https://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/2019-03-25/vfl-snapshot-practice-match-v-box-hill
Not a lot to pick from it seems .
Not a lot to pick from it seems .
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I'd be happy letting the Weid or TMac do the backup ruck work. Don't see much point in bringing another tall in to give Max a chop out for 5 minutes a quarter when we don't have a spot for another tall in the side.
Yeah Preuss has to come in. He was brought in for this exact situation. Unleash the beast.
It’s bad for his confidence too. He’s clearly not meant for the role, let him focus on what he does well.Yah Weid was hideous in the ruck. We need the help
It’s bad for his confidence too. He’s clearly not meant for the role, let him focus on what he does well.
From the MFC site:Very keen to hear how Kolodhashnij goes in the VFL today. Let's hope he dominates and bangs the door down for next week. Exactly the type of player we need if he's right to go
Sounds promising.Recruit Kade Kolodjashnij collected plenty of ball in his first hitout of the pre-season after an adductor injury hampered his preparation post-Christmas.
North are slow as * Hall isnt fast plus runs 1 way added Tyson also.Just for those that think outside speed + class = wins
Essendon in the last 2 years have added
Smith
Saad
Sheil
McGrath
Stringer
To a side with leg speed an lost by 72 points
North added
Polec
Hall
Pittard
Lost by 86 points
They're alright as centre bounce ruckmen where they've got the midfield to save them, but we get massacred at stoppages around the ground when Gawn is off. Weid cost us two goals by having NFI what to do at defensive stoppages, and when McDonald does it forward he's just competing and hoping for the best rather than setting up scoring chances. I'd play Preuss just because a) after we were so limp the other day I'd like somebody in the side who at least looks angry and b) he was good in that first practice game when played purely as the backup ruckman, I'm not getting hung up on that Richmond disaster when they tried to play him in the Gawn role and he died from exhaustion.
Garlett is definitely in the best 22 too, because nobody else can do what he does. Even still, a hugely uninspiring list given three are borderline 22 and Lever is months away
To be fair he is one of the most soft and unaccountable hacks on our list, so I guess if you want that...He's definitely not in the best 22 - refer last season for evidence. It's true that nobody else can do the things he does, but it's also true that for 95% of gametime, Garlett can't do those things either.
I didn't watch the match (thank God) but i like these changes.Out: Hore, O Mac, Sparrow (thought he debuted well but out for team balance)
In: May, KK, Preuss
B: Michael Hibberd, Stephen May, Neville Jetta
HB: Jayden Hunt, Sam Frost, Christian Salem
C: Kade Kolodashnij, Clayton Oliver, Bayley Fritsch
HF: Alex Neal-Bullen, Tom McDonald, Christian Petracca
F: Jake Melksham, Braydon Preuss, Sam Weideman
FOL: Max Gawn, James Harmes, Angus Brayshaw
I/C: Charlie Spargo, Nathan Jones, Corey Wagner, Jack Viney
If KK not ready then keep Sparrow in I guess.
Pretty sure Lewis is still injured?Ins-
May (Obviously), Lewis (personally I think he is over the hill but he is on the field for his direction and the runner issue), Preuss (to play 30% ruck time and be the focal.point up forward to give TMac more opportunities)
Outs-
Frost (decision making was disgraceful and deserves a week or more in the VFL until Oscar stuffs up lol), Hore (hardly noticed him but when I did he looks shorter than the 190cm claimed) Spargo (did ok but I think Wagner played better and deserves another crack)
B- Jetta(Ablett/Dangerfield), May (Hawkins), Hibberd (Rohan)
HB- Salem, OMac (Ratu), Lewis
C- Jones, Viney, Hunt
HF- Petracca, Weideman, Harmes
F- Melksham, Preuss, TMac
Ruck- Gawn, Oliver, Brayshaw
Int- Sparrow, Wagner, ANB, Fritsch
It was boobish from the Weid and it might have cost us a couple of goals, but it's not hard to not do that dumb s**t again. Given we just got murdered by a faster, younger, fitter side, I really don't think we should be doubling down and going even slower.