Preview Round 6: Gold Coast vs Essendon, Carrara, Saturday 18/04, 1:15 AEST

[mike14]

Do you hate the cheer squad that much, you want them locked up?

i'm just here for the chaos it would cause

 

[windyhill]

Of course petracca is back, of course he’s fit the ****. But we have Farrow, so…….

 

[Cold Sober]

Blakiston still played a 25% slice of second ruck. He actually did well in a 10 or so minute stretch in the last quarter. Wright cannot ruck the game himself, and I would rather not be pulling May out of the forward line to fill in 25 - 30% ruck time. We may not need Blakiston back as much, but we still need a ruck rotation. The thing with Blakiston is he can still provide a defensive rotation which he did on Saturday. Ridley and Reid getting around 80% time. He is basically doing what a forward / second ruck does only at the opposite end.
When Bryan is ready then they will have to have a look at the role and Blakiston makes way and they go back to Wright being second ruck / forward but even that may be problematical if Wright starts spending too much time forward.

Blakiston has been a great pick up for hard times, not supercoach friendly, but worth his weight in gold for effort and 1%ers

 

[Keystone agony]

Expecting a drumming

But wont anything

I wont quickly jump against us based on it

Settled on
Out: Blakiston
In: DSharp

Mcgrath to Touk, nothing too agressive tag wise, but limit his impact

Caldwell on Rowell (stoppage tag)


Mayhe if not going well, we turn to DSharp/Robey 2nd half on Trac to learn/body up size wise

Caldwell 75%
Parish 65%
Tsatas 65%
Durham 25%
Zerrett 30%
DSharp 40%

Zerrett Fwd more, we need more pressure with Kako, ADW as a 3some

 

[Lance Uppercut]

Expecting a drumming

But wont anything

I wont quickly jump against us based on it

this is almost a haiku, which would be the only way it makes any kind of sense

 

[Calthorpe14]

Melbourne beat Gold Coast, We beat Melbourne = We will beat Gold Coast.

No alternative logic will be accepted.

 

[Happyskeret]

It would be nice to see Peter play a good game against his old club.

 

[JY5165]

noah out will help

 

[King Patty]

Anderson out is massive for us.

 

[JY5165]

reckon they send andy to trac? can defend him when he goes fwd as well

 

[King Patty]

reckon they send andy to trac? can defend him when he goes fwd as well

Blakiston - Read
Reid - King
McKay - Walter
Ridley - Petracca (when forward)

 

[MalooElCamino]

Please smash these toss bags,
Bombers!!
Hardwicks press conference will be the highlight of my week. #scumbag

 

[jannissary]

no nando’s gives us a massive boost in the guts. take it to ‘em like melbourne did. get in their heads

 

[JY5165]

Blakiston - Read
Reid - King
McKay - Walter
Ridley - Petracca (when forward)

bryan in for blakiston surely? or another vfl game?

 

[P Money]

reckon they send andy to trac? can defend him when he goes fwd as well

I'd be happy to be proven wrong but I can't see Andy managing to defend a player like Petracca either in the midfield or up fwd. Too big and powerful for McGrath.

 

[eth-dog]

no nando’s gives us a massive boost in the guts. take it to ‘em like melbourne did. get in their heads

Goddamn it I'm hungry now

 

[Call Me Cake]

 

[dank420_]

no nando’s

hate this for anyone

 

[joey_jo_jo]

no nando’s gives us a massive boost in the guts. take it to ‘em like melbourne did. get in their heads

Unfortunately Trac is back to offset the Anderson loss

 

[Donflicted]

Prior sore was not training today according to some track watchers - Scooter LTCU

 

[pazza]

No changes.

I love the move of Langford back so I am thinking that will be a more regular occurrence - this week being the obvious example.

So he most likely is the 3rd tall/2nd medium defender.

 

[JY5165]

No changes.

I love the move of Langford back so I am thinking that will be a more regular occurrence - this week being the obvious example.

So he most likely is the 3rd tall/2nd medium defender.

thought he was playing wing and rotating back as an extra defender?

 

[Keystone agony]

Langford played predominantly wing not back

Wingers are meant to push back as the fat side helper to create an extra and allow the skinny side to press

 

[Vindicater]

Prior sore was not training today according to some track watchers - Scooter LTCU

I asked earlier about him as was listed as injured after the game

 

[Blind Turn]

Langford played predominantly wing not back

Wingers are meant to push back as the fat side helper to create an extra and allow the skinny side to press

He played more behind the ball. ‘Wing’, ‘defence’, whatever you want to call it, he was given a role that had him playing behind the ball. And it was good.