Preview Changes: Preliminary Final - IN: Sloane, Otten, Melts OUT: Smith, McGovern

[Bovo]

Expected it. Makes the most sense.

Now enough about what if and whatever...

Bring It On!!!!!

 

[DD#23]

Pyke hasn't played selection games all year

He genuinely picks players at team selection who are fit to play, we rarely make any late changes

so what better time to start?

the longer you wait to bowl your doosra the better it works.

 

[Elite Crow]

The decision is done and we've had enough hints during the week that it was always going to be Otten.

No point stressing out about selection, it can't be changed.

Positive energies, Otten to have a big game which he is capable of, Crows to win and Danger to cry.

 

[marty36]

Otten, not good at all. Really unfortunate our worst team for the year is in the prelim. Hope we win. Just start the game already, the "will dangerfield play forward" shit is becoming mind numbing.

Didn't otten play last time we beat Geelong


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[FullyBigKPro]

One thing with Otten though - He gives his all, plays with real passion and has played on the edge most times this year when given a proper role.

 

[Elite Crow]

 

[jackster83]

 

[CrouchPowa]

The decision is done and we've had enough hints during the week that it was always going to be Otten.

No point stressing out about selection, it can't be changed.

Positive energies, Otten to have a big game which he is capable of, Crows to win and Danger to cry.

Agree - I would say he has a pretty good reason to play well - he has potential to lock in a GF position if we make it!!!

 

[Elite Crow]

Didn't otten play last time we beat Geelong


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He was in defence being beaten by Taylor

 

[marty36]

He was in defence being beaten by Taylor

Oh so he played so must have been the worst team of the year when we beat Geelong

Do you know where Pyke will use him on Friday night


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[TheLeftFist8]

This would be disastrous...we would be top heavy and have too many softies for a prelim.

WTF wasn't Hampton an emergency if Greenwood in doubt? Surely he plays.

 

[BACCS]

I find it hard to believe Greenwood would miss with his shoulder after having played with it for a while. I also suspect if he was in any real doubt the media would have picked up on it before selection day.

 

[BACCS]

This would be disastrous...we would be top heavy and have too many softies for a prelim.

WTF wasn't Hampton an emergency if Greenwood in doubt? Surely he plays.

You're in real melt mode today, hate to see what you'll be like tomorrow!

 

[Rory Walkerfield]

Can't believe the carry on regarding Otten in.

He provides flexibility forward and in defence.

Geelong have Mackie, Stewart, lonergan, Taylor, Henderson, Hawkins and Stanley as talls (excluding smith as ruck).

If we go with tex, lynch, JJ, talia, lever and Harto only as our talls (excluding sauce as ruck) then we are one tall short and that's assuming lever would man up rather than play free.

Otten in provides flexibility forward and in defence to match up in talls, plus he could free up Harto to take Dangerfield when he goes forward leaving Kelly to mind Menzel.

The people carrying on about Otten haven't even looked at geelongs team sheet!

 

[benji2]

The decision is done and we've had enough hints during the week that it was always going to be Otten.

No point stressing out about selection, it can't be changed.

Positive energies, Otten to have a big game which he is capable of, Crows to win and Danger to cry.

And if he can kick straight, which he usually does, so much the better. Just don't want to kick ourselves out of the game

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[Shaz2012]

Pyke has earnt the right to be backed in by the supporter base.

Yes. I am backing him. But doesnt mean I have to like it.

 

[Elite Crow]

Oh so he played so must have been the worst team of the year when we beat Geelong

Do you know where Pyke will use him on Friday night


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Maybe the wing

 

[Scorpus]

Geelong are clearly trying to stack the side with marking targets as they know that's the only way they can beat us: out mark us coming out of defence and coming into our forward line.

I think they are too tall and slow. Last time we successfully managed to handball out of defence rather than playing into their hands with long kicks to marking targets. We also lowered the eyes inside 50 to nullify their tall defence.

Geelong's forward pressure is just as bad as ours. Motlop, Menzel not known for pressure and neither are their three talls.

Confident that even with Otten there, if we play the right game, Geelong won't have the answers.

 

[crowded house]

**** it lets go.
Henderson will now be made accountable.

Would he not have been accountable on whoever played forward (Menzel ect) and a bit more fearful of being run down?

The call makes me nervous but I feel Otten does have it in him to play a great game or at least his role.

 

[xchadders]

any team, any time, with any players.
lets do this AFC!!! its been too long.

 

[TheLeftFist8]

Can't believe the carry on regarding Otten in.

He provides flexibility forward and in defence.

Geelong have Mackie, Stewart, lonergan, Taylor, Henderson, Hawkins and Stanley as talls (excluding smith as ruck).

If we go with tex, lynch, JJ, talia, lever and Harto only as our talls (excluding sauce as ruck) then we are one tall short and that's assuming lever would man up rather than play free.

Otten in provides flexibility forward and in defence to match up in talls, plus he could free up Harto to take Dangerfield when he goes forward leaving Kelly to mind Menzel.

The people carrying on about Otten haven't even looked at geelongs team sheet!

I agree with having the tall...but one who can run and chase. Keath was a better choice.

 

[Donkey Magoo]

Cometh the moment cometh the man.

Otten surprised me a lot this year, I thought that he was a broken man that couldn't cut it. He played some brilliant footy this year. I'm hoping that his strong hands and accurate kick are on show. When he was clean and had first use he was awesome, as soon as the ball hit the deck we were in trouble. I wouldn't mind seeing him as the prime target with a dedicated crumber could be a master stroke.

 

[spenze]

I'm going against my beliefs but Otten is actually a good idea. If he is playing up forward he will outmark Geelong players which is what we need on the wing and into our F50

 

[BACCS]

If the media knew about Greenwood, why didn't they ask Pyke about it in his presser? Seems like bullshit. A bloke wearing runners at a light training run isn't an indication of their fitness!

 

[GreyCrow]

Geelong are clearly trying to stack the side with marking targets as they know that's the only way they can beat us: out mark us coming out of defence and coming into our forward line.

I think they are too tall and slow. Last time we successfully managed to handball out of defence rather than playing into their hands with long kicks to marking targets. We also lowered the eyes inside 50 to nullify their tall defence.

Geelong's forward pressure is just as bad as ours. Motlop, Menzel not known for pressure and neither are their three talls.

Confident that even with Otten there, if we play the right game, Geelong won't have the answers.

Please make it so