Preview Changes & Preview Thread for Round 18, 2023 vs Carlton at Marvel

[RossFC]

yep, happy melt day.

KP players getting hit hard, Dixon, McKenzie, Lycett, Georgiades, Teakle, Clurey all injured.

 

[jakey]

Visentini looked overwhelmed when he played a couple weeks ago. Give him some time in the SANFL to build, he's not ready.

Lord for Dixon or Hayes forward and providing a ruck chop-out if Lycett comes back is the better shout.

 

[simba_]

i'm excited by Lord/Dante coming in for Dixon. even TJ in is interesting given he was finally dropped and he's back under very different circumstances. Junior out for Duursma (sub) and Narkle starts?

 

[JUSTWORK]

Visentini looked overwhelmed when he played a couple weeks ago. Give him some time in the SANFL to build, he's not ready.

Lord for Dixon or Hayes forward and providing a ruck chop-out if Lycett comes back is the better shout.

He did (after a less than ideal preparation) but then went back and had a BOG performance in the SANFL.

The other option is Lord, who has shown glimpses in his AFL games and enough in his AFL games to be persisted with, but on the flip side has been quiet in the SANFL and is coming off suspension.

Probably comes down to structure and how we want to use Finlayson. Do we want to bring in a forward and ruck Finlayson, or play 2 rucks and free up Finlayson to play forward.

 

[b0ydman Jr]

He did (after a less than ideal preparation) but then went back and had a BOG performance in the SANFL.

The other option is Lord, who has shown glimpses in his AFL games and enough in his AFL games to be persisted with, but on the flip side has been quiet in the SANFL and is coming off suspension.

Probably comes down to structure and how we want to use Finlayson. Do we want to bring in a forward and ruck Finlayson, or play 2 rucks and free up Finlayson to play forward.

Finlayson does better up forward than in ruck so freeing him up forward is a priority, especially with no Dixon.

 

[OneGreatClub]

Hardly worth melting tonight, Ken was a genius in preparing us for the inevitable several days ago.

 

[Visenfest]

Out: Rioli, McKenzie, Dixon
In: Duursma, Pasini, Lord

Narkle sub again.

Not opposed to trying Evans in Rioli’s place if the club feels Duursma needs one more week at SANFL level.

This is still what I’d run with given the reported outs.

 

[Festerz]

Probably comes down to structure and how we want to use Finlayson. Do we want to bring in a forward and ruck Finlayson, or play 2 rucks and free up Finlayson to play forward.

Fast mobility is the key factor in winning teams in final contention this season. And the ability to maintain forward pressure (Port has won the tackle count in almost every game this season btw).

No way in hell Port will play 2 recognised rucks, especially against Carlton.

Bulldogs dropping Lobb to focus on English and Melbourne dropping Grundy to focus on Gawn is an example of current thinking.

Having one recognised ruckman who can work for 80% of the game and has the mobility to handle the pressure stuff and having a tall forward to handle the ruckwork up forward is what makes sense imho.

 

[Ant Bear]

 

[Peninsula Boy]

Fast mobility is the key factor in winning teams in final contention this season. And the ability to maintain forward pressure (Port has won the tackle count in almost every game this season btw).

Good call. I feel Collingwood is crazy fast. I don't think they have that many KP players.

 

[Shaucob_Burjan]

Sad for Hayes

 

[Ford Fairlane]

 

[Capital Power]

Sounds like the bye didn't do us any favours .

 

[Ports1870]

Would say
In: Lycett, Lord, Jonas, Duursma, Narkle
Out: Hayes, Dixon, McKenzie, JHF, Rioli

 

[Handyandy]

Fast mobility is the key factor in winning teams in final contention this season. And the ability to maintain forward pressure (Port has won the tackle count in almost every game this season btw).

No way in hell Port will play 2 recognised rucks, especially against Carlton.

Bulldogs dropping Lobb to focus on English and Melbourne dropping Grundy to focus on Gawn is an example of current thinking.

Having one recognised ruckman who can work for 80% of the game and has the mobility to handle the pressure stuff and having a tall forward to handle the ruckwork up forward is what makes sense imho.

Fair call. The top teams are playing run and gun footy, they spread super fast from the contest, Essendon killed the crows in this respect.
Plus the Game is at marvel, a super hard, fast deck and Carlton might not even have one ruck playing but have very good/ tall forwards to contend with.
Difficult night for selectors, game could be won or lost in selection.

 

[Festerz]

Lol Edmund.

Dixon limping off on one leg last week, telling the media he needs a rest, and not training this week probably makes him not getting a game this week more of a broadcast than a bloody 'whisper'.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Would say
In: Lycett, Lord, Jonas, Duursma, Narkle
Out: Hayes, Dixon, McKenzie, JHF, Rioli

Mead training with 1s, Narkle with 2s, so maybe swap Narkle for Mead.

 

[Schulzenfest]

Mead training with 1s, Narkle with 2s, so maybe swap Narkle for Mead.

If this is true then the treatment of Narkle is bordering on bizarre. He's been impactful every time he's taken the field for us but keeps getting dropped for spuds.

 

[TazD]

Scary changes incoming for an equally scary match. Have to win this for top 2.

 

[Doctor Feel]

It's dangerous to flirt with form, but imo we aren't really 'in form'. If we effectively tank a game to get some rest into sore boys I don't mind that much tbh.

I'm all for big changes for game day thread piss blasting.

 

[bomberclifford]

It's dangerous to flirt with form, but imo we aren't really 'in form'. If we effectively tank a game to get some rest into sore boys I don't mind that much tbh.

plus getting some game time into the next tier.

I'm all for big changes for game day thread piss blasting.

I've missed a few game day threads so I'm looking for Saturday's game.

 

[Shaucob_Burjan]

This is why North made a big deal of JHF's ice bath sessions

 

[JimmyBC]

Rest whoever needs it this is actually the game to drop imo.

 

[Doctor Feel]

plus getting some game time into the next tier.




I've missed a few game day threads so I'm looking for Saturday's game.

I'm still giggling at the thought of Marshall slipping over on Dixon's piss blasts last Saturday.

 

[Willsy10]

We're definitely copping it from the umpires this week. Will need to be 3-4 goals better than them to win the game.

We've copped it most weeks. Home or away doesn't matter.