Round 5: Changes Vs Giants

[Simmofreo]

And he never wanted to be main ruck. That's the annoying thing. He left GWS because he didn't want to play main ruck

Makes you miss Jonno Griffen. I'm loving Lobb's work but he's not a main ruck and you can tell he doesn't want the mantle. Think he's going to really struggle on the weekend.

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[FreoRicci]

I'm thinking Hamlimg will be a late out and Darcy in to be honest

Seems crazy to not have Darcy in

I smell a rat

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Did he travel as emergency?
Mumford will dominate the hitouts, but so what. Lobb should dominate around the ground, get forward and use his speed.
Mumford will hurt any ruckman. Just not really any point trying to combat that without Sandi and an underdone Darcy.

 

[stax on the mull]

Ch 10 promo saying that one of our forwards didn't get on the plane, but I didn't watch their news. Peel play tomorrow, so I guess they could fly someone tomorrow.

 

[FreoRicci]

Ch 10 promo saying that one of our forwards didn't get on the plane, but I didn't watch their news. Peel play tomorrow, so I guess they could fly someone tomorrow.

McCarthy? Fly Cox over. ASAP

 

[Moonrat]

Why would we name this 'forward' to play the same day he wasn't on the plane???
In fact, the teams would have went in AFTER we flew??
Weird!
Maybe flying tomorrow?

 

[Randomizor]

Why be critical of something that hasn't happened. Why get your testicles in a knot before the event.

While I’d love to know (or maybe I wouldn’t) what event you need to get your testicles in a knot for, I think it’s worth analysis given Ross’s nature. He’s been criticised for being too defense-minded. It’s been shown his defensive game style doesn’t win premierships. When he starts talking about putting our big name forward into the back line, that suggest he still holds that mindset. It should be worrying more people.

Of course, it could be all smokes and mirrors, but given Lyon’s nature it seems unlikely.

 

[Scham]

McCarthy? Didn’t train today apparently

 

[Randomizor]

Why would we name this 'forward' to play the same day he wasn't on the plane???
In fact, the teams would have went in AFTER we flew??
Weird!
Maybe flying tomorrow?

Classic Lyon. Keeping forwards back.

 

[Moonrat]

Can 100% confirm true that Ross has allowed Cam to stay behind to take part in an Easter egg hunt tomorrow. Will fly late.
Also, didn't train today cos he was laying out the eggs!

 

[Farrand]

And he never wanted to be main ruck. That's the annoying thing. He left GWS because he didn't want to play main ruck

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Yep. Went looking and it does seem to be what part of the move was all about. It's crazy how we've gone to having such strong ruck options to it being a deficit of our team.

 

[Farrand]

Lobb should take it. Would be dominance over the ground. But for some reason, reminds me of Clarke. But a better mark/kick.

Thing about Clarke is he was pretty decent at one point. Don't think injuries helped but I remember him being a key player around 2012/2013.

I would prefer Lobb to be a back up to someone who wants to ply their trade in that area. Too bad we can't find another Michael or Sandi running around the WAFL.

 

[Dale147]

Qantas flight to Canberra tomorrow afternoon, not virgin who the team flies with, but it’s the only direct flight.

 

[BlueE]

McCarthy? Fly Cox over. ASAP

Cox did fly with Crowden as emergencies.

McCarthy trained but didn't look that happy apparently and couldn't fly as he was sick 10 news reported. Two days before is leaving lots of downtime isn't it? Just as well lots of things to do in Can Berra. Didn't think Hogan looked very happy as well, don't know what the problem was but naviculars do take time.

 

[Dale147]

Flight today got away just before 6pm, due into Canberra about a quarter to midnight. Less than ideal.

 

[BlueE]

Flight today got away just before 6pm, due into Canberra about a quarter to midnight. Less than ideal.

Really is quarter to 10 pm. Not too bad. Worst part would be hanging around in the airport for 3 hours then a flight of almost 5 hours.

 

[BlueE]

Interesting that Darcy has been listed as an AFL emergency (didn't travel) but is not listed in the team for Peel. Does he and Shultz slot in and kick someone out for Peel?



Edit:Have moved the Peel team sheet to Peel thread, with questions why Shultz isn't listed an "in" -maybe don't have to if they didn't play last week and an AFL emergency?

But also why Banfield and Nyhuis are listed as "ins" when they did play last week?

 

[Dale147]

Really is quarter to 10 pm. Not too bad. Worst part would be hanging around in the airport for 3 hours then a flight of almost 5 hours.

Just had a look, the plane is just going into Victoria now, landing time now 11:30pm so that’s 9:30ish our time.

 

[Dockers v Channel7West]

If McCarthy has the slightest of niggles or sniffles and Cox is ready to go he needs to come in- McCarthy doesn't travel well anyway and
Haynes on McCarthy makes me very nervous..
I feel sorry for Lobb who should be up fwd but untill Darcy is fully fit and firing and running freely to contribute around the ground we can't risk playing him

 

[FreoMonocle]

Cox is only out of the side because of that pre-season injury. I reckon he comes back into this side this weekend and stays.

Cox is only a shadow of his future self.

Play him on his potential in 2-3 years and send one of Lobb, McCarthy, Taberner, Hogan to Peel? - nope, he will push them out based on this years body of work, not his future body of work and he isn't there yet, injury for example having held him back the last few rounds without even needing to deal with the "who is better"etc.

 

[ImperialPurple]

That Peel team sheet is a bit odd. Lists Banfield as an in, when he played last week, and none of the emergencies as outs.

 

[Superkoops]

That Peel team sheet is a bit odd. Lists Banfield as an in, when he played last week, and none of the emergencies as outs.

Yep - and doesn’t list Giro as an ‘in’ when he missed last week with hamstring awareness


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[Scham]

Why are people going off the WAFL info. They’re useless.

 

[Scham]

Fyfe to play mainly forward if McCarthy misses.

 

[Schauermann]

Thing about Clarke is he was pretty decent at one point. Don't think injuries helped but I remember him being a key player around 2012/2013.

He looks good when playing as main ruck. He was not so much a forward.

 

[Farrand]

Agree on that. Very ordinary as a forward but roving the field as a ruck he was, for mine, a decent asset. Again, it was the injuries that rankled him. Bit like Griffin to be fair. Story of the club it would seem. Watched the 2010 final against Hawks yesterday. Gee! Morabito could have been a star.