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(08-25-2024, 05:59 PM)laj link Wrote:I shouldn't look too far ahead but if we, say, got to a PF, there would likely be no games in Melbourne for us. Brisbane, somewhere in Sydney, and then Adelaide if Port beat Geelong week 1.
Anyway, let's stay at week 1 and worry about that first. Agree, let's not think too far ahead given how we scraped into the 8 by the hair on our chinny chin chin.
I seriously think Bris are beatable even up there, if we get the right players back and select the side carefully, I think we are are every chance. To be in the hunt we must not let them break the game open early thought, they have too much fire power and midfield strength to peg back leads. Cincotta will need to do a tagging role, not sure if it's on one of their mids or a running defender.
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Put McGovern and Kemp back in defence, flick Young and Weitering will be a 200% better player.
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I think Young has done okay. I wouldn't be dropping him against Brisbane with their talls.
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Young has done a role, and I wouldn't be in a hurry to rush MacFragile back, not enough for the stress factor. We need much, much more from the small forwards group collectively. Durdin is winged so he's a scratching, period. Motlop can't get a kick in a stable. He didn't play but output, or more precisely the lack of makes me wary of bringing in Zac. And a big NFW to Martin. Just don't do it.
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Young got done like a dinner multiple times by smaller lighter opponents, he should have brushed them aside and marked comfortably and couldn't, he was beaten by a fly! For a bloke his size he just doesn't have the strength or intensity and opposition know they can use a lightweight match up. He was better later when he started to intercept, but if he gets that wrong late in a game it's going to be costly.
Motlop had a shocker, he'd be an out for me, he needs a big pre-season to build more aerobic capacity and stop the daydreaming.
Someone needs to send a rocket up Saad, the chook running is becoming a huge problem. Opposition let him run right knowing he's got nothing to offer on that side, so they just block off the left and rely on him either kicking short or turning it over.
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(08-25-2024, 10:31 PM)LP link Wrote:Young got done like a dinner multiple times by smaller lighter opponents, he should have brushed them aside and marked comfortably and couldn't, he was beaten by a fly! For a bloke his size he just doesn't have the strength or intensity and opposition know they can use a lightweight match up. He was better later when he started to intercept, but if he gets that wrong late in a game it's going to be costly.
Motlop had a shocker, he'd be an out for me, he needs a big pre-season to build more aerobic capacity and stop the daydreaming.
Someone needs to send a rocket up Saad, the chook running is becoming a huge problem. Opposition let him run right knowing he's got nothing to offer on that side, so they just block off the left and rely on him either kicking short or turning it over. Brisbane do have some talls down forward and you could mount a case for Young to play but he is about as intense as a maccas soft serve on a forty degree day and in a cut throat final he is 50/50 imo.
Motlop is looking like trade material...
Saad is required to play loose for his rebound abilities, lately he has been caught on the slingshot rebound and the Saints do that part of the game well.
I don't blame Saad as he is generally good at getting back on his man but the better teams smalls seem to find space and hurt us and I can hear " take me home country roads" in my head thinking about Charlie Cameron doing the same but thats the fine line you tread when asking Saad to be a key rebounder.
I think we have nothing to lose and I'd just pick my fittest team and hope Brisbane continue their fickled goal kicking ways.
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Well we're out of options for talls. If he can break even with the great dope we're miles ahead. That bloke alone could make it a bad day for us.
I thought we looked better with Ollie behind the ball not Saad.
Saad's job would be to sit on Cameron. Give him a task.
As long as we don't embarass ourselves, that's all I ask.
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(08-25-2024, 10:31 PM)LP link Wrote:Young got done like a dinner multiple times by smaller lighter opponents, he should have brushed them aside and marked comfortably and couldn't, he was beaten by a fly! For a bloke his size he just doesn't have the strength or intensity and opposition know they can use a lightweight match up. He was better later when he started to intercept, but if he gets that wrong late in a game it's going to be costly.
Motlop had a shocker, he'd be an out for me, he needs a big pre-season to build more aerobic capacity and stop the daydreaming.
Someone needs to send a rocket up Saad, the chook running is becoming a huge problem. Opposition let him run right knowing he's got nothing to offer on that side, so they just block off the left and rely on him either kicking short or turning it over.
It's almost like he's been in and out of the side all season and lacking confidence yet yesterday when weitering blocked for him he took the intercept marks late. Wonder why that was... could it be weitering finally sacrificed his game (and he was having an off day judging it in the air) to let one of his team mates shine?
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(08-25-2024, 10:31 PM)LP link Wrote:Young got done like a dinner multiple times by smaller lighter opponents, he should have brushed them aside and marked comfortably and couldn't, he was beaten by a fly! For a bloke his size he just doesn't have the strength or intensity and opposition know they can use a lightweight match up. He was better later when he started to intercept, but if he gets that wrong late in a game it's going to be costly.
Motlop had a shocker, he'd be an out for me, he needs a big pre-season to build more aerobic capacity and stop the daydreaming.
Someone needs to send a rocket up Saad, the chook running is becoming a huge problem. Opposition let him run right knowing he's got nothing to offer on that side, so they just block off the left and rely on him either kicking short or turning it over.
Young does okay on talls.
He played against the Lions in round zero and did well. He played against the Giants early in the year and stood Hogan (who resorted to punching him) for much of it.
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Agree on Motlop and Saad who to be honest looks cooked.
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