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(04-26-2021, 11:48 PM)Pratty link Wrote:Who knows what's going to happen, but I'd take the Band-Aid off and make a few changes.
Out - Betts, Murphy, Newnes, Casboult
In - Setterfield, Dow, Kennedy, O'Brien
B: Plowman, Weitering, Jones
Hb: Williams, Docherty, Saad
C: Cottrell, Walsh, O'Brien
Hf: Fogarty, McGovern, Petrevski-Seton
F: Gibbons, McKay, Cripps
Foll: Pittonet, Stocker
Rov: Cuningham
I/c: Setterfield, Dow, Kennedy, E.Curnow
Emg: Ramsay, Owies, Honey, Casboult
Love this Pratty (although not sold on LOB & I’d invest in Honey first)
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(04-26-2021, 11:48 PM)Pratty link Wrote:Who knows what's going to happen, but I'd take the Band-Aid off and make a few changes.
Out - Betts, Murphy, Newnes, Casboult
In - Setterfield, Dow, Kennedy, O'Brien
B: Plowman, Weitering, Jones
Hb: Williams, Docherty, Saad
C: Cottrell, Walsh, O'Brien
Hf: Fogarty, McGovern, Petrevski-Seton
F: Gibbons, McKay, Cripps
Foll: Pittonet, Stocker
Rov: Cuningham
I/c: Setterfield, Dow, Kennedy, E.Curnow
Emg: Ramsay, Owies, Honey, Casboult
I understand your frustration with our side and your wanting to make changes.
But to me the side you have selected just exposes how weak our list is. For example, Pittonet is the one and only ruckman in your side. Who relieves him? If we use McGovern, who goes to CHF?
Setterfield and Dow are average at best with ball disposal and like O'Brien can go missing for periods of time during the game. If they were all to go missing at the same time as Cuningham then we would be in real trouble.
We are so short of KPPs and a ruckman that picking a side with what is available is just changing deck chairs.......
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Could we pinch hit with Kennedy as a ruck follower?
DrE is no more... you ok with that harmonica man?
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Hopefully we put everyone back in their right spots. Teague is over complicating it putting blokes in unsuited positions. Williams to half back, Stocker into the midfield for starters. Same for everyone else.
If we play Casboult send him back and either he or Jones can play loose. If we drop Levi then we'll have no choice but to use Jones as a back up ruck. Would we send him forward then to do Levi's, role with McGovern back, or just let him stay in defence and back up ruck from there as Casboult did in 2019?
That is the issue dropping Casboult but he is so badly out of form. Certainly not the right player to come off an interrupted pre-season as he is totally a confidence player. When his confidence is high he plays well, kicks straight, when it's not he is terrible and can't hit the side of a barn door from point blank range.
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(04-27-2021, 06:39 AM)Professer E link Wrote:Could we pinch hit with Kennedy as a ruck follower?
Maybe but he can’t jump
Jones or McGovern could benefit from some time on the ball and as others have said, it wouldn’t be the dumbest thing to play Levi back if we are to retain him. Given results to date, I’m not sure why we’re so afraid to take a risk.
I just can’t rationalise Newnes over Dow or Setterfield or Murphy/Betts over Honey....we have all to gain nothing to lose! It’s so simple.
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(04-27-2021, 09:16 AM)JonDorotich link Wrote:I just can’t rationalise Newnes over Dow or Setterfield or Murphy/Betts over Honey....we have all to gain nothing to lose! It’s so simple.
You happy to sacrifice chances of wins....thats what we've got to lose.
You happy to get thumped? Thats what we've got to lose.
Confidence....thats what we've got to lose.
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Clubs are looking at Jack Hayes from Woodville West Torrens, 194cm key forward who is now rucking and playing that dual role.
Good athlete, strong mark and someone will pick him up imo.
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(04-27-2021, 09:33 AM)kruddler link Wrote:You happy to sacrifice chances of wins....thats what we've got to lose.
You happy to get thumped? Thats what we've got to lose.
Confidence....thats what we've got to lose.
If we’re banking on a couple of guys 3 years post retirement and an ex- list clogger from st kilda to give us confidence god help us.
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Arguably our most important game so far this season.
We need to have our best possible match-ups out there.
We have to be pretty sure with players returning from injury, and if there's a doubt don't play them.
I don't think we should make too many changes.
These guys don't have to lift a lot from last week to win this game.
...and a win is pretty vital for a whole lot of reasons.
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We can't lose this game, we just can't.
2012 HAPPENED!!!!!!!
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