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Has to be pretty close given both teams form to this point in 2025.
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Preview R4: Changes vs. Gold Coast Suns (Match of the Round!!!)
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Would be knocking on the door.
Weve both played bottom 5 clubs though
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Then what is the answer? Butts isn’t (or he’d already be in the team). He’s glacial slow and his decision making is poor). Perhaps we have to use Worrell or Nankervis in a teaming situation against King (one playing the intercept)?
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Let's all use our combined powers, pray to whatever god(s) you might worship or think of at the time, use your positive affirmations - hell, break out the crystals if you have to - but let's ensure Murphy doesn't replace Rachele in some twisted, macabre version of like for like.
Milera had a rough game but was great the week before, #7 in touches and #6 in metres gained. He probably stays in on the back of that but Nank has to come in, just has to. Draper took his opportunities in attack last week, Rankine obviously knows his way around the forward line, as does Soligo. Maybe Nank comes in to join the wing/HB rotations and we cover Rachele with our midfield rotations? I don't think GC will love seeing more Rankine forward.
Be rough to drop Borlase after he again was very effective coming in and not sure he and Butts in the same defence suit our current game plan of full ground attack. Odd how he moves like an adrift ocean liner but his man never seems to get away from him. Keane plays 100% with Murray out, hopefully not on King though. Be good to get him a bit more involved in play.
Berry, Pedlar and Schoey have no place in this team until/unless they can consistently hit targets, which may be never for them - this game plan just doesn't allow it. Dowling, Taylor and even maybe Edwards in front of them.
Hopefully Oscar Ryan has gone past Chayce and Smith for wing/HB depth, he looks a player.
Resting Tex would be a terrible sense of theatre and occasion on our biggest day of the season so far.
Easy this week: Out: Rachele inj. In: Nankervis
Milera had a rough game but was great the week before, #7 in touches and #6 in metres gained. He probably stays in on the back of that but Nank has to come in, just has to. Draper took his opportunities in attack last week, Rankine obviously knows his way around the forward line, as does Soligo. Maybe Nank comes in to join the wing/HB rotations and we cover Rachele with our midfield rotations? I don't think GC will love seeing more Rankine forward.
Be rough to drop Borlase after he again was very effective coming in and not sure he and Butts in the same defence suit our current game plan of full ground attack. Odd how he moves like an adrift ocean liner but his man never seems to get away from him. Keane plays 100% with Murray out, hopefully not on King though. Be good to get him a bit more involved in play.
Berry, Pedlar and Schoey have no place in this team until/unless they can consistently hit targets, which may be never for them - this game plan just doesn't allow it. Dowling, Taylor and even maybe Edwards in front of them.
Hopefully Oscar Ryan has gone past Chayce and Smith for wing/HB depth, he looks a player.
Resting Tex would be a terrible sense of theatre and occasion on our biggest day of the season so far.
Easy this week: Out: Rachele inj. In: Nankervis
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Butts IS NOT glacial slow, that is just plain wrong, athletically he's far superior to Borlase both pace wise and endurance wise. There's NFI and then there's your post.
The only problem with Butts is in the past he's been expected to play carrying niggles. i.e. the heavily strapped calf he played with for a fair stretch last year.
There’s not much else going on though. Pies v Blues and Dockers v Dogs are the only rivals.
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Go on then...who do you have?
If you say Carlton Collingwood, I'll probably throw up in my mouth. The only one that would come remotely close to our game is Freo Bulldogs and that's a distant second.
I reckon the latter will be a good one, well it needs to be for Freo anyway.
Freo and the Dogs probably has bigger ramifications for the loser. 2 talented side, the home side underachieving so far this season and the away side playing above where their current 22 might have had them.
It’s most likely that Butts was t in the team due to the timing of his comeback from injury. He didn’t start full training until after Xmas so probably has 1 or 2 SANFL games to tick off before being available for senior selection.
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Taylor would seem the best replacement for Rachele IMO.
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Why do people think Butts is slow? Not the case at all. Unless there's a lot of space, almost never beaten on the lead. Also has a very high disposal efficiency - granted he never bites off a risky option but he knows his game.
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Watching Freo is about as exciting as washing the dishes.
Either the match up of 2 young, exciting & unbeaten teams that play fast, offensive football or a game between 2 chronic underperformers - one of which plays a dour game style and the other missing their biggest star.
Even Joel Hamling would watch the Crows Suns game.
I wouldn’t bother to try and rank them. In a footy sense, Pies/Blues not that great but if Pies smoke them it’s huge for first coach pressure discussions. And that’s part of the fabric of the game.
Its 2000KM away, which is about 2.5-3 hours depending on tailwinds etc. They will also most likely get a late flight back Saturday night as well.
Its a while for a 194cm man trying to recover and then play again at the highest level, then fly back and play a game 5 days later.
He doesn’t have to get a late flight back, he could do a full recovery there and return the next day. The week in a 5 day break is all about recovery with light skill sessions anyway. Players are on record as enjoying them. If these 2 games appeared a few weeks later then a rest would be much more likely, but its rounds 4 and 5.
In terms of quality of the teams playing, how could it not be MOTR?
Carlton vs CWD is always a blockbuster in terms of team support, and it being Thu night footy; but in terms of a footy spectacle? Carlton have barely raised a whimper so far.
Geel vs Meh - lbourne? Maybe 3-4 years ago could have been.
Lions vs Richmond? Should be a formality for Brisbane.
North vs Sydney? Just not.
GWS vs WCE? No way.
Port vs StK? I don't think so.
Freo vs WB? Could be a candidate for distant second.
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Game of the round isn’t purely about entertainment value. There’s a lot of different factors that contribute to the amount of interest. And not all relate to the contest itself.
If he needs the rest, I would rest Tex this week.
Heat and humidity, two decent flights.
Rest him up for next block of games.
Give Curtin a full game in his role.
He should be resting for both. Tex should not be boarding any flights to QLD, WA, or TAS before the finals.
Yes, the season is only 15 days old at present. The objective is to ensure he's still fit & firing on all cylinders at the end of it. That means managing him constantly throughout the season.
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Rowell had 9 centre clearances on the weekend and 13 in total. Playing their first game at home this week. He's going to get plenty of it.
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Ross Lyon put the clamps on him quite successfully last year via Marcus Windhager, Swans/Longmire have employed James Jordan as a tagger ever since they recruited him from the Demons, there is always a role for a tagger if they're good at it IMO.
What I would do:
Butts for Borlase. Not that Borlase hasn't come on, or didn't play his role last Sunday, but King is a monster, kicked four last round and should have kicked a bag, and been in good form all season. The club has said that their picking at times will be determined by match ups. We have a classic case this Saturday. With Murray out, Butts is the only logical choice to stand King. Let the club walk the talk. We need to draft another tall back in the next draft.
Nankervis for Milera. Reward form, talent, and back potential.
Draper into the 22 for Rachele.
Schoenberg or Berry as sub. Berry can also play the forward role, sangged a couple last Saturday, and has proven he can have impact as a sub. He comes into the 23 as sub.
If the Club does the above, Nicks gets added to my Christmas card list
Butts for Borlase. Not that Borlase hasn't come on, or didn't play his role last Sunday, but King is a monster, kicked four last round and should have kicked a bag, and been in good form all season. The club has said that their picking at times will be determined by match ups. We have a classic case this Saturday. With Murray out, Butts is the only logical choice to stand King. Let the club walk the talk. We need to draft another tall back in the next draft.
Nankervis for Milera. Reward form, talent, and back potential.
Draper into the 22 for Rachele.
Schoenberg or Berry as sub. Berry can also play the forward role, sangged a couple last Saturday, and has proven he can have impact as a sub. He comes into the 23 as sub.
If the Club does the above, Nicks gets added to my Christmas card list
