04-19-2022, 04:22 AM
(04-18-2022, 11:38 PM)Mav link Wrote:Against Freo, how do we deal with their twin towers? Rory Lobb at 207/106 & Matt Taberner 198/98 will be a handful and that probably means Lewis Young is a selection certainty.Darcy from memory was a good player last time Freo played and I agree he will be hard work and IMO we need TDK back in because Lobb while not an A grade ruckman is a big unit and we cant keep asking JSOS to play on bonefide rucks with a big size advantage.
On Footy Classified last night, Kane Cornes did a spot on how Taberner has improved his goals per game steadily over a decade to become a very good KPF. He did this in part by a bit of statistical legerdemain: he noted Taberner has so far this season kicked an average of 3.8 goals per game. The reason why that's probably a bit misleading is that he kicked 7 of them against Essendon on the weekend, meaning he's only kicked 4 goals in the other 2 games he's played. Maybe kicking 7 against an imploding Essendon is an outlier whose influence over the average may fade as the season goes on. Still, he's a big enough threat to draw Weitering as an opponent, especially as my impression of Lobb is that he prefers to play as the leading forward which would drag Weitering out of position.
Freo also have a natural defender to put on Harry: Alex Pearce stands at 201/99. Sean Darcy at 203/112 in the ruck might be a grind for Pittonet who might need a bit of help.
Freo looked like they have moved on from the Fyfe/Mundy era and are looking to their kids like Brayshaw, Serong, Brodie and ODriscoll. Reckon this will be a tight game and I dont expect Taberner, Curnow or McKay to kick bags but will require a 4 quarter effort from most players and not half a game like in previous weeks....