Unofficial Preview Changes vs GWS

[35Daicos]

Despite not travelling how many would like, Allan won the pies best young player last year and is slowly building. Last year he was dropped for round 1 but to bad from. ?????
He doubled that this year. Round 2 selections don’t mean much.

You're the second person today I've seen bring up Ed Allan winning the Pies Best Young Player/Harry Collier Trophy in 2025. It's probably worth pointing out that Jakob Ryan won it in 2023!!

I'm hoping Ed can really lift himself and end up a quality senior player, but he's been very disappointing at that level so far, and he needs to do so much more.

 

[yeah man]

I tipped GWS

I mean this kindly Dave, but get a grip

 

[eddiesmith]

Exactly.
Why aren't we trying to systematically work out the personnel for our best inside midfield?
We play the yong players in roles that don't allow us to assess whether they are good enough for the role we need them to play.
We drop them when they don't play up to standard in a role peripheral to where we actually would need them to play.
How does this make sense?

Because we waste that position on the slowest player in the team who can lay a couple of tackles but can’t kick for shit.

 

[sr36]

Exactly.
Why aren't we trying to systematically work out the personnel for our best inside midfield?
We play the yong players in roles that don't allow us to assess whether they are good enough for the role we need them to play.
We drop them when they don't play up to standard in a role peripheral to where we actually would need them to play.
How does this make sense?

You know they train with and against each other in these roles? Coaches will know where they're at.

 

[sr36]

Try having 2 diesel cars

Have you tried doing what the Blues used to do - paying for Diesel with cash in a brown paper bag. You might get a better deal that way.

 

[nickyds35]

Pretty piss poor by the herald sun to plaster Jack Buller being dropped all over their website like it’s a big story.

15+ players get dropped per week, but making a big deal for a player that has only played 13 off games is horrendous.

 

[Swooop]

Like the look of the team this week, to take on a bit of a nemesis for us.

Clearly the backline looks stronger with more rebound, but that hasn’t been our problem.

Midfield roughly similar.

But the forward line look much cleaner and better organised.

The three talls, one very raw and lacking poise at this early stage of his career in a new side, no doubt a bit anxious playing in front of comparatively huge crowds and all; the other two, one just back from injury, but both misfiring - it just turned our attack into something of an amorphous, confused blob. Jamie being sick didn’t help.

It just has a really good balance about it now.

The two central keys with more space around them, Elliott hopefully re- energised, De goey wanting to lift after his last game, and Beau and Lachie doing their thing, it just feels more potent and streamlined.

Let’s now see if we can get going against these guys for a change

 

[Ted_Striker]

Like this weeks team...Looks a better balanced team at both ends of the ground......Good to see Steene get a game.
Parker a little unlucky as I don't think he did a lot wrong.....
But good inclusions.......Let's see if our forward line functions better tonight....
Go Pies.....