Preview R9: Changes vs. Richmond

[daniel_4tw]

100% McAndrew should be rested this week. It’s a long season and (with any luck) we’ll need him for the pointy end.

ROB is fine at rucking. It’s his work around the ground that lets him down. I think we can live with a few turnovers against Richmond. In return, ROB can ruck the entire game, allowing Thilthorpe to play out of the goal square. Toby Murray can also play more forward to take a defender (assuming Fogarty isn’t ready).

 

[FR0GGY]

Mc Andrew for the first time on the weekend seemed below his opponent on the night (Sweet has been in OK form though). Even dropped his head at times which I hadnt seen before. 8 tough games in he is likely feeling it.

Wonder if this is the game we give him off and freshen him up before Xerri the following weekend followed by Horks duo? Followed by our bye.

Tigers have a no name debutant ruckman on the weekend from what I can gather and I reckon its time to let ROB 'work his magic' on the G

Remembering last year and the need to better manage the squad this seems like a sensible move imo

I’d go the other way I think. Let him have an easier game and build his confidence back against Richmond and let Rob get smashed into by Xerri

 

[FR0GGY]

100% McAndrew should be rested this week. It’s a long season and (with any luck) we’ll need him for the pointy end.

ROB is fine at rucking. It’s his work around the ground that lets him down. I think we can live with a few turnovers against Richmond. In return, ROB can ruck the entire game, allowing Thilthorpe to play out of the goal square. Toby Murray can also play more forward to take a defender (assuming Fogarty isn’t ready).

The risk is Rob going ok against no one at Richmond and the coaches getting the taste for him again.

 

[Rory Walkerfield]

I would be happy to give Nank a couple of games now vs lower opponents and take out Bond who is our weakest link.

Is Draper getting close to returning to the AFL side?

I really want Draper to develop in the AFL team not the SANFL, but by geez he isn’t doing himself many favours with his SANfL form. He has the occasional burst away from stoppage but is otherwise invisible at the moment.

 

[Cromulant]

I’d go the other way I think. Let him have an easier game and build his confidence back against Richmond and let Rob get smashed into by Xerri

Then weve got the twin towers at Hawthorn down in Tassie on a Thursday night off a 5 day break.

ROB will play 1, maybe 2 of the next 3 is my guess. Hope im wrong.

McAndrew plays this week and then he can have a spell.

 

[Southerntakeover]

100% McAndrew should be rested this week. It’s a long season and (with any luck) we’ll need him for the pointy end.

ROB is fine at rucking. It’s his work around the ground that lets him down. I think we can live with a few turnovers against Richmond. In return, ROB can ruck the entire game, allowing Thilthorpe to play out of the goal square. Toby Murray can also play more forward to take a defender (assuming Fogarty isn’t ready).

We're coming off a 9 day break, and have a bye in two weeks. He's 25.

Why do we need to rest him?

 

[FR0GGY]

Then weve got the twin towers at Hawthorn down in Tassie on a Thursday night off a 5 day break.

ROB will play 1, maybe 2 of the next 3 is my guess. Hope im wrong.

McAndrew plays this week and then he can have a spell.

How are we getting 2 five day breaks and a 9 day break? Surely they can do better.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

I really want Draper to develop in the AFL team not the SANFL, but by geez he isn’t doing himself many favours with his SANfL form. He has the occasional burst away from stoppage but is otherwise invisible at the moment.

Our game style doesn't seem to help our mids sometimes

Because we are a low handballing team, those chains of possessions through the middle don't occur. The mids aren't routinely involved in high possession chains, getting their hands dirty, getting a taste for it and building their numbers.

Our style suits half back kickers so Milera, Laird, Worrell typically lead our possession winners.

I don't know if we play in similar fashion in the SANFL

 

[Rory Walkerfield]

Our game style doesn't seem to help our mids sometimes

Because we are a low handballing team, those chains of possessions through the middle don't occur. The mids aren't routinely involved in high possession chains, getting their hands dirty, getting a taste for it and building their numbers.

Our style suits half back kickers so Milera, Laird, Worrell typically lead our possession winners.

I don't know if we play in similar fashion in the SANFL

I find it hard to discern any game plan in the sanfl. You have so many top ups that it really is just a kick it to the next contest game plan.

Port seemed to have more of a game plan than we did from my viewing. Atleast they slowed it down or sped it up depending on the match status.

 

[Cromulant]

I really want Draper to develop in the AFL team not the SANFL, but by geez he isn’t doing himself many favours with his SANfL form. He has the occasional burst away from stoppage but is otherwise invisible at the moment.

Thats plainly not true.

Didnt have a great game Friday but aside from that hes been fine.

 

[SellarStardom]

With Tex out and FOG struggling with injury is either Marsh or Ludo and option? Rather try one of these instead of going back to Maley.

 

[Scorpus]

I’d go the other way I think. Let him have an easier game and build his confidence back against Richmond and let Rob get smashed into by Xerri

We will lose to North Melbourne if ROB plays

 

[crows dude]

Surely Fog is Ok to go this week. Was a test last week. Surely hes right now. We need him to replace Tex. If not we just go the Murray Brothers up forward with Thilthorpe and have Borlase and Worrell down back

 

[FR0GGY]

We will lose to North Melbourne if ROB plays

I’m happy to not play Rob but if we are going to rest McAndrew and play Rob that would be my preference.

 

[Mostyn]

Pretty Easy one

AFL
Fog in for Tex
Muzz in for Butts
Dawson in for ANB

SANFL
Bennett in for Muzz
McGary in for Jones

Injured Players - Tex, Butts, ANB, Hinge Keane

SANFL V Sturt at Unley
F Ludowyke Maley Drury
HF Ah Chee Marsh Welsh
C Sholl Draper Nankervis
HB Ryan Bell Cotton
B J Boyle Strachan Bennett
R O'Brien Dowling Edwards
I H Boyle Atkinson Richards McGary

AFL V Richmond
F Keays Fogarty Rachele
HF Rankine Thilthorpe Pedlar
C Cumming Berry Cook
HB Laird N Murray Milera
B Worrell Borlase Michalanney
R McAndrew Dawson Peatling
I Taylor Curtin Soligo Bond T Murray
E Jones

Fog in for Tex
Murray in for Butts
Dawson in for ANB
ROB in for McAndrew
Edwards in for Bond

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

With Tex out and FOG struggling with injury is either Marsh or Ludo and option? Rather try one of these instead of going back to Maley.

Nicks wouldn't have even learned Ludo's name yet. He's years away

 

[Mostyn]

Milera was probably BOG - but Berry was excellent.

There's less than zero chance Berry gets dropped, and rightfully so.

That being said, I'll be happy when he's no longer in our six best mids.

 

[conVINCEd]

Fogarty will thrive just as soon as we get a critical mass of players who can hit up a lead. Fog is a lead up forward. The quality of a Cook can bring out the best in him but too many either bomb or simply don't have the finesse to execute properly.

I was thinking we need a new forwards coach to help Fog but you’re right, Darcy should just lead at Cook every time he has it.

Stop wrestling, Fog - we’ve been through this every year for your entire career.

 

[fuic08]

Aliir Aliir had quite a few fumbles and missed marks in the 1st half. Milera was on Berry when he scored the goal to put them in front. He went the tackle on Wines that left Berry free.
Do you take those instances into account when deciding BOG?

First crack showed the footage of that and it was Taylor who left Wines free both stoppages

 

[conVINCEd]

First crack showed the footage of that and it was Taylor who left Wines free both stoppages

CrowCast said First Crack didn’t mention our game at all?

 

[Danger in Texas]

Milera was probably BOG - but Berry was excellent.

There's less than zero chance Berry gets dropped, and rightfully so.

That being said, I'll be happy when he's no longer in our six best mids.

If he's not in our six best mids we'll be doing very, very well. That day probably won't be for a while yet

Him and/or Peatling as a fourth/fifth option is fine enough

 

[Danger in Texas]

CrowCast said First Crack didn’t mention our game at all?

 

[fuic08]

CrowCast said First Crack didn’t mention our game at all?

Spoke mostly about Port but the Crows portion was about Taylor being lucky Cook slotted the winner

 

[Rory Walkerfield]

Thats plainly not true.

Didnt have a great game Friday but aside from that hes been fine.

I was referring to his game Friday. Everything in that message chain was based around Fridays sanfl game.

 

[BRL121]

CrowCast said First Crack didn’t mention our game at all?

Wrong.