Unofficial Preview Changes for next week vs @Freo

[Its a Process]

Goldy in for X. Corr is the obvious next in but I don’t know who’d I drop out of the back 7. Weird problem to have.

 

[roos_fanatic08]

Goldy in for X. Corr is the obvious next in but I don’t know who’d I drop out of the back 7. Weird problem to have.

Not sure you can go in with just Logue against Taberner, Jackson & Treacy.

We backed our midfield to win the battle against WCE, I don’t think we can do the same against Freo.

Corr or Dawson has to come in.

 

[roos_fanatic08]

I think we're doing a disservice to Bonar. He's not a defender. Someone posted a video of his highlights this week, he's much better as a big bodied mid or half forward, like he was at GWS.

He’s not a midfielder. Way too tentative. He gets lost in there and he showed that during his first few games for the club.

Half forward ain’t his go either…if he can’t find the pill across half back he’d struggle to get 5 possessions per game across our half forward line.

 

[kool kangas]

Not sure you can go in with just Logue against Taberner, Jackson & Treacy.

We backed our midfield to win the battle against WCE, I don’t think we can do the same against Freo.

Corr or Dawson has to come in.

 

[William Caresser]

Pretty much. Sorry.

No dramas. It'll be good to go watch the VFL team live while the seniors are interstate in the coming weeks. I thought I read that Wardlaw might play a half or two but I could be wrong.

 

[TheBigHorne]

Outs: Xerri (inj) Bonar, Stevo
Ins: Goldy, Corr, Ford or a bunch of other names really.

 

[StazMob]

Not sure how everyone else saw it, but I do agree on Bonar coming out for either Corr or Dawson. He looks very worried with ball in hand, on a couple of ocassions from where I was sat he just wanted to get rid of it as soon as he touched it and often at the expense of a team mate under pressure or just a bad option. I didn't feel he impacted much in the contest and as another poster had mentioned far too many balls come out the back. I know we only had Logue and Bonar as the second tall, but when Griff is hitting every contest and Bonar comes in over the back he just needs to impact more and kill the ball.

Otherwise hopeful that Goldy can handle Jackson/Darcy, it's gonna be rough for any ruck against those two.

 

[William Caresser]

If Taylor or Scott were to get dropped, they'd want 2 guys who can come in and punch out 14.5 + kms. We have more guys on the list who can do that now - Howe could come in but Tucker won't be ready. But can't see Taylor or Scott getting dropped on the road - need all the run we can get after fading this week.

 

[fusion]

I watched the game from start to finish. Maybe it was different at the ground but from the broadcast I didn't notice Scott a huge amount.

As I said, I'm not saying he (or anyone) was terrible. But next week I want both Corr and Bonar in the backline so someone needs to be omitted and I picked Scott.

It was obvious being at the game how hard Scott was running. His kicking let him down, but it was a good game and no way does he get dropped. I haven't watched the replay yet, but I'm guessing they zoom in to much. I'd love to watch games on replay like the NFL have the "coaches view" where the tactics are more obvious.

With digital streaming, we should be able to select which camera angle to watch.

 

[shinboner magic]

Why not…?

He was poor for large parts of the game.

It was pretty clear at the game that he often mistimes his leap at the footy, is bodied out of contests too easily, gets lost when the ball hits the deck and doesn’t have very good positioning & game sense when opposing mids are around the 70-80m region - all of these factors completely negate his athletic abilities.

Also, his disposal and decision making is haphazard and I don’t actually think our team trust him with ball in hand.

I think Corr and Dawson show far more immediate benefits to the team as defenders and we should be playing them accordingly.

If we want to persist with Bonar in this role, that’s fine, but there’s a reason we have a reserve team to help develop our players.

Bonar is a deer in headlights when he gets the ball and loves to play hot potato.
Was a play when he got the ball just outside our defensive goal square and he can see the whole field but then he handballs to Lmac who is pretty much manned up.

 

[Moti]

A couple of things from watching the replay:

The mature players came into it as the game went on due to the heat etc. It was also noticeable that when they did and the young guys dropped off West Coast came into the game more. Shows that we have some great potential but not ready yet.

Bonar was the only one not killing the ball in pack situations and letting the ball go to the back. What was impressive though is the fact he looked like 3-4 people each time.

Sheezel shows why Jacks 2021 and Halls run at HB needs to be put in context. Disposals are fine but there is a big difference when you have pure class.

Larkey had such a weird game, never looked comfortable bit through sheer Will kicked 6.

LDU was the only dominant mid on the ground. A lot of solid performances on both sides but only one star.

Logue had the LMac early, trying to bust through packs and should have been penalised a couple of times.

Bergman and Goater need to be played as they have a lot to learn and a lot to give


Sent from my iPhone using BigFooty.com

 

[Moti]

Not sure how everyone else saw it, but I do agree on Bonar coming out for either Corr or Dawson. He looks very worried with ball in hand, on a couple of ocassions from where I was sat he just wanted to get rid of it as soon as he touched it and often at the expense of a team mate under pressure or just a bad option. I didn't feel he impacted much in the contest and as another poster had mentioned far too many balls come out the back. I know we only had Logue and Bonar as the second tall, but when Griff is hitting every contest and Bonar comes in over the back he just needs to impact more and kill the ball.

Otherwise hopeful that Goldy can handle Jackson/Darcy, it's gonna be rough for any ruck against those two.

Dawson was poor this pre season, not sure he has done anything to suggest he is ready.

I would like Clarko to go to Bonar and tell him he has free reign to get done holding the ball if he attacks, LDU style. He is overly tentative and it screams lack of confidence. It seemed he had started to turn this around pre season but that game was back to old habits. He has a few weeks to work this out as I would assume the 3 KP is the preferred option and I like Bergman and Goater as options


Sent from my iPhone using BigFooty.com

 

[Colby Cheer Squad]

Clearly, it's Goldy in for X, and most likely Corr comes in. The player to drop out will be unlucky. I don't think Bonar deserves to be dropped and nor does Goater or Bergman, but for balance, I expect it would be one of those three, sadly. Unless there's a niggle that someone else picked up, there will be no other changes. WilPhil probably remains the sub, although I really want to see him play the full game sooner rather than later.

 

[goalieboy82]

Coach Emeritus Scamper

and
Coach Sissy Rose:

both say the following:

 

[DesertRoo]

I like Chom in the ruck - Goldy with mongrel.

Maybe leave him there for X.

Funny, I liked Greenwood doing the ruck around the ground, I doubt that’s the last we see of it, as soon as that ball went to ground it was nice having a tackling machine in there.

 

[blackshadow]

This for me also
Scott the only omission

 

[blackshadow]

Agree.

Bonar perfect matchup for Fyfe.

Fyfe would destroy Bonar

 

[ferball]

Oh heavens no.

Multiple times he changed the momentum in contests up the field. It was like watching Goldy if he had a bit of campaigner about him.

He's taller than McKernan and can move forward for periods in the game and still kick a few.

 

[Its a Process]

Not sure you can go in with just Logue against Taberner, Jackson & Treacy.

We backed our midfield to win the battle against WCE, I don’t think we can do the same against Freo.

Corr or Dawson has to come in.

That’s the great thing about football, we can have fundamental differences of opinion which ignited debate and discussion.

I’d rather go with our current setup of one monster and an heap of tweeners and hopefully our system and midfield pressure results in us outnumbering/positioning better to negate the height difference.

Probably why I’m not as stressed at the prospect of losing McKay as others if we ended up a pick 5 or lower as compo

 

[Samsquanch]

Why not…?

He was poor for large parts of the game.

It was pretty clear at the game that he often mistimes his leap at the footy, is bodied out of contests too easily, gets lost when the ball hits the deck and doesn’t have very good positioning & game sense when opposing mids are around the 70-80m region - all of these factors completely negate his athletic abilities.

Also, his disposal and decision making is haphazard and I don’t actually think our team trust him with ball in hand.

I think Corr and Dawson show far more immediate benefits to the team as defenders and we should be playing them accordingly.

If we want to persist with Bonar in this role, that’s fine, but there’s a reason we have a reserve team to help develop our players.

Dawson for Bonar. Bonar was very ordinary. Let's far too many balls over the back. Does not want the ball in his hand. Didn't stand underneath high ball when needed.

Bonar looks exactly like the kind of bloke who should be killing it at AFL level. He had enough bulk but he is a smooth, fast runner and I expect he's a powerful athlete. I imagine that he can mark, handpass and kick the ball beautifully when he is not under pressure. But when he is in the heat of a game he treats the ball loke a hot potato. In defence he was often standing back 15 or 20 metres from his man and several WCE attacks capitalised on this by funneling the ball through his direct opponent, who under very little pressure set up scoring opportunities.

It might be that he's a bit too short for taking a top end forward or maybe nerves take over and cause him to panic when he's in defence. Strange however, the selection places him in defence.

I guess that the potential is recognised and it just takes time for some blokes to fulfil the expectations. I do think he'd be better off trying to prove to himself that he can play by achieving a few good games in the reserves though. If he can develop a better sense of disposal instead of the one metre hot potato handball to the nearest bloke in a North jumper then his confidence to win the ball will also develop.

I think we're doing a disservice to Bonar. He's not a defender. Someone posted a video of his highlights this week, he's much better as a big bodied mid or half forward, like he was at GWS.

There was at least one occasion yesterday where he drifted forward and he was involved in a scoring chain - that would have been his most fluent piece of play that I can recall.

 

[ferball]

Funny, I liked Greenwood doing the ruck around the ground, I doubt that’s the last we see of it, as soon as that ball went to ground it was nice having a tackling machine in there.

That's kind of what Xerri was doing too, earlier, but Hugh was right onto it. Apparenmtly Clarko wanted him doing that to give Xerri a rest anyway so the only real change was Hugh did it for longer and Chom got up the ground a little more. It was great the way they worked it out.

 

[MinistryOfMajak]

I'm another that just doesn't rate Bonar. He's not a terrible defender, but he's a deer in headlights in possession. Almost every time he had it in his hands yesterday he looked panicked and handed it off to the first teammate he laid eyes on. On the few occasions he had to kick it, he missed his targets or kicked to a pack and hoped for the best.

I just don't see what Clarko seems to. I'd have Corr in for him as soon as possible. I think he'll be a very good player in a side with an actual system.

Sent from my SM-S906E using Tapatalk

 

[andana]

32 degrees forecast for perth Saturday

 

[FootySmartSimpson]

Clearly, it's Goldy in for X, and most likely Corr comes in. The player to drop out will be unlucky. I don't think Bonar deserves to be dropped and nor does Goater or Bergman, but for balance, I expect it would be one of those three, sadly. Unless there's a niggle that someone else picked up, there will be no other changes. WilPhil probably remains the sub, although I really want to see him play the full game sooner rather than later.

I would rather they omit Stephenson, run with five forwards, 6+1 defenders. Go with something like this:

B: Ziebell Corr Bonar
HB: McDonald Logue Goater (Sheezel)

C: Scott Powell Shiels
R: Goldstein LDU Jy

F: Curtis Comben Zurhaar
FF: Larkey Turner

I: Bergman Phillips Cunnington Greenwood
S: Taylor/Young/Tucker

If they persist with Stephenson, play him as a sweeping wing that can launch from HB, he is wasted as a forward.

Run with 4 utility-types on the bench. Taylor remains until we have another player that can gut run 14ks a match. I watched the replay, he gut runs and applies defensive pressure and he is almost an elite mark for his size, but there were quite a few errors in his game which occurred at crucial times. Run with two defensive wings and rely on the HBs in McDonald, Sheezel, Goater, Bergman and Ziebell to launch the offense.

 

[Colby Cheer Squad]

No dramas. It'll be good to go watch the VFL team live while the seniors are interstate in the coming weeks. I thought I read that Wardlaw might play a half or two but I could be wrong.

Yes, Ben McKay said as much on radio yesterday.