News AFL 2nd Semi Final teams - Geelong v Fremantle

[SJ]

B: Josh Hunt - Matthew Scarlett - Darren Milburn
HB: Corey Enright - Harry Taylor - James Kelly
C: Cameron Ling - Jimmy Bartel - Joel Corey
HF: Paul Chapman - James Podsiadly - Mathew Stokes
F: Steve Johnson - Cameron Mooney - Travis Varcoe
Foll: Brad Ottens - Joel Selwood - Gary Ablett
Int : Tom Lonergan, Tom Hawkins, David Wojcinski, Shannon Byrnes
Emerg: Andrew Mackie, Taylor Hunt, Mark Blake

In: Lonergan, Podsiadly
Out: Mackie, Blake (both omitted)

 

[The Big JPOD]

Geelong V's Fremantle Teams

Geelong vs. Fremantle
B: Josh Hunt - Matthew Scarlett - Darren Milburn
HB: Corey Enright - Harry Taylor - James Kelly
C: Cameron Ling - Jimmy Bartel - Joel Corey
HF: Paul Chapman - James Podsiadly - Mathew Stokes
F: Steve Johnson - Cameron Mooney - Travis Varcoe
Foll: Brad Ottens - Joel Selwood - Gary Ablett
Int : Tom Lonergan, Tom Hawkins, David Wojcinski, Shannon Byrnes
Emerg: Andrew Mackie, Taylor Hunt, Mark Blake

IN: Pods, Lonergan
Out: Mackie, Blake

 

[witsend]

Re: Teams

They must be confident Sandilands is either proppy or out. A late withdrawal might see Mackie back in, I reckon.

 

[corio bay]

its good to see chappy is okay to play

 

[rocker_oz33]

l dont care who plays l just hope the boys get the job done

 

[candiehappy]

Blake now know's where he stands

 

[The Big JPOD]

mackie is 100 times better than lonergan! very stiff!

 

[bingle]

Blake now know's where he stands

Does this result in a Blake dummy spit which sees him ultimately leave the club?
Bring back the big sausage eater!!

 

[OldStyle2007]

Blake now know's where he stands

And it's now official that Neil Balme and Bomber made a massive mistake by not guaranteeing Mumford the starting ruck position

This is the second time Blake has been dropped during the finals. Mumford is in the All Australian squad

 

[Hybrid7]

Re: Teams

They must be confident Sandilands is either proppy or out. A late withdrawal might see Mackie back in, I reckon.

Either that or Hunt in, especially if we dont have to cover sandilands if he swings up forward.

 

[Selective Retention]

Tomahawk rucking in September. Uh oh

 

[Pure_Ownage]

The gutsy calls, but probably right. I must apologise to the coaching staff, who I have said all year have given Mackie a gold pass and will never be gutsy enough to drop him, I was wrong. Well done MC

Lonergan is needed with an injured Sandi likely to play a lot forward, and Pods HAD to come back in. While I prefer 2 genuine ruckmen, if Sandi does less than 50 % of the ruckwork Hawkins will only need to ruck against Johnson or Bradley, which he should be able to manage.

While Byrnes and Stokes were both poor last week, Mackie has been poor for longer, and in any case I like keeping quick runners in against Freo.

GO CATS!

 

[bingle]

mackie is 100 times better than lonergan! very stiff!

Surely Mackie would provide 10 times more drive from half back than what lonners would who plays more of a traditional, stopping like roll in defense. Do Dockers have a number of big key forwards that would warrant his selection in this game over Mackie?

 

[candiehappy]

And it's now official that Neil Balme and Bomber made a massive mistake by not guaranteeing Mumford the starting ruck position

This is the second time Blake has been dropped during the finals. Mumford is in the All Australian squad

but wasn't it just as much dollars? But, have to agree - and not just now, but long term

 

[Footy_Fan2007]

Mackie Dropped?? Thats massive

 

[Pure_Ownage]

Does this result in a Blake dummy spit which sees him ultimately leave the club?
Bring back the big sausage eater!!

I'd say yes, but we won't know until trade week.

Let's just pick our best side to wn the next 3 finals games, and worry about the rest later.

 

[The Big JPOD]

Freo: UNCHANGED

Fremantle
B: Dylan Roberton, Antoni Grover, Ryan Crowley
HB: Roger Hayden, Luke McPharlin, Greg Broughton
C: Garrick Ibbotson, David Mundy, Stephen Hill
HF: Chris Mayne, Matthew Pavlich, Michael Walters
F: Jesse Crichton, Michael Johnson, Matthew de Boer
Foll: Aaron Sandilands, Nick Suban, Paul Duffield
I/C: Adam McPhee, Alex Silvagni, Anthony Morabito, Nathan Fyfe
Emg: Kepler Bradley, Des Headland, Rhys Palmer

 

[candiehappy]

Surely Mackie would provide 10 times more drive from half back than what lonners would who plays more of a traditional, stopping like roll in defense. Do Dockers have a number of big key forwards that would warrant his selection in this game over Mackie?

not the way he played last week ( and a lot of the season)

 

[SydneyMalakellis]

I wonder if it's a ploy to get Mackie to extract the digit and he comes back into the team late???

 

[MagpieJoel]

I've never been a massive fan of Mackie, but surely he is better than Lonergan?

 

[keen cats fella]

Interesting to see Mackie dropped. Although he was fairly awful last week, I can't believe they've done it now, but not at all through the season. Jeez he's had some shockers, but I just assumed he was one of the undroppables

 

[Hybrid7]

Hmm, could be.
I think they may be banking on a late sandi withdrawral then swapping lonners for hunt or mackie.

 

[donbooger]

And it's now official that Neil Balme and Bomber made a massive mistake by not guaranteeing Mumford the starting ruck position

This is the second time Blake has been dropped during the finals. Mumford is in the All Australian squad

It was never a case of simply mumford vs Blake, please stop flogging that dead horse

 

[OldStyle2007]

but wasn't it just as much dollars? But, have to agree - and not just now, but long term

No, it has to be on record that Mumford said he didn't care about $$$, he just wanted to play at AFL level. Once the Cats said they couldn't guarantee that, Sydney stepped in with a massive cash offer and a guarantee of playing every senior game and the decision was a "no-brainer"

 

[Maydok]

I wonder if it's a ploy to get Mackie to extract the digit and he comes back into the team late???

I wonder if it's a ploy to get about 15 guys to extract the digit.

No-one is safe. Great move IMO.