Coaching Tips versus Sydney.

[rgauci]

I started a similar thread a while back. Forgot to do it for the Geelong game. God knows i should of because blind freddy would have noticed that Cook should not play on Ablett. Anyway. Tips for the Sydney game:

1. Dodd vs. Goodes. Goodes is in outstanding form. Some are saying he is playing better than his brownlow year. This will be a huge challenge for Dodd but i believe he is up to the task.

2. Parker vs. O'loughlin. Our backline is decimated at the moment. And Parks will give an honest contest. O'loughlin will likely slip a few past but none are likely to do any better.

3. BARRY HALL. Start with Johnson but move McPharlin onto him if he starts to get away. Hall will eventually run Johnson into the ground. His work rate is amazing. No-one player can stay with him on the long leads for 4 quarters. This needs to be a dual effort from McPharlin and Johnson.

4. Play Pavlich out of the square, and occasionally on the ball. The length of the Sydney ground means you only really need one key forward.

5. Play Webster. He is likely to relish the hard tackling. (pray his knee's stay intact)

6. Play Hayden. We need someone with some dash marking their small forwards.

7. McPharlin should spend a lot of time in the backline, Medhurst is capable of playing a key post in the forward line. He has been a lot more productive this year than McPharlin despite being in and out of the team.

8. Take Schammer out of the backline. His disposal is woeful at the moment. Play him on the ball. If he starts winning clearances watch his confidence grow. How the hell is he going to gain confidence in the backline, where disposal is most important. his endeavour should see a form reversal in the middle of the ground. Alternatives to Schammer playing in the backline are: Heath Black, or as mentioned above Roger Hayden.

 

[Scham]

I started a similar thread a while back. Forgot to do it for the Geelong game. God knows i should of because blind freddy would have noticed that Cook should not play on Ablett. Anyway. Tips for the Sydney game:

1. Dodd vs. Goodes. Goodes is in outstanding form. Some are saying he is playing better than his brownlow year. This will be a huge challenge for Dodd but i believe he is up to the task.

2. Parker vs. O'loughlin. Our backline is decimated at the moment. And Parks will give an honest contest. O'loughlin will likely slip a few past but none are likely to do any better.

3. BARRY HALL. Start with Johnson but move McPharlin onto him if he starts to get away. Hall will eventually run Johnson into the ground. His work rate is amazing. No-one player can stay with him on the long leads for 4 quarters. This needs to be a dual effort from McPharlin and Johnson.

4. Play Pavlich out of the square, and occasionally on the ball. The length of the Sydney ground means you only really need one key forward.

5. Play Webster. He is likely to relish the hard tackling. (pray his knee's stay intact)

6. Play Hayden. We need someone with some dash marking their small forwards.

7. McPharlin should spend a lot of time in the backline, Medhurst is capable of playing a key post in the forward line. He has been a lot more productive this year than McPharlin despite being in and out of the team.

8. Take Schammer out of the backline. His disposal is woeful at the moment. Play him on the ball. If he starts winning clearances watch his confidence grow. How the hell is he going to gain confidence in the backline, where disposal is most important. his endeavour should see a form reversal in the middle of the ground. Alternatives to Schammer playing in the backline are: Heath Black, or as mentioned above Roger Hayden.

I'd go Parker or Mundy on Goodes. Maybe Dodd on O'loughlan.
Polak used with Jonno on Hall - I wouldn't play McPharlane. Jlo to help out by filling the hole.
Medhust, Pav and Webster close to goal, Farmer and Headland up around half forward.

 

[Dr Ralph Dagg]

I'd put Matty Carr on Goodes. He has an inch or two on Dodd and about 10kg. Just tell Matty to make sure Goodes never gets a kick.

As for other matchups I'm a bit stumped. Maybe Polak on Hall, or at least in the hole.

We can match up all we want but we need blinders from Bell, JLo, and Hasleby, and a fair bit of support from Farmer, Headland, Peake and Crowley. I'd oput sandy in the square and tell him he has to kcik at least two to keep his place next week.

 

[Sailor]

Anyone with a piece of 4 x 2 can sort out Hall.

 

[Exeter]

Anyone with a piece of 4 x 2 can sort out Hall.

3 inch galv pipe would be better.

Just make sure you really brain him because if he gets up you'll regret it.

 

[Belnakor]

I'd love for it to work out like that, but i can almost see a vision of our forward line. 20+ people in it consistantly, more when the ball is there, so clustered that you can barely see the ground.. and someone bombing it in long to pav, fighting off 3 defenders to just get a hand on the ball.. quick turnover. goal to sydney. Repeat.

If thats not our day, i'll be very happy!

 

[Lach72]

I san see Hall tearing Magic a new one...he's had his pants oulled down by the big guys this year and Ottens tore him up so it's a little concerning.
I reckon McPharlin on Hall from the start.
I still reckon Pav at CHF but give him licence to drift through the guts.

 

[kanabar]

I'd go Parker or Mundy on Goodes. Maybe Dodd on O'loughlan.
Polak used with Jonno on Hall - I wouldn't play McPharlane. Jlo to help out by filling the hole.
Medhust, Pav and Webster close to goal, Farmer and Headland up around half forward.

Id say farmer to stay at feet of the great PAV medhurst at half forward and sicne small ground medhurst can kick goal from Half forward with his raking kicks and PAV lead from goal sqaure (Keep LEO BARRY a bit unhappy as he is not Comfortable at playing near goal square at full back).

Id tell mundy to put his body infront of hall and since we know they will all go to hall for goals and they have habit of pulling their defenders out of halls runnign space tell the defenders to not fall i nthat trap never clear the space infront of hall even if their man trys to pull them out of halls running space [CROWD UP HALLS RUNNING SPACE

id tell mundy this is ur last chance to stay in team if he doesnt put his body on the line.


We need JLO and Dodd to do Goods as he will be in the ruck allot.

Parker/Johnson(speed and agility) to do Oloughlin (but 1 thing to tell Parker is dont give him a centimeter of space as this is what parker does always gives his man space go for the tackle dotn try and corner him go for all) (one of parkers critcisms he doesnt tackle his man always he always ries to corner them which is no good as they always get rid of ball which results in goals (too loose)

One thing we need to do also is to close their few midfielders crowley will need to shut down SCHNEIDER or BUCHANAN+Williams (Carr J+M on him).

One thing we need to do also is To get our forward who is played by Tadhg Kennelly to always tackle him as he gives the swans their run from the back line.