Unofficial Preview Changes & pre match discussion vs Carlton (Good Friday Footy)

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Would Arch be any chance of playing this week to help down back? Had a good pre-season until he had to de-load and has been playing VFL since.
Certainly a chance. Not many disposals, but has been our best at locking down in the vfl. Disposal is better (still not great, but certainly not terrible). Defensive intent is Archer like and he’s fitter/stronger.
 
Wtf.

I love my club dearly and say this with the greatest respect.

During the last 20 years as a North supporter - the words "sold out" have almost never been part of my vernacular.

Does this mean we'll have to queue up for food, drink and toilets like the shitty big commercial clubs?
We'll be longing for the days of GC in front of 10k after this.

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I like it but with Logue and McKay out I think his leadership is needed down back.

it'd be interesting to see Ziebell tag big bodied mids tbh. I don't recall ever seeing it.
Strangely enough it's not really left field. Cripps was when it was done and worked.
 
We'll be longing for the days of GC in front of 10k after this.

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As a one-off, especially for a good cause, I’m delighted. But generally I am grateful to be part of middling size crowds where everyone is there because they are invested in watching the game (see my rant about being at the Pies Richmond game last Friday night).
 
Is Sos Jnr getting his own banner from us because of calling out JHF last year?
Leftover sos. The bit in the bottom of the bottle that you can't get out, but it's kind of crusty and useless anyway so you just throw it in the bin.
 
No sign of Dawon at the captains run based on photos/reports. Looks like Bonar in as the 2nd tall.... Madness not to play both considering Carltons talls.
 
No sign of Dawon at the captains run based on photos/reports. Looks like Bonar in as the 2nd tall.... Madness not to play both considering Carltons talls.
Not really.

We won't win by defending out of the backline in this game IMO and no mid season pickup with half a year of professional training will change that. Need to squeeze them across the whole field or just all guns blazing so they are on the back foot.
 
Not really.

We won't win by defending out of the backline in this game IMO and no mid season pickup with half a year of professional training will change that. Need to squeeze them across the whole field or just all guns blazing so they are on the back foot.
Whilst I don't think Bonar is by any means an ideal matchup for Curnow/McKay, I don't really buy into the idea that Dawson with a few extra cm, is going to do a much better job on one of the reigning Colemans with his grand total of 4 games.
 
No sign of Dawon at the captains run based on photos/reports. Looks like Bonar in as the 2nd tall.... Madness not to play both considering Carltons talls.

There is something in Dawson's game that must have him rated lower than how he appears to some of us punters.

A running 196cm KPD with a decent build and skills had to wait to the MSD to get picked up. Then you have a very experienced coach and selection panel not even giving him a preseason outing in a side that really needed to work out its tall defensive depth.

Don't know what the factor that stops him being selected is but there's something.
 

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Whilst I don't think Bonar is by any means an ideal matchup for Curnow/McKay, I don't really buy into the idea that Dawson with a few extra cm, is going to do a much better job on one of the reigning Colemans with his grand total of 4 games.
Exactly.

I'm not against him getting a game but I hardly think him not is some sort of egregious tactial blunder.
 
There is something in Dawson's game that must have him rated lower than how he appears to some of us punters.

A running 196cm KPD with a decent build and skills had to wait to the MSD to get picked up. Then you have a very experienced coach and selection panel not even giving him a preseason outing in a side that really needed to work out its tall defensive depth.

Don't know what the factor that stops him being selected is but there's something.
Agreed mate, definitely is something. Just think given our options, there is no harm in having another defender who is 193cm+ in the side. At the very least he can play on the 3rd tall.
 
There is something in Dawson's game that must have him rated lower than how he appears to some of us punters.

A running 196cm KPD with a decent build and skills had to wait to the MSD to get picked up. Then you have a very experienced coach and selection panel not even giving him a preseason outing in a side that really needed to work out its tall defensive depth.

Don't know what the factor that stops him being selected is but there's something.
inescapable conclusion; I've said previously he was as good as any of our backmen last VFL
 
Whilst I don't think Bonar is by any means an ideal matchup for Curnow/McKay, I don't really buy into the idea that Dawson with a few extra cm, is going to do a much better job on one of the reigning Colemans with his grand total of 4 games.
I guess the problem is that bonar has proven to not be able to play this role though
 
I guess the problem is that bonar has proven to not be able to play this role though
I look at it more from the other angle, in that at least they know what they will get with Bonar and can look to coach/correct it.

Dawson is a massive unknown still at AFL level. Sending him to the wolves is very likely to not end well.
 
This is going to sound silly. Do we opt for more ruck time with Greenwood/ Comben and have Goldie floating down back if it’s getting chaotic?
 
I genuinely think this is a long term decision to pick Bonar and not Dawson. Bonar isnt up to it and we all know it. This sounds cruel but if someone is going to be embarassed on the big stage do you want it to be Dawson who they very well might see him as a solid 3rd tall long term or Bonar who is likely to be delisted at contract end. Clarko is on record that decisions are all based on the future right now. I know who i'd be sending to the wolves....
 
Ziebell would be a better option on McKay, let him wrestle and have Bonar and Goater jump over the top with their athletic profile, better chance of spoiling.

The difficult task will be never let them be isolated in the forward 50
 
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