Strategy Changes & Pre-match Discussion - PF vs. GWS, MCG 22/9 7:50pm

[sr36]

That’s because Steele absolutely put the clown suit on Langdon.

Didn't he. That first half from Steele was straight from 2018.

 

[Ingy]

If we're 5 points down with 10 minutes to go, who would you prefer as our sub? Lippa or Ginni?

Ginni by a mile

 

[Chameleon75]

Didn't he. That first half from Steele was straight from 2018.

sidey is a finals player, he rises to the occasion

 

[KinderSmock]

The only two viable sub material imo
One provides run, and the other provides spark/x factor
Cant see it being anyone else. You can't have a endurance runner (as we saw with WHE previously) as a sub. Impact only.

I'd be campaigning to keep WHE playing in the HB role. He had a very good game against Melbourne.

 

[KinderSmock]

Ginni by a mile

I agree. No offence to Lippa, but he offers very little x factor. Ginni is a nightmarish for opposition because you really don't know what he's going to next.

 

[windchimes]

I agree. No offence to Lippa, but he offers very little x factor. Ginni is a nightmarish for opposition because you really don't know what he's going to next.

Thank god you said that. If you hadn't, it may just have been the end for our poor handsome Lippa.

 

[live fast pieyoung]

The roar when he came on was worth a goal. Must stay in the squad.

we didnt score a goal after he came on though
hmm....

 

[Scodog10]

Thanks for the chuckle gang. Lifting the crowd is up there with some of Hamish’s gold of this week

 

[jmac70]

Thanks for the chuckle gang. Lifting the crowd is up there with some of Hamish’s gold of this week

Fly has commented on how the crowd lifts the players.

 

[Scodog10]

Fly has commented on how the crowd lifts the players.

McRae also said we’re better with Grundy 6 weeks before trading him. He’s an exceptional communicator and knows the strings to pull. It’s fluff. His actual decision making in holding Ginnivan back until midway through the 4th Q is much more instructive.

 

[NMBB]

.......Having said that if GWS make it through to the Granny....

Stop posting filth

 

[live fast pieyoung]

Easiest selection ever. Daicos to HB, Markov to sub and Ginnivan misses.

I also think this is most likely

 

[Jen2310]

Unfortunately the sub is always the most vulnerable. But we'll see what happens next week. He's be stiff to miss, but thats the nature of what we're dealing with atm. Anyone would be unfortunate.
Hopefully he is sub, but we'll see.

 

[sr36]

I also think this is most likely

I don't think they'll make a change to that back line. It just was all over everything. And Crisp was on fire from the back of the pack.

I think it'll be either Lippa or Mitchell - depending on whether we want Daicos to be an inside or outside mid. If it's Port, I think we'll use him on the inside and Mitchell might be in trouble.

 

[anshell]

I don’t think there’s any way Mitchell goes out.On form alone it has to be Lipinski.

 

[Timmy from Thomastown]

Didn't he. That first half from Steele was straight from 2018.

Back in the day when the better Langdon was at his peak.

 

[3rdMan]

I don't think they'll make a change to that back line. It just was all over everything. And Crisp was on fire from the back of the pack.

I think it'll be either Lippa or Mitchell - depending on whether we want Daicos to be an inside or outside mid. If it's Port, I think we'll use him on the inside and Mitchell might be in trouble.

If he was fully fit I'd be on board with replacing Mitchell with Nick (didn’t rate Tom's game against Dees as highly as others), just don't think we put him into that position after a lay-off and still not training fully a week out. See it either being half back or Lipinski's spot at half forward, will of course rotate through the middle in either role. If he comes up well over the next week then mid could be possible though.

 

[lenny20]

His ball use was top drawer. Chaining handballs and spot up kicking. For context on the night he was better than Jaicos, Elliott and McReery. Don’t get me wrong he’s on the edge, but Ginnivan hasn’t done enough to move past him. What do you think Ginnivan has done to move past him in the pecking order?

We usually agree Sco but I thought Lippa's ball use was pretty rushed and poor all night, but he happened to shank a few to advantage and lucked out a bit.

He looked too hurried to make sweet contact and got three or four massively out of the instep. Real duck hooks, like my driver. One hit McStay, but it was wobbling pretty funky (as evidenced by Mcstay's double grab of the mark). Another skewed to the left HFF and got lucky to find McCreery after a few bounces, who then hit Crisp for his goal.

But he did miss a few too, and his fumble in Q1 was super costly.

(I do agree he was better than Elliott, McCreery and Jaicos, but those boys aren't going anywhere.)

I dunno... I just have a feeling this might not be the ultra-straightforward selection you're predicting.

 

[Kes1984]

Ginni to be the super-sub of the finals.

All for that as a plan. Super sub material for sure.

 

[Kes1984]

we didnt score a goal after he came on though
hmm....

His big tackle in the centre may have saved a goal from Melbourne. Another inside 50 was coming. Perhaps that one they may have actually scored from!

 

[Kes1984]

I don’t think there’s any way Mitchell goes out.On form alone it has to be Lipinski.

I thought Mitchell was critical getting some ground balls last week.
Lipinski did very little. Hasn’t really played well since returning. May have had one decent game from memory. Definitely the weakest link at the moment.

 

[Timmy from Thomastown]

Nobody has yet mentioned the elephant in the room but our worst performed last start was Pendlebury. He’s obviously not going to be dropped and will start in our 22 but if he backs up with another poor game and/or the team is found out for pace…possible candidate to be subbed off?

 

[unplugged]

Nobody has yet mentioned the elephant in the room but our worst performed last start was Pendlebury. He’s obviously not going to be dropped and will start in our 22 but if he backs up with another poor game and/or the team is found out for pace…possible candidate to be subbed off?

No one mentioned it because it's not true?

 

[Timmy from Thomastown]

No one mentioned it because it's not true?

Just throwing it out there.

Last week was the quietest game he had played for a while. Highly suspect it’s a one off but it wasn’t a good game.

 

[gouki88]

Nobody has yet mentioned the elephant in the room but our worst performed last start was Pendlebury. He’s obviously not going to be dropped and will start in our 22 but if he backs up with another poor game and/or the team is found out for pace…possible candidate to be subbed off?

Wrong on all counts