Egan or Rooke

[Jack-Packenham]

In : Milburn Harley
Out : Koulourioutis Egan or Rooke

I think if Egan is fit he should stay in the side to help Scarlett and Harley deal with Lynch, Seaby, Hansen and MacDougall. If not Playfair will once again be dragged away from the forward line.

 

[Seb]

In : Milburn Harley
Out : Koulourioutis Egan or Rooke

I think if Egan is fit he should stay in the side to help Scarlett and Harley deal with Lynch, Seaby, Hansen and MacDougall. If not Playfair will once again be dragged away from the forward line.

Agree wholeheartedly.

Apparently he is fit, so it looks like you'll be on the money with Milburn + Harley in, Koula and Rooke out.

 

[JUBJUB]

I'd be tempted to go with Egan.
Rooke didn't play badly on sunday.He'd be unlucky to get dropped,but so would Egan.

 

[Fall Out Boy]

Ego

 

[DBAH0]

Definitely Egan, Rooke was ok, but made a couple of stuff ups which he's always going to be prone to. If the Eagles do play Jamie Graham, we'll need the taller defender in Egan.

 

[ANT JESS]

I'd go with Rooke, Egan will get his chances throughout the year to prove himself. But at this stage of the year I'd stick with Rooke, afterall he didn't do much wrong vs Richmond. I thought he was fairly solid actually.

 

[Ricketts]

I like Rooke.

Goes in, crashes packs.

 

[jmain14]

I'd go with Rooke, Egan will get his chances throughout the year to prove himself. But at this stage of the year I'd stick with Rooke, afterall he didn't do much wrong vs Richmond. I thought he was fairly solid actually.

agreed ant jess. would have to go with rooke at this stage, and egan will be the unlucky one. should make the trip over though as first emerg.

 

[rizzo]

Egan

 

[Rodion]

I'd be inclined to go with Rooke. Egan had a fine debut, but Rooke is more mobile and we might need his ability to crash through packs.

 

[JUBJUB]

Rooke has won.Egan and Koula made way for Milburn and Harley

 

[Ricketts]

Good ins.

 

[WestCat]

If Graham is a late inclusion Egan would be a tempting inclusion, but I think with the named teams, we have the upper hand as Cox can't ruck all day.

 

[DBAH0]

Right now looking at the matchups, I still would have preferred Egan due to his height;

Lynch - Scarlett
Gardiner - Harley
Hansen - Rooke / Milburn

I would have preferred Egan to play on Gardiner, so Harley could slide over to Hansen, but let's just hope Rooke can do the job for us. At least he gives us another tagging option for Judd as well.

 

[Jack-Packenham]

Lynch - Scarlett
Gardiner - Harley
Hansen - Rooke / Milburn

I think now they will have to play

Lynch - Scarlett
Gardiner - Playfair
Hansen - Harley

Or the cats can roll the dice and play King Playfair Kingsley up forward and try and stretch the eagles and just prey they win the midfield

 

[trizzles]

I know we were all pretty happy with the impact Egan had on debut last week and his couragous act, which definitely lifted the team, however I am still not sure that with Harley returning that we are in desperate need of the extra tall.
Don't get me wrong, I think he has ability, but watching last week, I thought his strength still needs a bit of work, just to be able to match it with the big men in the AFL. If he keeps working on it, he will be a very, very good addition to the side.
Richo and Simmonds were both physically stronger than the young fella, and I just think that if he were to play, playing him on Lynch or Gardiner would be a huge risk. They are mature players at the highest level and are extremely strong.
I would like to see him keep working in the VFL and beating opponents convincingly. After he performs consistently there, he can vie for a position in the best 22.

Rooke is quite tall and has good strength and agility. He is not afraid to crash the packs, and I would go with him this week over Egan.

 

[Turbocat]

I think both have shown they are not quite up to it. Rooke just lacks the level of polish that AFL expects and im not sure he will ever get better.Noone would doubt his effort.Egan probably is similar to Scarlo and will improve with games but currently is as raw as chaffed inner thigh.He looked all at see what to do at the right time and the big pressure games are going to be a worry he untill gets used to the pressure.But do we have anyone better? Slade,Buckland?

 

[JUBJUB]

A bit harsh on Egan.Perhaps if he was given more time on the ground [not 25 mins],then he'd prove his worth.

He'll probably get dropped this week,but it may only be to give him a full game in the VFL.

I don't think Rooke has been that bad.