IN : Adkins, Green OUT : Matera, Gaspar

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It appears that Matera isnt quite at 100% so wont play, Gaspar on the other hand has just been dropped. Im disappointed in one sense, but not so in another by these changes. Atleast we have a clear strategy going into the game, We will try to run them off there feet I think, Playing 2 tall forwards means that Lewis Roberts Thompson becomes uttlerly useless. Green is a good height to take someone like O Keefe or Davis if things become desperate. Adkins will play a small forward role, and hopefully can take Crouch out of the game.

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Id think its bout a 90% chance of happening, makes sense too, Play with a smaller forward line and a few small defenders.
 

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Id think its bout a 90% chance of happening, makes sense too, Play with a smaller forward line and a few small defenders.
I just reckon Gaspar is the perfect match-up for Ball/Jolly or even Goodes when they go forward.

This means that if we want to push Hunter forward then we will need Staker to play as a key defender.

I'd like to retain Gaspar.

I think his contested marking ability would be of considerable value in our backline.
 

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I just reckon Gaspar is the perfect match-up for Ball/Jolly or even Goodes when they go forward.

This means that if we want to push Hunter forward then we will need Staker to play as a key defender.

I'd like to retain Gaspar.

I think his contested marking ability would be of considerable value in our backline.
Whats with your conservative approach to footy, you cant play someone on the odd chance that the other coach may a player in a certain positon. If Ball or Jolly dont play forward, then Gaspar has no role in the team. Sydney normally play with a small forward line anyway and with question marks on Balls fitness I dont see him playing in the forward line. Id prefer Green to play ahead of Gaspar, atleast he is versatile and can add something to our team no matter what Roos chooses to do

Id prefer to play a smaller team, If we have a small forward line that means LRT is rendered useless, LRT cant play on Embley or Cousins, it would mean that Crouch and Ben Matthews will have to go to defence hurting there midfield. In the last qtr in the QF we played a small forward line and it worked, We will have to do that again to win.
 

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Whats with your conservative approach to footy, you cant play someone on the odd chance that the other coach may a player in a certain positon. If Ball or Jolly dont play forward, then Gaspar has no role in the team. Sydney normally play with a small forward line anyway and with question marks on Balls fitness I dont see him playing in the forward line. Id prefer Green to play ahead of Gaspar, atleast he is versatile and can add something to our team no matter what Roos chooses to do.
I reckon Gaspar gives us more flexibility. He releases Hunter to go forward.

With Gaspar at CHB, Hunter and Staker become tall utilities that can play at either end. Without him I think where a bit restricted.

Ball and Jolly will both spend time forward at some stage.

How is Green versatile? Do you reckon he could do a job on O'Loughlin or O'Keefe? That's what we need at the moment. We have enough midfielders. We need flexibility in defence.
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Id prefer to play a smaller team, If we have a small forward line that means LRT is rendered useless, LRT cant play on Embley or Cousins, it would mean that Crouch and Ben Matthews will have to go to defence hurting there midfield. In the last qtr in the QF we played a small forward line and it worked, We will have to do that again to win.
LRT will take Gardiner. Bolton will take Hansen and Barry will take whoever else plays forward out of Staker, Seaby and Embley.

I think we have the height up forward to unsettle Sydney. I agree that we don't want to go in top-heavy, but if we have an advantage we should press it home.
 

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Hunter shud play defence when Jolly or someone goes to the forward line, We dont need Hunter to play FF or day, he has supreme fitness, we shouldnt waste it.

I dont think Gaspar has the speed yet to play on Goodes, and I dont think we can pick someone according to Sydneys gameplan, we need to concentrate on our own gameplan.

I think Green could play on Goodes O Keefe or Davis if things became desperate. He is a tallish small defender and Sydney have a tallish small forward line. It makes sense to play him I feel.
 

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Im not surprised about Matera. Remember when we rushed him back last time? There is too much doubt IMO.

As for Gaspar, maybe he didn't pull up well or something. I'm surprised they would drop him after the game he played against the Crows.
 

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Whats the source on this? Why would anyone be telling people the day before the GF who is in the side and who isn't? Thats why you have emergencies, so things can be decided on the day.
 

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I think Green could play on Goodes O Keefe or Davis if things became desperate. He is a tallish small defender and Sydney have a tallish small forward line. It makes sense to play him I feel.
Come again?

I wouldn't like Green on Goodes deep in the forward line. Nor would I want him to play on Davis.

I reckon Green's only likely match-up in defence would be O'Keefe. O'Loughlin at a pinch but I could see Micky O giving KG a bath.

The O'Loughlin match-up is one that always troubles us.

Are we going to sacrifice Chick?
 

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It appears that Matera isnt quite at 100% so wont play, Gaspar on the other hand has just been dropped.
I accept that Matera probably won't be right, but I'm not buying it on Gaspar.

I just don't believe that a decision would have been made yet.

Matera looks like he's less than 100% so we can perhaps assume that he won't play.

But Gaspar is in the mix and I just don't reckon that call has been made yet.
 

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Green aint bad, Adkins is the biggest hack there. I hope anyone but Adkins plays, maybe we shud enquire too North Melbourne about borrowing Lance Picioane for a game :D.
 
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I managed to have a quick chat with Adkins before the parade got underway today and when I asked him if he'd be lining up, I got the impression from his body language that he was a happy man. Of course he said we'll just have to wait and see what happens.
 

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Come again?

I wouldn't like Green on Goodes deep in the forward line. Nor would I want him to play on Davis.

I reckon Green's only likely match-up in defence would be O'Keefe. O'Loughlin at a pinch but I could see Micky O giving KG a bath.

The O'Loughlin match-up is one that always troubles us.

Are we going to sacrifice Chick?
I believe the reason Green will play is that he matches up pretty well on O'Loughlin and this would release Chicky to play on the very dangerous Kennelly.
 

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Dont shoot the messenger, im only repeating what George Grijullsich is saying.

In future can you please mark all threads started based on something the senile old git says with a * so that I dont waste my time opening them

Thanks
 
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