Preview Changes & Pre-match Discussion vs. Geelong (QF - Friday 06/09 7:50pm MCG)

[nahnah]

Unfortunately he got injured at the wrong time..........can’t see him making the team this week with the players coming in.

Depends on how much faith they have in Noble imo

 

[ThePhantom777]

Contested footy is king in finals. Wills will stay for that reason.

 

[CFC2010]

Depends on how much faith they have in Noble imo

Noble will be out irrespective of Aish IMO.

Who do you think the three outs will be this week?

 

[nahnah]

Noble will be out irrespective of Aish IMO.

Who do you think the three outs will be this week?

Wills, Madgen, Varcoe

 

[CFC2010]

Wills, Madgen, Varcoe

Fair enough..........but I cant see Wills getting dropped against the team that only wins games if they win contested possession.

Aish is not the player we need this week IMO.

 

[Stoods]

I think it's to risky to bring Aish in as well, would be to many under done players.

He doesn't warrant an automatic selection when fit either.

 

[PIEWITHSAUCE]

Although we have plenty still out this whole discussion (struggling to figure out who to drop) feels a lot better than last year (how the hell are we going to put a backline together)

 

[nahnah]

Although we have plenty still out this whole discussion (struggling to figure out who to drop) feels a lot better than last year (how the hell are we going to put a backline together)

Besides Langdon, Beams and Cox we pretty much have a full list to pick from. Quaynor/Dunn probably aren’t getting chosen if fit.
Much better situation than a few weeks ago

 

[Finnishpie]

Wills, Madgen, Varcoe

Be super surprised if they dropped wills.

 

[left at home]

Will they have more than three changes to the team, interesting selections a head of us.

 

[Finnishpie]

Wills, Madgen, Varcoe

Also Brown our before Varcoe.

 

[Jen2310]

whomever goes out will be unlucky, but unfortunately just a selection headache. I don't see how you can take Varcoe out. Brown would be stiff but someone has to be unlucky. Thomas, not going anywhere.

Moore /Madgen
Stevo / Brown
Sidebottom .. Noble (Unlucky)
De Goey.. ? Wills needs to stay.

I would hate to be on the selection panel.

 

[hellfire]

whomever goes out will be unlucky, but unfortunately just a selection headache. I don't see how you can take Varcoe out. Brown would be stiff but someone has to be unlucky. Thomas, not going anywhere.

Moore /Madgen
Stevo / Brown
Sidebottom .. Noble (Unlucky)
De Goey.. ? Wills needs to stay.

I would hate to be on the selection panel.

Remember Moore is already in the side!

 

[Jen2310]

Remember Moore is already in the side!

Right. Of course! De Goey for Madgen then. Put roughy and Moore in the backline. De Goey and Steelo forward, Wills in the middle.

 

[jathanas]

2 out of Varcoe, Thomas, and Brown will have to make way for JDG and Stevo. Can't rob the midfield of resources to play JDG or Stevo as neither are very likely to get many midfield minutes. Similarly you don't want to end up with a team full of small forwards.

 

[Thatsmyname]

Vale Maggie




Would be a genuinely shit week to drop Varcs

 

[Mossi]

I hope Varcoe remains in the side. The crunching tackles he applies are just what are needed in finals and his run and link play into the attacking 50 is just exciting to say the least!

 

[Frank Gallagher]

Wouldn’t Crisp be surplus to the midfield with Sidebottom returning and JDG likely to have some midfield rotations too? It makes Noble a likely out imo, even though he’d be stiff given he hasn’t done much wrong.

Aish would have to be a massive chance to replace Noble, Noble won't be playing IMO.

 

[DRIZZT]

I hope Varcoe remains in the side. The crunching tackles he applies are just what are needed in finals and his run and link play into the attacking 50 is just exciting to say the least!

Couldn't agree more...plus you'd have to think the old dog would have abit extra in him against his old side...hate to say it,but brown goes out before trav...his day will come

 

[jonbe54]

Noble looks the goods but not this finals series, still too light and lacking the development of body and awareness necessary for a finals series.

 

[Finnishpie]

So it IS possible there might be 4 or more changes -- remembering the Bulldogs in their premiership year brought in 6 players for the first final. Though many of them hadn't missed that much football. If I were picking the side, it'd be this:

Out/In

Brown -- Stephenson
Madgen -- Reid
Noble -- Sidebottom
Wills (super unlucky) -- DeGoey

 

[jonbe54]

DeGoo won't play much midfield minutes - again this finals series he will not be 100%.

 

[Finnishpie]

Completely crap that Geelong get a VFL game this week for some of their players to get a tune up and we don't.

'Two-thirds of the muscle off the bone', but Cat still in finals frame

Jordan Clark concedes his injured elbow is 'not perfect, but says he is hopeful a full game in the VFL on Saturday will put him in the selection frame for the finals

www.afl.com.au

 

[Fruit]

If we beat Geelong the second bye is going to kill me. I can’t handle the current two weeks before our next game so I would be absolutely bat crazy by the end of another one.

 

[Timmy from Thomastown]

Aish would have to be a massive chance to replace Noble, Noble won't be playing IMO.

Noble will have to be dropped to make way for Sidebottom. We arent making four changes just to get Aish back in. If we need an extra body in defence Mayne does that.