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Thread: Changes for Rd. 5 vs West Coast Eagles

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    Quote Originally Posted by bloodspirit View Post
    Good intro, MattW. And some interesting ideas.

    On paper we look outgunned but it's not a bad time to have drawn the Eagles. Maybe their hub-itis will give us a chance. Or maybe they'll finally get their act together.

    I don't have many bright ideas about selection. It's hard to judge without being able to watch reserves. Could be good to regain McCartin but I won't be surprised if they spell him another week. Gray seems a likely inclusion although it will mean we're getting shorter and shorter. In fact, if we select as you suggest, won't we only have three players 190+ cm? (Sinclair, McLean & Aliir unless McCartin is available.) Actually, I'm overlooking the addition of Melican, which goes to show why we need him.

    I'm not sure what to think about COR. He's such a hard worker. Does that reinforce your point about him having a low ceiling (otherwise wouldn't he be better by now?) or does it suggest he will be able to remedy his deficiencies if given enough opportunity?

    Last random thought: it bears remembering that these are strange and difficult times. There are a lot of people who are struggling. Players are not immune. Do we need to make some allowance for this before making long term judgments about their worth? The coaches and welfare staff are fortunately better placed to assess this.
    I would swap Hayward and COR. Hayward finally started to show some confidence when shifted back last week and COR has shown he has some goal kicking talents in the past. His defensive skills would not go astray in the forward line any way. Low risk, potentially high reward strategy IMHO.
    We have them where we want them, everything is going according to plan!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Scottee View Post
    I would swap Hayward and COR. Hayward finally started to show some confidence when shifted back last week and COR has shown he has some goal kicking talents in the past. His defensive skills would not go astray in the forward line any way. Low risk, potentially high reward strategy IMHO.
    Interesting suggestion and well worth a try. We would be making next year's future, not this year's present.
    He reminds him of the guys, close-set, slow, and never rattled, who were play-makers on the team. (John Updike, seeing Josh Kennedy in a crystal ball)

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    Was our poor performance last week due to a 5 day turnaround? This week it's a 9 day turnaround

    We need another tall; Melican is the only fit tall we have unless Maibaum is ready.

    The Mills conundrum - easy answer. Hayward to defence with Mills to stay in the midfield.

    With the season basically a write-off I'd like to see the MC get games into just about everyone. Clarke, Bell, Stoddart, Ling, Warner, Stevens, Gould, Thurlow, Grey

    Somehow I don't think this will happen...I think it will be

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    Think it’s season on the line stuff for the WCE. But we have a really good record against them, particularly away from Perth.

    Hard to know with a very young side, loss of coaching staff, restrictions on training (and socialising), a number of key position players injured, no NEAFL and a 5 day turnaround where it went wrong last week. Or more to the point how to put it right this week.

    But please please (1) Mills to mids (2) bring in at least 1 probably 2 tall defenders (3) Aliir to play loose or in the ruck, not in a lockdown role (4) keep experimenting with out-of-form players namely Blakey, Hayward, Fox, Dawson etc (5) get games into those that would normally be playing NEAFL as much as possible.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Markwebbos View Post
    Think it’s season on the line stuff for the WCE. But we have a really good record against them, particularly away from Perth.

    Hard to know with a very young side, loss of coaching staff, restrictions on training (and socialising), a number of key position players injured, no NEAFL and a 5 day turnaround where it went wrong last week. Or more to the point how to put it right this week.

    But please please (1) Mills to mids (2) bring in at least 1 probably 2 tall defenders (3) Aliir to play loose or in the ruck, not in a lockdown role (4) keep experimenting with out-of-form players namely Blakey, Hayward, Fox, Dawson etc (5) get games into those that would normally be playing NEAFL as much as possible.
    1) Yes 2) Yes 3) Yes 4) Yes
    5) Definite yes. I think our chances of a top 1-6 finish are very low. We are rebuilding and season 2020 will always be viewed as a tainted season. With that in mind, I'd love to see 1-2 spots on the team reserved for our the players that we need to get games into. Stephens, Gould, Warner, Stoddart and Ling are some who come to mind. Players like Fox, Thurlow, Clarke, Bell and Wicks have all reached their respective ceilings and are not going to propel us to our next serious tilt at a flag, so best not to pick them, even if they are best 22 for that particular game.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ralph Dawg View Post
    1) Yes 2) Yes 3) Yes 4) Yes
    5) Definite yes. I think our chances of a top 1-6 finish are very low. We are rebuilding and season 2020 will always be viewed as a tainted season. With that in mind, I'd love to see 1-2 spots on the team reserved for our the players that we need to get games into. Stephens, Gould, Warner, Stoddart and Ling are some who come to mind. Players like Fox, Thurlow, Clarke, Bell and Wicks have all reached their respective ceilings and are not going to propel us to our next serious tilt at a flag, so best not to pick them, even if they are best 22 for that particular game.
    Fox was very impressive just two weeks ago. He will never receive a Brownlow vote but he can perform roles asked of him more often than not. Wicks was also one of our best performers in the NEAFL last year. I would much rather persist with those two than a Stoddart who has been mediocre at reserves level and poor at senior level.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Blood Fever View Post
    Well put CH- another very good player wearing No 23!
    Nice to read that Colin had the ability both to turn the fortunes of a football game AND to annoy the Collingwood Football Club in a clearance dispute: http://https://news.google.com.au/newspapers?id=_fFUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Q5IDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4863,6316713

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    Quote Originally Posted by Odysseus View Post
    Nice to read that Colin had the ability both to turn the fortunes of a football game AND to annoy the Collingwood Football Club in a clearance dispute: http://https://news.google.com.au/newspapers?id=_fFUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Q5IDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4863,6316713
    He was a very useful player. Needed every bit of my reading glasses! Thanks Odysseus. Reminded me of microfiche!

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    In: Clarke Gray Melican O'Riordan
    Out: Fox (omitted) Naismith (injured) Sinclair (injured) Taylor (omitted)

    Emg: Fox Taylor Foot Warner

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    Happy enough with the changes but still want to see someone debut.
    I wonder if there is anything to read into the Emergencies
    Warner the only 1st yr listed

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    What on earth are we doing to our ruckmen???

    (Although will be happy to see Aliir in the centre)

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    Taylor getting closer

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