Changes v West Coast

[Hencho]

Don't mess with a winning formula. Gotta keep team moral up. Also let the guys playing for Bendigo k that one good game in the twos doesn't mean you'll walk into the seniors the next week.

IN: Hurley
OUT: Lonergan

 

[Pocket_Pears]

If he were 4 inches taller, we'd be talking about him alongside Roughead and Kosi IMO.

Monfries is already a better forward than Kosi.

 

[Slattery_20]

Going to have to disagree with you there on Monfries, HFF.

He offers a great marking HF target, something we've been lacking. If he were 4 inches taller, we'd be talking about him alongside Roughead and Kosi IMO.

Fairly big "if". Are you hoping for a late growth spurt???

In Hurley
Out... Houli? Maybe???
Pretty tricky to pick an out. And I DON'T want to see McVeigh brought straight back. He was a lock 2 years ago, not so much now.

 

[Childish Gambino]

I'd like to give Davey one more week in the magoos.

So the only change I'd like to make would be Hurley for Lonergan.

Houli to get one more chance on Friday night to prove that he deserves to be in the side because he made some terrible decisions against Carlton.

 

[beev]

Don't mess with a winning formula. Gotta keep team moral up. Also let the guys playing for Bendigo k that one good game in the twos doesn't mean you'll walk into the seniors the next week.

IN: Hurley
OUT: Lonergan

This.

 

[Ben the Gooner]

Fairly big "if". Are you hoping for a late growth spurt???

What I'm trying to say is that he's an undersized CHF, and is making a pretty good fist of it, given his size.

 

[Slattery_20]

Then maybe John Williams is an undersized ruckman doing really, really well??
Very odd line of reasoning.
I regard him as being old enough to figure himself out and play more as a flanker and crumber under the talls.
He does lots of good things leading hard into space, but also does some silly stuff flying - taking his man with him - against our talls. He can crumb reasonably well, I just don't know why he doesn't do it more often.
It was really, really good to see Colyer naturally set himself to crumb - we lack that.

 

[Ben the Gooner]

What I'm saying is that due to issues with our list, he's been forced to play CHF and has been doing well. Hopefully with Hurbleton in this week, he can be played on a wing or as a very high HFF, giving us another option out of defence.

 

[Slattery_20]

What you're saying is he's been pushed out of the forward line

I'm a lot happier with Zaka and Reimers as the smalls than Gus. Look so much more likely to kick goals (albeit Zaka can't hit a barn door at the moment)

 

[Ben the Gooner]

Gus isn't a small in the same sense as Zaka and Reimers. Gus is a marking target, and I think there's a role for him in our forwardline, as the high HFF.

 

[table tennis]

Hurley & Monfries In

Lonergan & Probably houli, However I would like to see Houli in still.

 

[Slattery_20]

Gus isn't a small in the same sense as Zaka and Reimers. Gus is a marking target, and I think there's a role for him in our forwardline, as the high HFF.

Zaka's doing pretty well leading up and marking. Led the comp for contested marks in rd 1. I would not mess up the small forward setup for anyone, most dangerous looking forward line for many years, just chuck Hurley in there... lovely.

I hope they throw Gus into the middle for Bendigo when he's fit. Needs a new role IMHO.

 

[eth-dog]

IN: Hurley
OUT: Lonergan

Slattery-Pears-Fletcher
Dempsey-Hooker-Dyson
Stanton-Watson-Hocking
Winderlich-Gumbleton-Zaharakis
Reimers-Hurley-Williams
Ryder-Welsh-Melksham
Hille-NLM-Houli-Colyer

 

[Slattery_20]

I heart eth-dog's post.

 

[Ben the Gooner]

Zaka's playing a different role to what I want Gus to play. Gus should be pushing up to the wing to get uncontested marks.

 

[Giggidy Giggidy]

What I'm saying is that due to issues with our list, he's been forced to play CHF and has been doing well. Hopefully with Hurbleton in this week, he can be played on a wing or as a very high HFF, giving us another option out of defence.

Gus isn't a small in the same sense as Zaka and Reimers. Gus is a marking target, and I think there's a role for him in our forwardline, as the high HFF.

Couldn't have put it better myself BTG. Gus has been our makeshift CHF for a few years now due to the injuries/form of Gumby/Lucas/Lloyd, and has done a brilliant job of it. Definitely lock IMO, and could really explode as a HFF leading up to the wing providing an alternate option to Gumby's lead, then turning to hit-up Hurls/Willow/etc.... or Gumby on the lead back to goal which he looked good at on Sat night (without much reward).

 

[Slattery_20]

Zaka's playing a different role to what I want Gus to play. Gus should be pushing up to the wing to get uncontested marks.

How many forwards are we having?
Willo, Gumby, and I daresay Hurley will be picked every week.

As far as I can see, Zaka is doing Monfries' accustomed job, plus some. He's been working, marking and looking dangerous in every game so far (just needs to finish better). I'd rather he and Reimers stay than pushing one out for Gus.
Not a bad problem to have at all.

 

[Towno78]

Neither McVeigh nor Monfries will be ready I don't believe, and apparently both Prismall and Myers had stinkers in the Magoos, so:

In: Hurley, Howlett
Out: Melksham, Lonergan

Melksham, great debut, but needs to work on his fitness. Lonergan, provided us with nothing when he should've had a rocket up him after missing Rds 1&2.

Lucky: Winderlich, he has not provided enough in any game as yet, but we need his run on Subi, so he'll need to lift or he would surely face the axe.
Houli, many poor decisions/disposals. At least he found plenty of the ball, so give him another chance and a little bit of confidence to turn it around.

 

[Towno78]

How many forwards are we having?
Willo, Gumby, and I daresay Hurley will be picked every week.

As far as I can see, Zaka is doing Monfries' accustomed job, plus some. He's been working, marking and looking dangerous in every game so far (just needs to finish better). I'd rather he and Reimers stay than pushing one out for Gus.
Not a bad problem to have at all.

Monfries, Zaka and Reimington are all looking very dangerous in front of goals. Prob the 3 most dangerous in the team (the imminent Hurley may change that). Only room for 2 of them in there, so lets rotate them all through the midfield in short spurts (I don't think any of them have the tank to stay in there for long periods at the mo), so we have only 2 forward at any one time.

 

[Phat Toni]

Win is a win and I'm always happy to beat the Blues but seriously that was one of the lowest standards of games I've ever been at. No intensity, no clear structure and deplorable skills on both teams’ behalf, I've seen better games in the YVMDFL. But I suppose that's what you get when you roll out two very young teams.

Changes this week:
Out - Players who cant kick
In - Players who can kick

Based on this theory, there will be more out's than in's. Do you think Brisbane would be happy with a trade of Houli, Welsh, Lonergan and Myers for Drummond? Seriously we need to find somebody with his level of foot skills.

 

[daffo]

Re: Who do we drop against Weagles?

I don't know if we should be bringing McVeigh straight back into the side. Six changes was a lot and I think we should aim to be more settled going into the Eagles game. I would like
In : Gus
Out : Longergan

 

[Slattery_20]

Re: Who do we drop against Weagles?

Hurley >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Monfries.
If one was 6'4", he'd be a gun CHF.
If the other was 6'4", he'd still be a gun CHF and CHB.

Hurley comes in. I guess Lonergan out, pending anyone pulling up sore.

 

[Ben the Gooner]

How many forwards are we having?
Willo, Gumby, and I daresay Hurley will be picked every week.

As far as I can see, Zaka is doing Monfries' accustomed job, plus some. He's been working, marking and looking dangerous in every game so far (just needs to finish better). I'd rather he and Reimers stay than pushing one out for Gus.
Not a bad problem to have at all.

Hurley, Gumby, Williams as talls (Willo third tall).

Zaka, Reimers FP.

Gus HFF.

 

[Jesse Custer]

Gus most likely will miss again this week.

 

[Skeeta Olly]

The thing that annoys me about Gus is that it's like playing with 17 people on the ground sometimes. He constantly goes to ground and these days it isn't good enough any more. He needs to keep his feet and contest the ball if he drops it or it's a poor kick. I'm sick of hm going to ground.