Wood Roberts Cordy
JJ Trengove Crozier
Smith Dunkley Macrae
Mclean Naughton Hunter
Dickson Schache Lloyd
English Bont Macrae
Daniel Gowers Williams Lipinski
In: Trengove, Roberts, Lipinski, Schache
Out: Hayes, Young, Richards, Wallis
Need to be going tall in defence coming up against Freo's forward line. Roberts seems unlikely to actually happen but would happily take Lewis Young in his place. Naughton needs to be rotating back and forward as necessary as well (like when Trengove rucks). I know it's not ideal to be moving around a developing player but he seems to have a mature head and being in our top handful of players he has to be able to do what the team requires.
Wallis maybe a bit stiff to be dropped before Hunter and Dunkley but I think with Dunkley played in the right role he's the far superior player, and I want to see if Hunter can make some progress as a forward because it's becoming clear to me that he doesn't offer enough as an outside mid. Could also look at keeping Wallis in as a forward and dropping Gowers.
Our number one priority has to be developing functioning forward and backline structures because it's obvious our current ones aren't working. This might mean playing some players who aren't 100% up to it, but the development it will result in for the rest of the team will be huge.