Changes
- We get Harvey back.
- They will likely get Griffen, Murphy and Gia back.
- Higgins, Wood and Dickson are their unavailable best 22 players.
Recovery
- They have one less day and a trip back from Perth.
Matchups
Goldstein vs Minson - These two lead the way in hitouts this season.
Petrie vs Roughead - The young Dog is their only good KPP at the moment. Can play.
Picken vs Someone - He's been playing mostly in defence this year so Thomas seems a likely matchup. Wouldn't be surprised to see him go to Harvey or Wells either.
Morris vs Someone - I think he's a great matchup for Lindsay but with 3 genuine talls in our side he might be forced to play on Daw/Taz or Black. If he doesn't we'll probably get a mismatch with Black vs Tom Young.
Swallow vs Lower - He's their man for the dominant inside mids.
Thompson vs Jones - He's unfit and inconsistant but one of their forwards who could potentially have a big day. I'll be disappointed if Thompson doesn't destroy him.
Atley vs Dahlhaus - Should be fun.
Hine/Bastinac vs Griffen - Someone has to tag him. Like the jobs on Rich/Hartlett, one of those two will surely pick him up after the centre bounces.
Ziebell vs Boyd - These two always play on each other at stoppages.
Cunnington vs Liberatore - By virtue of Ziebell/Boyd and Swallow/Lower being almost definite matchups, these two will spend a lot of time next to each other at stoppages. They're the best two kids in the comp when it comes to contested ball and clearances. Looking forward to this battle.
Wright vs Cooney - We'll try to lock down on him when he's in defence. Has bounced back this year.
They've got a bunch of other scrappers like Smith, Addison, Cross and Stevens. Any of them could be used in a lockdown role. Last time they locked down Wells but Harvey got away from them.
General Thoughts
- They've got a bunch of other scrappers I haven't mentioned like Smith, Addison, Cross and Stevens. Any of them could be used in a lockdown role. Last time they locked down Wells but Harvey got away from them.
- Griffen, Murphy, Boyd, Cooney, Liberatore, Morris, Picken, Minson, Roughead, Wallis and Dahlhaus are good but it drops off very quickly after that. The rest of their best 22 are either too young to be playing good footy or genuine battlers.
- The makeup of our midfields are pretty similar. I would argue that our two clubs have the worst outside mids in the comp (maybe not anymore with Harvey back) but very strong clearance mids. We're unlikely to get the same dominance from Goldstein that we've enjoyed for the first 6 rounds. We're about even with them in contested ball and clearances for the season. Even if we break even in that area I think we win pretty comfortably because we have the edge I50 at both ends IMO.
- We get Harvey back.
- They will likely get Griffen, Murphy and Gia back.
- Higgins, Wood and Dickson are their unavailable best 22 players.
Recovery
- They have one less day and a trip back from Perth.
Matchups
Goldstein vs Minson - These two lead the way in hitouts this season.
Petrie vs Roughead - The young Dog is their only good KPP at the moment. Can play.
Picken vs Someone - He's been playing mostly in defence this year so Thomas seems a likely matchup. Wouldn't be surprised to see him go to Harvey or Wells either.
Morris vs Someone - I think he's a great matchup for Lindsay but with 3 genuine talls in our side he might be forced to play on Daw/Taz or Black. If he doesn't we'll probably get a mismatch with Black vs Tom Young.
Swallow vs Lower - He's their man for the dominant inside mids.
Thompson vs Jones - He's unfit and inconsistant but one of their forwards who could potentially have a big day. I'll be disappointed if Thompson doesn't destroy him.
Atley vs Dahlhaus - Should be fun.
Hine/Bastinac vs Griffen - Someone has to tag him. Like the jobs on Rich/Hartlett, one of those two will surely pick him up after the centre bounces.
Ziebell vs Boyd - These two always play on each other at stoppages.
Cunnington vs Liberatore - By virtue of Ziebell/Boyd and Swallow/Lower being almost definite matchups, these two will spend a lot of time next to each other at stoppages. They're the best two kids in the comp when it comes to contested ball and clearances. Looking forward to this battle.
Wright vs Cooney - We'll try to lock down on him when he's in defence. Has bounced back this year.
They've got a bunch of other scrappers like Smith, Addison, Cross and Stevens. Any of them could be used in a lockdown role. Last time they locked down Wells but Harvey got away from them.
General Thoughts
- They've got a bunch of other scrappers I haven't mentioned like Smith, Addison, Cross and Stevens. Any of them could be used in a lockdown role. Last time they locked down Wells but Harvey got away from them.
- Griffen, Murphy, Boyd, Cooney, Liberatore, Morris, Picken, Minson, Roughead, Wallis and Dahlhaus are good but it drops off very quickly after that. The rest of their best 22 are either too young to be playing good footy or genuine battlers.
- The makeup of our midfields are pretty similar. I would argue that our two clubs have the worst outside mids in the comp (maybe not anymore with Harvey back) but very strong clearance mids. We're unlikely to get the same dominance from Goldstein that we've enjoyed for the first 6 rounds. We're about even with them in contested ball and clearances for the season. Even if we break even in that area I think we win pretty comfortably because we have the edge I50 at both ends IMO.
