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Ok. Boy did we have a few issues against the Dees. But desperate times call for creative solutions. So here's the challenge:
What's a positional change, using players we already have, that you think can work but that no one else will agree with?
Rohan off half back?
Dangerfield to tag?
Selwood forward pocket?
Extra points for it being the most out there, generally disagreeable change that no one agrees with. Measured in number of disagree reacts. No I don't have a prize. I am not that organised.
Mine:
Jake Kolodjashnij. Much maligned and somewhat capable but limited as a defender. What if he defended somewhere else?
His best work for mine is against fleet footed small forwards where he positions himself between them and the fall of the ball, then, timing his nudge on them for when they're on their second or third step he manages to disrupt them enough that they're not taking the ball cleanly and at full speed. They're then able to get tackled by a cats player that wouldn't have caught them otherwise.
Transplant this to our biggest problem the other night. Petracca just ran through stoppages, when there was even someone there to try tackle him, he shrugged it because he had already taken a few steps before got there and had momentum.
So Kolo positions himself at stoppages where he thinks the ball will go, just like he was defending a small forward, and just keeps trying to affect his run at it.
So there it is. In my opinion the most disagreeable positional change we could make that could almost work:
Kolo the tagging midfielder
At least it gets him out of the backline. Hit me with your disagree reacts people!
What's a positional change, using players we already have, that you think can work but that no one else will agree with?
Rohan off half back?
Dangerfield to tag?
Selwood forward pocket?
Extra points for it being the most out there, generally disagreeable change that no one agrees with. Measured in number of disagree reacts. No I don't have a prize. I am not that organised.
Mine:
Jake Kolodjashnij. Much maligned and somewhat capable but limited as a defender. What if he defended somewhere else?
His best work for mine is against fleet footed small forwards where he positions himself between them and the fall of the ball, then, timing his nudge on them for when they're on their second or third step he manages to disrupt them enough that they're not taking the ball cleanly and at full speed. They're then able to get tackled by a cats player that wouldn't have caught them otherwise.
Transplant this to our biggest problem the other night. Petracca just ran through stoppages, when there was even someone there to try tackle him, he shrugged it because he had already taken a few steps before got there and had momentum.
So Kolo positions himself at stoppages where he thinks the ball will go, just like he was defending a small forward, and just keeps trying to affect his run at it.
So there it is. In my opinion the most disagreeable positional change we could make that could almost work:
Kolo the tagging midfielder
At least it gets him out of the backline. Hit me with your disagree reacts people!
