Preview R2: Changes vs. Essendon

[JennyTalia]

Smith is a long way from selection.

Agree and based on his goal song selection, he knows it too.

Funny guy chose the Angels - am I ever going to see your face again.

 

[Coopers]

No Ridley in an already very shaky backline is very good news.

Shaky backlines are what we like. We have the best forward line in the league.

 

[Betts are off]

I find it interesting that Pendlebury is essentially getting managed via the sub. And we look inclined to do the same with Tex.

I feel like it's a clever way to nurse senior players through the long season. I'd really not mind it if we continue down this path with Tex specifically.

 

[CromradeCromulent]

Agree and based on his goal song selection, he knows it too.

Funny guy chose the Angels - am I ever going to see your face again.

Yeah, no way that wasn't deliberate, he would have chosen it so that if he comes in for a send off game and kicks a goal, hilarity will ensue.

 

[Carn The Texan]

Yeah, no way that wasn't deliberate, he would have chosen it so that if he comes in for a send off game and kicks a goal, hilarity will ensue.

"No way, go vote for Gough"

 

[hippyhippy]

I can get around us starting Tex in basically every game and subbing him once every 4-5 like yesterday. With 1-2 games rest through the year. Seems like the best way to manage him. And if he's flying during a game, we just don't sub him.

Won't work... the sub is not meant to be used for player management of 1 player... meant to be used to cover for early injuries and it's pretty rare that we don't get injuries throughout the season. Not too mention it severely restricts options to adapt to games.

Has anyone kept an eye on the Essendon board? They are very confident they will win this weekend. Already a foregone conclusion which is the polar opposite of ours. Strange how fans rate their teams.

 

[WetCrow1991]

Wouldn’t mind getting pedlar in the side at some stage, but that’s probably a couple of weeks away.

Who is he replacing?

 

[hippyhippy]

Lining up behind Sholl are Pedlar and Nank, hopefully Ryan soon too, and Jones. Wing spots are pretty specialist though, so not ready to drop Sholl yet, but my fear is he will go missing in winter.

We have plenty of wingers now... perform our be dropped!

 

[Cromulant]

I'd say it's a bit early in the year to be resting Tex. He won't be rested until we're at least a few rounds in, if at all.

He and the club have already said he'll be rested.

Yesterday was a nice little bonus.

 

[WetCrow1991]

If that was the case then Curtin is clearly the player we drop. Makes us unbalanced with talls and has minimal impact out there


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Does Curtin turn 28 this year?

To follow on from that argument, Walker is the one to rest/drop.

 

[skam85]

Won't work... the sub is not meant to be used for player management of 1 player... meant to be used to cover for early injuries and it's pretty rare that we don't get injuries throughout the season. Not too mention it severely restricts options to adapt to games.

Has anyone kept an eye on the Essendon board? They are very confident they will win this weekend. Already a foregone conclusion which is the polar opposite of ours. Strange how fans rate their teams.

Notice the part where I say every 4-5 games?
Once a month subbing Tex off is absolutely workable.

 

[Thrillthorpe7]

I agree but also got a bad feeling

Essendon played pretty well Friday night I thought, Hawks just too good for them. However, losing Ridley and Langford tips this into a game we should be winning (Langford was very important for them in our game last year). Nik Cox was annoying against us last year too and still missing. No Parish or Wright either.

 

[Bearded Clam]

Fxxkn Curtin better stay in the side.

Play him on a wing/in the middle and have him rest forward when tex is on the bench.. then sub tex off for a speedy player and put curtin permanently forward from that point of the game till the final siren..

Simply gotta play the kid.. pump games into him and expect he has some struggles. Hes just a kid ffs. A 198cm one!!!… he’ll take time.

 

[skam85]

Essendon played pretty well Friday night I thought, Hawks just too good for them. However, losing Ridley and Langford tips this into a game we should be winning (Langford was very important for them in our game last year). Nik Cox was annoying against us last year too and still missing. No Parish or Wright either.

I was at the game and tend to agree, Essendon hardly disgraced themselves against a team gunning for top 4. They were always thereabouts if a little less polished, and Hawthorn had an answer every time they pegged them back.

Definitely not a walk in the park Saturday.

 

[FR0GGY]

Who is he replacing?

Thats a tough one and obviously depends on his form, but at the bottom of the pile in the 22 is sholl, curtin at this point, Tex, laird & milera.
Some of those would need shuffling to accommodate him.

 

[WetCrow1991]

Thats a tough one and obviously depends on his form, but at the bottom of the pile in the 22 is sholl, curtin at this point, Tex, laird & milera.
Some of those would need shuffling to accommodate him.

Yeah, I think Tex should get rested. Turns 35 in a month, we should prioritise getting games into Curtin.

I would also drop Laird or Milera and bring in Nank. But we don't live in that world. We live in the world where they look at Laird's nothing touches and call that a job well done.

 

[Thrillthorpe7]

I was at the game and tend to agree, Essendon hardly disgraced themselves against a team gunning for top 4. They were always thereabouts if a little less polished, and Hawthorn had an answer every time they pegged them back.

Definitely not a walk in the park Saturday.

Only reason I feel a bit more confident is the Langford and Parish outs, two players that have torched us many times in the past. Ridley is their biggest structural loss though, they really don't have any great matchups for RT, Fog or Tex.

 

[FR0GGY]

Only reason I feel a bit more confident is the Langford and Parish outs, two players that have torched us many times in the past. Ridley is their biggest structural loss though, they really don't have any great matchups for RT, Fog or Tex.

They have million dollar man McKay.
Oh yeah you said great match up.
Play on.

 

[Jeffcrowe]

Fxxkn Curtin better stay in the side.

Play him on a wing/in the middle and have him rest forward when tex is on the bench.. then sub tex off for a speedy player and put curtin permanently forward from that point of the game till the final siren..

Simply gotta play the kid.. pump games into him and expect he has some struggles. Hes just a kid ffs. A 198cm one!!!… he’ll take time.

He’s great, love him already

 

[hippyhippy]

I would also drop Laird or Milera and bring in Nank. But we don't live in that world. We live in the world where they look at Laird's nothing touches and call that a job well done.

I'm amongst his biggest haters but laird was good in the weekend. No way he's getting dropped.

 

[ams4crows]

Shut down Merrett, he is the only one capable of putting them in a winning position.

 

[Mutineer]

Shut down Merrett, he is the only one capable of putting them in a winning position.

Jye Caldwell is no slouch now he seems to have his body right.

 

[jenny61_99]

I dislike this post x1000000000

Surely a perma-ban??

 

[jenny61_99]

Agree and based on his goal song selection, he knows it too.

Funny guy chose the Angels - am I ever going to see your face again.

I thought that showed a lot of maturity with a wicked sense of humour, actually.

 

[Cleric]

Same team, Draper and Curtin to swap for the sub.