things that would have been diluted with CC's chess board type approach.

This could explain why the players who have had less CC contact are performing better?

I think the majority of us wanted this change, and now we are going through the pain of learning a whole new style of game plan. Would have been nice if someone form freo had given us a general anesthetic before they started this non-elective surgery.

 

[Ysaye]

Apart from this weekend, Dunn has been playing fairly well I thought. Be good to see him get a run in place of Peake.

 

[sumavich]

Can somebody post a youtube link to Mundy's 'dog act?' I must have missed it (or had rose tinted glasses)

I thought Thornton was awful again. And McManus.

It was in the last quarter, and we were going forward. It was a bad kcik to the forward line, no fecking surprise there, and the ball was heading towards a bluebagger and Mundy didn't put his body on the line. Voss said it straight away, he just didn't compete coz it was going to be too hard.

 

[Ripper]

It was in the last quarter, and we were going forward. It was a bad kcik to the forward line, no fecking surprise there, and the ball was heading towards a bluebagger and Mundy didn't put his body on the line. Voss said it straight away, he just didn't compete coz it was going to be too hard.

It went way over his head and He would have needed to be Ben Johnson to get even close, let alone get possesion .

Not a good example of dogging it IMO.

 

[Nodgey]

Look, I'm a fan of Mundy, he's in my top 10 or 15 and is definitely best 22 material.

But he could have created a contest. He chose not to. Back to the WAFL, son.

This playing group needs to toughen up. Putting in 80% or 90% efforts just is not good enough. Hell, even 99% efforts don't cut it.

I will forgive the odd skill error. I will forgive a player for not spotting up a team mate in the clear. I will even (occasionally) forgive someone having a shot on goal when there's someone in a better position.

But I just will not forgive someone not putting in when they need to - whether that be a contest, a tackle, a shepherd or a spoil.

I'm not calling Mundy (or anyone, for that matter) a dog or anything like that. The entire team needs to be shown what is expected and what won't be tolerated.

FWIW, Mundy showed great spirit and courage several times during the derby, so we know he's got it. He, just like his 21 team mates, needs to do it more often.

 

[watsupdoc]

spoke to the one and only S. Malaxos in freo today and he mentioned drummy is all fit and ready to go for next week and that doddy actually did his calf bad - full on tear..... reckons at least a few weeks on the sidelines