ragzztoriches
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fahey has the tackling nous to have a go as a pressure forward. Not sure about his physicality though.
Preview 2023 Round 22 – Port Adelaide vs GWS Giants, Sunday August 13, 4.40pm AEST, Adelaide Oval
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I think we should go all out to win this week.
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I hope we do, we are the never surrender team not the rest some players and hope team.
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I just think going down that path flies in the face of everything Kingsley wants us to stand for.
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Yes, can't see AK backing off for the Port game at all. He'll throw some new players in and expect us to fight it out.
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Lol @ swans fans having a sook about Campbell getting a week for swinging the arms and getting Whitfield high.
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This will be a tough contest.
If Snooze's ban is upheld we need to bring in two small pressure forwards. Obviously we don't have much depth here but you'd have to think these are the names being thrown forward.
Angwin
Peatling
Stone (played a bit of VFL back from injury now)
Fahey? (I'm gonna throw him in here coz y not)
I personally like the idea of throwing Cumming back into the back line and throwing Perryman forward. While he isn't fast he does make good decisions and has hit the score board well when he was thrown forward by Leon.
I'd probably go Peatling as like for like.
Wonder if they persist with Haynes on the wing this week.
If Snooze's ban is upheld we need to bring in two small pressure forwards. Obviously we don't have much depth here but you'd have to think these are the names being thrown forward.
Angwin
Peatling
Stone (played a bit of VFL back from injury now)
Fahey? (I'm gonna throw him in here coz y not)
I personally like the idea of throwing Cumming back into the back line and throwing Perryman forward. While he isn't fast he does make good decisions and has hit the score board well when he was thrown forward by Leon.
I'd probably go Peatling as like for like.
Wonder if they persist with Haynes on the wing this week.
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Peatling has to come in.
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It makes the most sense pace wise....but his intensity is a long way off Daniels or Snooze. I guess it's his chance to shine.
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Stocks up, stocks down: Long live King Charles; Swans choke at home, again!
In Round 7 of the 2023 AFL season, more than a few key forwards kicked career-best bags -- none bigger than King Charles -- but the Swans choked away a lead at home ... again.
Stocks up: Welcome back, Tom Green! The star Giant's presence was sorely missed during his three-game absence due to a hamstring injury, but it was absolutely felt during the Sydney derby, the 22-year-old finishing with 38 possessions (20 contested!), 10 tackles and seven clearances in the wet.
Stocks down: Lachie Keeffe has certainly had better days than his seven-disposal (zero kicks), three frees against game against the Swans. Be better!
We are kidding ourselves if we think this type of output is value adding to the team. Why would we not try someone else?!
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I agree. I remember his kick out on the full against Bulldogs in 2nd qtr, probably worst kick I have seen in a game.Stocks up, stocks down: Long live King Charles; Swans choke at home, again!
In Round 7 of the 2023 AFL season, more than a few key forwards kicked career-best bags -- none bigger than King Charles -- but the Swans choked away a lead at home ... again.www.espn.com.au
Stocks up: Welcome back, Tom Green! The star Giant's presence was sorely missed during his three-game absence due to a hamstring injury, but it was absolutely felt during the Sydney derby, the 22-year-old finishing with 38 possessions (20 contested!), 10 tackles and seven clearances in the wet.
Stocks down: Lachie Keeffe has certainly had better days than his seven-disposal (zero kicks), three frees against game against the Swans. Be better!
We are kidding ourselves if we think this type of output is value adding to the team. Why would we not try someone else?!
Do we have a match committee?
Who is on it?
I am not suggesting they do a bad job by the way just wondering though.
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Keeffe has to be moved on to VFL.
Give his spot to Flynn. Don’t get why we wouldn’t.
Give his spot to Flynn. Don’t get why we wouldn’t.
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I'm not defending Keeffe's output, but perhaps he did exactly what was asked of him. When Hogan was having a rest, he moved forward, jumped for everything and smashed packs to bring the ball down. Then he floated around defence as a tall option when HH was off. Riccardi certainly can't do that. Can Flynn?
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The key difference to my eyes - Keeffe isn't often outmarked in a one on one or pack situation, he's quite happy to just smash the pack and crunch whoever's going for the mark to spill the ball. Flynn doesn't seem to do that when he's been forward. Keeffe, despite his age and injuries, is still a bit more mobile than Flynn in getting to those contests too.
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The problem though is he has 74% tog. He does not really present value for those minutes. No marks, two tackles, -26 meters gained on 7 kicks. He was just extremely poor for the amount of time he got.
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7 handpasses, no kicks.
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I'm by no means thee biggest Keeffe fan but I think he does provide some other value. If we're basing it all off of stats, he grabbed as many ground ball gets as Perryman, Briggs, Ward and Greene (and more than 50% of the team). Had as many pressure acts as Perryman and Buckley, which is more than Callum Brown, Taylor or Idun (only to mention a few. More than 40% of the team). Had as many 1 percenters as Bedford and more than Haynes (more than 50% of the team). He also had a better HTA% than Hickey!
He may well be dropped for the next match, but I don't think you can say he doesn't provide any value to the team and/or structure.
Just my 2 cents though
He may well be dropped for the next match, but I don't think you can say he doesn't provide any value to the team and/or structure.
Just my 2 cents though
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It's all very 'interesting' and hard to read what the coaching staff is thinking. Up until Sunday I guess maybe posters were somewhat sanguine but with the loss and only three tight games remaining, the questions now come. I remember only a few weeks ago AK in a presser praised Cadman and Keeffe for contesting and 'bringing the ball to ground'; this is what he wanted (that's my recollection). I think the question had been on the back and lack of goals Cadman was kicking. Cadman was subsequently dropped with Hogan coming back. Keeffe of course has the additional role to other KP players in that he acts as the ruck cut out.
So if Keeffe goes out due to lack of ouptputs who takes the additional role? Bring in Cadman (who had one good VFL game, albeit when the majority of the team was off) and use Brown/Riccardi as 2nd ruck. I think I prefer to keep these two concentrating on their forward craft; Brown is a work in progress and Riccardi is having, what for over the length of his career, is a purple patch. I suspect even the slightest drop off means he becomes that borderline player again.
Flynn obviously fills the 2nd ruck role better than most and I believe he has been consistently kicking goals in the VFL. Would this carry over in the seniors?
The perennial 'will he / won't he get a game' for Derksen continues. He like most had a bad VFL game last Sunday and does a debutant this late in the season fire up the team or introduce uncertainty?
My gut feel is Derksen then Flynn; but that is because I like the outsiders coming up trumps.
As I said above the questions come, and will be answered each Thursday.
It sucks but unless your name rhymes with Mangerfield, Crotchin, or Rusty Spartan, then this tribunal will always uphold the ban.
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Seemed very similar to the Cera tackle to me , but I guess we are no Carlton so it was too much to ask for. Suppose I should be thankful he didn’t get three weeks.
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Callaghan is a test this week, seems he came up with achilles tightness in the warm up.
