Preview Team for Semi-Final vs Collingwood

[Miguel Sanchez]

In: Rosa
Out: Waters (foot)

Emergencies are Stevenson, Strijk and Brown, though Brown's not in Melbourne.

Collingwood has brought in Goldsack and Elliott for Maxwell (susp) and Sinclair.

 

[WCEbrody]

IN: Rosa
OUT: Waters

For the pies-

IN: Elliot, Goldsack
OUT: Sinclair , Maxwell

 

[Suma Magic]

Great changes.

Should add a sub prediction poll, I love a good poll.

Too risky to have Rosa as a sub? Or less risk as a sub?

Brennan/Rosa/McGinnity - who will it be?

 

[WCE_Phill]

Rosa strength is his tank and running ability. He starts
McGinnity is in good form (considering what can serve up) Woosha loves his hardness and pressure.

For me, it will be either A.Selwood or Brennan.

 

[Byron_Clanger]

Happy for Rosa, he really deserves a finals game

 

[Quinz]

In: Rosa
Out: Waters (foot)

Emergencies are Stevenson, Strijk and Brown, though Brown's not in Adelaide.

Collingwood has brought in Goldsack and Elliott for Maxwell (susp) and Sinclair.

Is he in Victoria? Where is he??

 

[Gubbz]

Nice changes - really didn't think Rosa would get up. My guess is that he will be the sub..

 

[HoneyBadger35]

Matt Rosa is basically the bionic man. Good team list, very happy - emergencies are odd choices in my mind seeing as Stevenson hasn't cracked a start this season but oh well, great team list.

 

[EagleShore]

Great changes.

Too risky to have Rosa as a sub? Or less risk as a sub?

Brennan/Rosa/McGinnity - who will it be?

I'd suggest it'll be Rosa. He'll offer plenty of run and (hopefully) carry when we may need an injection of such in the last quarter.

They may choose Brennan, but given the loss of Beau, we really need another HBF option during the whole game. As for McG, his forward pressure role requires a non-negotiable 4 quarter effort given the rebounding skill of Harry O and Shaw.

 

[Forward Press]

Is this Rosa's first finals game?

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

Is he in Victoria? Where is he??

I'm having a good run today

 

[kaiserchief13]

Rosa will be the sub surely

 

[Gizza]

I hope McGinnity isn't the sub oddly enough. I use to always want him there if he played. But his forward pressure over the last few weeks has been amazing and is something we really need when playing as the land of the giants. Rosa perhaps as he has just come back from injury, but probably more likely to be Brennan.

 

[EagleShore]

Apparently Goldsack has been returned to the backline, which means our tall forward line has made them sacrifice his defensive forward role, so hopefully Hurn can get loose, or at least mark over Heath Shaw.

 

[Keys]

Is this Rosa's first finals game?

Played the qualifying final and semi final in 2006.

That's it

 

[kaiserchief13]

I think the Pies will tag Hurn hard. Schofield will be huge in this game.

 

[BradWCE]

Played the qualifying final and semi final in 2006.

That's it

He also played in the qualifying final and semi final in 2007.

 

[SpaceClef]

Apparently Goldsack has been returned to the backline, which means our tall forward line has made them sacrifice his defensive forward role, so hopefully Hurn can get loose, or at least mark over Heath Shaw.

Not necessarily, because Goldsack wasn't playing prior to this match, so they haven't really sacrificed anything.

 

[Keys]

He also played in the qualifying final and semi final in 2007.

Place I looked up said he was selected in the squad for the two 2007 finals so I assumed he didn't play. Checked the match summaries and he kicked a goal in our loss to Collingwood so he at least played one of them and I'll take your word on the other.

I stand corrected

At least I'm not in Adelaide with Mitch Brown

 

[Smotie]

On paper we should win across the board.
Converting that to game time is a big difference given our mental weakness over Collingwood in Melbourne.

 

[WCEbrody]

I think the Pies will tag Hurn hard. Schofield will be huge in this game.

Seems odd they would leave Sinclair out then, did a great job on Birchall last week.

 

[kaiserchief13]

Seems odd they would leave Sinclair out then, did a great job on Birchall last week.

Goldsack will play on him

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Goldsack will play on him

http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/147579/default.aspx


Not according to this. Elliott for Sinclair seems a like-for-like type pick, which is unusual.

 

[SinkingDeeper]

Brennan gets the vest

Really excited for this, weather seems like it should be fine too 18*C no rain. *groin thrust*

Atonement for 07 is at hand

 

[SpaceClef]

Feck it would be sweet to win this. I am pretty much giving us no chance, but god damn, we have to beat a good side at the MCG SOMEDAY