Structure / Depth against the Saints

["The Roar Is Back"]

With players like Cotchin, Thurstfield , Farmer , Taylor , Rance and possibly McGuanne , Vickery or Webberly pushing for selection I think we look ok this week ?
DH has regularly spoke of structure and this week is the first week for some time that so many players have legitimentally been pushing for selection .
The chance to go more attacking or defensive, tall or small will present itself , hopefully with we have no more injuries.
The 3 season ending injuries of Foley, Bling and Griffith obviously robs us of a couple at least, within our best side , but structually and depth wise it might be the best off we have been all year ?
Thoughts ?

 

[Madtiger2006]

FB: connors gourdis newman
HB: mcguane astbury deledio
C: edwards cotchin morton
HF: taylor post nason
FF: hicks reiwoldt collins
FOLL: graham martin jackson
INT: browne king rance cousins

in: cotchin rance taylor mcguane
out: tuck white moore orielly

 

["The Roar Is Back"]

FB: connors gourdis newman
HB: mcguane astbury deledio
C: edwards cotchin morton
HF: taylor post nason
FF: hicks reiwoldt collins
FOLL: graham martin jackson
INT: browne king rance cousins

in: cotchin rance taylor mcguane
out: tuck white moore orielly

Or
FB: Farmer thurstfield newman
HB: Moore gourdis deledio
C: edwards cotchin morton
HF: taylor post nason
FF: Astbury reiwoldt collins
FOLL: graham martin jackson
INT: browne king rance cousins

in: cotchin rance taylor thurstfield farmer
out: tuck white orielly hicks Connors

If we were to go more defensively in the backline and taller up forward , aware Astbury has shown more down back ?
As per OP more options this week with the structure !

 

[coke_zero]

Rance and Cotchin in, the rest depends on how players pull up and if they need more time at coburg.

 

[rfctigerarmy]

A helpful hint to beating St.Kilda (obviously what we're out to do with O'Rielly as an omission which shouldn't be the case) is to have defensive forwards.

But I'm sure you've both thought that through when putting Nason, Taylor and Collins and your defensive forwards.

 

[_RT_]

Playing the Saints isn't about winning the game and anyone who is looking at the game as a possible win is kidding themselves. This game should be nothing treated as nothing more than another opportunity to experiment with the lineup.

 

[rfctigerarmy]

So why would you exclude O'Rielly, who was probably in the 'middle of the pack' in terms of performance yesterday?

 

[sante]

Playing the Saints isn't about winning the game and anyone who is looking at the game as a possible win is kidding themselves. This game should be nothing treated as nothing more than another opportunity to experiment with the lineup.

Experimenting will lead to a 100+ point thrashing.

 

[Madtiger2006]

So why would you exclude O'Rielly, who was probably in the 'middle of the pack' in terms of performance yesterday?

He should stay really. Played decent and wouldn't be good to drop him after 1 game. I'm just trying to pick the best 22. Maybe Connors or Nason can have a rest instead

 

[_RT_]

Experimenting will lead to a 100+ point thrashing.

Your point being. We're going to lose regardless so why not have a good look at a few of them in different roles and see what happens.

 

[sante]

Your point being. We're going to lose regardless so why not have a good look at a few of them in different roles and see what happens.

I know we will lose, but getting demolished isn't going to help us long term.

 

[Barnzy]

I know we will lose, but getting demolished isn't going to help us long term.

We're going to get demolished no matter what side we put on the park.

 

[_RT_]

I know we will lose, but getting demolished isn't going to help us long term.

We could put our best available 22 on the park and it wont matter we could still get smashed if the Saints are on their game.

 

[Rustof]

Did Webberly get a rest? If so he should get another run, maybe replace Nason who looks a bit stuffed.

 

[Bazzar]

Hardwick said after the game that they will continue to blood new players and experiment with structure for the next two games.

I wonder who the new players will be as we dont have many left.

 

[Mario Speedwagon]

Grimes?
Taylor should come back too.

 

[Bazzar]

Grimes?
Taylor should come back too.

It would be a buzz if those two and Taylor came in, and they also leave Goo and Irish in the team. Would give Contin and Grimes a taste of the intensity and speed, and that could only benefit their up coming pre season

 

[Mario Speedwagon]

Yeah I edited Contin out...don't think he can play unless he gets upgraded...

 

[Bazzar]

Yeah I edited Contin out...don't think he can play unless he gets upgraded...

Yep you right. Grimes and McMahon the only two not to have played a game.

 

[santa claws]

Or
FB: Farmer thurstfield newman
HB: Moore gourdis deledio
C: edwards cotchin morton
HF: taylor post nason
FF: Astbury reiwoldt collins
FOLL: graham martin jackson
INT: browne king rance cousins

in: cotchin rance taylor thurstfield farmer
out: tuck white orielly hicks Connors

If we were to go more defensively in the backline and taller up forward , aware Astbury has shown more down back ?
As per OP more options this week with the structure !

i like or something similar with structure and the future in mind.
B; farmer gourdis thursfield
HB: moore post deledio
C: newman martin collins
HF: taylor astbury cotchin
F: vickery riewoldt morton
R: browne jackson cousins
int: edwards king orielly tuck.

only difference other than a few positional changes is graham nason rance

 

[_RT_]

If what Hardwick said is correct then lets go all out and field the following:

B: Farmer(20 games) Gourdis(1) Webberley(10)
HB: Connors(22) Astbury(16) Grimes(debut)
C: Nason(19) Martin(19) Rance(23)
HF: Taylor(2) Post(12) Collins(23)
F: Hicks(3) Riewoldt(66) Nahas(31)
R: Graham(31) Cotchin(40) King(54)
I/C: Browne(5) O'Rielly(1) Vickery(23) Newman(173)

Riewoldt plays to keep alive his slim hopes of winning the Coleman, while Newman gets a gig as the club captain.

But in all seriousness it highlights just how young and inexperienced the list is when you can field a team like that which is basically made up of players taken over the last 2-3 years.

 

[SteveoTheTiger]

B: Farmer(20 games) Gourdis(1) Webberley(10)
HB: Connors(22) Astbury(16) Grimes(debut)
C: Nason(19) Martin(19) Rance(23)
HF: Taylor(2) Post(12) Collins(23)
F: Hicks(3) Riewoldt(66) Nahas(31)
R: Graham(31) Cotchin(40) King(54)
I/C: Browne(5) O'Rielly(1) Vickery(23) Newman(173)

Swap Grimes for Lids and anyone for Nahas and i would be pretty happy with that lineup

 

[TOOs_Finest]

Swap Grimes for Lids and anyone for Nahas and i would be pretty happy with that lineup

Just Lids in for Nahas even

 

[dothebowdenshuffle]

Yep you right. Grimes and McMahon the only two not to have played a game.

wonder if he'll get a send-off game this week or next

If what Hardwick said is correct then lets go all out and field the following:

B: Farmer(20 games) Gourdis(1) Webberley(10)
HB: Connors(22) Astbury(16) Grimes(debut)
C: Nason(19) Martin(19) Rance(23)
HF: Taylor(2) Post(12) Collins(23)
F: Hicks(3) Riewoldt(66) Nahas(31)
R: Graham(31) Cotchin(40) King(54)
I/C: Browne(5) O'Rielly(1) Vickery(23) Newman(173)

Riewoldt plays to keep alive his slim hopes of winning the Coleman, while Newman gets a gig as the club captain.

But in all seriousness it highlights just how young and inexperienced the list is when you can field a team like that which is basically made up of players taken over the last 2-3 years.

Don't want to be accused of tanking, playing saints should be safe as not like we would be any chance to win it

 

[Spluff]

wonder if he'll get a send-off game this week or next

He's injured, or we would have seen him a while ago.