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[Virgin Dog]

Naughton being potentially out or lagging behind is a worry, I'm not sure who else would be best placed at CHF. I'd probably go Lloyd, Bruce, and Dickson or Dale up forward, with Weightman or Cavarra on the bench.

I'm thinking something like this:

CHF: Lloyd - Bruce - Wallis
FF: Dale - Dickson - Schache

We then have Cavarra and/or Weightman on the bench. Not the worst looking forward line, but severely lacks some Naughton

 

[weltschmerz]

I'm thinking something like this:

CHF: Lloyd - Bruce - Wallis
FF: Dale - Dickson - Schache

We then have Cavarra and/or Weightman on the bench. Not the worst looking forward line, but severely lacks some Naughton

I forgot about Schache's existence for a moment.

 

[Virgin Dog]

There is hope yet for a Sweet debut

AFL considering 'one or two' extra interchange players

The AFL is still considering whether it will allow teams to field additional players on the interchange bench this season

www.afl.com.au

The extra interchange spot makes fielding Sweet a real possibility. Also some of the younger blokes like Vandermeer and Weightman could become more likely

 

[Virgin Dog]

I forgot about Schache's existence for a moment.

To be honest, so did I when I started making that group of 6

Dickson would be better suited as a primary target than Schache, which is why I listed him in the pocket. There's also the forgotten-about Gowers, who was decent playing that role in 2018. That's under the assumption that 2019 was only a down year, and not indicative of his actual ability

 

[weltschmerz]

There is hope yet for a Sweet debut

AFL considering 'one or two' extra interchange players

The AFL is still considering whether it will allow teams to field additional players on the interchange bench this season

www.afl.com.au

The extra interchange spot makes fielding Sweet a real possibility. Also some of the younger blokes like Vandermeer and Weightman could become more likely

I don't think we'd be likely to debut more than one player, but I'd love to see any of those three. This could be a good week to debut Vandermeer, he's got pace.

 

[LondonBulldog]

If Cordy can't start beating the likes of Membrey, his usefulness to the team has to be questioned. Membrey is a criminally underrated forward, but Cordy can't be outsized by someone like him, while also not being suitable to match up on guys like Kennedy, Lynch, etc. What type of key forward is he suited to if not Membrey? I like Cordy, but he needs to be winning this matchup

Cordy doesn't beat anyone man on man. He survives in the team as we play a zone defence and he stays in front of his man which occasionally works yet on many times results in easy over the top goals. if they get a side by side, one on one Membrey would win most of the time, the coaches try to avoid this scenario rather then expect Cordy to win.

 

[Jeff 1975]

Haven't seen much of Bruce, could he play back?


Wow Scrag it a question not a statement

 

[weltschmerz]

Haven't seen much of Bruce, could he play back?

Looks like that's how he started out, but seems to be better up forward.

 

[dergert]

If naughton is out, id love to reignite the Cordy to chf debate.

 

[Charlie Bucket]

Cordy doesn't beat anyone man on man. He survives in the team as we play a zone defence and he stays in front of his man which occasionally works yet on many times results in easy over the top goals. if they get a side by side, one on one Membrey would win most of the time, the coaches try to avoid this scenario rather then expect Cordy to win.

He’s towelled up a dominating Joe Daniher.
Cordy is still very hit and miss and so the team defence helps him a lot but he can still be a very good one on one defender.
Closing the gap between his good, switched on games and his bad off in la la land games is key for him to become the defender we would benefit more from having.

 

[dogwatch]

If Cordy can't start beating the likes of Membrey, his usefulness to the team has to be questioned. Membrey is a criminally underrated forward, but Cordy can't be outsized by someone like him, while also not being suitable to match up on guys like Kennedy, Lynch, etc. What type of key forward is he suited to if not Membrey? I like Cordy, but he needs to be winning this matchup

Cordy matches up really well on Callan Ward.

 

[bobs head soup]

I feel like our midfield mix would look better with B.Smith moving into the primary inside mid rotation and Macrae moving out to play Hunter's role as roaming winger/on field manager.

 

[Virgin Dog]

I feel like our midfield mix would look better with B.Smith moving into the primary inside mid rotation and Macrae moving out to play Hunter's role as roaming winger/on field manager.

100% agree. With the rise of Dunkley, there's no need for Macrae as an inside mid, or even balanced mid. I'd like to see him used purely outside. Put the tough nuts in the middle

 

[Del165892]

100% agree. With the rise of Dunkley, there's no need for Macrae as an inside mid, or even balanced mid. I'd like to see him used purely outside. Put the tough nuts in the middle

Macrae is one of our toughest, in my opinion. He certainly didn't start out that way but I'd say he would be favourite to win a hard ball against anyone else on our list.

 

[weltschmerz]

I guess I'd throw down something like (assuming Naughton doesn't make it up and there's a five-person interchange):

Crozier Cordy Williams
Duryea Keath Johanissen
Richards Dunkley Macrae
Lipinski Schache Bont
Dickson Bruce Lloyd
English Smith Libba

Daniel Suckling Wallis Sweet/Trengove Cavarra/Weightman

(Macrae and Smith could be switched around, depending)

 

[Mantis Toboggan]

Macrae is one of our toughest, in my opinion. He certainly didn't start out that way but I'd say he would be favourite to win a hard ball against anyone else on our list.

Totally agree. He’s the last person I’d be moving out of the middle.

None of our wings really fill me with confidence, but I’m not a fan of Hunter either. It’s a big month for the likes of Richards and Hayes. There’s places up for grabs.

 

[bobs head soup]

100% agree. With the rise of Dunkley, there's no need for Macrae as an inside mid, or even balanced mid. I'd like to see him used purely outside. Put the tough nuts in the middle

Yeah, I think it's a win/win.

As much as Hunter has his critics in here, within the team he is rated just about our most important player, for both his gut run and ability to manage structures. Macrae really is the one with the capabilities and experience to be a suitable replacement.

As good as Bont Macrae Dunkley are individually, collectively they are a bit samey and lacking in physical aggression and explosiveness from the contest. Baz for mine helps in that regard.

 

[Virgin Dog]

Macrae is one of our toughest, in my opinion. He certainly didn't start out that way but I'd say he would be favourite to win a hard ball against anyone else on our list.

For me, I'm not a huge fan of running the big 3 at the same time. Dunkley and Macrae offer very similar as inside mids (both average similar disposal numbers, similar contested possessions, similar clearances, with Dunks averaging 1 extra tackle per game) but I see Dunkley as the tougher inside player while Macrae has far more polish to his disposals, which is why I think he suits the outside more. Macrae would be 2nd for me behind Dunkley, but I don't like having those two and Bont in the middle all at the same time. Happy to see them rotate, but Dunkley is a crap kick so I think Macrae suits the wing far better.

I'd rather see us adding in dash through Smith, giving him a starting spot, while Macrae replaces Hunters gut running on the outside with some actual decent disposal for a change.

 

[Dogs_R_Us]

If Cordy can't start beating the likes of Membrey, his usefulness to the team has to be questioned. Membrey is a criminally underrated forward, but Cordy can't be outsized by someone like him, while also not being suitable to match up on guys like Kennedy, Lynch, etc. What type of key forward is he suited to if not Membrey? I like Cordy, but he needs to be winning this matchup

I like Zaine in the forward line but that’s just me

 

[Dogs_R_Us]

Yeah, I think it's a win/win.

As much as Hunter has his critics in here, within the team he is rated just about our most important player, for both his gut run and ability to manage structures. Macrae really is the one with the capabilities and experience to be a suitable replacement.

As good as Bont Macrae Dunkley are individually, collectively they are a bit samey and lacking in physical aggression and explosiveness from the contest. Baz for mine helps in that regard.

No Hunter no win

 

[bobs head soup]

No Hunter no win

Well we could just concede but that seems a bit dire

 

[Optimistic Dog]

For me, I'm not a huge fan of running the big 3 at the same time. Dunkley and Macrae offer very similar as inside mids (both average similar disposal numbers, similar contested possessions, similar clearances, with Dunks averaging 1 extra tackle per game) but I see Dunkley as the tougher inside player while Macrae has far more polish to his disposals, which is why I think he suits the outside more. Macrae would be 2nd for me behind Dunkley, but I don't like having those two and Bont in the middle all at the same time. Happy to see them rotate, but Dunkley is a crap kick so I think Macrae suits the wing far better.

I'd rather see us adding in dash through Smith, giving him a starting spot, while Macrae replaces Hunters gut running on the outside with some actual decent disposal for a change.

Any truth in the rumour that Bailey Smith's new nick name is "The Collector" after picking up Lachie Hunter from his accident. The connection is the Hunters and Collectors and it just happens lead singer Mark Seymour is a mad keen doggies supporter.

 

[Del165892]

For me, I'm not a huge fan of running the big 3 at the same time. Dunkley and Macrae offer very similar as inside mids (both average similar disposal numbers, similar contested possessions, similar clearances, with Dunks averaging 1 extra tackle per game) but I see Dunkley as the tougher inside player while Macrae has far more polish to his disposals, which is why I think he suits the outside more. Macrae would be 2nd for me behind Dunkley, but I don't like having those two and Bont in the middle all at the same time. Happy to see them rotate, but Dunkley is a crap kick so I think Macrae suits the wing far better.

I'd rather see us adding in dash through Smith, giving him a starting spot, while Macrae replaces Hunters gut running on the outside with some actual decent disposal for a change.

Yeah I totally agree with all of that. Just felt the need to point out that Macrae is one of the tough nuts.

 

[Virgin Dog]

Yeah I totally agree with all of that. Just felt the need to point out that Macrae is one of the tough nuts.

Relative to some of the other softcocks we have in the middle

 

[Sharkey66]

Totally agree. He’s the last person I’d be moving out of the middle.

None of our wings really fill me with confidence, but I’m not a fan of Hunter either. It’s a big month for the likes of Richards and Hayes. There’s places up for grabs.

Wasn't Jong being looked at for a spot on the wing pre season? Anyone know how he is tracking injury wise?
Could be a Smokey for the spot