Zakka even at rising 32 and a shadow of his formal self is still superior to Waterman so I don’t mind that change. And Shiel an obvious upgrade on Guelfi who seems to always be a little stiff to get dropped as he has a decent crack but he’s certainly no Dylan Shiel
We are still missing a few...
So true. Our starting mids will be - Stringer, Parish and Merrett which is very strong - it’s just the rotations through there that’s the worry. Heppell, Smith and Snelling will all get minutes - but it’s the big bodies we lack. I wonder if we could get Dylan Clarke in for this game - might be...
Bored and couldn’t sleep so thought I’d try piece together our best 22 IF all players were fit right now. Come up with;-
Francis Stewart Laverde
Heppell Ridley Hind
Merrett McGrath Shiel
Perkins Jones Langford
2MP Stringer Tippa
Draper Parish Caldwell
Redman Smith Cox Hooker/Hurley...
Francis is an interesting one- he hasn’t played since the 5th of June - that’s over over 6 weeks of AFL footy he will have missed by game day next Sunday so you’d think he’ll play reserves…BUT…
He wasn’t physically injured and hes 24 so provided he’s kept up running then he’d be right to go...
I think they will persist with playing the kids - Perkins, Cox, Ham and Jones - nothing to lose and everything to gain…I don’t think there will be too many changes - Heppell will miss and Hooker clearly needs a week or two off. So for me:
OUT: Heppell, Hooker, Cutler
IN: Guelfi, Reid, Durham...
For those saying he’s constantly injured I’m not sure why you think that…??
He’s played 58 games since 2018 during the 3.5 years he’s been with us. Compare that to ;-
Shiel - 62 : currently injured
Smith- 55
Heppell - 54
Hurley- 53: currently injured
Francis - 40
Laverde - 36
The reality is...
OUT: Cahill, Ham
IN: Durham, Cutler
Team:
Ridley Zerk Laverde
Heppell Stewart Hind
Guelfi Langford Cox
Perkins Jones Smith
Stringer Hooker Tippa
Draper Parish Merrett
Redman Durham Cutler 2MP
SUB: Zakka
Hopefully Snelling, Shiel and Francis back soon….
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Yep agree with this. Hawks beat the Swans at their own game last week - we have the pace to burn the Hawks and atone for the game that got away round 1. Stringer, Parish, Merrett, Langford, Tippa, Smith and Ham our mid rotations and that’s decent enough to match it with the Hawks
On iPhone...
Agree with this - he’s such a beast in the middle when he’s on - I think him and Langers will rotate through there with the team to line up like;-
Ridley Zerk Laverde
Heppell Stewart Hind
Ham Langford Cox
Perkins Jones Smith
Stringer Hooker Tippa
Draper Parish Merrett
Redman Guelfi Cahill...
OUT: McGrath, Zakka, Waterman, Phillips
IN: Smith, Ambrose, 2MP, Draper
Team:
Francis Stewart Laverde
Heppell Ridley Hind
Redman Parish Cox
Stringer Ambrose Ham
2MP Hooker Tippa
Draper Langford Merrett
Smith Guelfi Perkins Jones
SUB: Waterman
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If we had no injuries right now our best 22 might look something like;-
Francis Stewart Laverde
Redman Ridley Hind
Cox Stringer Merrett
Tippa Jones Snelling
Langford Hooker 2MP
Draper Parish Shiel
Heppell McGrath Perkins Hurley
SUB Smith/Caldwell
We are pretty close to that now - Stringer...
Minimal changes to a winning formula.
OUT: Perkins - becomes SUB
IN: Ambrose - deserves a run after 11 goals in 2 weeks in reserves
Hooker stays in then rest him for the Dreamtime match so he effectively gets 3 weeks off then comes back in against the Hawks on 20th June
Team:
Francis...
He’s an enigma in that he literally cannot run other than short leads or bursts early in the game yet remains so important for us with his super strong hands, footy smarts and ability to bring the ball to ground involving other players in the game. Oh - and an average of 2 and a half goals a...
Pretty sure Perkins will end up being SUB & Zakka, Bryan and Cahill will all miss. Starting 22 could look like:
Francis Stewart Laverde
Heppell Ridley Redman
McGrath Merrett Cox
Waterman Jones Snelling
Hooker 2MP Tippa
Phillips Langford Parish
Bench: Hind Ham Guelfi Ambruise
SUB: Perkins...
So are the squads being released tonight for this match or do we have to wait again until Saturday night to find out who is playing?
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Minimal changes I’d say - Guelfi in for Stringer and Ambrose could be SUB. We must play Langford forward. Possible team;-
Laverde Stewart Francis
Heppell Ridley Redman
Cox Merrett Guelfi
Perkins Langford Snelling
Jones Hooker Tippa
Phillips Parish McGrath
Bench: Hind Ham Smith 2MP
SUB...
OUT: Bryan, Guelfi, Zakka
IN: Phillips, Francis, Ambrose
Team;-
Ridley Stewart Francis
Heppell Laverde Hind
Ham Stringer Merrett
Perkins 2MP Snelling
Jones Hooker Tippa
Phillips Parish McGrath
Bench: Langford Smith Cox Redman
SUB: Ambrose
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Should be a close game I hope - as long as we win! I’m hearing there will be a few changes this week through a decent source Jimmy Stewart is apparently in the mix- that would be huge! Could see a team like;-
Francis Stewart Laverde
Redman Ridley Hind
Heppell McGrath Cox
Langford Stringer Smith...
Its not worth risking Francis if there’s any doubt and Jones has been decent but I think he’ll go back to the twos week. Hope we bring in Ridley and Waterman
Maybe Ambrose could be SUB and Zakka back to the twos for a full game given he’s been SUB two out of the last 3 games
Team;-
Redman Zerk...
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