Strategy Changes and Pre-match discussion (Freo 15/7, MCG 1.45pm)

[dardy33]

B. Maynard. Frampton. IQ
HB. Murphy. Moore. Markov
C. Sidebottom. Mitchell. Jaicos
HF. Hill. McStay. McReery
F. Elliot. Cox. Johnson


R. Cameron. DeGoey. Naicos

Int. Pendlebury Howe Noble Lipinski
Sub. Adams

No crisp

 

[ElliottsMaggies]

B. Maynard. Frampton. IQ
HB. Murphy. Moore. Markov
C. Sidebottom. Mitchell. Jaicos
HF. Hill. McStay. McReery
F. Elliot. Cox. Johnson


R. Cameron. DeGoey. Naicos

Int. Pendlebury Howe Noble Lipinski
Sub. Adams

I'd like to see Fin get a call up this week. Perfect game to be given the opportunity to show if his vfl form translates at afl level.

Maybe Adams sits out this week & Fin in? Not sure about him being sub though.

Pretty impressive squad though isn't it?

Edit: just noticed Crisp is missing..can't have that

 

[unplugged]

I'd like to see Fin get a call up this week. Perfect game to be given the opportunity to show if his vfl form translates at afl level.

Maybe Adams sits out this week & Fin in? Not sure about him being sub though.

Pretty impressive squad though isn't it?

Edit: just noticed Crisp is missing..can't have that

No way Macrae or anyone else new comes in between now and the end of the year, notwithstanding injuries.

We're struggling to fit everyone in this week as it is, let alone with Mihocek hopefully back next week and then WHE possibly a few weeks after that.

 

[ElliottsMaggies]

No way Macrae or anyone else new comes in between now and the end of the year, notwithstanding injuries.

We're struggling to fit everyone in this week as it is, let alone with Mihocek hopefully back next week and then WHE possibly a few weeks after that.

Well we'll see won't we.

 

[Eric Shin]

As much as Serong is a big out for them, Brennan Cox

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Brennan Cox

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26

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195cm

Wt

97kg

Pos.

Def

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Last 5

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11.1

3star

K

5.8

2star

HB

5.3

4star

M

4.2

4star

T

2.1

4star

MG

182.8

3star

D

12.3

3star

K

7.5

3star

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4.8

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

1.0

2star

MG

182.8

3star

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11.0

3star

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5.8

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5.2

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M

4.2

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1.8

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out for them is huge also.

We need to expose this and be ruthless.


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[Harry O]

If Grundles tears Brisbane a new one on Friday night and helps secure a top 2 spot for pies , happy to fast track a life membership for him

 

[Kes1984]

No way Macrae or anyone else new comes in between now and the end of the year, notwithstanding injuries.

We're struggling to fit everyone in this week as it is, let alone with Mihocek hopefully back next week and then WHE possibly a few weeks after that.

Agree! Sorry VFL boys - maybe next year. We're challenging now. Need best team out there each week

 

[windchimes]

Agree! Sorry VFL boys - maybe next year. We're challenging now. Need best team out there each week

Yeah I can only see these boys getting a look in now in case of an injury crisis, or if we end up playing in a dead rubber type fixture in the last round.

Just the way it goes sometimes.

 

[Cousin of Daicos]

Yeah I can only see these boys getting a look in now in case of an injury crisis, or if we end up playing in a dead rubber type fixture in the last round.

Just the way it goes sometimes.

Geelong won the flag last year partially on the back of managing older players through

I prefer we didn't go the Leigh Matthews model of never giving kids a game, particularly while we're good enough to carry them through.

I don't see why we can't rest a Pendles/Howe/Adams/Mihocek here and there to manage them through and get games in Carmichael and McRae

 

[sideswipe]

If Grundles tears Brisbane a new one on Friday night and helps secure a top 2 spot for pies , happy to fast track a life membership for him

he'll get one on retirement

 

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If Grundles tears Brisbane a new one on Friday night and helps secure a top 2 spot for pies , happy to fast track a life membership for him

I didn't even realise they were playing this week. And at the MCG top! Melbourne kissed on the dick again.

Also... my AFL app updated today and now I can't go back and forward rounds by swiping left or right. WTAF. So annoying!

 

[JuniorB]

As much as Serong is a big out for them, Brennan Cox out for them is huge also.

We need to expose this and be ruthless.


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Yes, time to start the run to the finals.

 

[Kirby]

Geelong won the flag last year partially on the back of managing older players through

I prefer we didn't go the Leigh Matthews model of never giving kids a game, particularly while we're good enough to carry them through.

I don't see why we can't rest a Pendles/Howe/Adams/Mihocek here and there to manage them through and get games in Carmichael and McRae

Howe had about 14 weeks rest, Checkers has had 2 weeks rest right now, Pendles has missed a game and been subbed off, and we had a bye a few weeks ago.

Adams also missed some games earlier but I guess may have some sub duties coming.

Some posters are going crackers on this resting thing.

 

[windchimes]

Geelong won the flag last year partially on the back of managing older players through

I prefer we didn't go the Leigh Matthews model of never giving kids a game, particularly while we're good enough to carry them through.

I don't see why we can't rest a Pendles/Howe/Adams/Mihocek here and there to manage them through and get games in Carmichael and McRae

Fly doesn't seem keen on doing this - they seem to give players a week or two off when they are really sore (e.g Maynard, Elliott) and select the 23 around the best of what we then have available.

It makes things tricky if you bring a young talent into the side in that scenario and they play really well - How do you drop them back out of the side when the veteran guns come back without letting down their morale?

 

[sideswipe]

Some posters are going crackers on this resting thing.

Can only guess they are imagining how tired they get when exercising?

 

[Scodog10]

I

Interesting take. I thought we always showed commitment under Buckley, but the game plan wasn't right. I thought that some of our teams grit and professionalism actually came from that era, all those guys having to try to win the hard way through guts and determination but poor method. I feel that this era has brought method rather than discipline and commitment, but also more fun. But that's just one view from the outside

I perhaps muddled it up with my explanation because the group always seemed to buy in, but I felt we left ourselves open to being flat because Buckley was big on self motivation. Fly on the other hand as recently as the past few weeks has spoken about the emotional investment he works at prior to every match with his video of the week in their final pre-match meeting. The perfect example that we’ve all seen was McReery’s mum coming in to rev up the group I mean his on earth we’re they not running through brick walls after that. Buckley never seemed to nail that emotional trigger which I felt correlated into an ebb in emotional investment every so often.

 

[MoreMoore]

Doh
I knew there was someone

I'd like to see Fin get a call up this week. Perfect game to be given the opportunity to show if his vfl form translates at afl level.

Maybe Adams sits out this week & Fin in? Not sure about him being sub though.

Pretty impressive squad though isn't it?

Edit: just noticed Crisp is missing..can't have that

 

[neilk]

he'll get one on retirement

How has he earned a life membership? I assume he must have met some criteria?

 

[The Royal Sampler]

How has he earned a life membership? I assume he must have met some criteria?

Do AA’s get one if they earnt it while a Collingwood player?

 

[sideswipe]

How has he earned a life membership? I assume he must have met some criteria?

10 yrs service gets him in I think. Even though they seem to phrase it as "more than 10", but I am writing that off to our whimsical website writers.

 

[Harry O]

10 yrs service gets him in I think. Even though they seem to phrase it as "more than 10", but I am writing that off to our whimsical website writers.

Is it 150 games? If not for Dim Sheed he would automatically qualify

 

[Kes1984]

SEN just reporting Luke Jackson

9

Luke Jackson

Age

23

Ht

199cm

Wt

102kg

Pos.

F/R

Career

Season

Last 5

D

8.3

2star

K

3.3

1star

HB

5.0

4star

M

1.5

2star

T

1.0

3star

G

0.3

3star

D

8.3

2star

K

3.3

1star

HB

5.0

3star

M

1.5

2star

T

1.0

2star

G

0.3

3star

D

8.3

3star

K

3.3

2star

HB

5.0

4star

M

1.5

2star

T

1.0

3star

G

0.3

3star

left the training track early. Not sure why - but sounds like he might be in doubt.

 

[Jen2310]

SEN just reporting Luke Jackson

9

Luke Jackson

Age

23

Ht

199cm

Wt

102kg

Pos.

F/R

Career

Season

Last 5

D

8.3

2star

K

3.3

1star

HB

5.0

4star

M

1.5

2star

T

1.0

3star

G

0.3

3star

D

8.3

2star

K

3.3

1star

HB

5.0

3star

M

1.5

2star

T

1.0

2star

G

0.3

3star

D

8.3

3star

K

3.3

2star

HB

5.0

4star

M

1.5

2star

T

1.0

3star

G

0.3

3star

left the training track early. Not sure why - but sounds like he might be in doubt.

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[sideswipe]

Is it 150 games? If not for Dim Sheed he would automatically qualify

The bit where I wrote 10 years might be a clue.

 

[Jen2310]

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