Preview Changes vs. Collingwood (Qualifying Final) Thursday night

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[Greenfinger]

Anyone concerned about us having a soft run into the preliminary final?

We get Collingwood at home, a team who has lost 5 of their last 7, we then get the week off.

Is this the best preparation for a prelim?

You have got to be kidding

 

[Scorpus]

Tom Morris says it's Draper and Dowling out

 

[moses]

Tom Morris says it's Draper and Dowling out

Max and Pedlar in I assume.

 

[Eddie Murphy]

Tom Morris says it's Draper and Dowling out

The extra defender is a game-changing call especially since our sub will he a defender.

 

[40porpoise]

Dowling supremely unlucky if he's out. Hasn't done anything wrong

 

[earlsta]

On 7 news Melbourne it said Draper Dowling out for max and Pedlar

For pies it was Cox and Someone else in, forgot his name but I think it was the bloke that used to play for VIC cricket

 

[MrBarry]

The extra defender is a game-changing call especially since our sub will he a defender.

Bond to Daicos and Max back into defence seems fine. Take Daicos out the game and they are ****ed.

 

[jamesclean]

IN: Michalanney, Pedlar
OUT: Dowling, Draper (omitted)

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[WeeBlake]

Bond to Daicos and Max back into defence seems fine. Take Daicos out the game and they are ****ed.

We have barely run a hard midfield tag all year, let alone have Bond doing it. We are constantly banging on about trusting our system. I can’t see it happening.

 

[MrBarry]

We have barely run a hard midfield tag all year, let alone have Bond doing it. We are constantly banging on about trusting our system. I can’t see it happening.

Murphy played as a hard tag on Josh Daicos 2 weeks ago.

 

[pjcrows]

We can swing Max around if needed. Much more flexibility.

Bond will play on Elliot again and deservedly so.

 

[cmndstab]

Rough on Dowling, but them's the breaks I guess. Fingers crossed Pedlar steps up on the big stage.

Welcome back Max!

 

[Thylacinus]

Changes exactly as expected and predicted. No surprises whatsoever.

 

[WetCrow1991]

You have got to be kidding

It is obviously a joke.

 

[WeeBlake]

Murphy played as a hard tag on Josh Daicos 2 weeks ago.

Josh Daicos is a half back/winger. I assumed you meant Nick Daicos.

 

[Cromulant]

That would mean not using Smith as sub, but rather Pedlar or Dowling...

Smith it is

 

[huludicidal]

Bond went ok on Elliott last time.

Stopping the Daicos brothers is more important, so Max is being entrusted with an important role.

A role so important it was given to Lachie Murphy last time?

Max played in our defensive 50, generally on the opposition’s best small forward, every week for 18 of 19 games before getting injured. He would have been top 6-7 in our B&F at the time of going down injured, playing that consistent role. Elliott narrowly missed the All-Australian team and has kicked over 50 goals this season. I’d say that qualifies as a pretty important job.

Reinventing the wheel to retain Bond, who literally would never have even played a single game this season if Max didn’t pull a hammy, to play Max out of position is weird and reeks of overthinking.

If Josh Daicos plays at half back, either of Neal-Bullen or Keays have proven they can play that role on a running defender. They are accustomed to playing inside 50. They are hungry tacklers and apply excellent pressure. This is their bread and butter.

If Josh Daicos plays on a wing, that becomes an interesting discussion because as a rule, we don’t tend to play defensive roles on opposition wings. I wonder if Max could play on a wing in that scenario, with Bond remaining in the side on Elliott? I’d rather that than the Max up forward option personally, but still, I’m just not big on chucking a guy like Max into an unfamiliar role, full stop.


Nick doesn’t even belong in a discussion involving any of these guys. Our regular mids will take turns on him, regardless of what we might think of the prospect of someone like Max tagging him as a mid (again, I’d actually rather this than Max playing in our forward line).



Anyway, it’s done now. Bond remains in the side. We’ve selected 9 defenders including the inevitable sub in Smith. We’re playing Max out of his normal position (or Bond, or Hinge). Maybe it’s Shane Ellen level genius from Nicks. We’ll probably have a better idea by half time.

 

[Mutineer]

 

[MrBarry]

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On paper is a significantly stronger looking team than a few weeks ago.

 

[Thylacinus]

On 7 news Melbourne it said Draper Dowling out for max and Pedlar

For pies it was Cox and Someone else in, forgot his name but I think it was the bloke that used to play for VIC cricket

Cox and Parker in for them.

McStay and Howe out.

 

[cmndstab]

On paper is a significantly stronger looking team than a few weeks ago.

Minus Rankine though. Not sure it's that's much stronger.

 

[earlsta]

Have a feeling hinge will play wing and curtin more as a midfielder tomorrow night

 

[WeeBlake]

A role so important it was given to Lachie Murphy last time?

Max played in our defensive 50, generally on the opposition’s best small forward, every week for 18 of 19 games before getting injured. He would have been top 6-7 in our B&F at the time of going down injured, playing that consistent role. Elliott narrowly missed the All-Australian team and has kicked over 50 goals this season. I’d say that qualifies as a pretty important job.

Reinventing the wheel to retain Bond, who literally would never have even played a single game this season if Max didn’t pull a hammy, to play Max out of position is weird and reeks of overthinking.

If Josh Daicos plays at half back, either of Neal-Bullen or Keays have proven they can play that role on a running defender. They are accustomed to playing inside 50. They are hungry tacklers and apply excellent pressure. This is their bread and butter.

If Josh Daicos plays on a wing, that becomes an interesting discussion because as a rule, we don’t tend to play defensive roles on opposition wings. I wonder if Max could play on a wing in that scenario, with Bond remaining in the side on Elliott? I’d rather that than the Max up forward option personally, but still, I’m just not big on chucking a guy like Max into an unfamiliar role, full stop.


Nick doesn’t even belong in a discussion involving any of these guys. Our regular mids will take turns on him, regardless of what we might think of the prospect of someone like Max tagging him as a mid (again, I’d actually rather this than Max playing in our forward line).



Anyway, it’s done now. Bond remains in the side. We’ve selected 9 defenders including the inevitable sub in Smith. We’re playing Max out of his normal position (or Bond, or Hinge). Maybe it’s Shane Ellen level genius from Nicks. We’ll probably have a better idea by half time.

This is basically how I feel about it. I am not as confident in Bond as many on here and I’d rather have kept Dowling, with Max coming back in.

 

[Cromulant]

Minus Rankine though. Not sure it's that's much stronger.

No Murphy probably is akin to having Rankine.

 

[jamesclean]

Minus Rankine though. Not sure it's that's much stronger.

I reckon the floor is way up, ceiling is a bit lower.