Our Forwardline next week

[whelan=legend]

Could is possibly be our worst ever? I wouldn't doubt it.

Out bitches will probably beat us

 

[whelan=legend]

Got me thinking, Maric a possible in for Robbo?
Juice aswell?

 

[omit]

no robbo
no neitz
no dutchy

any word on if davey will be back?

 

[dutchy12]

We'd have to bring in Maric.

Why not were going to lose anyway, Queens bday clash would be a great oppurtunity for him.

 

[CowboyFromHell]

We'd have to bring in Maric.

Why not were going to lose anyway, Queens bday clash would be a great oppurtunity for him.

I would have thought Queens Bday would be the perfect game for a guy like Maric. A big crowd and the big stage - I'd back him in to kick 3.

Bring Rivers in and stick him up forward and let Warnock and Garland take Cloke and whoever else they have down there.

 

[CaptainDavey]

Dunn Bate Sylvia
Yze Miller Aussie

Should bout do it I reckon Yze tends to shine in these games and he did OK today, he didn't put his body on the line as required but he did pop up for some junk time magic. Hopefully he'll turn it on next week

 

[undies37]

davey will play!!!!
it was only a light strain and should be fine.
especially playing on monday.
who do u think will be dropped next week??

 

[davey_magik]

We don't need more talls. Go with a small forwardline as Collingwoods defence isn't that quick.

Sylvia Bate Davey
Wonna Miller Yze

 

[master bate]

Dutchy Holland badly needed if he can play, same with Davey. I think Sylvia, Bate, Wonaeamirri and Yze can go alright, but not confident a lot of goals will be kicked. Miller was back to his usual self, what a shocking 100th game and the cheer squad didn't need to lie on the banner - "Brad Miller 100 great games" - more like 10 great games, 20 ok games and 70 odd rubbish efforts.

 

[cotcha now]

bate hurt is hand during todays game, will he be right?

 

[beez]

Could is possibly be our worst ever? I wouldn't doubt it.

Out bitches will probably beat us

I understand this, but we did beat you last time we played...

 

[omit]

bate hurt is hand during todays game, will he be right?

if we want to field 22 guys next week i think he might be able to get up

 

[stickman11]

Welcome back NEWTON

The big stage awaits.

Or why not get inventive. CJ has been in good form - strong mark, quick on the run. Might be able to play up forward.

 

[2 Dogs]

Saw Dutchy as the game finished today and had a quick chat with him. Says his shoulder isn't too bad and is a strong chance to play next week.

What I don't get is the continual misuse of Dunn. Play him out of the goalsquare for gods sake and leave him there for the game. He has run his race as a tagger, our forward 50 is desperate for talent and he needs to be given more than 10mins in the 3rd qtr to show what he's got.

Wona Miller Bate
Yze Dutchy Dunn

Whispers of a return of Juice. Not heard from anyone in particular, but I want him back. Haters will say he's lazy on the return of one match, bullshit, give the man a chance to play. He is still a kid, there is no other option get him in if he's right.

Maybe a chance to see what Maric has too. Not going to hurt him by giving him a taste of action at the top, he'll be there soon.

 

[master bate]

I understand this, but we did beat you last time we played...

We had 17 left for the last quarter, and would have won if only 1 of them wasn't injured. Anyway QB is where it is at.

 

[JuveRule]

What I don't get is the continual misuse of Dunn. Play him out of the goalsquare for gods sake and leave him there for the game. He has run his race as a tagger, our forward 50 is desperate for talent and he needs to be given more than 10mins in the 3rd qtr to show what he's got.

Hear hear, i think a lot of the problem though stems from the lack of a quality small defender, which is why Junior has had to go down back to help out, as well as Bartram playing as a pure defender as opposed to a stopper - clearly he was no match for Schneider today. If only Whelan could stay fit/Bell would show a bit more of the form we saw from him (albeit in patches) last year. Dunn has been quite up and down in the tagging role (more down though) and whilst he could develop into the type of tagger who can also attack well, i think Bartram has shown much, much more in this sort of role.

Whispers of a return of Juice. Not heard from anyone in particular, but I want him back. Haters will say he's lazy on the return of one match, bullshit, give the man a chance to play. He is still a kid, there is no other option get him in if he's right.

Didn't Connolly say to Schwarz during an interview in the final term that Newton would be coming back in? I'd definitely like to see him given an extended run in the team now that Robbo's gone for the year. The sentimental side of me would also like to see Dutchy given a run, as not only will he give his all but he's now really the only one who can sit in the square and provide a contest. Of course that does nothing for our future though, so although I'm sure we'll see a bit of Dutchy & Yze in the forward line for the remainder of the year, i personally would like to see something like this tested out later in the year as a long-term possibility:

Bate Miller Davey
Dunn Newton Wonna

A bit tall? Possibly, but keep in mind that Bate and Miller would play as lead-up forwards, taking the ball around 60-75 out, with Dunn and Newton playing from the square, Davey & Wonna at their feet. Then of course you could rotate Sylvia, Green, Maric and others through the forward line to provide a few goals here and there. You could even swap Dunn and Bate around for some time.

If we're going to persist with youth in the backline, then it only makes sense to follow suit in the forward line. Our midfield and backline stocks are in far better shape than our forward line and by the end of next year we won't have Robbo, Dutchy and Yze, so really we need to be working as much as possible in that area.

 

[melbourne150]

I reckon Maric should defienitly come in, He is one of those players who feeds off the crowd and loves the spotlight so when better to debut than on queens birthday at the MCG. Plus he can also rotate through the midfield and add a bit of pace.

And we should bring Holland back in to do his usual job on Rocca.

And i hope Whelan is ready to come back because we will need him to help us deal with Collingwoods small forwards.