Team for this week

[CF]

Geelong’s squad

B: Corey Enright – Matthew Scarlett – Andrew Mackie
HB: Josh Hunt – Matthew Egan – Darren Milburn
C: David Wojcinski – Jimmy Bartel – Shannon Byrnes
HF: Paul Chapman – Cameron Mooney – James Kelly
F: Tom Hawkins – Nathan Ablett – Gary Ablett
Foll: Mark Blake – Cameron Ling – Joel Corey
Int from: Kane Tenace, Charlie Gardiner, Steven King, David Johnson, Mathew Stokes, Joel Selwood, Brent Prismall

Out: Ottens, Selwood, Varcoe, Prismall

I expected Selwood/Varcoe to be dropped, but Ottens and Prismall??? If you hear anything on the Footy Show please post it here for us Northeners!

 

[Higgo]

Poor little Byrnesie! Tries his heart out and has to cop this. Really amuses me the venom hurled his way - 'that runt with the girl's name'. Do you really think he's that bad, Nanana etc ?

fair enough Byrnes has a big kick but it's only useful when it hits a target... he misses more goals than my career path...

 

[pezza76]

The AFL states that only players in the I/C bench can be dropped, not those in the starting 18. The only way a person can be changed in the starting 18, is like what happened last weekend, where Nathan missed out, and Selwood got the bench run.

How it works out is that the bench player is pushed up in to the 18, then the emergency is pushed up onto the bench.

Thems the rules.

Tend to disagree, whilst tommorrow night by 6pm the i/c must be reduced to 4 players and emergencies, the rules on including an emergency can be done up until 45 mins before game time with no sanctions after that there must be a reason ( ie N Ablett last week injured during warm up.)

 

[Copernicus]

Unless the team has been updated in the last short while, I'd agree with those who said Gardiner, Selwood and Tenace to be dropped from the extended bench. Selwood will have his week off and I don't know that the others deserve to be brought in, though I did hear Tenace did well in the twos. Should probably be taking Byrnes' place but Bomber seems to love Shannon so what can ya do.

 

[JUBJUB]

Geelong’s squad

B: Corey Enright – Matthew Scarlett – Andrew Mackie
HB: Josh Hunt – Matthew Egan – Darren Milburn
C: David Wojcinski – Jimmy Bartel – Shannon Byrnes
HF: Paul Chapman – Cameron Mooney – James Kelly
F: Tom Hawkins – Nathan Ablett – Gary Ablett
Foll: Mark Blake – Cameron Ling – Joel Corey
Int from: Kane Tenace, Charlie Gardiner, Steven King, David Johnson, Mathew Stokes, Joel Selwood, Brent Prismall

Out: Ottens, Selwood, Varcoe, Prismall

I expected Selwood/Varcoe to be dropped, but Ottens and Prismall??? If you hear anything on the Footy Show please post it here for us Northeners!

Prismall and Selwood haven't been dropped.So far only 2 are out [Ottens injured,Varcoe omitted].There's 7 on the extended interchange as it's a sunday game.

 

[scottydeewah]

Tend to disagree, whilst tommorrow night by 6pm the i/c must be reduced to 4 players and emergencies, the rules on including an emergency can be done up until 45 mins before game time with no sanctions after that there must be a reason ( ie N Ablett last week injured during warm up.)

We can still drop anyone.

 

[nananana catman]

Poor little Byrnesie! Tries his heart out and has to cop this. Really amuses me the venom hurled his way - 'that runt with the girl's name'. Do you really think he's that bad, Nanana etc ?

I dont have a problem with his name or size, I have a problem with his skills and football smarts. Little article in the herald sun yesterday talking about players accuracy, to qualify you had to have had 25 shots on goal in your career, Shannon Byrnes has the worst conversion rate of any player with more than 25 shots on goal in the AFL. He has kicked 14. 31.

Now ask yourself, is that the kind of return we want from a crumbing forward? That is miles worse than Kent ever was and he used to cop it bad, heck, kents accuracy is miles better than the tripe Shannon serves up.

Having a crack might get you respect in the local leagues, but this is the AFL and you need to bring more than that here if you want to have any longevity.

 

[cat in sydney]

I dont have a problem with his name or size, I have a problem with his skills and football smarts. Little article in the herald sun yesterday talking about players accuracy, to qualify you had to have had 25 shots on goal in your career, Shannon Byrnes has the worst conversion rate of any player with more than 25 shots on goal in the AFL. He has kicked 14. 31.

Gee, that's a condemning stat isn't it? And really, the shots he misses are not all that hard in many cases. Just can't see why he gets a gig each time... I hope Bomber replaces him with Stokes when he's fully back.

 

[Glassjaw]

Bench seems to be King, Prismall, Johnson and Tenace with Selwood, Stokes and Gardiner to miss.

 

[Cats!!]

Bench seems to be King, Prismall, Johnson and Tenace with Selwood, Stokes and Gardiner to miss.

You wouldn't think they would not play Stokes. Stokes will be a strait swop for Varcoe. Without one of Varcoe and Stokes we lack a crumber up forward. Neither Tenace or Byrnes can do that job. And that is what we lacked against the Doggies in round one, someone putting pressure on the doggies out of the backline.

 

[Glassjaw]

You wouldn't think they would not play Stokes. Stokes will be a strait swop for Varcoe. Without one of Varcoe and Stokes we lack a crumber up forward. Neither Tenace or Byrnes can do that job. And that is what we lacked against the Doggies in round one, someone putting pressure on the doggies out of the backline.

I'd have thought Stokes in too, but go to the afl site and click on the gamelive thingy and click on the cats players stats and it names the 22. It does this most weeks, and is usually right.

 

[Cats!!]

I'd have thought Stokes in too, but go to the afl site and click on the gamelive thingy and click on the cats players stats and it names the 22. It does this most weeks, and is usually right.

I think they have done that because that was the order of the bench and the first four were David johnson, Steven King, Brent Prismal and Kane Tenace

 

[Glassjaw]

I think they have done that because that was the order of the bench and the first four were David johnson, Steven King, Brent Prismal and Kane Tenace

Ahh, very well could be my friend.

Hopefully so, because I want little Stokesy in there!!

 

[rizzo]

I think they have done that because that was the order of the bench and the first four were David johnson, Steven King, Brent Prismal and Kane Tenace

Spot on, they only use the first 4 named

 

[Cats!!]

as expected-
B: Corey Enright – Matthew Scarlett – Andrew Mackie
HB: Josh Hunt – Matthew Egan – Darren Milburn
C: David Wojcinski – Jimmy Bartel – Shannon Byrnes
HF: Paul Chapman – Cameron Mooney – James Kelly
F: Tom Hawkins – Nathan Ablett – Gary Ablett
Foll: Mark Blake – Cameron Ling – Joel Corey
Int: Steven King, David Johnson, Mathew Stokes, Brent Prismall
Emer: Kane Tenace, Joel Selwood, Charlie Gardiner

 

[sarah.13]

as expected-
B: Corey Enright – Matthew Scarlett – Andrew Mackie
HB: Josh Hunt – Matthew Egan – Darren Milburn
C: David Wojcinski – Jimmy Bartel – Shannon Byrnes
HF: Paul Chapman – Cameron Mooney – James Kelly
F: Tom Hawkins – Nathan Ablett – Gary Ablett
Foll: Mark Blake – Cameron Ling – Joel Corey
Int: Steven King, David Johnson, Mathew Stokes, Brent Prismall
Emer: Kane Tenace, Joel Selwood, Charlie Gardiner

Best option taken. King for Ottens speaks for itself.Stokes for Varcoe was always going to happen, the kid will get plenty of chances later on.
Sellwood was going to be rested last week,so no surprise. Ablett automatic inclusion. The selectors have done well.

 

[Copernicus]

as expected-
B: Corey Enright – Matthew Scarlett – Andrew Mackie
HB: Josh Hunt – Matthew Egan – Darren Milburn
C: David Wojcinski – Jimmy Bartel – Shannon Byrnes
HF: Paul Chapman – Cameron Mooney – James Kelly
F: Tom Hawkins – Nathan Ablett – Gary Ablett
Foll: Mark Blake – Cameron Ling – Joel Corey
Int: Steven King, David Johnson, Mathew Stokes, Brent Prismall
Emer: Kane Tenace, Joel Selwood, Charlie Gardiner

Good team, hope Kingy is fit and ready to fire. Nice to see Stokesy back and hopefully he'll tear it up in his first game back.