Prediction Changes vs North (EF1: Saturday Sep 10 @ 7:10pm CST)

[Elite Crow]

im OK with Thommo's selection for this week

North are very much an inside midfield side and Ziebell will be a bull inside the contest so Thompson's big body and experience will be valuable at the stoppages

North are also not a great leg speed side and they struggle to spread from the contest so this is also in Thompson's favour

No doubt in my mind North will try and slow us down by turning this game into a real contested / stoppage type of game and this should suit Thommo

That's a very short sighted view. If we can't beat North without Thommo we should give up.

We should also be trying to exploit North with pace, just as West Coast did to us and Bulldogs did to West Coast and if we play the Giants they will do it to us too.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

*If* we make it through to play GWS then we need a week of heavy rain

 

[Elite Crow]

*If* we make it through to play GWS then we need a week of heavy rain

The pressure to make a change will be immense if Thommo has another stinker.

 

[hey shorty]

So carrying 2 out of form players in a 6 point loss isn't game changing? Every other player should just have done more?

We lost the game moreso due to discipline errors and a poor selection error. North had poor players on the night too.

 

[Murray2503]

The pressure to make a change will be immense if Thommo has another stinker.

The decision should have nothing to do with how he plays. It will be a totally different opposition. Lets get past north first.

 

[Wouldbetackler]

*If* we make it through to play GWS then we need a week of heavy rain

A week of heavy rain in NSW

 

[Anzacpaul]

The pressure to make a change will be immense if Thommo has another stinker.

Not sure about that. Douglas been average most of the year and never looked like getting dropped.

 

[TexForPM]

M

 

[pjcrows]

Everyone keeps saying "if Thompson, Douglas and Mackay have stinkers then they can be dropped for the Semi".

In a final, if all three of them have stinkers, we won't make the Semi.

We need 22 contributors in September.

 

[The Sloane Ranger]

That's a very short sighted view. If we can't beat North without Thommo we should give up.

We should also be trying to exploit North with pace, just as West Coast did to us and Bulldogs did to West Coast and if we play the Giants they will do it to us too.

Call it what ever you want however Thommo has been in the side all year and he was never going to be dropped for an inexperience player who has played FA games this year

Not short sighted, just a reality

 

[Elite Crow]

Call it what ever you want however Thommo has been in the side all year and he was never going to be dropped for an inexperience player who has played FA games this year

Not short sighted, just a reality

That's not the reason you gave why you were ok with his selection

 

[The Sloane Ranger]

That's not the reason you gave why you were ok with his selection

Regardless both reasons are valid and I still believe that Thompson is a good match up against North

It's a knock out final and you pick the best side for against that opposition to get the job done and then you assess again the following week

 

[Scorpus]

Everyone keeps saying "if Thompson, Douglas and Mackay have stinkers then they can be dropped for the Semi".

In a final, if all three of them have stinkers, we won't make the Semi.

We need 22 contributors in September.

The good news is North are playing Petrie, Anderson and Daw so they're already three guys down

 

[Tyls83]

If Jed Anderson "Callum chambers" us I will lose it!

 

[Sanders]

If Jed Anderson "Callum chambers" us I will lose it!

Nah. He's hard at it but can't find it

 

[1970crow]

We lost the game moreso due to discipline errors and a poor selection error. North had poor players on the night too.

Selecting a player who's not up to it and hoping that they magically turn it around is vastly different to one of your reliable players having a rare downer. Surely you understand this.

 

[mistylake]

The pressure to make a change will be immense if Thommo has another stinker.

He will. In regards to running and chasing,
I expect he'll still get his 25 disposals 17 or so of which are hacked kicks to whom ever is lucky enough to be where they end up going.

#selectorshavenoballs#

 

[mistylake]

Call it what ever you want however Thommo has been in the side all year and he was never going to be dropped for an inexperience player who has played FA games this year

Not short sighted, just a reality

But next week if we get there.
We just must get Knighta in for a bit of speed and instead of having a couple of games he has only 1.
It's like the fail when Wigg didn't get a game.
Our selections this year have been timid at times.

 

[hey shorty]

Selecting a player who's not up to it and hoping that they magically turn it around is vastly different to one of your reliable players having a rare downer. Surely you understand this.

Of course, however at the time we didn't have the option of a Knight or a Menzel. Plus our worst player on the night was a bloke called Brad Crouch.

 

[EddieWalker]

The pressure to make a change will be immense if Thommo has another stinker.

Unfortunately I still don't think it will matter. If Thommo has a shocker and one of the SANFL boys lights it up they will just find someone else to drop.

 

[TheLeftFist8]

Unfortunately I still don't think it will matter. If Thommo has a shocker and one of the SANFL boys lights it up they will just find someone else to drop.

Nailed it.

 

[Simmo28]

What does that count for as of today Jenn?

Ask Brisbsne supporters if they would prefer to have won 16 and playing finals.


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[Mattrox]

When these old names get trotted out what gets missed is that they weren't keeping superior players out of the team. We picked our most talented side. We didn't go in understrength deliberately just because we'd won some minor round games.

Also rotations were completely different. You could park Keating on the bench for 80% of the game.

You use the word superior, but I'm not sure you know what it means.


Marginally better, might be what you are looking for.

 

[Mattrox]

I don't think people are expecting superstars if they were they wouldn't be asking for Henderson to stay in and Mackay go out.

Henderson squibs Mackay doesn't.

 

[cocka]

Ask Brisbsne supporters if they would prefer to have won 16 and playing finals.


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It's the 4 and 6 count against the top 8, that has me worried, and shows our weaknesses