Preview Round 1: Hawthorne vs Essendon, Melbourne Cricket Ground, Sunday 19th March @ 3.20pm

[Ash24]

Hey everyone, pardon the intrusion. Do you think that Jye Menzie will play this week and/or consistently this year? Keen on him for my fantasy side.

 

[The Devils Advocate]

Hey everyone, pardon the intrusion. Do you think that Jye Menzie will play this week and/or consistently this year? Keen on him for my fantasy side.

If it were Rutten I would have said yes, as he on both occasions rewarded pre-season form.
At North, Brad Scott got his favourite players and would use them every week, rewarding almost no players for good VFL/pre-season form.
It's really hard to know. But, when he was debuting, the news went through Hobart very quickly, I have heard nothing about his selection this week.

 

[andleanback]

If it were Rutten I would have said yes, as he on both occasions rewarded pre-season form.
At North, Brad Scott got his favourite players and would use them every week, rewarding almost no players for good VFL/pre-season form.
It's really hard to know. But, when he was debuting, the news went through Hobart very quickly, I have heard nothing about his selection this week.

Scott and the coaching group have literally rewarded Davey for preseason form though… would be surprised if menzie doesn’t play

 

[The Devils Advocate]

Scott and the coaching group have literally rewarded Davey for preseason form though… would be surprised if menzie doesn’t play

Well, we have space for a tall forward now that 2MP is injured regardless.

 

[andleanback]

Well, we have space for a tall forward now that 2MP is injured regardless.

I think we’d be hanging jnr out to dry in his first game if he’s the only small pressure forward names.

 

[owen87]

I think we’d be hanging jnr out to dry in his first game if he’s the only small pressure forward names.

No need to worry about that, we've got the ideal role for Alwyn;

we have space for a tall forward now

 

[VelvetSledge]

Get Voss in to flatten Sam Mitchell at quarter time

 

[Don Won]

I don't mind Scott playing Heppell for experience but I need to see him drop Dyson once he plays bog average. Easier now he's not the skipper.

I think he’s had enough experience already.

 

[jdstorm]

I think the final 23 will look like;-

Ridley Zerk Kelly
Redman Lav McGrath
Heppell Merrett Durham
Perkins Weideman Shiel
Langford 2MP Davey

Draper Setterfield Parish

Bench: Martin Caldwell Massimo Menzie
SUB: Snelling


Jones needs VFL time
Tippa not ready yet (although could be SUB)
Phillips back up ruck


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I like that mostly, would swap Heppel and Sheil though.

Sheil can’t really play anywhere else aside from wing and inside mid. On the empty wing he can use his speed to break the line on a switch and hopefully have targets to handball too with the Forwards pushing up.

Meanwhile Heppell is a smart ball user and a decent kick you can have him as a high HF making entry kicks.

I think the bench seems to indicate Caldwell and Martin as the 4th and 5th mids. Philips and Jones are competing for the bench tall spot. Will depend if they want Wiederman at backup ruck or at CHF. Then it’s Mass vs Menzie for the final spot.

 

[MiguelM]

How long for a broken collarbone?

 

[eth-dog]

How long for a broken collarbone?

Could be 2 weeks, could be 12

 

[MiguelM]

Could be 2 weeks, could be 12

Being us I will go for 12! FMD. WTF are they doing contact work so close to a game?

 

[MiguelM]

Any chance we bring Baldwin in?

 

[TheWeapon]

Very interesting to see now who steps up as key forwards in Wright's absence. He has been carrying the forward line for a long time without proper support, could really accelerate some major list calls around the second tier KPFs. Worst case scenario we are awful losing lots of winnable games in the first month and use Wright as an alibi for tanking and get Harley Reid next year

 

[DonsRule]

Cal saying dislocated shoulder so maybe not as bad but not ideas?

 

[eth-dog]

Cal saying dislocated shoulder so maybe not as bad but not ideas?

Could be worse.

 

[jdstorm]

If Wright is gone a while and the team isn’t good I think the person it opens up opportunities for is Nick Bryan.

He’s the best of the young talls and in a contract year. Plus more time developing Draper as a tall can only help the team going forward.

 

[Chucks]

What's the gut feel on Menzie, D'Ambrosio? Do we think either plays, if not both?

 

[owen87]

What's the gut feel on Menzie, D'Ambrosio? Do we think either plays, if not both?

Surely if Davey Jnr is in, Menzie is in. Think Menzie's form has been better over preseason, and his tank is more AFL ready.

IMO they bring in one of Bryan or Phillips, play Weideman at FF with Martin, Jones, Menzies and Caldwell on the bench, plus one of Snelling or AMT as the sub.

Assuming that the named 18 on field aren't changed aside from Wright that is.

 

[JT_the_Man]

What's the gut feel on Menzie, D'Ambrosio? Do we think either plays, if not both?

Tbh I’d be pretty flat if they aren’t both picked.

 

[andleanback]

What's the gut feel on Menzie, D'Ambrosio? Do we think either plays, if not both?

Would think massimo plays only real defender named on the bench. They usually like to have 7 in the rotation.

 

[ghostdog]

Feels like they had to include Heppell and Sheil for “reasons”. Hiding both on wings

No need to 'hide' Shiel. He's our best inside mid. Heppell though...

 

[Petrify]

Final team. Jones very, very lucky IMO

 

[dank420_]

So who from that list is the potential sub? Someone from the emergencies?

 

[eth-dog]

Final team. Jones very, very lucky IMO

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Had to play him with no Wright.

Heppell probably the 7th defender with Duz, Martin and Langers the wing rotation. Massimo very unlucky.