Unofficial Preview Rd 11 Bloods v Cats at the Litter Box

[caesar88]

I get the impression the coaches aren't sold on Menzel coming in this week. Wouldn't surprise me if it was just Kennedy out for McVeigh.

Well, they're not gonna give it away and say he's a certified in are they?

If what you say is correct and it turns out to be just Kennedy out for McVeigh, we haven't improved our midfield at all (haven't even improved our back-line either tbh)

 

[Punts]

Almost everyone who gets concussion should get the next week off imo.

Think there was 3 this week that we’re selected then pulled out.

 

[caesar88]

I would sit Buddy out, we're better in Geelong without him. Although if Stewart does a number on him we will be without him anyway in a sense.

 

[The Gong]

I would sit Buddy out, we're better in Geelong without him. Although if Stewart does a number on him we will be without him anyway in a sense.

Do you remember that one time when we played a depleted Collingwood and Buddy took their best defender which allowed Reid to kick a bag?

Buddy is a star and even on a bad night can still kick a couple of goals. We need Buddy to play but not try to overuse him and actually let him run decoy more often. If he's available, he plays in my opinion.

 

[wilsonmatic]

If you want to see scum in the flesh there are probably cheaper ways to go about it

Why is he scum? Strong word for a champion.

 

[The King!]

Reid was a better ruck than Sinclair was against the Pies IMO - and he was only rucking part of the time.

Agree

Swans might agree to judging by the mid season draft

 

[The King!]

I would sit Buddy out, we're better in Geelong without him. Although if Stewart does a number on him we will be without him anyway in a sense.

Wtfdwft

 

[The King!]

It was very good coaching. Credit where its due. And particularly to Clarke. A player who is resurrecting his career with guts and determination. Impressive.

I’ll wait a few more games re clarke

Still not sold would ditch him out of the side if others were fit

 

[The King!]

To be fair to Horse, I think his move to the Bench has coincided with his all time best coaching

Yeah scoring has certainly boomed into the mid 70s

 

[robbieando]

Why is he scum? Strong word for a champion.

Agree. Wrong word to used to describe one of the best players ever who up until the last month has been on and off field a role model.

But have come to expect it sadly from this poster...

 

[The King!]

Yeah Ablett scum is the dumbest call ever

One of the greats

 

[connolly]

Reid was a better ruck than Sinclair was against the Pies IMO - and he was only rucking part of the time.

I think it was because Reid jumped into Grundy and sometimes beat him to the tap. Which also underscores just how good Reid's game was. . Sinclair cant jump at the moment particularly at the ball ups. He has battled on manfully. Thank goodness we have a big young bloke coming in to help him out.

 

[BloodySwan]

Ablett is one of the greatest players of all time but a flog of a human. Been through this argument before, but we'll be better if we don't have to play again him. Kelly will be handful enough to deal with

 

[S120]

Ablett is one of the greatest players of all time but a flog of a human. Been through this argument before, but we'll be better if we don't have to play again him. Kelly will be handful enough to deal with

What makes you say Ablett is a "flog of a human"?

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

Ablett is still a wonderful player with great vision and impeccable disposal skills. For all that he proved a divisive figure at the GoCo where he was skipper. Running prayer circles pre game and trying to recruit others allegedly did not do much for cohesion.

Not sure if that behaviour has been curtailed at the Litter Box.

 

[Punts]

Was Lloyd on Wells for the first half?

Can’t remember

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

Was Lloyd on Wells for the first half?

Can’t remember

Yes and wells exploited him.

 

[The King!]

mcveigh will play

 

[Grand Uncle Horace]

How long has he been out? Should he play half a game in the 2s?
I wonder if he does play who he will play on. Maybe he should play on Selwood. They're both around the same speed and #freekickGeelong plays fewer minutes in the mids

 

[SwansProudly]

Fond memories of Robbie Fox at GMHBA Stadium on April 28, 2018

 

[BloodySwan]

Assuming Kennedy is the only injury I'm keen to see

IN: Menzel, McVeigh
OUT: Kennedy, Hayward/Fox (believe Hayward to be on better form than Fox but Menzel offers the same role. Unless they believe Hayward can play elsewhere)

 

[caesar88]

Why is he scum? Strong word for a champion.

I mean it's pretty self-explanatory.

 

[caesar88]

Wtfdwft

Dead serious. Look at our record against Geelong and then look at Buddy's numbers. We kill them every time Buddy is either absent or well held.

 

[Dubsforsam1]

Yeah scoring has certainly boomed into the mid 70s

Still scoring at the same rate as the AFL champions who are still in 5th place in the comp

 

[caesar88]

Still scoring at the same rate as the AFL champions who are still in 5th place in the comp

Not bad considering three of our forwards are 18, 19 and 20 and there hasn't been much consistency in terms of personnel.

Hayward missed a month, so did Buddy, Reid was MIA until Friday night, Papley was in the midfield a fair bit earlier on, Ronke is out of form, and Menzel is yet to even play a game. So we haven't actually been able to give a fair assessment of our forward line really.

What we need is just some stability. Have Buddy, Menzel, Hayward, Papley, McCartin and (reluctantly) Reid all in the same forward line, for a solid stretch of games, so they can build their form but more importantly just build their chemistry as a forward six. I see any one of Heeney, Dawson and Blakey being able to be that seventh man to rest forward if need be. Then we have Ronke waiting in the wings and putting pressure on both the smalls (Papley & Hayward) and the talls (if there's a game where we need to go shorter up forward.)

It's a bloody good group. With Buddy, Menzel, Hayward and Papley, I see four blokes who are all capable of kicking 30+. We just need to get games into all of them, and also not kick it to Buddy every time. Big test for Horse in the future as for just about the first time since around 2014, he's got a full forward line of weapons at his disposal. How will he use them?