Preview Changes and discussion vs Melbourne. Round 8, 2014.

[Igloo]

I'm not sure what I think yet, I just wanted a thread going to see what other people think .

Begin.

 

[threenewpadlocks]

Clay Smith should be able to force his way back into the team one would think, not sure who for.

 

[Dav1d]

We shall see after the VFL game today

 

[DognBones]

We shall see after the VFL game today

Agree. There are too many permutations yet. Big game today for many aspirants.

 

[_Mike_]

So far:

Outs
Jones, Dickson, Murphy (because he looks injured)

Ins
Fletcher, Smith, Gia (as Sub) Wallis (if he performs in the 2's)

 

[BEaston]

No way I'd be dropping Jones. He lifted his intensity a lot last night compared to last week, even though he didn't have the best game. He is so important to our structure, so he stays for mine.

Out
Macrae (rest, he looks buggered)

In
Smith

Bonts starts, Smith as sub.

 

[Ash1337]

Out: Stevens
In: Tutt

That's all I can think of at the moment.

 

[timtamWB]

If we lose to Melbourne, I'm cancelling my account.

Barring injuries, something like this:

Out: Stevens, Dickson
In; Smith, Tutt

Hell chuck Fletcher in for Jones and throw him up forward.

 

[dogzrule]

Out Dickson and Stevens

In Smith and Cordy (may as well see if he can play and Will needs help)


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[Doggies_13]

Will wait for the ins until i hear the vfl reports. I can't see the reasoning behind wanting Jones out thought he was more effective than both Williams and Crameri. If we are going to go with the Jones Crameri Williams forward set up we need to give it a few weeks not one game as we did with Campbell.
Hopefully Bonts is given a full game wouldn't like to see him as sub again until he is used to the intensity of Afl level footy. Only one out for me at the moment only other would maybe be a straight swap of Talia for Roberts.

OUT:
Stevens ( A game or two in the reserves to gain some confidence)

 

[fred cook]

IN : Brett Ratten
OUT Stephen King

 

[staphy]

IN: A WIN
OUT: A LOSS

 

[Scary_Foot_9]

In: Tutt
Out: JJ

It won't happen the coaching staff obviously severely favours one over the other.

 

[cleveland]

Play Honeychurch ffs GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

 

[_Mike_]

And Roberts.. From reports he had another stand out game.. Get this kid up and running as our future CHB working in tandem with Roughie...

 

[Scary_Foot_9]

No way I'd be dropping Jones. He lifted his intensity a lot last night compared to last week, even though he didn't have the best game. He is so important to our structure, so he stays for mine.

Out
Macrae (rest, he looks buggered)

In
Smith

Bonts starts, Smith as sub.

I could be wrong but I don't think we'll rest one of our better players in a game we must win.

 

[dogwatch]

The OUTs will be interesting this week because BM was making only thinly disguised accusations of some of our players not wanting hard enough to win. So whatever we predict here could be way out of line with MC thinking (it usually is, come to think of it ).

The other wild card is players who are sore, carrying a niggle or just fatigued. If they are dropped it won't necessarily be on the basis of poor form. Possible candidates are: Macrae (fatigue/soreness), Stevens (Ditto), Murphy (niggling injury).

Then there might be players dropped on form alone. Or those dropped to improve our structure.

Unfortunately we are unlikely to see an OUT list that looks like this:

OUT: Macrae (stuffed), Bloggs (lack of will to win), Brown (out of form), Green (structurally incompatible), White (refuses to follow the well documented game plan and Ben Graham's explicit instructions)​

... more's the pity.

Anyway, I'll have my go:

OUT: Williams, Johannisen, Stevens
IN: Roberts, Honeychurch, Smith

Should be plenty of will to win in those INs!

Bontempelli to start the match. Honeychurch as sub.

EDIT: I forgot Dickson. He could be under the pump. If he goes out Goodes might get a run (more as the JJ replacement).

 

[doggies ftw]

And Roberts.. From reports he had another stand out game.. Get this kid up and running as our future CHB working in tandem with Roughie...

Would like to see Roberts and he deserves a run but its probably not the week to do it seeing as Melbourne don't have too many talls up front, Moz and Talia should be enough to cover them.

Other than that doesn't sound like too many put their hand up today, maybe Tutt should get a run. We have the bye the week after so no real need to rest someone unless they're injured.

 

[LukasTheGreat]

Play Roberts at FF

 

[VitalDread]

Roberts, Honey and Tutt will come in as part of extended bench.

 

[DognBones]

I just don't know - it's a bit of a raffle.

 

[BEaston]

I could be wrong but I don't think we'll rest one of our better players in a game we must win.

Yes he was good, but just wasn't super damaging and could not chase for sh*t in the last quarter. Pretty sure Macca wouldn't want to be seeing that.

Having said that though, I don't mind if he stays in. I just really want Smith in and the only other player I could come up with was Bonts and I think he needs a run starting to see how he goes before we drop him again.

 

[Zgope1]

I hope we go no changes this week. Bit of cohesion. Chance for everyone to get a rhythm together. Especially the forward line.

Bonts needs to play full time or not at all. Hunter might deserve a week with the vest.

 

[Martyn_30_]

Why would you rest anyone the week before a bye?

 

[Doggies_13]

I would go
Out: Stevens
In: Roberts

B: Morris Talia Wood
HB: Higgins Roberts Murphy
C: Macrae Griffen Picken
HF: Dahl Williams Crameri
F: Dickson Jones Stringer
Foll: Minson Libba Boyd
INT: Cooney Bonts JJ/ Hunter for Sub

May lose a runner but i think we would be more balanced and can sub out a tall for a runner halfway through the third