Squad Announced - Vince in!

[Gets!]

Very happy to see Vince in the squad and the mail is he will get a game.

There will be space in the forward line if Kenny has to go down back.

Knights and Van Berlo in the 22.

Riccuito has been named as well

 

[RoosterLad]

That would be sensational if he does get a game, the kid's a gun AND it means the mighty Roosters won't have to deal with him!

 

[JuddyisGod]

Maric named?

 

[macca23]

Maric named?

Named in the squad of 25.

Unlikely to play IMO unless they decide to play an extra tall to cover the absence of Bock.

 

[kirky]

Vince is playing (unless he is under an injury cloud) as he is not named in the Eagles squad.

 

[Quadzilla]

That would be sensational if he does get a game, the kid's a gun

You guys have picked up a good one in young Bernie - he has that uncanny knack of being able to read the play. I met Bernie a few years ago at Stansbury and he had a real confidence about him (even a cockiness) even then. I wish him all the best in a long career

 

[raikkonen]

It would be good to see him play, seems like a gun player from what he has shown in the pre-season.

 

[-VC-]

B: Johncock, Rutten, Bassett
HB: Van Berlo, McGregor, Reilly
C: Burton, Ricciuto, Goodwin
HF: Knights, Hentschel, Bode
F: Edwards, Perrie, Biglands
R: Clarke, Thompson, McLeod
I: Massie, Doughty, Shirley, Vince, Mattner, Hart, Maric

I guess the omissions will be based on structure. We might need to go with the three ruckmen and play Biglands in the forward line without Welsh and Bock. That's a very short back line. Collingwood have named a pretty short forward line I guess, but they have a lot of tall timber to put down there.

 

[- PC -]

B: Johncock, Rutten, Bassett
HB: Van Berlo, McGregor, Reilly
C: Burton, Ricciuto, Goodwin
HF: Knights, Hentschel, Bode
F: Edwards, Perrie, Biglands
R: Clarke, Thompson, McLeod
I: Massie, Doughty, Shirley, Vince, Mattner, Hart, Maric.

Ok its late and I am starting to double focus but I dont see Jericho? is this the full squad?

What does this say of Jerichos future?

 

[GoSarge]

Ok its late and I am starting to double focus but I dont see Jericho? is this the full squad?

What does this say of Jerichos future?

This was the result of playing Vince and jericho in the same team under pressure in the NAB cup final.

Whilst the move was criticised by many to leave Jericho on for as long as he did, it turns out it may have been a final opportunity for Jericho to stand up and prove himself when the heat was on.

He didn't, Vince did, and it appears this fact is reflected in the named squad for round 1.

 

[Damp Squarie]

Couldnt have put it better myself GoSarge.
Jericho will get another chance.

 

[Mad Dog]

A great squad IMO.....

4 of our best 22 are unavailable (Huddo/Bock/Welsh/JT).....so in comes basically #23 to #26 (VB/Clarke/Massie/Vince). Add to that Bode, Doughty, and Maric and that is pretty much the best we can do.

The paper says this morning that VB Bode and Clarke start on the ground with an interchange from Massie, Doughty, Shirley, Maric, Vince, Hart, and Mattner....

.....I would think Craig will start with Massie, Shirley, Hart, and Mattner , and a bench of Clarke, Doughty, Knights, and Bode with Vince, Maric and VB to drop out...

...but I would bring Vince and VB in for Bode and Doughty....

Jericho's ommission in a week where we could use a forward says a fair bit IMO....but let's not focus on the negatives.


the other one is Maric.....I would like to see him in the 22 to have a crack at holding down CHB for the first 10 minutes to see if we can keep Kenny up forward....which is crucial to our goal scoring options. Whether Craigy has the intestinal fortitude to go there....we will see......I get the feeling he will not want the younglings like Maric and Vince to debut against Collingwood in Round 1 on a Monday night with 3 million people watching...I think he would rather do that at AAMI a few weeks into the season.

ohhhh....btw.....bring it on baby....

 

[Vader]

With a 7 man interchange bench named, three players have to miss out.

If I had to guess, they would be Maric, Doughty & Massie.

Shirley is our #1 tagger.
Mattner is one of our best wingmen.
Hart has a golden ticket for rounds 1 & 2.

I'm hoping Vince will get that last position in the side. His performance when the heat was on in the Mickey Mouse Cup GF was duly noted - he was the only one to escape criticism when the youngsters allegedly had a collective panic attack.

I'd love to see Maric make the team, but it's hard to see them selecting a third ruckman considering the weakness of Collingwood's ruck division.

To me, Massie & Doughty are now "depth" players, whereas Vince is the future of the club and he's earned his opportunity.

 

[Mad Dog]

....I suppose looking at the local teams......Massie and Maric have been named for Norwood and Port Adelaide F.C......whereas Vince, Bode and VB haven't and "Young Mick's" side South have a bye.

So with VB and Bode named in the starting 18 I would suspect that Vince will play and Doughty will be the travelling emergency

 

[Glenno23]

B: Johncock, Rutten, Bassett
HB: Van Berlo, McGregor, Reilly
C: Burton, Ricciuto, Goodwin
HF: Knights, Hentschel, Bode
F: Edwards, Perrie, Biglands
R: Clarke, Thompson, McLeod
I: Massie, Doughty, Shirley, Vince, Mattner, Hart, Maric

I guess the omissions will be based on structure. We might need to go with the three ruckmen and play Biglands in the forward line without Welsh and Bock. That's a very short back line. Collingwood have named a pretty short forward line I guess, but they have a lot of tall timber to put down there.

yes, it is a very short backline, but Bassett can play on people taller than him, and usually does fine.

we still have Rutten and McGregor back there, and Clarke can drop back into the gaps, even Hentschel can drop back if needed.

if Hentschel does go back, we still have Roo, edwards, Mcleod, Sarge, Bode, Burton and Goodwin to rotate through the forward line

this is a very strong team considering we are missing 4 of our top 22. but the pies always manager to worry us at some stage...

Go crows

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

With a 7 man interchange bench named, three players have to miss out.

If I had to guess, they would be Maric, Doughty & Massie.

Shirley is our #1 tagger.
Mattner is one of our best wingmen.
Hart has a golden ticket for rounds 1 & 2.

I'm hoping Vince will get that last position in the side. His performance when the heat was on in the Mickey Mouse Cup GF was duly noted - he was the only one to escape criticism when the youngsters allegedly had a collective panic attack.

I'd love to see Maric make the team, but it's hard to see them selecting a third ruckman considering the weakness of Collingwood's ruck division.

To me, Massie & Doughty are now "depth" players, whereas Vince is the future of the club and he's earned his opportunity.

Though Hart may drop out, as he is still under an injury cloud.

I would say Mattner & Shirley are the only near certainties from the bench to play.

 

[Punchy Bassett]

Berine Vince was at the Norwood after match presentations tonight with young Pfeiffer you missed out Gets!