Preview Changes v Richmond

[ringa5]

suckling isn't getting dropped

Then hopefully he isn't playing forward again.
Because even Gowers offered more.
Out ..Gowers porter Suckling
In Schache ,Dickson ,Mclean

 

[AFDogs]

Then hopefully he isn't playing forward again.

Was great up forward against Essendon. Had a quiet night. Stick with it for a couple.

 

[ringa5]

Was great up forward against Essendon. Had a quiet night. Stick with it for a couple.

Schache was great in his first game back
Then quiet against Carlton
Can mark overhead and upside.Natural forward.Suckling wing backline or no need.

 

[Northern Dogs]

Three milestones for us next week...

Jack Macrae - 150 games
Caleb Daniel - 100 games
Bailey Williams - 50 games

Caleb Daniels 100 games qualifies him for the father son club (or should I say, father midget club)

 

[The Inbetweener]

Does anyone know if we had/have a scratch match this week?

We played Gold Coast in a scratch mate yesterday apparently

 

[TempletonTheRat]

We played Gold Coast in a scratch mate yesterday apparently

Bevo mentioned Schache was pulled out early due to a head knock, everyone else got through ok.

 

[go the dogs]

This is the most winnable of our next 3. I think we go all in this week try get to 6-3 then rest a few against Port or Brisbane if need be and maybe concede that game. Need 2 Key forward to help Bruce out Schache best option.

For me.
Outs
Gowers,Porter,Young,suckling
.
Ins
Scache,Mclean,West/Lloyd Trengove

 

[SlimShaddy]

What is he in the side for? Picked as a half back flanker, gets beaten, no good in the air, poor disposal, ends up at FF cause they have too many half back flankers

Team selection is always an issue.

I think Bevo has been fluking it to a degree. Just look at the past 3 years’ team selections at the start of the season vs the end of the season. Then he repeats the same rubbish at the start of the following year.

Issues
- too many average VFL players
- no Trengove to help defence or to help English in ruck
- Schache just needs to play even if a Squibb just for his kicking and forward craft re running patterns
- playing players out of natural positions

We all know this and see it every week. It’s outrageous that the match committee are stubborn in this regard.

I fear that we will waste our opp to win another flag despite our top end talent based on some stubborn footy philosophy.

 

[fronkalicious]

Schache was great in his first game back
Then quiet against Carlton
Can mark overhead and upside.Natural forward.Suckling wing backline or no need.

Schache was terrible v Carlton. Can’t deny that.

But look at what weitering has done offensively in every other game of the season. At least Schache kept him from dominating (along with Wallis who played on him when Schache was benched).

I don’t think the greasy conditions suit him at all, but if it’s clear skies on Wednesday night, I’d play him.

 

[Doggies_13]

I get suckling wasn’t great last night but think we wasted his greatest strength last night, player him forward mostly deep when his kicking could have gained us ground position if he was used further up the field. Plus he played pretty decent last week.

 

[Dog 36]

Liber can’t play the three games coming up, I’d suggest we rest him this week. Richmond’s midfield has injuries, I’d rather have him against Port and the Lions.

I would play Liber on fumes alone he just doesn't let the ball get away from him.

 

[BrisDog]

no libba no dogs

 

[bobs head soup]

With the peculiarities of this season, a pretty sound strategy would be to have a solid, settled back 7 and to vary personnel, workloads and combinations through the middle and forward.

It feels like that is what we are working towards.

With the short break it's all a bit of a lottery, but Richmond's defence is all a bit midsized, would like to see Schache in for Gowers.

 

[Doggies_13]

I think we should prioritise this game given our record against the tigers and their current injuries and then rest some sore guys the following week where they would have to travel to Adelaide to play port. It freshens some guys up for the lions game and then they get a long break before the crows game.

 

[BEaston]

Then hopefully he isn't playing forward again.
Because even Gowers offered more.
Out ..Gowers porter Suckling
In Schache ,Dickson ,Mclean

Yet was one of our best there two weeks ago.
I guess as they say.... a week is a long time in footy

 

[Libba39]

With the peculiarities of this season, a pretty sound strategy would be to have a solid, settled back 7 and to vary personnel, workloads and combinations through the middle and forward.

It feels like that is what we are working towards.

With the short break it's all a bit of a lottery, but Richmond's defence is all a bit midsized, would like to see Schache in for Gowers.

Definitely need some kind of foil for Bruce.

 

[Pugz89]

Does anyone know if we had/have a scratch match this week?

 

[weltschmerz]

4.15 sounds about right.

 

[Doggies_13]

From Bevo’s brief sounds like schache went off early in the scratch game with a head knock so may not be available as an inclusion

 

[True Dog]

We can not continue to play mid half back flankers as forwards.......I'm sure I saw the works what the fu** was Billy Gowers doing come out of Bevo's mouth after the game when the camera was on him.

The problem with no two's is you don't know what is happening with others.....Dickson, Greene, Trengrove, Sweet etc. I think they are clearing a lacking a tall forward and have been able to cover it just but with better teams to come they won't be able to continue, especially with Bruce hit and miss.

Picking so many kids may be the flavour of the month but a couple are not up to it I think and if Roake Smith replaces Lachie Young in the words of the great Plough I might just spew up.

Out Gowers, Weightman, Young, Porter
In Lewis Young, Sweet, Trengrove or Shache, McLean, Dickson (is he fit), West, Greene, anyone else by Gowers.....but it will be probably another debutante

I thought I imagined that when I saw it. I think Billy might be out of chances even with Bevo.

 

[Sentinel]

We've matched up well against Richmond over the last few years, despite the fact they've been the strongest team in the comp. 5 of the last 6 have gone our way.

 

[Mister Snrub]

I think one of Young, Porter or Weightman will be dropped. I'm happy seeing the young kids be given games, but we can't afford to carry too many when they inevitably have quiet games. The Tigers are nothing compared to what they were in 2017-2019, so we should be beating them without too much trouble, but they will capitalise if we expose ourselves too much through youth.

Hopefully Dale is good for next week. He should be coming back in for Gowers.

We need another tall up forward honestly. Schache or Young needs to come in for Lachie Young or Weightman.

Minimal changes this week after a win. I'd hope it's no more than Gowers plus one of Weightman, Young or Porter

 

[True Dog]

In: A. Footballer
Out: B. Gowers
Don't think Porter looks like an AFL standard player either but he will probably get another crack.

And he friggin desrves it imo DB, the kid played his guts out got injured early and had the courage to come back on, played in the middle when needed, got crunched, got crucified by the umps and gave everything he had in that last few minutes and all people can say is he got a game because he's a great clubman. Personally I think he's up against it specially in our midfield but not going to stamp his papers because of what transpired last night. It was a tough game in tough conditions to pop your cherry on and feel he deserves to be considered again..

 

[Doggies_13]

I think one of Young, Porter or Weightman will be dropped. I'm happy seeing the young kids be given games, but we can't afford to carry too many when they inevitably have quiet games. The Tigers are nothing compared to what they were in 2017-2019, so we should be beating them without too much trouble, but they will capitalise if we expose ourselves too much through youth.

Hopefully Dale is good for next week. He should be coming back in for Gowers.

We need another tall up forward honestly. Schache or Young needs to come in for Lachie Young or Weightman.

Minimal changes this week after a win. I'd hope it's no more than Gowers plus one of Weightman, Young or Porter

Hopefully it’s something like
Out: gowers lac.young porter
In: dale lew.young McLean

dale is an upgrade on gowers
Lew young offers us that extra tall
McLean is a much better midfield rotation option than porter

 

[Struggle]

Out: gowers porter weightman
In: Schache Mclean and Lloyd/Dickson