Preview Round 7: Essendon vs Geelong - Sunday 30th April - 1:10pm - MCG

[Beerfish]

We will be extremely competitive till just after half time and lose by 80 points.

OR we will give them a 5 to 7 goal head start before being competitive* for the rest of the game losing by 5 to 7 goals.

*Read as Geelong goes into cruise control.

 

[cAsEy_18]

God damn it, where are the teams I say!

 

[Red Black and Blue]

Is it Rhett time to come in for Laverde? Surely Baldwin needs a few more after the concussion to settle.

Wouldnt be surprised if we saw Langers down back and Voss in up forward for him.

 

[bombreys]

cough it up in the first quarter, chase it down by 3qt and then pass out from exertion

or without a decent Laverde replacement, cough it up and then go home at quarter time, leaving Geelong to their training run



Solid chance Weideman goes back too

If Weideman goes back (I personally don’t think it happens, I think he stays forward) - who comes in? You’d think Jones would have to play a game at VFL level to ‘earn’ a call up. Scott doesn’t seem to rate Voss. I don’t think you can just roll with Stringer and Langford, can you?

 

[DallasCrane316]

Interesting changes

 

[Ati Tude]

Main thing I get from that is that they are at least considering playing Weid in defence (hence the Jones inclusion). Obviously not going down the Monty path just yet which would be a tough ask for him against Cats. Or they are considering resting Phillips and play both Jones and Weid forward.

 

[TheGrizz]

Wonder if Weideman goes back, particularly with Jones in. Otherwise we are very short in the backline.

 

[DallasCrane316]

Extended bench

EXT INT.	8. Hobbs	19. Hind	23. Jones
	33. Davey Jnr	34. Phillips	42. D’Ambrosio
	43. McDonald-Tipungwuti	47. Menzie

 

[Lore]

Langford named in defence

 

[DallasCrane316]

Wonder if Weideman goes back, particularly with Jones in. Otherwise we are very short in the backline.

Langford is only 1cm shorter than Laverde.

 

[Lore]

Wonder if Weideman goes back, particularly with Jones in. Otherwise we are very short in the backline.

I would almost expect it. Weid was mentioned as a potential defender a few times in interviews around trade period, I'm sure one of those was an interview with either Mahoney or Scott, (maybe both?) rather than a list manager covering his bases

 

[Vander18]

Langford is only 1cm shorter than Laverde.

Laverde’s main party truck is his ability to play as an undersized tall defender. He’s very good at it - only the best bigs seem to exploit him (Hawkins, Lynch level).

Doubt Langford has the mass or aggression to replicate what Laverde does.

 

[eth-dog]

 

[DallasCrane316]

7 news just said

• Guthrie out (which we knew)
• Tuohy (back complaint) and Duncan (knee concern) on injury watch.
• Dangerfield extra strapping around the knee.

 

[maskmcgee]

Wonder if Weideman goes back, particularly with Jones in. Otherwise we are very short in the backline.

Who says he's in? He's an emergency from last week. No news here.

 

[Vander18]

I would roll the dice and send Weid to Hawkins. I assume Cats will go with two rucks so BZK may be needed to play on second ruckman.

Watch out for Hawkins rucking against undersized defenders inside 50! He has feasted on this for years now..

Jones, Stringer, Langford and second ruck as our forwards.

 

[TheGrizz]

Langford is only 1cm shorter than Laverde.

Completely different body shapes and play styles

 

[ant555]

Wonder if Weideman goes back, particularly with Jones in. Otherwise we are very short in the backline.

Or one of the rucks is rested and Weideman plays second ruck. Does not solve the backline issue of course.

 

[eth-dog]

I suspect Flip is "managed". Langford and Hind in defence with Ridley going to Cameron. Jones, Weideman and Stringer the main forwards.

 

[DallasCrane316]

Completely different body shapes and play styles

Yes but you said we were very short in the backline

 

[DallasCrane316]

I suspect Flip is "managed". Langford and Hind in defence with Ridley going to Cameron. Jones, Weideman and Stringer the main forwards.

I think we may see Menzie or Davey omitted and Hind will play forward.

D’Ambrosio may take Heppell’s spot.

 

[andleanback]

I suspect Flip is "managed". Langford and Hind in defence with Ridley going to Cameron. Jones, Weideman and Stringer the main forwards.

Yep I’d presume this is the case.

 

[bombreys]

No omissions after our most recent quarter ended 7.2 to 0.3. Please

 

[TheGrizz]

I want to avoid Langford back at all costs.

Bags of 5 and 4 already this season should probably indicate he needs to stay there.

 

[Call Me Cake]

Would've thrown Reid in. Why not, let him learn immediately. #playthekids