Unofficial Preview Changes v The Dogs, round 4 in Ballarat.

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[M Malice]

Very hard to omit players after such a gutsy effort.

Ins- Oscar McInerney

46

Oscar Mcinerney

Age

29

Ht

204cm

Wt

110kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

8.1

2star

K

4.1

2star

HB

3.9

3star

CL

1.4

4star

HO

14.3

5star

D

6.9

1star

K

4.1

2star

HB

2.7

2star

CL

1.9

4star

HO

16.4

5star

D

7.6

2star

K

4.0

2star

HB

3.6

3star

CL

0.4

3star

HO

11.2

5star

, Jarrod Berry

7

Jarrod Berry

Age

26

Ht

192cm

Wt

89kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

17.4

4star

K

8.5

3star

HB

8.9

5star

M

3.9

4star

T

4.2

5star

CL

2.7

4star

D

17.0

4star

K

9.4

4star

HB

7.6

4star

M

3.6

4star

T

5.1

5star

CL

2.9

4star

D

10.6

3star

K

4.4

2star

HB

6.2

4star

M

1.8

2star

T

2.8

5star

CL

0.8

3star

, Darcy Gardiner

27

Darcy Gardiner

Age

28

Ht

192cm

Wt

91kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.6

3star

K

7.4

3star

HB

5.2

4star

M

4.1

4star

T

2.1

4star

MG

196.1

3star

D

10.7

3star

K

7.9

3star

HB

2.9

2star

M

3.7

4star

T

2.1

3star

MG

196.1

3star

D

10.2

3star

K

6.0

3star

HB

4.2

4star

M

3.6

4star

T

1.8

4star

.

Outs- Connor Ballenden, Jack Payne, Lincoln McCarthy

11

Lincoln Mccarthy

Age

30

Ht

178cm

Wt

82kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.6

3star

K

6.8

3star

HB

4.9

4star

M

2.6

3star

T

3.2

5star

G

0.9

4star

D

9.1

2star

K

5.4

2star

HB

3.7

3star

M

2.6

3star

T

3.3

4star

G

0.9

4star

D

9.2

3star

K

5.4

2star

HB

3.8

3star

M

1.6

2star

T

2.2

4star

G

0.0

1star

.

Ballenden a no brainer for O, I thought Adams was great so Payne has to go, Linc was way down tonight, don't expect him to be omitted though, they'll probably go Berry Jnr out for Berry Snr.

 

[Surly Boy]

Very hard to omit players after such a gutsy effort.

Ins- Oscar McInerney, Jarrod Berry, Darcy Gardiner.

Outs- Connor Ballenden, Jack Payne, Lincoln McCarthy.

Ballenden a no brainer for O, I thought Adams was great so Payne has to go, Linc was way down tonight, don't expect him to be omitted though, they'll probably go Berry Jnr out for Berry Snr.

Reckon the following would give us more run and grunt:

Big O for Ballenden
Bez for Payne

Possibly also Diz (if fit) for Froggy - not that Froggy has done much wrong.

But hey, I have been completely wrong about these things nearly every week!

 

[chopperduck]

Big O for Ballenden
Dizzy for Payne
Berry for Prior

Berry jr or Dev moved to the sub.

 

[DERRINALPHIL]

Does anyone think Charlie hay be in trouble for that high tackle?

 

[cotter101]

Big O - Ballenden
Gardiner - Payne
Berry Snr - Fullarton

 

[lionshine]

Going to be tough at the selection table with McInerney, Gardiner and J.Berry all back. O for Ballenden an easy one. Gardiner for Payne I also think is logical given how well Adams and Lester played tonight. Who does JBerry come in for though? Would be stiff to drop Dev or T.Berry. May have to be the brothers who swap unfortunately. I think I'd sooner drop McCarthy though who has been pretty average thus far. I like the defensive work rate of Tom Berry and the pressure he applies. Don't think we can drop Dev after that performance.

I also question playing all of Andrews, Gardiner, Lester, Adams, Rich and Birchall. That is a very slow backline. I don't think we can drop any of them at this point though. For me it would probably be Birchall for a faster player such as Madden or Answerth, however, Birchall did get his kicking game going as tonight's match wore on and he offers a big point of difference with that. I liked what Adams offered. Grew in confidence throughout the match and was huge in the last quarter, he defended like a mad man.

 

[Jivlain]

Does anyone think Charlie hay be in trouble for that high tackle?

Wouldn't think so, ump awarding the free acknowledged it was a no-fault situation, should be fine

 

[jackess]

Does anyone think Charlie hay be in trouble for that high tackle?

I think he could. Might get a week. Looks like a decent amount of force.

 

[Gadzorks]

Linc won’t be dropped. We are obviously playing ourselves into form which seems to happen to a lot of finals teams cause of the shorter pre season.

 

[Big Sauce 21]

Big O - Ballenden
Gardiner - Payne
Berry Snr - Fullarton

Spot on. Dogs a very quick small team. Fullerton is the unlucky one but j.berry needs to come in

 

[pOleK]

Spot on. Dogs a very quick small team. Fullerton is the unlucky one but j.berry needs to come in

Ditto, Berry comes in no ifs or buts about and against the doggies who've got the old but still ever-reliable Martin and young English the Big O/Daniher combo might be enough for us in the rucking department

 

[luthor]

Does anyone think Charlie hay be in trouble for that high tackle?

Totally accidental and incidental contact but in the current trigger happy environment, nothing would surprise.

I thought the GWS guy was really unlucky to get done for his supposed bump on Fyfe.

Got 2 weeks anyway and then Tim Watson weighed in with a monumental spray, basically saying he should have got life

Amazing how when the "stars" are the victims, the narrative is vastly different than when they are the perpetrators.

After he got 2 for that really crude bump on the Crows player, the Dangerfield apologists came out of the woodwork to defend him

"just a football act"

"Danger wouldn't have "meant it"

"Kelly should have seen it coming and not got himself into that position" (victim blaming)

"Paddy is a great guy" (and so automatically qualifies for the good bloke exemption)

 

[iBeng]

I really hope Berry J stays in, he and Robertson could use a proper extended run.

 

[T Rick]

Does anyone think Charlie hay be in trouble for that high tackle?

I wondered the same thing but even the ump said it was an accident.

 

[jackess]

Assuming they’re fit I’d go with

In: McInerney, Gardiner, Berry
Out: Ballenden, Lester, Ah Chee (sub)

Dogs actually have a pretty tall forward line with Bruce, Naughton, English and the Bont so would like to Andrews, Payne, Adams and Gardiner down there. Lester has been serviceable but Gardiner is an upgrade.

Tough on Ah Chee but someone has to make way to bring Berry in to the midfield rotations and probably the only other option was Robertson

 

[Johnny Bananas]

I'd consider dropping both Ballenden and Fullarton, both didn't offer anything last night and Fullarton has been poor for a while. Has Payne ever been tried out in the ruck, or up forward? He has the height and the body to ruck. I wonder if he'd be worth giving a go in either of those positions.

 

[jackess]

I'd consider dropping both Ballenden and Fullarton, both didn't offer anything last night and Fullarton has been poor for a while. Has Payne ever been tried out in the ruck, or up forward? He has the height and the body to ruck. I wonder if he'd be worth giving a go in either of those positions.

I think we like to have a second ruck without having to move our fragile number 1 forward into the ruck for too long. Especially until Oscar is back to full fitness I think we’ll need Fullarton or McStay

 

[Johnny Bananas]

I think we like to have a second ruck without having to move our fragile number 1 forward into the ruck for too long. Especially until Oscar is back to full fitness I think we’ll need Fullarton or McStay

Yes, if you read the rest of the comment, I'm asking about the feasibility of moving Payne into that position.

 

[CarterS]

I also question playing all of Andrews, Gardiner, Lester, Adams, Rich and Birchall. That is a very slow backline. I don't think we can drop any of them at this point though. For me it would probably be Birchall for a faster player such as Madden or Answerth, however, Birchall did get his kicking game going as tonight's match wore on and he offers a big point of difference with that. I liked what Adams offered. Grew in confidence throughout the match and was huge in the last quarter, he defended like a mad man.

Agree 100% it is too slow we appear to rely on kicking out of the backline instead of running.

 

[M Malice]

Big O - Ballenden
Gardiner - Payne
Berry Snr - Fullarton

I had the same changes except McCarthy out instead of Fullarton out... I now prefer your changes, Big O will be fine with help from Daniher.

 

[mpal6]

Does anyone think Charlie hay be in trouble for that high tackle?

Nahh he was trying to tap the ball and the Umpire acknowledged that too. Hopefully all good.

 

[jackess]

Yes, if you read the rest of the comment, I'm asking about the feasibility of moving Payne into that position.

Yeah why not. We’re 1-2 we should just shift out a key defender to play a totally unfamiliar position. Maybe Charlie down back? We’re crying out for some speed.

 

[jackess]

Nahh he was trying to tap the ball and the Umpire acknowledged that too. Hopefully all good.

Why do posters keep bringing up what the umpire said? He’s not the MRO. Dangerfield and Reid didn’t even give away frees but got suspended.

 

[mpal6]

Why do posters keep bringing up what the umpire said? He’s not the MRO. Dangerfield and Reid didn’t even give away frees but got suspended.

If the review based on replays, then what's being said right after will come to play too in my view.

Commentator reaction is another one which I look for, don't remember anyone saying Charlie to be in trouble.

 

[jackess]

If the review based on replays, then what's being said right after will come to play too in my view.

Commentator reaction is another one which I look for, don't remember anyone saying Charlie to be in trouble.

Probably comes down to the medical report but there seemed to be a fair bit of force involved. If bracing yourself when someone running into you can get you 2 weeks then an arm swing when trying to hit the ball could be an issue.