Preview Changes v Sydney

[Kane McGoodwin]

You don't take risks in a dead rubber just because the opponent 'might' sneak into the top four.

What risks are these?

Explain yourself

 

[Scorpus]

You don't take risks in a dead rubber just because the opponent 'might' sneak into the top four.

And if we only want to win because we can't see ourselves beating them again in a home final qualifying final three weeks later, we have serious issues.

 

[SilentHunter_]

Look, I think you guys are spot on. To have the best chances for the finals, you should rest all your best 22 and play your reserves side.

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[Kane McGoodwin]

There are obviously at least two players really sore

Then rest those 2.

Scorpus was calling for 4 changes against the Swans, which is seriously insane!!

 

[Niximus]

What risks are these?

Explain yourself

If a player has a niggle, you rest them when the benefit of winning is negligible.

 

[Scorpus]

What risks are these?

Explain yourself

Aggravating existing injuries such that the player's physical condition degrades unnecessarily. Case in point: Jenkins, Jacobs, Cheney and Brown towards the end of 2016

 

[marty36]

Give Thommo a farewell game at home and tough it out with the swans midfield result doesn't matter he may actually go head to head with those tough nuts


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[Scorpus]

Then rest those 2.

Scorpus was calling for 4 changes against the Swans, which is seriously insane!!

I would rest 15 players if 15 players had niggles.

 

[rezagun]

Dead rubber. Result does not matter to us whatsoever. Rest anyone with even a slight injury. We didn't last year and it cost us badly.

Id rather play richmond than sydney in the first week. So yeh it kinda matters

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

And if we only want to win because we can't see ourselves beating them again in a home final qualifying final three weeks later, we have serious issues.

Exactly. Let's get ourselves cherry ripe for when/if we do come up against them in a final.

Kelly also had ice on his knee at the end of the game.

We've been good enough to stitch up a top two spot with two games to play. Teams like Hawthorn who have had this luxury in the past have used it to their advantage and rested players.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Aggravating existing injuries such that the player's physical condition degrades unnecessarily. Case in point: Jenkins, Jacobs, Cheney and Brown towards the end of 2016

Last year we had players who were struggling with injury & I was as loud as any calling for resting.

Who is currently struggling?

 

[Redleg Crow]

Do we play it as a must win... or do we rest a few and keep our cards to our chest?

 

[Geoffa32]

Best Sydney as we need the psychological edge & keep them out of the top 4.

We can rest anyone who needs it against Weagles. Only rest anyone who is really banged up against the Swans.

I think that is my preferred option.

Only issue being resting for WCE is a long time with no game before a Final. Not sure I like that.

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[Shaz2012]

The Sydney game means nothing now. We should be resting players. We should be targeting a full strength team away to WCE and hopefully secure top spot. If not then there is every chance Geelong will do it for us. Otherwise we take 2nd and go into finals with a fit team.

We cant rest anyone in R23. We must rest them this week. If we go into next week unchanged I will lose my shit

 

[Simmo28]

If a player has a niggle, you rest them when the benefit of winning is negligible.

Finishing top and winning premiership is a million bonus I think so not negligible.


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[Scorpus]

Id rather play richmond than sydney in the first week. So yeh it kinda matters

So what you're saying is you want us to risk players and win, because although we would have beaten them in round 22, you aren't confident we'd beat them again a few weeks later?

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Then rest those 2.

Scorpus was calling for 4 changes against the Swans, which is seriously insane!!

No it isn't.

Did you even watch Hawthorn during their dynasty?

 

[Niximus]

Finishing top and winning premiership is a million bonus I think so not negligible.


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Have to actually win the premiership first though. You don't make that potentially harder for the chance at more money.

 

[Scorpus]

Last year we had players who were struggling with injury & I was as loud as any calling for resting.

Who is currently struggling?

Well we had two potential injuries today. Walker and Sloane. I'd immediately rest them without a second thought. Talia and Mackay possibly also have niggles from last week. Rest them. Is Betts still struggling from his surgery? Rest him. Have we played Greenwood into the ground? Rest him.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

There are many on this board with very short memories of last year's finals series.

Yeah, let's gift Swans to be out 1st opponent by resting a stack of players, as far more preferably than Richmond who haven't won a final in 16 years or Port who haven't beaten us for 5 games...

 

[Vhaluus]

No it isn't.

Did you even watch Hawthorn during their dynasty?

Exactly this. Hawks wouldn't have given a shit about Sydney during the home and away, they had eyes only for the cup.

Frankly I'm in favor of running our SANFL side out there against them.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

What risks are these?

Explain yourself

Sloane's knee
Talia's groin
Tex's foot/ankle
Kelly's knee
Whatever Jenkins tweaked (boundary closest to camera, first half)

 

[Vhaluus]

There are many on this board with very short memories of last year's finals series.

Yeah, let's gift Swans to be out 1st opponent by resting a stack of players, as far more preferably than Richmond who haven't won a final in 16 years or Port who haven't beaten us for 5 games...

If we're good enough to beat Sydney during the home and away, we're good enough to beat them during the finals.

We're playing them at some point anyway during finals so why take the risk on injuries?

We need to embrace playing against the best and beating them. The best way to do that is to go in full strength in the final.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Well we had two potential injuries today. Walker and Sloane. I'd immediately rest them without a second thought. Talia and Mackay possibly also have niggles. Rest them. Is Betts still struggling from his surgery? Rest him. Have we played Greenwood into the ground? Rest him.

Yeah, they were so injured, we brought them back on to play out the game.... unlike all year, when we have taken off injured players like Talia & Mackay last week.

You would make a good sensationalist journalist.

 

[Scorpus]

There are many on this board with very short memories of last year's finals series.

Yeah, let's gift Swans to be out 1st opponent by resting a stack of players, as far more preferably than Richmond who haven't won a final in 16 years or Port who haven't beaten us for 5 games...

But it makes no sense.

You're saying we must beat them this week because we will struggle against them in a final.

If we beat them this week, we won't struggle against them next time.