Preview Changes and prematch discussion vs Port Adelaide

[The Nostradamus]

needs more Phillips and CCJ

hopefully greenwood buries the sook in a bone crunching tackle

I'd go Ford sub

 

[Disco Dew]

What does Eddie Ford need to do?!?

Of the 4 he absolutely must come in as the sub

 

[Flawed Genius]

What does Eddie Ford need to do?!?

Probably do it more than one week in a row IMO

 

[Kangaroos4eva]

What does Eddie Ford need to do?!?

Needs a couple good vfl games in a row. His chance will come.

 

[hotchilli]

Sad to see Cunners dropped but not against the move.

 

[tazaa]

Clear and obvious change

 

[bennymate]

Wow that's big, brave but good call from Clarki

 

[hellas_johnny]

Interesting emergency choices. Ccj would obvs not be the sub out of all of them but hard choice from the other 3. Would like Ford as spicer is scared of his shadow and lazzaro was terrible last week

 

[Makeshift Park]

Just Rioli out from the other mob.

Round 9 Team Selection

B: T Jonas 1-C, T McKenzie 12, D Houston 5
HB: R Burton 3, A. Aliir 21, D Byrne-Jones 33
C: M. Bergman 14, T Boak 10, R Bonner 26
HF: J Finlayson 11, C Dixon 22, C Rozee 20
F: Z Butters 9, T Marshall 4, S Powell-Pepper 2
Foll: B Teakle 27, O Wines 16, J Horne-Francis 18
I/C: D Williams 23, F Evans 31, W Drew 28, J McEntee 41

Emergencies: K Farrell 6, O Lord 30, L Jones 34, J Mead 44

 

[Passmore]

Interesting emergency choices. Ccj would obvs not be the sub out of all of them but hard choice from the other 3. Would like Ford as spicer is scared of his shadow and lazzaro was terrible last week

CCJ could be game day emergency as we couldn’t afford to lose a tall.

 

[giantroo]

North Melbourne v Port Adelaide at Blundstone Arena, 2.10pm AEST

NORTH MELBOURNE

In: H.Greenwood
Out: B.Cunnington (omitted), C.Lazzaro (sub)

Last week's sub: Charlie Lazzaro

PORT ADELAIDE

In: None
Out: J.Rioli (suspension)

Last week's sub: Francis Evans

 

[LB2Snake]

Thought we might keep cunners in purely for if things get heated.

 

[The Filth Wizard]

Needs a couple good vfl games in a row. His chance will come.

He was great for a quarter last week. You’re right, it’s consistency.

 

[Passmore]

He was great for a quarter last week. You’re right, it’s consistency.

Bring him on at 3/4 time.

 

[FootySmartSimpson]

Extremely winnable match IMO.

Apart from last week they haven't been a team who dominate ground position/inside 50's and we should get plenty of first looks from stoppage with Goldy up against an in-experienced ruckman. If we can give LDU and the lads first look and take ground position i could see us staying in this game for a long time.

Really looking forward to it. As for changes the only change i'd look at making is to bring Ford or Greenwood to play as an extra hybrid/tall up forward and i'd look at dropping either Paul Curtis or Curtis Taylor.

LDU is the key. He has done very little really since coming back from injury. We need him to be carrying the ball 700+ metres for the win.

 

[Mav]

Thought we might keep cunners in purely for if things get heated.

by the time Cunners ran to the fracas it would all be over and several people would already be in jail.

 

[Jimms]

dropping a senior midfielder??? has hell frozen over??

 

[Ligma]

Probably do it more than one week in a row IMO

Needs a couple good vfl games in a row. His chance will come.

One answer only plz guys

 

[trooroo4life]

Was expecting the call on Cunners as hard as it was going to be. I would actually make it a couple of weeks and give him a solid conditioning block to hopefully turn it around.

Hugh deserves his spot, hopefully Ford backs it up in the twos again this week and forces himself in.

Really want to win this one.

 

[The Filth Wizard]

Bring him on at 3/4 time.

 

[winalotroos]

If nothing else Clarko has sent a message

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Cunners shouldn’t be playing until he can at least get out of a jog.

Good change.

 

[tales129]

Cunners shouldn’t be playing until he can at least get out of a jog.

Good change.

Clarko has kahunas unlike anything we’ve seen since pagan

 

[amaz199]

Needs a couple good vfl games in a row. His chance will come.

His time will come.

 

[amaz199]

Huge call on Cunners. Is Clarko secretly reading BF lol.