Strategy Changes v Carltank, Sunday April 21st

[ossie_21]

Going a bit early on this one. Happy to get through the first month with minimal if any in-game injuries for the first time since 24AD. Some changes are forced through form, some will get lucky but they need to know they aren’t totally safe (looks at Easton Wood).

Trengove for Gowers - hasn’t become the dangerous third marking talk he looked primed to be this season. Still time, but needs to show something in the VFL.

Trenners (to his mates) is fit again & showing signs of what we could have used tonight (and last week for that matter) - mature body, willingness, goals, beard. 26 disposals, 2.2, 26 hit outs in the VFL today. Will help English out & give someone in the forward line to kick to and/or crash a pack which Gowers isn’t doing.

Lipinski for Richards - young Ed has the tools but needs to find consistency, has been getting a small amount of the ball but not doing much with it. That’s dangerous if you’re not a KPP. Probably needs a bit of a rest & rack them up at the lower level to show where he belongs & what he can do.

That’s what Lippa (to his mates) has been doing, a tidy 20 possessions today in reduced match time (apparently, match day emergency?) to go with a fair chunk of it last week & bigger chunks in the last couple of scratchies. Just feel we’d get more output from him than Richards at the moment.

Wood lucky we aren’t swimming in defenders that can take his spot, bad last week & worse tonight. Williams first choice if we make any defensive changes. A couple of others need to lift, but can do with some help. Webb has had a couple of good games but will find it hard to get a spot due to his previous struggles when going up a level. Hayes could also be given a chance, but he’s someone that could only be a midfielder & that’s not a part of the ground we are doing badly.

Thoughts?

 

[Doggies7]

Would like to see Bailey Williams back too hopefully.

 

[TiAn_]

Lynch and Lipinski for Dunkley & Gowers.

 

[Libba39]

In Lipinski, Williams
Out: Richards, Duryea

If you're going to play a small backline better to have a back like Williams who can take a mark.

Really though, its like for like because we have too many flankers.

 

[Mofra]

Schache for Trengove
Williams for Richards

 

[Golden_6]

In: Trengove, Williams, Lipinksi
Out: Schache, Richards, Gowers

 

[BRWB]

Trengove in
Schache out

Would like some support for English, we will break him at this rate.

I simply cant accept Schache's lack of impact. He actively avoids contact at times. He also just doesn't seem to run enough. Could be a Lynch type for Adelaide for us IMO if he busted his arse.

Lipi in - Dickson out

Prefer Gowers as he has more strings to his bow. Tend to think Dickson is close to cooked. Fumbly and has lost penetration. Lipi to provide more run.

Dunkley out, Lynch in

Lynch to provide some required run and kicking ability. Something we and Dunks lack.

Also Wallis to go fwd. Just seems blindingly obvious McLean should replace Wallis in the mid grp. Unlike our other shit kicks in Dunks and Hunter. Waĺlis plays like he thinks he can kick. This is costing us one or two goals a game.

Williams in: Richards out

Richards has been gifted a few games. His disposal going fwd was poor and he didnt take the game on. Has been poor to average for a number of games.

Wood was fairly poor but stays for now.

Doubt Bev will drop Dicko, seems to play him when fit. Dunkley is little value unless 90% on the ball IMO. Personally dont think he plays unless Wallis, Libba, Bont or Macrae come out. But doubt Bev drops him.

Its about more balance for me. More speed, run and kicking, more ruck support. Less passengers. Less players out of position (who am I kidding).

Lipi, Williams, Lynch and Trengove in

Dunkley, Dickson, Richards and Schache out.

 

[Wocka]

Out - Losing
In - 4 points

 

[Yojimbo]

How are we going to play against Carlton, are we going to give our forwards a chance or continue to play
in two thirds of the ground and hit up around the strip (50 metre arc). Having had to watch Sydney Vs
Melbourne and now Collingwood Vs Bulldogs I am ready to watch some football this week. The way we
are playing is making our players look bad, TMP, TMP, TMP, TMP, TMP, TMP, TMP, something or something
not something and something.

 

[StringyDog]

Out Richards, Gowers
In Lipinski Trengove

Lipinski needs to get reward for effort as he is consistently playing well at lower level while Richards has been poor al year including preseason. Gowers is giving very little at moment, Trengove takes his spot and provides support for English

 

[archiemoses]

Will McLean ever go back into the mids?

 

[Munnez]

Wood to be managed L Young in find out if he is going to make it.
Richards time in the reserves to reset Wlliams to replace him.
Trenners in for support not sure who makes way one of Schache or Gowers

 

[Struggle]

Wallis out of the midfield and into the forward 50

 

[Dogsman16]

Will McLean ever go back into the mids?

I bloody hope so. Wasted up forward.

 

[footyfan000001]

In: Trengove, Lynch
Out: Schache, Dickson

 

[lachy]

I bloody hope so. Wasted up forward.

Not only wasted but form is deteriorating

 

[Sharkey66]

Dont get the calls for Williams, has done nothing this year to deserve a recall. Last years form is just that, last years form.
Webb for Gowers. Did some great things in the 2s yesterday.
Lippi for Richards
Trengove for Duyrea. Just don't think we need him there at the moment.
Biggest problem with the side i can see is that we have too many players we are trying to find a position for in the side throwing everything out of balance. Libba coming back in has caused a domino effect pushing others to positions they are not quite as effective in.
Duryea and Lloydd have compounded this issue.

 

[Maverick Dog]

Out Dunkley/Wallis - preference Dunkley out - Libba has taken his place. Cannot play both. Too slow and poor by foot.
Out Duryea/Richards. - again playing for same role. I prefer sticking with youth.
Out Dickson/lloyd - once again same position. Out Dickson
In Lipnkski
In Williams
In Lynch

Williams, Lipinski and Lynch are all close to elite by foot by our standards. Like to see Williams be given a go at half forward as he take a mark and can kick 60.

 

[footyfan000001]

Out Dunkley/Wallis - preference Dunkley out - Libba has taken his place. Cannot play both. Too slow and poor by foot.
Out Duryea/Richards. - again playing for same role. I prefer sticking with youth.
Out Dickson/lloyd - once again same position. Out Dickson
In Lipnkski
In Williams
In Lynch

Williams, Lipinski and Lynch are all close to elite by foot by our standards. Like to see Williams be given a go at half forward as he take a mark and can kick 60.

Williams played HF against the cats last year and kicked a couple of great goals. Played more forward and mid in the back end of the season and looked good. Now pushed back to half back for some reason.

 

[dergert]

Id cancel my membership if we traded dunkley

 

[dogzrule]

Ins. Trengove (we need help in ruck) Williams Lipinski
Outs.
Richards (get some form back in vfl)
Dunkley and I’m dropping from my SuperCoach as well
Wallis, go learn to kick properly first

In any case any calls to drop Schache should be ignored until those kicking the ball on top of his head learn to kick first

 

[Struggle]

Id cancel my membership if we traded dunkley

Even if it was for Josh Kelly?

 

[maddog37]

Libba makes Dunkley and Wallis redundant. Replace them with skilled ball users and our team is transformed.

I thought that was Timmy’s best game so far strangely enough considering Grundy killed us. English is showing a very good work ethic and keeps presenting.

Can’t wait to see a Boyd Norty combo. Boyd will create the packs for Norty to sit on.

 

[Mattdougie]

Lol some of you are hilarious

We continue to play English and Smith to help them develop and get games into them but we drop Richards(who Bev is moving around like a checkers piece).

Yep let’s continue to play Dicko who is cooked and drop one of the only blokes who has speed and is being used incorrectly by the coaches.


BUT McLean who is going NOTHING keep getting a gig coz it’s. Or his fault the coaches are playing him wrong.

AND bring in Williams coz he has done nothing this year but played well last year lol wow this joint just gets better every week

 

[House_of_Dahl]

Smith Vs Walsh will be interesting to watch