Changes V Crows

[The Average Tourist]

Assuming Rocca and Pendlebury are injured, the following changes are most likely to happen.

Rocca out - Dawes In
Can pinch hit in the ruck and forward. Played well last time we met and kicked a couple goals.

Pendlebury out - Wellingham In

I'd also like to see Dick come in this week. Not sure who to drop for him though. Most likely McCarthy or Sidebottom.

This makes some sense
Rocca out Wood in
Pendles out Wellingham in
McCarthy out Dick in
the only other change could be Leigh Brown for either Goldy or Dawes for team balance

No Cloke should not be dropped either should Toovey or Johnson or the boot studder. I expect only two changes Pendles & Rocca but I also expect Rocca to be named but fail a fitness test on Saturday

 

[the lemon wedge]

Out fraser injured will not play. So in Wood

 

[Territory Magpie]

Out fraser injured will not play. So in Wood

Walsh said he expected Fraser would be OK, just a knock on the knee, not too severe.

 

[datwhitey]

My two-bob's worth: Rocca out, Dawes in; L. Brown out, Goldsack in; Johnson out, Clarke in; Pendlebury out, Dick in; if even slightly injured, Fraser out, Wood in....I'd be inclined to encourage Cloke to continue to push forward & use his main asset (marking ability) to get the ball, and then deliver it into the forward line (which he is not bad at). As for shots at goal, leave that to someone that doesn't have a completely effed-up mindset at the moment....

 

[TheGreatGrundy]

Dawes should be even and ill even get rid of Toovey.

Could you repeat this in a more intelligible form?

 

[TheGreatGrundy]

I wish. I would've loved to see him used on Riewoldt today after he got on top of Presti.

You have a short memory. N Brown was smashed by Riewoldt in last year's final and Maxwell had to go on to him. The more obvious opponent is Reid. Brown does not have the pace to go with Riewoldt.

 

[TheGreatGrundy]

What has to happen for us to have ANY chance:

Out: Rocca (inj), Pendles (inj), O'Bree, Johnson, Toovey, McCarthy, Lockyer
In: Wellingham, Wood, Dick, Clarke, Goldsack, Corrie

Yet another Collingwood supporter blind to the reality that Toovey was one of our better players last week! When in doubt, blame Toovey! What about Davis, Didak and Medhurst? What did they contribute and why are they untouchable? Or Presti, who had a shocker!

Was Johnson worse than Beams, Sidebottom, Davis and Didak? I doubt it.

 

[mattys123]

After seeing the reports on today's training, it seems Beams will struggle to get up for Saturday night, with that in mind;

Out: Pendles, Rocca, Beams - all inj, McCarthy - not match fit enough

In: Wood (Fraser needs help), Dick (Davis needs help), Wellingham (midfield needs help), Goldsack/Clarke (medium sized defender to cover Adelaide's 7 forwards).

 

[mdc]

Was Johnson worse than Beams, Sidebottom, Davis?

Yes, significantly worse than those 3. But you're spot on about Toovey, he played an excellent game.

 

[TheGreatGrundy]

I agree that we should bring in Clarke. He's done well in finals and he'll be ravenous for the footy.

He was a very quiet player in a VFL final in which almost every Collingwood player performed well. Maybe he only plays well in AFL finals! I reckon he is probably half way home to Ireland in his heart. He just has not produced this year.

Can we at least select players on form rather than reputation or hope?

 

[Snag Breac]

He was a very quiet player in a VFL final in which almost every Collingwood player performed well. Maybe he only plays well in AFL finals! I reckon he is probably half way home to Ireland in his heart. He just has not produced this year.

Can we at least select players on form rather than reputation or hope?

It's true that he wasn't great on Saturday, but the Ireland issue is pure speculation. It's also true that he's gone backwards this year, but given his innate talent and skill level, I think there's still a persuasive argument for including him.

If we selected purely on form, Medders, Davis, Cloke and a couple of others would have been dropped weeks ago.

 

[jackcass]

Oh God I hope you guys win next week.

As much as I hate everything about the Collingwood organisation, I don't think I could handle another week in Adelaide if the Crows were to pass through to the Preliminary Finals. The media would go into a frenzy and their cretinous supporters would lap up the editorial rubbish like salivating dogs.

So on behalf of an Adelaide based Carlton supporter, PLEASE defeat the Crows next week (and then lose the week after ).

Soooo sooky! Almost makes me want to throw in the towel now!

 

[swooping seagull]

Out fraser injured will not play. So in Wood

fraser is def out goldy and wood are in i just spoke 2 a mate who is friends with goldy apparently there is a cple of other changes but he wasnt saying much but goldy and wood def in and fraser is out!