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$500 fine for Jake. Big deal. Another media beat up.
500 is a token gesture. Nothing in it.
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$500 fine for Jake. Big deal. Another media beat up.
If Ryder isn’t 100% then replace him with Kent/Ross and back Roma in against Witts. Will be a big test for our midfield without Ryder, we will have to be well prepared to negate Witts potential dominance in the hits out.
Between Battle, King and Membrey we will have enough marking targets targets to stretch Gold Coast, confident one will hit the scoreboard heavily on Thursday.
It's a shame because he's always had the tools.don't waste your energy, if someone can't see the clear reasons why savage isn't in the best 22 anymore no amount of reasoning is going to help. He can't hit a target. Well he can but he refuses to lower the eyes. He had a few games last year when he did and he was really good at it, but then went back to his old tricks. He'd be good in a really wet game taking territory with his long down the line bombs, but other than that he's depth and nothing more
Agree, I like the way Roma and Ryder are working now - but yeah if Ryder gets rested just play Roma. Then we get the benefit of more run and pace and may throw a spanner in the works with what GC expectDon’t see why we’d bring in Abbott. Ryder and Marshall as a combo is working because they’re both terrific footballers. Abbott is several levels below both.
Most teams in the comp go with one ruckman. If Ryder needs a rest, Marshall can ruck solo.
Savage is a very good player if we need him , but a backline player is better if they can create play and this is where Wilkie , Coffield , Hunter , Paton and Long excel they kick the ball to a player most of the time and not to a contest."Savage wasn't poor by any means". Exactly!!!
As for hitting "targets" - looks to me that our inside 50's strategy is to kick to a position (20 to 40 metres out, directly in front of goal) allow our talls to contest it and utilise the smalls.
You're not seriously suggesting that when virtually every other player gets the ball, wheels and kicks to that spot they are aiming at a specific player.
If Ross is fit he playsSavage won't be a regular unless we get more injuries. A back six of Howard, Snake, Wilkie, Clarke, Coffield and Paton has forced Geary out of defense. Add Long and Battle into the equation and there's no permanent gig for Savage. I think his days as a mid are gone so he'll be a bit player from here on in, barring injuries.
The Seb debate on here I find a bit puzzling. I'm pretty neutral on the matter. I've never been a big fan but I don't knock him either. I respect what he's done over the last few season carrying our midfield with Stuv. But I think the Seb haters on here are clutching at straws hoping for him to dropped. As soon as he's fit he'll be back in and unless his form drops right away he'll stay in. Ratts indicated in a recent presser that Ross critics are being unfair and not realizing he's got a new role this year and Ratts said that he's happy with his output.
I can't see that myself but if the coach is in his corner then we should expect him to be picked when fit and stay in if his form is reasonable. The Seb haters might not like it but that's the reality.
Week By Week. We start thinking of finals now we let it slip.
That's it.
Win here and win against Essendon and we're almost back in September. Hard to believe.
We haven't played finals for nearly 10 years. We aren't in a position to be worried about how our form line will look in October.Don't you mean half week by half week given we play 2 games this coming week??!!
Smart clubs will be planning out the year so they give themselves the best possible shot at winning games when it counts.
We've done the streak and 19-0 and look where that got us.
Meanwhile the dogs scrape into the 8, get everyone back for 4 games and the rest is history.
This whole 'banking wins' idea isn't for me.
Sure you don't want to flirt with form.... but if we 'bank wins' now- that's exactly what we'd likely be doing right before finals!
Resting blokes just before finals because we 'banked wins'.
I'm not saying we make wholesale changes- but we need to rotate our way through the next month, so all our key guys get at least a week off.
If Ratts wanted to play two rucks saints the cats then I'm sure Abbott would be rapt to get a go.Danger game for us. Sexton, Ainsworth and rankine will be hard to match up on.
Will be won in the clinches I think.
Paton to rankine.
Long to sexton.
Wilkie to Ainsworth.
Geary forward on lukosious.
Howard to King
Snake to Day.
Steele head to head with greenwood at stoppage.
I hope the 2 rucks get up for this game. Only need 1 ruck against Cats.
We haven't played finals for nearly 10 years. We aren't in a position to be worried about how our form line will look in October.
We'd be silly to get too far ahead of ourselves.
Danger game for us. Sexton, Ainsworth and rankine will be hard to match up on.
Will be won in the clinches I think.
Paton to rankine.
Long to sexton.
Wilkie to Ainsworth.
Geary forward on lukosious.
Howard to King
Snake to Day.
Steele head to head with greenwood at stoppage.
I hope the 2 rucks get up for this game. Only need 1 ruck against Cats.
Danger game for us. Sexton, Ainsworth and rankine will be hard to match up on.
Will be won in the clinches I think.
Paton to rankine.
Long to sexton.
Wilkie to Ainsworth.
Geary forward on lukosious.
Howard to King
Snake to Day.
Steele head to head with greenwood at stoppage.
I hope the 2 rucks get up for this game. Only need 1 ruck against Cats.
That was my first thought as well. But with gold coast taking on the middle of the ground I thought taking their go to back half ball user out of the game was better value and takes geary’s ball use from the back half.Sexton is their barometer. I’d give Geary the job. I’m a Long fan however I don’t think he has the defensive discipline worth risking on someone as dangerous as Sexton.
Sexton is their barometer. I’d give Geary the job. I’m a Long fan however I don’t think he has the defensive discipline worth risking on someone as dangerous as Sexton.
Sexton is their barometer. I’d give Geary the job. I’m a Long fan however I don’t think he has the defensive discipline worth risking on someone as dangerous as Sexton.
Good call. Similar size to Robbie Gray who Wilkie took.Wilkie will get Sexton IMO...