changes vs North Melbourne

[wraglesweb]

Don't wory mate eveyone fogets an r sometimes!

You might be Surprised that Forgets has one r. Am i doing it right....

 

[Bacchus]

Having an updated crack at tonight's team:

B: Barrass, Schofield, Sheppard
HB: Hurn, McGovern, Butler
C: Gaff, Priddis, Masten
HF: Cripps, Darling, Hutchings
F: LeCras, Kennedy, Brown
R: Lycett, Shuey, Yeo
I (from): Wellingham, Hill, McGinnity, Nelson, Redden, Jetta, Giles

In: Hill, Redden, Giles

Giles to be named to keep NM guessing. Last three to miss out. Giles and Redden to play for EP, Jetta to be held over and miss out on a chance to get some confidence back

Agree with most of this including the 25. One difference - can't see/would not like Nelson to get a game before Jetta. For all Nelson's enthusiasm, youth, promise etc. he does not have the class and game changing possibilities of Jetta at this point in his career. I think Simpson is committed to Jetta and he needs continuity to come good. Nelson's game against Essendon was at best serviceable IMO.

The other question mark is Barrass and MacKenzie. Barrass is playing well, looks like a 200 gamer, is not a liability despite his inexperience, but will the MC go with MacKenzie's experience in such a crucial game? Seems a real
50-50 to me, interesting to see which they go.

 

[china eagle]

Having an updated crack at tonight's team:

B: Barrass, Schofield, Sheppard
HB: Hurn, McGovern, Butler
C: Gaff, Priddis, Masten
HF: Cripps, Darling, Hutchings
F: LeCras, Kennedy, Brown
R: Lycett, Shuey, Yeo
I (from): Wellingham, Hill, McGinnity, Nelson, Redden, Jetta, Giles

In: Hill, Redden, Giles

Giles to be named to keep NM guessing. Last three to miss out. Giles and Redden to play for EP, Jetta to be held over and miss out on a chance to get some confidence back

Hill for Jetta is the interesting one here... I reckon youll be proven right in about 5 hours.

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

Agree with most of this including the 25. One difference - can't see/would not like Nelson to get a game before Jetta. For all Nelson's enthusiasm, youth, promise etc. he does not have the class and game changing possibilities of Jetta at this point in his career. I think Simpson is committed to Jetta and he needs continuity to come good. Nelson's game against Essendon was at best serviceable IMO.

I'm not a fan of dropping Jetta personally, but I think if Hill comes in for Nelson we won't have enough soldiers on the inside in what's likely to be a really tough contested battle. Jetta out gives a bit better team balance, though it's not in his/the club's interests longer term.

LeCras would be the other guy in the gun but I can't see it happening. McGinnity is another possibility but it'd be a big call to drop him after four goals.

We go through this topic in detail on this week's podcast, just FYI [/gratuitousplug]

 

[DanWCE]

Agree Fivey, if its a wet, contested slug fest, Jetta won't be involved at all. Nelson has a bit of mongrel that may come in quite handy in those conditions.

 

[Dark Sharks]

Heh, Fivey and his privileged upbringing.

Probably went to Aquinas before he became a lawyer. Where else do you learn such complex grammatical siphers, like how to spell surprise?

Tell me that.

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

Government school all the way thanks

 

[china eagle]

Agree with most of this including the 25. One difference - can't see/would not like Nelson to get a game before Jetta. For all Nelson's enthusiasm, youth, promise etc. he does not have the class and game changing possibilities of Jetta at this point in his career. I think Simpson is committed to Jetta and he needs continuity to come good. Nelson's game against Essendon was at best serviceable IMO.

The other question mark is Barrass and MacKenzie. Barrass is playing well, looks like a 200 gamer, is not a liability despite his inexperience, but will the MC go with MacKenzie's experience in such a crucial game? Seems a real
50-50 to me, interesting to see which they go.

I reckon if you really want Nelson out, the only logical replacements are either Redden or Duggan. Which still leaves somebody needing to come out for Hill, can only be jetta,cripps, ginnity or Lecca.... would love to be a fly on the wall at MC!

 

[Keys]

They'll get smashed.

It'll be the drive off the backbone that gets the job done...if at all.

Not tipping us here, mids are far too shizen for my liking.

Yes

Definitely want to see some backbone. Too many jellyfish impersonators in our games against top 8 sides this year

 

[AsterixTheGaul]

Heh, Fivey and his privileged upbringing.

Probably went to Aquinas before he became a lawyer. Where else do you learn such complex grammatical siphers, like how to spell surprise?

Tell me that.

Sounds more like a Guildford boy. Haven't seen that much enthusiasm for Aquinas old boys Fyfe and Yeo.

 

[AsterixTheGaul]

Suggest it will be a very late call given the outlook. 1.20 start so a wet surface and possibly more rain during the game.

What I would like to see:
In: Hill and Redden
Out: LeCras and Jetta (if wet)

Reason
Jetta in the wet is probably not happening - heavy conditions do not suit him especially if down on confidence in what will be a physical game. Redden a better option.

It won't happen but I would love a message sent to LeCras. Something like "Go to Steel Blue Stadium and don the Royals jumper son - we need players we can depend on this week". Tell him he is behind Hill at the selection table. Could be the turning point he needs.

Giles/Brown - probably go Brown as being more useful in sloppages.

 

[Winky]

I'm not a fan of dropping Jetta personally, but I think if Hill comes in for Nelson we won't have enough soldiers on the inside in what's likely to be a really tough contested battle. Jetta out gives a bit better team balance, though it's not in his/the club's interests longer term.

LeCras would be the other guy in the gun but I can't see it happening. McGinnity is another possibility but it'd be a big call to drop him after four goals.

We go through this topic in detail on this week's podcast, just FYI [/gratuitousplug]

I think the thing that most people miss is that Jetta hasn't been good for a couple of years. His impact on games for Sydney was minimal and although I didn't see all of Sydney's games, the ones I did see involved Jetta in a similar role to the one he is currently playing for West Coast. ie: Cruising around picking up the easy kicks and showing his skills by good disposal. So while I agree that it would be great for the Eagles if he could get the ball more often and even feed off Priddis's inside work, it is unlikely to happen. There are no second efforts from him, he doesn't tackle a couple of people in a row, he doesn't give off the ball and then run past for a clear possession and he certainly doesn't run on to provide back up or a shepherd for a teammate. In addition the number of possessions are insufficient to impact. People now comment if he plays "a better game" rather than comment on a good game.
In that situation those players who do all of these things have to work harder to make up for him as well as the handicap in covering Priddis's weaknesses.

 

[Suma Magic]

With all the rain I think Brown will be fine.

Jetta may come out for Hill with the wet.

 

[Bacchus]

Don't see how Nelson retains his position on the basis of last week's game. Didn't do a lot of anything. Not yet ready for a big game IMO.

 

[AsterixTheGaul]

Don't see how Nelson retains his position on the basis of last week's game. Didn't do a lot of anything. Not yet ready for a big game IMO.

Didn't do a lot! Is your opinion based on stats or were you at the game? I was at the game and after a quiet 1st quarter, he was busy and very effective. One of the few players that showed any physicality which is an ingredient we are really lacking in.

 

[Chris_6678]

Patrick Keane ‏@AFL_PKeane 21s21 seconds ago


R16 teams now on club sites / http://afl.com.au WCoast v NMelb Hill, Redden, Duggan into 25 Daw, Anderson, Clarke into 25


No Waite or Wells

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Don't see how Nelson retains his position on the basis of last week's game. Didn't do a lot of anything. Not yet ready for a big game IMO.

Tagged Zaharakis out of the game?

 

[twce13]

Hope we drop brown for reddo/Duggan.
Don't think we need to waste a spot on my extra ruck given that extra will lose in there anyway.

Hill deserves to come back in but who we drop I'm not sure. Given its going to to be a contested batlle probbaly jetta. I'm sure McGinnity will be shit again this week but you can't drop a player off that. I also think hutch continues to hold his sport cause he is hitting the scoreboard.

 

[RookiePick]

Tagged Zaharakis out of the game?

but zaka could get tagged out by my grannie

 

[Beutbrute]

Hope we drop brown for reddo/Duggan.
Don't think we need to waste a spot on my extra ruck given that extra will lose in there anyway.

Hill deserves to come back in but who we drop I'm not sure. Given its going to to be a contested batlle probbaly jetta. I'm sure McGinnity will be shit again this week but you can't drop a player off that. I also think hutch continues to hold his sport cause he is hitting the scoreboard.

I don't think this is the week to go in with only 1 ruckman. Brown will stay in the team IMO.

 

[wraglesweb]

No Waite or Wells bodes well

 

[SpaceClef]

What I would like to see:
In: Hill and Redden
Out: LeCras and Jetta (if wet)

Reason
Jetta in the wet is probably not happening - heavy conditions do not suit him especially if down on confidence in what will be a physical game. Redden a better option.

 

[squashface]

So we have to pick 4 from Brown, Redden, Wellingham, Duggan, Jetta, Nelson and McGinnity with Wellingham probably being the only certainty.

Id also be surprised if Ginners is dropped, so in my mind it's 2 from Brown, Redden, Jetta, Duggan and Nelson

 

[Eaglespur]

millennia ago

 

[SpaceClef]

So we have to pick 4 from Brown, Redden, Wellingham, Duggan, Jetta, Nelson and McGinnity with Wellingham probably being the only certainty.

Id also be surprised if Ginners is dropped, so in my mind it's 2 from Brown, Redden, Jetta, Duggan and Nelson

It'll be Redden and Duggan I imagine.