Preview Round 11, 2024 : Hawks v Lions, 1:10pm Sunday 26th May, Marvel

[ahhhhhh]

I suspect Gunston is back purely for onfield coaching. Perhaps last weeks meltdown could have been avoided with another cool head.

 

[Hodginator]

Phillips is behind all of Frost, Sicily and Scim. If they are all fit and available it really shouldn't be a surprise that he has been left out. Despite him having a solid game last weekend.

The obession some have in moving Sicily forward to accomodate all of Easy, Scrim and Frost does my head in. Sic is our best defender and one of the very best in the league. That's where he should play.

Can play all of Phillips, Frost, Scrim and Sicily down back. Did it last year if you replace Phillips with Blanck.

 

[Simon Crawshay]

Reckon Frosty has got a few Get Out of Jail cards stacked up after his efforts to date!

Almost due for a nice long run or two out of D :

Crazy as it sounds Ive actually missed a bit of "Frost ball" this year.

Mind you I haven't missed it enough to handle the mental breakdowns it occasionally causes!

 

[Simon Crawshay]

I suspect Gunston is back purely for onfield coaching. Perhaps last weeks meltdown could have been avoided with another cool head.

With both Gunston and Bruest in the side we will be low on run and defensive pressure across the 23.

The question is whether their experience and skill compensates enough to make that a worthwhile trade-off.

 

[The Cryptkeeper]

I suspect Gunston is back purely for onfield coaching. Perhaps last weeks meltdown could have been avoided with another cool head.

We don’t need two old, crocked guys playing traffic cop in the forward arc.

It’s jobs for the boys at Hawthorn. Ethan Phillips has been stitched up here. Is well worth a spot based on last week.

 

[diggydig]

Hate the Phillips omission. Gunston doesn't deserve a call up for mine

Yup - I prefer games for Dear. He will be great and needs the experience (especially after dropping three chest marks and getting only 1 behind from three very gettable shots)

 

[perrdan86]

Yup - I prefer games for Dear. He will be great and needs the experience (especially after dropping three chest marks and getting only 1 behind from three very gettable shots)

He is playing though? Having another tall-ish forward always down there with him might actually help him out a bit when Chol is in the ruck.

 

[The Cryptkeeper]

He is playing though? Having another tall-ish forward always down there with him might actually help him out a bit when Chol is in the ruck.

This season why not throw Sicily forward if it means getting games into Phillips?

 

[diggydig]

He is playing though? Having another tall-ish forward always down there with him might actually help him out a bit when Chol is in the ruck.

I think they should start Breust on the ground, given Watson not playing, and put Gunston as the Emergency.

 

[barbster]

Phillips the perfect match up

 

[kenneje]

Not sure why people are blowing up over Phillips being dropped.

Scrim and Frost are quite rightly our two first choice lockdown defenders based on this seasons form.
That leaves room for two other intercept defenders and you can't drop Weddle or Sicily haha.

If any of those 4 go down, Phillips is next in line.

 

[Hodginator]

Not sure why people are blowing up over Phillips being dropped.

Scrim and Frost are quite rightly our two first choice lockdown defenders based on this seasons form.
That leaves room for two other intercept defenders and you can't drop Weddle or Sicily haha.

If any of those 4 go down, Phillips is next in line.

Would much rather Weddle didn’t play down back in the first place.

 

[diggydig]

Would much rather Weddle didn’t play down back in the first place.

Named on the wing

 

[barbster]

Not sure why people are blowing up over Phillips being dropped.

Scrim and Frost are quite rightly our two first choice lockdown defenders based on this seasons form.
That leaves room for two other intercept defenders and you can't drop Weddle or Sicily haha.

If any of those 4 go down, Phillips is next in line.

Played a great first game and would be a perfect match up against Ryan.

 

[kenneje]

Would much rather Weddle didn’t play down back in the first place.

He's been killing it though.

 

[kenneje]

Played a great first game and would be a perfect match up against Ryan.

Agreed! But I'm backing in one of Frost or Scrimshaw to be an even MORE perfect match up haha

 

[hawkman]

Named on the wing

Looking forward to Mackenzie lining up at CHF

 

[HedgeFund]

I suspect Gunston is back purely for onfield coaching. Perhaps last weeks meltdown could have been avoided with another cool head.

So he doesn’t have to touch the footy then……

 

[Judd2Sewell]

Shame about Phillips, but I think it was clear he wasn't going to be picked when Mitchell said, "whether he plays or not, we know we have a good player in Phillips". Or something to that effect anyway.

Both Phillips and Serong played well against Port, so I'm sure they've been told that they're simply unlucky.

Scrimshaw takes Ryan
Frost takes Daniher

And hopefully Sicily is able to get back to his intercepting best. He might get Lohmann then.

 

[Judd2Sewell]

If Gunston is getting picked purely to coach Dear then we might as well get him front row seats along the boundary at either end, so he can just yell instructions from over the fence.

 

[TylerDurden]

Shame about Phillips, but I think it was clear he wasn't going to be picked when Mitchell said, "whether he plays or not, we know we have a good player in Phillips". Or something to that effect anyway.

Both Phillips and Serong played well against Port, so I'm sure they've been told that they're simply unlucky.

Scrimshaw takes Ryan
Frost takes Daniher

And hopefully Sicily is able to get back to his intercepting best. He might get Lohmann then.

They're good match ups. Scrim will slaughter him.

 

[Lickmesocks]

Not sure Scrim will play this week.

Watch this space.

 

[parsons nose]

Mitchell would make the ideal sub, however his form is such that he’ll start. Once again it’ll come down to Gunston, Dear or Breust, no of whom are going to be to provide the run we need should the game get tight.

 

[Mojo]

Hate the Phillips omission. Gunston doesn't deserve a call up for mine

Think logistically, Friend.

Sicily and Scrimshaw have to come in. While Watson has to go out...

Use that sexy brain of yours.

 

[Suntory Boss Coffee]

Not sure Scrim will play this week.

Watch this space.

Foot injury?