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AFLW 2024 - Round 9 - Indigenous Round - Chat, game threads, injury lists, team lineups and more.
Zac Bailey |
Paul Hasleby |
Mitch Georgeades |
Luke Davies-Uniacke |
Clive Waterhouse |
Jarred Harbrow |
Angus Monfries |
Dan Houston |
Connor Idun |
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DAmnit, I totally missed my opportunity for a goalsquare specialist
Imagine taking a generational key forward and playing him at CHB.Our team will be rotation-heavy. This is now an option we have if three especially dangerous tall forwards are posing an issue (that Stewart as third man up doesn't solve):
FB: N.Malceski J.Frawley J.Sicily
HB: T.Stewart M.Pavlich H.Lumumba
C: A.Embley S.Goodwin D.Hannebery
FOL: - J.Selwood L.Davies-Uniacke
HF: B.Deledio J.Hogan B.Harvey
FF: C.Cameron J.Schulz C.Wingard
IC: T.Miller J.Harbrow - -
Likewise with Schulz/Hogan as the KPFs it would allow Pavlich to be the Bontempelli-like big bodied midfielder for 5-10 minutes.
If the balance instead leans towards dangerous opposition smalls, then Harbrow is in the back pocket wearing the main one like a glove - releasing Stewart into midfield in the role he has played over the past 7 weeks (still sitting behind the ball as a spare quite often, or sweeping the back of stoppages).
If it needs to be done, it needs to be done. You need circuit breaker options if someone is getting off the chain. He's AA quality there just like he is in midfield. My team flexibility covers all options.Imagine taking a generational key forward and playing him at CHB.
I think you need another Harbrow or at least someone full time at half back with that dash. Just my opinion.If it needs to be done, it needs to be done. You need circuit breaker options if someone is getting off the chain. He's AA quality there just like he is in midfield. My team flexibility covers all options.
DAmnit, I totally missed my opportunity for a goalsquare specialist
He's a very handy player in a good side. That's why I still think Jared Brennan is a late pick worth going for.I actually picked him slightly more for the second ruck role when Witts is on the bench but you are right that a 200cm forward would go well with Lloyd and JUH who, while not short are both a bit shorter.
You've never seen a team with all elite interceptors though. Also, how many sides do you see with 3 actual lockdown small specialists? We're living in the days of team defence and zones.I think you need another Harbrow or at least someone full time at half back with that dash. Just my opinion.
I think Manninghorse, Fremantle and Carlton would give you nightmares with their small forward setups.
I'm thinking holistically and wonder how it would stack up against a small forward lineup like RUNVS CarltonYou've never seen a team with all elite interceptors though.
Stewart, Malceski and Lumumba are lightning speed. They're not lumbering talls.
Hannebery and Embley meanwhile are incredibly hard runners to push back and help out when it hits the deck.
Sure, then apply that to every side. I'm really struggling to spot the ones with 3 specialist lockdown small defenders. My general defenders have no weakness when it comes to 1v1 battles or mobility. So I'm struggling to see what you're trying to pick at.I'm thinking holistically and wonder how it would stack up against a small forward lineup like RUNVS Carlton
I've also noticed you have a bull inside midfield. I have a more skilled and classy midfield, but yours is tough. Simmo and Goody are similar, Embley and Sloane are similar. Wines is my inside bull. It would be interesting to see how the two teams would stack up. Both great midfields but contrasting in styles.
I think too that your game style depends on the team you field. I do think it will struggle against Betts and Milne.
Sure, then apply that to every side. I'm really struggling to spot the ones with 3 specialist lockdown small defenders. My general defenders have no weakness when it comes to 1v1 battles or mobility. So I'm struggling to see what you're trying to pick at.
Likewise your midfield analysis seems off. Goodwin was all class. Boomer, Deledio who rotate in there likewise. Miller has some of the best hands in the league. Selwood's skill level was underrated, he was a very good ball user. Embley a better user than Sloane. LDU is a burst player rather than an inside bull. Of the lot of them, you can accuse Hannebery of lacking polish.
That doesn't really address anything I said about my team. Fair enough to pick at things, but they should be backed by substance.I deliberately worked hard getting the best two tall forwards I could get, best ruck, best small forward and then went for the best current mids. I think I got a solid late pick in Sloane, and Birchall is on point but I paid the price because my key tall defenders are B+ I think that might be my weakness, and that's understandable. I'm clearly playing a more mobile defence.
Being realistic it's not an easy exercise to compare teams for a number of reasons.
I deliberately worked hard getting the best two tall forwards I could get, best ruck, best small forward and then went for the best current mids. I think I got a solid late pick in Sloane, and Birchall is on point but I paid the price because my key tall defenders are B+ I think that might be my weakness, and that's understandable. I'm clearly playing a more mobile defence.
Being realistic it's not an easy exercise to compare teams for a number of reasons.
was a great strategy. I think everyone who did this though had some deficiency somewhere. Others that had more balanced teams had less super elite players but more balance. Good defenders there.I went straight for the small forwards as realistically there were 3 top small forwards of the era in Milne, Betts and Rioli with a drop off to Papley and Cameron so I figured getting two of the best 3 in the same side would provide a real challenge for a lot of clubs as I don't think there are many best 22's equipped to handle both.
I also prioritised half backs with excellent skills as I think that is so important in the modern era. I waited for my tall defenders as I was hopeful some really good ones would slip through a little later, and I think that happened as I think Sam Taylor and Ted Richards, while not at the Rance/Scarlett level, are both quality KPD's who can take on any key forward a team has and beat them.
Out of interest though, which are the:I deliberately worked hard getting the best two tall forwards I could get, best ruck, best small forward and then went for the best current mids. I think I got a solid late pick in Sloane, and Birchall is on point but I paid the price because my key tall defenders are B+ I think that might be my weakness, and that's understandable. I'm clearly playing a more mobile defence.
Being realistic it's not an easy exercise to compare teams for a number of reasons.
was a great strategy. I think everyone who did this though had some deficiency somewhere. Others that had more balanced teams had less super elite players but more balance. Good defenders there.
I feel like Shaw would have been slightly better than Hurn. I brought in Connor Idun as that dedicated 3rd man up, and would have chosen him over Houston because I didn't want to have 3 active Port players.
These teams are all ****ing good. Imagine fielding one of them.
I haven't gone through in depth. There are so many variables as each team will play to their strengths. Addionally if you're coming up against a taller defence, you're going to play a different game.Out of interest though, which are the:
-Worst 5 teams capable of locking down opposition smalls
-Best 5 teams capable of locking down opposition smalls
It only works if you can actually contrast and compare.
Technically your starting defence has 4 tall defenders. Idun looks out of place at half back.was a great strategy. I think everyone who did this though had some deficiency somewhere. Others that had more balanced teams had less super elite players but more balance. Good defenders there.
I feel like Shaw would have been slightly better than Hurn. I brought in Connor Idun as that dedicated 3rd man up, and would have chosen him over Houston because I didn't want to have 3 active Port players.
These teams are all ****ing good. Imagine fielding one of them.
That's why I didn't want to either:I haven't gone through in depth. There are so many variables as each team will play to their strengths. Addionally if you're coming up against a taller defence, you're going to play a different game.
My thoughts are that Hooker takes the best forward, Johnson takes the tall forward. Idun third man up. Hurn is a blend of small defender and takes kick ins. Howe is kind of like Leo Barry who is going to be another option for defending. Birchall is the drive forward and I still have one more guy to bring in to work with Birchall. My wingers are also key drivers going forward with Heeney and Sloane.Technically your starting defence has 4 tall defenders. Idun looks out of place at half back.
Don't discount the Sydney forwards Akermanis, Martin, Shot Gun Williams & Poppy being a handful either.I think you need another Harbrow or at least someone full time at half back with that dash. Just my opinion.
I think Manninghorse, Fremantle and Carlton would give you nightmares with their small forward setups.