Preview R22: Changes vs. West Coast Eagles

[Geoffa32]

I've got a funny feeling that Burgess will pop up for 3 goals which won't tell us much against WC then he'll be straight out for Tex next week.

That's his job. Step in when needed, provide a decent target in SANFL.

 

[Cromulant]

So who are our travelling emergencies?

Murphy and Schoenberg

 

[119others]

Thank you Temu Sanders

I offered my thoughts earlier. Clearly we don't agree

I think I'm going to move on and enjoy the rest of the evening

someone else on your chat seems to be pretty angry and negative for a saturday night. perhaps got stood up by his smoking hot date

 

[Mostyn]

Fit to play footy (Sanfl) and fit to play AFL as a first year player are two different levels, which is why we generally do delay players from debuting early
Having said that Soligo and Rachele debuted round 1 in their year - so horses for courses

Didn't Max debut as well? Plus McAsey did most of his first year (!).

They chose to give Worrell and Curtin more time to develop - and that seems to have worked out.

Draper is still developing a lot of his decision making within games - this has been a great year for him to work on his body, build relationships within the team and get time to develop in the SANFL

 

[FR0GGY]

Didn't Max debut as well? Plus McAsey did most of his first year (!).

They chose to give Worrell and Curtin more time to develop - and that seems to have worked out.

Draper is still developing a lot of his decision making within games - this has been a great year for him to work on his body, build relationships within the team and get time to develop in the SANFL

I feel like drapers issue was the pace of the game when he played afl.
I don’t see how anything but AFL will help that.

 

[Golumless]

Pedlar is getting selected on potential, which I am fine with.

No, Pedlar isn't. He's in because we're waiting out the clock on Rachele's injury and he is seen as a small forward.

We do not select anyone on potential. It's all about what they bring today.

 

[Southerntakeover]

Results this week open up a dilemma I'm only half serious about: Should we be resting players vs Collingwood?

The argument for it:

a) Don't 'need' to win now;

b) Better to rest players then give them a run in Kangaroos given the bye the week after

c) Would be extremely funny

d) Why give Collingwood a shot at redemption? Make them play the twos.

 

[Southerntakeover]

someone else on your chat seems to be pretty angry and negative for a saturday night. perhaps got stood up by his smoking hot date

Keep leaning into the weird creeper vibes, its your best posting.

 

[Cromulant]

Results this week open up a dilemma I'm only half serious about: Should we be resting players vs Collingwood?

The argument for it:

a) Don't 'need' to win now;

b) Better to rest players then give them a run in Kangaroos given the bye the week after

c) Would be extremely funny

d) Why give Collingwood a shot at redemption? Make them play the twos.

Its a fair question TBH.

6 day break off a trip to Perth

 

[Crow-eater]

Results this week open up a dilemma I'm only half serious about: Should we be resting players vs Collingwood?

The argument for it:

a) Don't 'need' to win now;

b) Better to rest players then give them a run in Kangaroos given the bye the week after

c) Would be extremely funny

d) Why give Collingwood a shot at redemption? Make them play the twos.

IMO, depends how much we win by tonight (if we win)

100+ and our % is near unreachable, then yeah.
80+ and you'd think maybe 1 or 2.
50 or less, no.

 

[Southerntakeover]

IMO, depends how much we win by tonight (if we win)

100+ and our % is near unreachable, then yeah.
80+ and you'd think maybe 1 or 2.
50 or less, no.

Percentage doesn't really matter much given the Brisbane loss? Beat Eagles and Kangaroos and we can't drop out of second, can we?

Do you risk injuries for the difference between first and second?

 

[Crow-eater]

Percentage doesn't really matter much given the Brisbane loss? Beat Eagles and Kangaroos and we can't drop out of second, can we?

Do you risk injuries for the difference between first and second?

Collingwood beating us, means we'll end up on level points (presumably). We rest players and they beat us comfortably there's a danger THEY beat our %.

...And I've just checked and they're actually 20% behind us. Never mind.

 

[Cromulant]

Percentage doesn't really matter much given the Brisbane loss? Beat Eagles and Kangaroos and we can't drop out of second, can we?

Correct

Brisbane are no certainties to win either of their next 2, and Geelong will be pushed by Sydney too

 

[Southerntakeover]

Collingwood beating us, means we'll end up on level points (presumably). We rest players and they beat us comfortably there's a danger THEY beat our %.

...And I've just checked and they're actually 20% behind us. Never mind.

If they win the last game by 1000 points more than us, i guess fair enough

 

[Velvet George]

There’s a bye last round, assuming we win our first final and there’s another bye. Reckon we wouldn’t want too many breaks

 

[Southerntakeover]

There’s a bye last round, assuming we win our first final and there’s another bye. Reckon we wouldn’t want too many breaks

Good point.

Do you maximise your chances of winning that first final, or think beyond it?

 

[NSolis]

Results this week open up a dilemma I'm only half serious about: Should we be resting players vs Collingwood?

The argument for it:

a) Don't 'need' to win now;

b) Better to rest players then give them a run in Kangaroos given the bye the week after

c) Would be extremely funny

d) Why give Collingwood a shot at redemption? Make them play the twos.

If it wasn't for the pre-finals bye I'd say yes. I actually think it's probably a detriment to not have the continuity of game time though. If you rest against Collingwood you're potentially playing 2 games in 6 weeks prior to a prelim. Don't teams mostly struggle immediately after a bye these days?

 

[FR0GGY]

Results this week open up a dilemma I'm only half serious about: Should we be resting players vs Collingwood?

The argument for it:

a) Don't 'need' to win now;

b) Better to rest players then give them a run in Kangaroos given the bye the week after

c) Would be extremely funny

d) Why give Collingwood a shot at redemption? Make them play the twos.

I reckon keeping the pies out of the 4 would be a pretty good outcome.

 

[rabidcrow]

No, Pedlar isn't. He's in because we're waiting out the clock on Rachele's injury and he is seen as a small forward.

We do not select anyone on potential. It's all about what they bring today.

We carried Curtin for the first half of the year on potential

 

[rabidcrow]

I feel like drapers issue was the pace of the game when he played afl.
I don’t see how anything but AFL will help that.

Draper was strength. He is too light to play contested mid. We played Jones around early and he was like a tackling bag. Give the lad time to grow into himself

 

[Cromulant]

We carried Curtin for the first half of the year on potential

In his 2nd year, not his 5th

 

[Greenfinger]

Getting a lot of chances is Luke

Yep and I think it’s the right call

 

[Cromulant]

Yep and I think it’s the right call

Maybe.

Would be nice if he could get the pill more than 5 times a game. Another flop this week and its time to look at someone else.

 

[Houston]

Results this week open up a dilemma I'm only half serious about: Should we be resting players vs Collingwood?

The argument for it:

a) Don't 'need' to win now;

b) Better to rest players then give them a run in Kangaroos given the bye the week after

c) Would be extremely funny

d) Why give Collingwood a shot at redemption? Make them play the twos.

Logically this all makes sense, but I’ve never seen flirting with form pay off in sport.

 

[Golumless]

We carried Curtin for the first half of the year on potential

How we've selected in regards to the forward slot Curtin vacated tells you that is unequivocally false.

We played Curtin as a fourth tall because our remaining (at the time) small forwards sucked. Funnily enough there was no difference between how we used Dan in round 1 and when we threw him in the middle against Hawks. Our go to fixer.