Prediction Changes for Melbourne

[Shaxx Attaxx]

Pretty happy with selection tbh. Bonner is cooked and Frederick is out of his depth

 

[PowerBaz]

We look like we have plenty of defenders and run, missing Rob and Orazio though, small forwards seem a bit lacking.

 

[PowerBaz]

Pretty happy with selection tbh. Bonner is cooked and Frederick is out of his depth

Bonner is in the Pittard departure lounge.

 

[manureid]

Bonner is in the Pittard departure lounge.

He bloody better be. Hinkley needs to finally realise this guy plays scared.

 

[Port85]

We need to practice with 4 so that a final vs Brisbane is not the first time we see that mix.

We gotta do something different to stop their forwards.

I reckon our defenders can handle Melbourne. I'm more worried about getting dominated at clearance.

 

[Steve Dore]

Ben Brown is playing

Who is Ken going to use to terrorise Ben Brown?

 

[Schulzenfest]

Happy with the selections. Melbourne only have one proper small forward in Pickett anyway, outside of him they've got a very mark focused forward line.

 

[Pt Augusta Power]

You just know brown is going to kick 6

81/1

 

[VineValerian]

Pretty happy with selection tbh. Bonner is cooked and Frederick is out of his depth

I've been very happy with nearly all of Frederick's games so far.
Composed. Good disposal. Pace.
Ticked most boxes.

 

[Shaxx Attaxx]

I've been very happy with nearly all of Frederick's games so far.
Composed. Good disposal. Pace.
Ticked most boxes.

for someone with all that pace he seems quite slow tbh. He’s a depth player. Nothing more.

 

[PowerBaz]

We need to practice with 4 so that a final vs Brisbane is not the first time we see that mix.

We gotta do something different to stop their forwards.

I reckon our defenders can handle Melbourne. I'm more worried about getting dominated at clearance.

I’m worried about our goal scoring.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

He played very limited minutes off the 5 day break


Also remember when we picked Simon Phillips off 5 touches and no goals when he was in the middle all day

How did that work out for us?

 

[It Just Is]

Surprised Hartlett isn’t on the emergency list after a good game in the SANFL.

Likely means Frederick stays as sub.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Who is Ken going to use to terrorise Ben Brown?

A hair straightener?

 

[davesnothere]

Surprised Hartlett isn’t on the emergency list after a good game in the SANFL.

Likely means Frederick stays as sub.

I’m pretty confident we are moving on from Hammer.

 

[PAFC66]

I’m pretty confident we are moving on from Hammer.

It's for the best

 

[Enviable Tradition]

We need to practice with 4 so that a final vs Brisbane is not the first time we see that mix.

We gotta do something different to stop their forwards.

I reckon our defenders can handle Melbourne. I'm more worried about getting dominated at clearance.

The best anecdote to that is 4 tall defenders to mark the ball. They aren't elite kicks that will hit Brown on the lead.

*I just jinxed it didn't I?

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[Hammer#8]

Wouldn't our defenders be shitting bricks for having Ben Brown

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Ben Brown

Age

31

Ht

200cm

Wt

100kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.7

3star

K

7.7

3star

HB

3.0

3star

M

4.8

5star

T

1.2

3star

G

2.2

5star

D

7.9

2star

K

6.3

3star

HB

1.6

1star

M

3.7

4star

T

0.9

2star

G

1.0

4star

D

8.0

2star

K

4.6

2star

HB

3.4

3star

M

4.4

4star

T

1.4

4star

G

1.2

4star

selected. Kicked 10 the last time he played us.

 

[OneGreatClub]

 

[Econopower]

The problem is that Mckenzie is very stagnant with the ball and I can't see him being able to change his play style because he has been playing like this for so long and his body is now built to play as a kpd.

I feel we will be relying very heavily on Burton, DBJ and even Aliir to be carrying the ball and working hard up the ground to provide some bounce from half back.

Clurey for Bonner feels very experimental, like playing 4 kpfs earlier in the year, and I'm not sure I am happy with us getting experimental when we are playing one of the best teams in the comp. Would've preferred us to stick with the same structure.

At least we can be confident Clurey won’t kick the ball into a teammate’s back 15m out from goal. The idea of Bonner is great. The reality? Not so much. These changes make our team significantly better.

 

[OneGreatClub]

Wouldn't our defenders be shitting bricks for having Ben Brown selected. Kicked 10 the last time he played us.

 

[Coobk001]

Which one of Jonas, Clurey, McKenzie or Aliir do you think is slower, less mobile than 2021 Hartlett?

Easy Jonas, Clurey and McKenzie.

But let's see how we go. We've never played such a tall backline, so whilst I personally feel it's a huge risk, and wouldn't have done it. It doesn't mean it will fail, so Ken will live and die by his decisions so let's see where it ends up.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Pleased to see Garner crack the emergency list. Hope he is the medical sub. Deserves reward for an extended good run of form in the sanfl.

Did laugh at the ABC journo who described the sanfl as "the reserves"

 

[Ports1870]

I wasn’t initially a fan of bringing in Clurey without dropping a tall, but thinking about it now it gives Aliir so much freedom just to play his natural game and think it could really work.

 

[Steve Dore]

...
Did laugh at the ABC journo who described the sanfl as "the reserves"

You can always rely on the ABC to report the facts.