Preview Changes vs Essendon

[MaxiBont]

I want to see

Ins - Sellwood, Buku, Buss

Out - JoD (injured/managed), JJ, Poulter

Freijah back to HB, Sanders back to HF/Mid and Davidson back to wing

B - Buss, Lobb, Jones
HB - Dale, Bramble, Freijah
C - Davidson, Richards, Williams
HF - Kennedy, Naughton, Sanders
F - West, Darcy, VDM

Followers - English, Bont, Libba

Int - Sellwood, Garcia, Buku, McNeil

Sub - Cleary (can go smaller if needed)

 

[Mr. Walker]

I agree with the Freijah to HB suggestions. This last month he seems to have laboured a bit. Injured, tired ? I don’t know but if it is not a rest that’s needed giving him a straightforward role may give him a boost. First Red then Freijah we have been blessed with half backs taking to an on ball role these last couple of years

 

[Dogsman16]

I look at our defence and isolate our selection down to 4 categories that any one of our selected defenders must be elite/very good at.

Mobility, Ball use, Intercepting, lockdown.

E.G Dale - Elite mobility, ball use and can intercept
Lobb - Mobility (for his size) and intercepting ability.

I don’t feel players such as Coffield/Cleary fit none of these and shouldn’t be selected.

And why Caleb Daniel

5

Caleb Daniel

Age

29

Ht

171cm

Wt

72kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

21.3

5star

K

11.5

4star

HB

9.8

5star

M

3.5

4star

T

2.9

4star

CL

1.4

4star

D

19.5

4star

K

11.1

4star

HB

8.4

4star

M

3.6

4star

T

2.0

3star

CL

1.0

3star

D

16.4

4star

K

7.2

3star

HB

9.2

5star

M

3.4

4star

T

2.6

4star

CL

0.2

2star

couldn’t survive anymore of this team (especially when his ball use dropped off).

 

[Mucat]

I want to see

Ins - Sellwood, Buku, Buss

Out - JoD (injured/managed), JJ, Poulter

Freijah back to HB, Sanders back to HF/Mid and Davidson back to wing

B - Buss, Lobb, Jones
HB - Dale, Bramble, Freijah
C - Davidson, Richards, Williams
HF - Kennedy, Naughton, Sanders
F - West, Darcy, VDM

Followers - English, Bont, Libba

Int - Sellwood, Garcia, Buku, McNeil

Sub - Cleary (can go smaller if needed)

Yes i agree with Sellwood this his chance too show something Buku and Buss defnetly the other question about Jamarra weather he's been at training and when is Jamarra due back

 

[Mucat]

I agree with the Freijah to HB suggestions. This last month he seems to have laboured a bit. Injured, tired ? I don’t know but if it is not a rest that’s needed giving him a straightforward role may give him a boost. First Red then Freijah we have been blessed with half backs taking to an on ball role these last couple of years

Yes both players have proved very vital in the engen room

 

[Doggies7]

Could see Harmes being straight back in this week reading the injury report. Trained last week and then completed a match simulation session on the weekend. If he pulled up well from that and trains fully this week, maybe makes sense just to play him against the Bombers on Friday, can play a bit reduced game time if needed to ease him back...

 

[Libba39]

A few suggesting Bont should be rested, but he missed the first, what six games and then had a bye.

If anything the players that should be rested this week are Libba, Dale, Lobb and Kennedy. All have done world of work this year. Lobb has taken a number of hits the last few weeks also.

 

[Dogman 1]

A few suggesting Bont should be rested, but he missed the first, what six games and then had a bye.

If anything the players that should be rested this week are Libba, Dale, Lobb and Kennedy. All have done world of work this year. Lobb has taken a number of hits the last few weeks also.

We can't afford to rest anyone at this stage. We need to win all games. These games against weak sides are when we tend to drop games.

 

[Proffessor]

Hope we persist with Liam Jones

19

Liam Jones

Age

34

Ht

199cm

Wt

98kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.4

2star

K

6.5

3star

HB

2.9

3star

M

4.3

4star

T

2.0

4star

MG

134.5

2star

D

7.6

2star

K

6.1

3star

HB

1.4

1star

M

4.1

4star

T

1.4

2star

MG

116.3

2star

D

9.4

3star

K

7.4

3star

HB

2.0

2star

M

4.0

4star

T

2.2

4star

, and give him time to get settled.

We need to shore up the backline and I think he could be a key factor there.

Would also be happy to try to settle Bailey Williams down back, rather than wing, for similar reasons.

 

[perro_loco]

I'd rather keep Freijah in defence, atleast for another 12 months. Red is our only point of difference in the middle.

Moving Ed back is a tough but sound decision imho. He has an amazing ability to intercept the ball and read the play. His long kicks can break lines and damage the opponent’s defense. He is also fast from half back and has more room which makes very destructive. He could well be covered by rotations with Freijah, Garcia or even Westie. The missing piece is a fit Treloar but that is just hope with his calf injury atm.

I'd rather keep Freijah in defence, atleast for another 12 months. Red is our only point of difference in the middle.

 

[Munnez]

Outs : JOD (managed) JJ , Poulter
Ins : Busslinger Sellwood Harmes
JOD to rest his ankle for a week and reward Buss's form at VFL level. JJ been a great servant but is done see if Sellwood can impact at HB. Poulter back to VFL for a full match and Harmes sub to ease him back in when some of the heat comes out of the game.

 

[doggy_dog]

Agree with Freijah going back. Gives us some extra run and creativity and hopefully allows him to settle and get a bit of confidence back

 

[Mofra]

A few suggesting Bont should be rested, but he missed the first, what six games and then had a bye.

If anything the players that should be rested this week are Libba, Dale, Lobb and Kennedy. All have done world of work this year. Lobb has taken a number of hits the last few weeks also.

For mine, "resting" Bont could easily mean playing him forward more and giving him 2-3% less TOG.
The guy is a workhorse who rarely missed games prior to this season.

No need for him to miss this game.

 

[mattwa]

Freijah is 2 to 3 weeks form having 25 and 4 goals. A down game or two isnt alarm bells

 

[Shacf501]

No one should be rested, let's go back a couple years to when the eagles did us over late in the season.... ABSOLUTELY NO ONE SHOULD BE RESTED!

 

[The Slitherin' Snake]

Freijah is 2 to 3 weeks form having 25 and 4 goals. A down game or two isnt alarm bells

I'd like him to play in the backline. He has the rare ability to play tight and provide rebound. We've lost that without either him or Red back there. Dale and Bramble don't have the same defensive abilities.

 

[dogwatch]

Richards has been the clear AFL leader in goal assists all year. Would be a shame to lose that if he went back to HBF. Unless he saved a lot more goals than he would have GAs. Unlikely.

Freijah seems the logical choice. In a year or two when players like Sellwood and Walker hopefully become fixtures in the senior side Freijah will get his chance for a regular spot in the midfield.

 

[LondonBulldog]

Moving Ed back is a tough but sound decision imho. He has an amazing ability to intercept the ball and read the play. His long kicks can break lines and damage the opponent’s defense. He is also fast from half back and has more room which makes very destructive. He could well be covered by rotations with Freijah, Garcia or even Westie. The missing piece is a fit Treloar but that is just hope with his calf injury atm.

Treloar is not the missing piece anymore. Treloar cannot move the way he used to due to persistent calf and hamstring injuries. They are terrible because you play with caution due to not wanting to re-injury. The moment you go 100% they go again. It's unfortunate yet Treloar has likely played his last game for the club.

You cannot move Ed out of the middle, he is clearly right up there as our most valuable players now and his score involvements highlight this.

 

[_Cerberus_]

Anyone advocating resting players, be careful what you wish for. No matter how poor your opponent is, disrespecting them is how you drop games you should win. Only those who secure top 4, home finals before the season is out get that luxury. We have to win every single game from here on, no mistakes. Everyone plays.

Torn to keep Jones in one more week and see if the chemistry down there can be improved after a full game together. Even though I was not a fan of his inclusion.

IN: Sellwood, Harmes
OUT: Poulter, ????

 

[Golden_6]

Freijah is 2 to 3 weeks form having 25 and 4 goals. A down game or two isnt alarm bells

I would say he's been reasonably quiet for 2 months. His form was down before that Sydney breakout game.

It's more that he's already set himself such high expectations both internally & externally. At the end of the day, he's still a 19 year old kid that has a lot of developing left to do.

 

[House_of_Dahl]

No way should we move Ed from the middle. You don't move the #1 rated midfielder in the entire league out of the middle.

 

[JohnnySteel]

When do we train tomorrow? So we’ll know of any debuts then.

 

[Dogs_R_Us]

I miss Cody . Has been doing any training? Is he likely to get a full preseason?

 

[weltschmerz]

I miss Cody . Has been doing any training? Is he likely to get a full preseason?

 

[Libba39]

We can't afford to rest anyone at this stage. We need to win all games. These games against weak sides are when we tend to drop games.

If we rest three players and lose to Essendon this week we don't deserve to be there anyway. They are basically a vfl team at the moment.