Not a fan also, night game and if it’s going to be damp I’d give Lorenz a game.
Kids got pace and can kick, don’t want to be too top heavy.
I want to see a different approach this week, same old set up just don’t get the job done against this mob.
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Kids got pace and can kick, don’t want to be too top heavy.
I want to see a different approach this week, same old set up just don’t get the job done against this mob.
Poor girl, that was the equivalent of a Meatloaf performance from the Paris games.
They usually play strong, contested, hard ball against us but we've had Wines and Drew playing hard ball so we should beat them with talent around the ground pretty easily.
On paper Burton seems like decent cover for MG for a week. But I don't trust him to actually be useful in that role.
I bet we're forced to push him up the ground and use JHF as a deep leading forward more than usual.
I bet we're forced to push him up the ground and use JHF as a deep leading forward more than usual.
Keep an eye out for him
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Rankine is the one i'm worried about up forward.
We will attempt to play Jones (or Faz) on him and he will get murdered.
Tex out means 1 less tall, but if they bring in a third tall, we might need to flip rat back. Thilthorpe is far too big for aliir or bzt.
Which i have no idea what that means for a our fwd line. Dixon and.... erm.... Lord? Those 2 dont work together.
That said, win the mid battle and that papers over some cracks
We will attempt to play Jones (or Faz) on him and he will get murdered.
Tex out means 1 less tall, but if they bring in a third tall, we might need to flip rat back. Thilthorpe is far too big for aliir or bzt.
Which i have no idea what that means for a our fwd line. Dixon and.... erm.... Lord? Those 2 dont work together.
That said, win the mid battle and that papers over some cracks
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We know for sure that we're getting destroyed at both ends of the ground in this game. The only path to victory is a massive midfield domination. We know that Wines and Drew will give us a solid performance so over to Sweet, Rozee and Butters to determine what happens here.
Surely they bring in Gollant for Tex after he kicked 8 in the SANFL.
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I find it hard to get the match ups right for this one.
I think with Thilthorpe in we might need to play Esava back to get it right.
Esava on Thilthorpe
BZT on Fog
Aliir on Gollany feels about right.
Otherwise I fear Thilthorpe will just be too big for BZT and Fog can really make Aliir pay for any defensive lapses with his lethal boot.
If we do shift Esava back then we probably need to bring both Lord and Burton in as forwards. Not sure who drops out.
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I think with Thilthorpe in we might need to play Esava back to get it right.
Esava on Thilthorpe
BZT on Fog
Aliir on Gollany feels about right.
Otherwise I fear Thilthorpe will just be too big for BZT and Fog can really make Aliir pay for any defensive lapses with his lethal boot.
If we do shift Esava back then we probably need to bring both Lord and Burton in as forwards. Not sure who drops out.
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Not sure getting destroyed is a given. BZT and Aliir have been underrated and have certainly beaten better players than Fogarty and Thilthorp.
Their small forwards do worry me though. But rankine may play more midfield
The problem with this is that Nick's knows how to exploit this plan, we have seen it before.
Thilthorpe will play deep from the goal square dragging Aliir back and making him defend one on one.
The last time we tried this approach Gollant kicked 5.
Esava to go beast mode and kick 4g,7b, 6 contested marks
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Bergman would flog Gollant, BZT and Aliir get Fogarty and Thilthorpe. Gollant is not that tall, Lachie Jones might even go to him.
If Walker had been available the match ups might have needed Esava down back. But Sav's become important to our forward structure now, I would be loathe to take him away, especially now Georgie and Marshall are unavailable.
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I was thinking the same, good call.
Gollant kicked five because he was playing on Sam Skinner which pretty much ended his afl career
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Surely we know they will have plus one at the contest and flood back, hoping for counter attack.
Just play 1-1 and back our players in.
Just play 1-1 and back our players in.
Bergman would absoloutely pocket lachie gollant
it will just be a matter of aliir and bzt nulifying the linfleunce of fogarty and thilthorpe
aliir and bzt are succesful, puts us in the prime position to win the game.
i am a little worried about how we quell the infleunce of their small forwards
it will just be a matter of aliir and bzt nulifying the linfleunce of fogarty and thilthorpe
aliir and bzt are succesful, puts us in the prime position to win the game.
i am a little worried about how we quell the infleunce of their small forwards
The big question is will our backs play bombscare like they have recently against the crows or will they play with some semblance of authority like they have in the last few games?
If we lose this, the previous few weeks of good work will be undone and I’m pretty certain it’s curtains for Hinkley coaching in 2025.
If we lose this, the previous few weeks of good work will be undone and I’m pretty certain it’s curtains for Hinkley coaching in 2025.
I just don't want to see Aliir playing the last line of defence on Thilthorpe. He isn't that good there and if we leave him at CHB he will murder them.
I think Thilthorpe is too big for BZT though.
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I think Thilthorpe is too big for BZT though.
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