Preview Round 20: Geelong vs Fremantle, “The Clarke/Drum Cup” - Saturday 29 July, 1:45pm @ HOME

[crocsta]

I’d play Sav forward ahead of J.Henry and Neale. He may have improved overall as a footballer over last 2 years.

Neale is a long way from AFL standard from what I’ve seen so far.

J.Henry has struggle me when moved forward so I just don’t see how it offers more than Sav. I put Henry in the old Harry Taylor ‘plan B’ move forward that never worked but Scotty kept trying it every 20 games or so.

 

[Generalissimo]

Harry Taylor ‘plan B’ move forward that never worked

Taylor has a six-goal haul to his name and a couple of five-goal hauls, so it's not like he was an ineffective forward.

 

[cats_09]

Did we get totally excluded on 7 news just now - like no team indication at all?

 

[you pick one]

Did we get totally excluded on 7 news just now - like no team indication at all?

Scott still fighting the MC over Sav.

 

[fpm84]

AFL Round 20 Team​

In: Gary Rohan

23

Gary Rohan

Age

32

Ht

189cm

Wt

92kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.6

2star

K

6.6

3star

HB

3.0

3star

M

3.3

3star

T

2.5

4star

G

1.0

4star

D

8.8

2star

K

6.0

2star

HB

2.8

2star

M

3.4

3star

T

2.3

3star

G

1.0

4star

D

9.8

3star

K

6.8

3star

HB

3.0

3star

M

2.2

3star

T

4.2

5star

G

1.2

4star

Sub: Mark O'Connor

 

[cats_09]

Scott still fighting the MC over Sav.

Maybe

 

[cats_09]

Geelong has made one change for the team to face Fremantle this weekend, with Gary Rohan

23

Gary Rohan

Age

32

Ht

189cm

Wt

92kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.6

2star

K

6.6

3star

HB

3.0

3star

M

3.3

3star

T

2.5

4star

G

1.0

4star

D

8.8

2star

K

6.0

2star

HB

2.8

2star

M

3.4

3star

T

2.3

3star

G

1.0

4star

D

9.8

3star

K

6.8

3star

HB

3.0

3star

M

2.2

3star

T

4.2

5star

G

1.2

4star

returning to the side after recovering from an ankle injury.

Rohan missed last weekend's 11-point loss to the Lions but has been named to take on the Dockers at GMHBA Stadium on Saturday, while Mark O'Connor

42

Mark O'connor

Age

27

Ht

189cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

D/M

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.2

3star

K

8.1

3star

HB

5.1

4star

M

4.4

4star

T

2.3

4star

MG

174.8

3star

D

12.4

3star

K

8.9

4star

HB

3.5

2star

M

4.5

4star

T

1.6

3star

MG

199.8

3star

D

10.4

3star

K

4.8

2star

HB

5.6

4star

M

3.8

4star

T

2.0

4star

MG

67.4

1star

will be the sub.

The game will mark Geelong coach Chris Scott

Chris Scott

Age

47

Ht

182cm

Wt

89kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.6

4star

K

11.2

4star

HB

5.4

4star

M

5.1

5star

T

1.6

4star

G

0.4

3star

No current season stats available

D

13.2

4star

K

10.2

4star

HB

3.0

3star

M

2.2

3star

T

2.8

5star

G

0.4

3star

's 305th game in charge, surpassing club legend Reg Hickey as the most games coached by in club history; Scott becoming just the 11th person in the history of the game to surpass 300 games in the coaches box.

O'Connor, Oisin Mullin, Sam Menegola

27

Sam Menegola

Age

32

Ht

189cm

Wt

89kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

19.6

5star

K

10.0

4star

HB

9.6

5star

M

5.1

5star

T

1.4

3star

CL

1.7

4star

D

19.6

5star

K

10.0

4star

HB

9.6

5star

M

5.1

5star

T

1.4

2star

CL

1.7

4star

D

18.4

5star

K

9.0

4star

HB

9.4

5star

M

5.6

5star

T

1.8

4star

CL

1.8

4star

and Esava Ratugolea

27

Esava Ratugolea

Age

25

Ht

197cm

Wt

108kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

8.6

2star

K

4.8

2star

HB

3.8

3star

M

2.7

3star

T

2.2

4star

MG

131.6

2star

D

8.1

2star

K

4.3

2star

HB

3.9

3star

M

2.1

2star

T

2.5

3star

MG

109.0

2star

D

9.2

3star

K

5.0

2star

HB

4.2

4star

M

4.0

4star

T

2.2

4star

MG

133.8

3star

round out the Emergenicies.

First bounce is at 1.45pm on Saturday at GMHBA Stadium.

AFL Round 20 Team​

In: Gary Rohan

23

Gary Rohan

Age

32

Ht

189cm

Wt

92kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

9.6

2star

K

6.6

3star

HB

3.0

3star

M

3.3

3star

T

2.5

4star

G

1.0

4star

D

8.8

2star

K

6.0

2star

HB

2.8

2star

M

3.4

3star

T

2.3

3star

G

1.0

4star

D

9.8

3star

K

6.8

3star

HB

3.0

3star

M

2.2

3star

T

4.2

5star

G

1.2

4star

Sub: Mark O'Connor

Milestone: Chris Scott 305 games (Most games coached for Geelong)

Backs	Jake Kolodjashnij	Jack Henry	Gary Rohan
Half Backs	Zach Guthrie	Sam De Koning	Tom Stewart
Centreline	Mitch Duncan	Isaac Smith	Mark Blicavs
Half Forwards	Oliver Henry	Tom Hawkins	Tyson Stengle
Forwards	Zach Tuohy	Jeremy Cameron	Brad Close
Followers	Rhys Stanley	Patrick Dangerfield	Max Holmes
Interchange	Jack Bowes	Tom Atkins	Tanner Bruhn
	Gryan Miers
Emergencies	Mark O'Connor	Oisin Mullin	Sam Menegola
	Esava Ratugolea

 

[STPer18]

So

In: Rohan
Out: O'Connor, Mullin

 

[catpremier 07]

Nice to get a bit of continuity

 

[FredLeDeux]

Bews still not fit?

 

[CHAWKTS]

Interesting that they named MOC as sub. I think that is what they did (on afl website it just says we have the 2 subs out from last week!!)

But they are selective when they do this (name sub in a Thursday). To avoid saying they ommitted MOC. Haven’t cared when done it to a younger (who was sub following week)

I don’t mind it but then coaches should complain that they have to name 22 instead of 23

 

[you pick one]

Well we are certainly all in for the 4 points this week.

 

[Generalissimo]

MOC's last two games have been pretty good. They wouldn't omit him except to give him a rest. Expect a late change.

 

[cats_09]

MOC's last two games have been pretty good. They wouldn't omit him except to give him a rest. Expect a late change.

They've already said he'll be the sub - that suggests we're going to start managing senior players by rotating them through the sub role

 

[you pick one]

They've already said he'll be the sub - that suggests we're going to start managing senior players by rotating them through the sub role

Yeah that makes sense with 2 big weeks to follow. We may be able to do a bit more against the Saints and Dogs but not much.

 

[moond0g]

It’s not like we’ve got Petracca running around in the 2’s, but I thought after getting pummelled around the ball last week that we might have changed up the midfield mix

 

[Jhye Clark 13]

About time O'Connor got the lemon and sars

 

[Generalissimo]

They've already said he'll be the sub - that suggests we're going to start managing senior players by rotating them through the sub role

Sure, but if on the day they decide someone's got a bit of a niggle and that there needs to be a late change, O'Connor will be in the starting 22 and someone else will be sub. Which I suspect is a fairly reasonable chance of happening.

 

[Seeds]

Who.

The decoy foward who kept josh gibson to only 24 possession one week. It was a widely celebrated shane kersten game.

 

[you pick one]

It’s not like we’ve got Petracca running around in the 2’s, but I thought after getting pummelled around the ball last week that we might have changed up the midfield mix

I'm sure Chris has had a quiet word in their shell like.Expect a lift this week.

 

[Seeds]

MOC's last two games have been pretty good. They wouldn't omit him except to give him a rest. Expect a late change.

What? he was part of the problem that killed us in the centre square last week. And he completely failed to stop neale in any case.

 

[CHAWKTS]

Scott still fighting the MC over Sav.

Scott won. MC lost. SAV stayed as emergency! Didn’t get replaced

 

[CHAWKTS]

They've already said he'll be the sub - that suggests we're going to start managing senior players by rotating them through the sub role

Agree. That is what we have been discussion here in terms of when do they start rotating through the finals 23. Using sub.

Only additions from here bar injury could be bews and Guthrie. Depending on fitness.

If Guthrie gets fit I suspect he replaces someone in best 24.

To my mind I think menegola will find it hard to get into 23 from here

 

[FredLeDeux]

Agree. That is what we have been discussion here in terms of when do they start rotating through the finals 23. Using sub.

Only additions from here bar injury could be bews and Guthrie. Depending on fitness.

If Guthrie gets fit I suspect he replaces someone in best 24.

To my mind I think menegola will find it hard to get into 23 from here

Unless he gets a late run Saturday, at least as sub

 

[catempire]

They've already said he'll be the sub - that suggests we're going to start managing senior players by rotating them through the sub role

Really like it.