Opinion Changes v Freo

[Us against the rest]

Wines and Dixon are as ready as they're going to get. 1 extra week in the SANFL isn't going to make any difference. They need AFL minutes now.

Yep agreed, they will never get AFL ready in the SANFL, it takes game time in the AFL to get up to speed.

 

[TeeKray]

If the light show doesn’t give you a seizure the playing arena will strip the calcium straight out your bones. #soperthlikesoperth

It's been raining all weekend and is forecast to rain all week ... might soften up the deck a little.

 

[RossFC]

How come every ground is like playing on concrete? I read this stuff all the time.

 

[AFC AFeederClub]

leave wines & dixon in the 2's, id bring in Drew

 

[PowerLil]

Nothing is more certain than Frampton out for Dixon. Kenny hates Billy and loves Chuck.

Billy is injured. Won't play in maggies this week.

 

[AFC AFeederClub]

Howard should play where he would be of greatest value to the team. Right now, that's as a KPF. If Dixon returns, Howard's most valuable contribution will probably be in defence.

In: Charlie Dixon, Hamish Hartlett, Tom Rockliff, Ollie Wines
Out: Matthew Broadbent, Sam Gray, Jarrod Lienert, Riley Bonner

B: Ryan Burton ~ Tom Clurey ~ Darcy Byrne-Jones
HB: Tom Jonas ~ Dougal Howard ~ Hamish Hartlett
C: Xavier Duursma ~ Ollie Wines ~ Dan Houston
HF: Connor Rozee ~ Charlie Dixon ~ Steven Motlop
F: Robbie Gray ~ Paddy Ryder ~ Justin Westhoff
Fol: Scott Lycett ~ Sam Powell-Pepper ~ Travis Boak

I/C: Tom Rockliff ~ Zak Butters ~ Kane Farrell ~ Karl Amon

i disagree, Dixon and Howard could be a very potent combination, if one doesnt get you the other one will, 2 big guys crashing packs all day is a point of difference other clubs dont have and defences dont plan for

 

[MrChow]

Lobb out. Bring in the big guns - think we should play 7 man forwardline - Dixon, Ladhams, Billy, Westy, Ryder, Marshall, Dougal.

 

[RossFC]

Billy is injured. Won't play in maggies this week.

What happened?

 

[RossFC]

Howard should play where he would be of greatest value to the team. Right now, that's as a KPF. If Dixon returns, Howard's most valuable contribution will probably be in defence.

In: Charlie Dixon, Hamish Hartlett, Tom Rockliff, Ollie Wines
Out: Matthew Broadbent, Sam Gray, Jarrod Lienert, Riley Bonner

B: Ryan Burton ~ Tom Clurey ~ Darcy Byrne-Jones
HB: Tom Jonas ~ Dougal Howard ~ Hamish Hartlett
C: Xavier Duursma ~ Ollie Wines ~ Dan Houston
HF: Connor Rozee ~ Charlie Dixon ~ Steven Motlop
F: Robbie Gray ~ Paddy Ryder ~ Justin Westhoff
Fol: Scott Lycett ~ Sam Powell-Pepper ~ Travis Boak

I/C: Tom Rockliff ~ Zak Butters ~ Kane Farrell ~ Karl Amon

Bonner just had his best game in 18 months. He should stay in. Lienert is in better form than Hartlett also.

Edit: Also I'd rather have Dixon and Howard up forward with Hoff roaming instead of Howard back and Hoff being terrible up forward.

 

[OneGreatClub]

It's been raining all weekend and is forecast to rain all week ... might soften up the deck a little.

God when the hell will we get a run of dry weather? We play crap in the rain.

 

[DazalenkoUBewty]

God when the hell will we get a run of dry weather? We play crap in the rain.

Looking like good weather next weekend. The wintery stuff clearing Thursday - Friday.

 

[OneGreatClub]

Looking like good weather next weekend. The wintery stuff clearing Thursday - Friday.

Ah good I hope so

 

[AwwThatsApples]

Under wet weather this year we've actually won three out of four games, I guess five if you count the showdown but I don't.

 

[PowerLil]

What happened?

Quad whilst training in Shanghai.

 

[FishingRick04]

Dixon and Howard up forward is exciting.

Howard is a better swingman that short. Because he still plays tall either end and not small

 

[RossFC]

Quad whilst training in Shanghai.

****

 

[Forzaport]

No not Lienert!

We were so overstacked with defenders that we named him at half forward against Saint Kilda. We simply don't need him with Jonas back in the team.

Bonner out after 3 goals and a 70 point win!! Nup
SGray will stay in ahead of Farrell
Not sure Hammer comes in yet
However after playing 9 defenders last week, which was something I would have never thought possible, who knows.
Really enjoying selection at the moment.

Hartlett has to come in at some point. He's our VC and played 2 games in the SANFL now. He's as ready as he's going to get. Someone has to go out, and I doubt it'll be any of Burton, DBJ or Houston. Sam is probably ahead of Farrell in Ken's mind but I'd rather have Farrell and his superb kicking in over Sam.

i disagree, Dixon and Howard could be a very potent combination, if one doesnt get you the other one will, 2 big guys crashing packs all day is a point of difference other clubs dont have and defences dont plan for

We have the option of rotating Howard forward if need be and we probably should if we have aerial dominance in defence against Freo. This will give us a quadrangle of doom.

Bonner just had his best game in 18 months. He should stay in. Lienert is in better form than Hartlett also.

Edit: Also I'd rather have Dixon and Howard up forward with Hoff roaming instead of Howard back and Hoff being terrible up forward.

I'd rather play our A team instead of keeping depth in the side. If Hartlett isn't selected for AFL duties, we should seriously consider trading him. Bonner is a casualty of 4 top line players returning and an overstacked defence needing to be rebalanced. Howard would be great up forward if our defence isn't too impaired by his absence.

 

[RossFC]

I'd rather play our A team instead of keeping depth in the side. If Hartlett isn't selected for AFL duties, we should seriously consider trading him. Bonner is a casualty of 4 top line players returning and an overstacked defence needing to be rebalanced. Howard would be great up forward if our defence isn't too impaired by his absence.

Hammer just needs to get a rhythm going, his season has been fairly stop-start. Long term injury, 2 games, a several week injury, played vs Glenelg and was in the middle in the last quarter, then straight away had a bye, then in the back pocket vs Sturt.

 

[Powerstufff]

... 2 big guys crashing packs all day is a point of difference other clubs dont have and defences dont plan for

Without even having to think of all the other clubs that have 2 big guys crashing packs I watched a bit of Sydney v West Coast today and Darling/Kennedy were pantsed. Goals from big forwards crashing packs are rare and teams would be avoiding deliberately trying to engineer this situation.

 

[Long live PAFC]

The players who will be around the mark are Wines, Dixon, Rockliff, Drew, Ladhams and Hartlett. Garner played well but we don’t need another small defender. We will keep the changes to a minimum, so Drew misses out too.

Hartlett, Wines, Dixon and Rockliff come in if they pull up ok from training and are passed fit. SANFL will allow these boys fitness but won’t get them up to AFL speed.

Hartlett for Broadbent. We can only have one slow, HBF who is really there for their leadership abilities and Hammer is the superior of the two.

Wines for Farrell. Butters shifts forward.
Dixon for Lienert, Howard moves to the backline. I would prefer Howard stays forward but if he and Dixon are both playing together up front then one has to play Ryder’s role, and Ryder ain’t getting dropped by Ken.

Rocky is the tough one. He is a pure inside mid. Houston took his spot in the midfield. Dropping Motlop/Amon/Bonner loses an outside mid for an inside mid and upsets our balance. Houston doesn’t get dropped. Robbie and Boak aren’t strong on the outside. I think Rocky for Motlop and push Boak and Houston into outside roles.

 

[Enviable Tradition]

And he's not going to get the fitness required for AFL playing in the SANFL.

I'll guarantee that Wines, Dixon and Hartlett will blow up in their first game back no matter how much running they do in the SANFL. If a player doesn't in their first game, it means they are obviously not working hard enough, because the difference in intensity is another level. And I'd rather he does it against Fremantle where we can park him in forward 50 and let Howard do the work when it happens, then against Geelong where we are going to need him fully fit.



He said that Howard gives us flexibility. It all depends on what the match up is.

So basically you want Charlie to do what you bagged Frampton for

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[ROBBBO]

I'd suggest SPP is in more danger of being dropped for Wines or Drew. No need to risk Rocky.
Charlie is here to play senior footy not SANFL, if he is fit, he plays.
Gunna be tough for one of our small forwards I fear, none of Farrell, Butters or even Gray have been bad
And no to dropping Lienert for Hammer

 

[Magus]

SPP has been great this year. Can't see him being dropped.

 

[Hong-Kong Phooey]

Yep agreed, they will never get AFL ready in the SANFL, it takes game time in the AFL to get up to speed.

Whike I do agree with this, I'd prefer Dixon to make his comeback in Adelaide. So I'd be saving him for one more week

 

[Hong-Kong Phooey]

SPP has been great this year. Can't see him being dropped.

Agree. SPP being dropped is crazy talk