Preview Changes/Preview vs Gold Coast

[Antares]

Watching the replay of the second half, I think Richards is due for a spell in the 2s. Just looks off the pace this year. We need to figure out what we want him to do, because if it's midfield, I'd like to see him do well there consistently at VFL level first. I know he showed some great signs last year, but second year blues are a thing.

If/when Johannisen is fit, he takes Richards' spot imo.

 

[Bulldog Brent]

Beveridge’s first three games of each year.

2015 - WWL
2016 - WWL
2017 - WWL
2018 - LLW
2019 - WW?

 

[footyfan000001]

Really don’t want to drop Young - thought he played well.

 

[mambavino]

Zero chance Duryea is dropped. He's definitely done enough over the first two games to maintain his spot.

 

[BarryMorgan]

Zero chance Duryea is dropped. He's definitely done enough over the first two games to maintain his spot.

Thought he was close to one of our best in round one, and solid without being spectacular yesterday, including a couple of very important marks late in the game.

 

[AFDogs]

Duryea definitely worked himself into the game. Lloyd quiet but back in the forward line is an absolute must against Gold Coast.

It's nice we're having these discussions but we literally don't have a player who deserves to be dropped. It's fantastic. We're also 2-0 against two good sides, so why change a winning formula? Injuries will start creeping in soon and form slumps, we worry about dropping people then.

 

[Philthy1]

Unpopular comment I’m sure but I’d be tempted to drop hunter to find some form in the VFL, his mistakes in the last two games have been terrible.


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I am not Hunter's biggest fan, but he had 33 disposals at 70% efficiency and 123 ranking points. If you watched closely he also showed some of the leadership things his old man used to do. Sure he made a couple of errors, but the Hawks scored 86 of their 87 points from turnovers, so he wasn't alone there.

 

[Mofra]

Going to be a tough selection table this week. Williams may push for selection as a late out, and Lipinski is banging the door down demanding a spot.

 

[Optimistic Dog]

This game again will be won in the midfield. This is why I was confident we would win the first 2 games. I will back our midfield to get it done again. The other very important player for us is Caleb in his ability to win the lose ball and use it. It has been important when we need to steady the ship. If he keeps going the way he has been going the opposition are going to tag him which leave JJ free when he comes back. JJ will give us more run but he does not use the ball as well as Caleb.

 

[dogwatch]

Duryea definitely worked himself into the game. Lloyd quiet but back in the forward line is an absolute must against Gold Coast.

It's nice we're having these discussions but we literally don't have a player who deserves to be dropped. It's fantastic. We're also 2-0 against two good sides, so why change a winning formula? Injuries will start creeping in soon and form slumps, we worry about dropping people then.

Going to be a tough selection table this week. Williams may push for selection as a late out, and Lipinski is banging the door down demanding a spot.

I'd say that we carried both Smith and Richards to some extent. They did a few nice things but no doubt JJ (when ready) will take one of their spots and I agree Lipinski and Williams are the prime candidates for another spot.

The benefit of "carrying" both Smith and Richards is that we can see they are both going to be good players and sooner or later they'll be ready to do more of the heavy lifting. Whether their ceiling is higher than Williams and Lipinski is still a matter for conjecture.

IIRC we carried Cooney for a few of his early career games too. That worked out pretty well (until he cracked his knee cap).

And as noted, other spots will probably open up for Williams and Lippy due to injuries etc. If not, then the competition for spots is still a very healthy thing to have.

 

[Martyn_30_]

I think Young needs a run of games because one key defender isn’t sustainable and if can establish himself all the tall positions are filled for the next decade.




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[Doggies7]

Drop Hunter? Yikes

 

[F3000]

Unpopular comment I’m sure but I’d be tempted to drop hunter to find some form in the VFL, his mistakes in the last two games have been terrible.


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That has to be the stupidest thing I've ever read on here.

 

[Tommycash]

Pretty tough. One would think that JJ and Williams come straight back in, Lipinski might be kept down again given they were two good games, but they were only VFL practice matches. The trouble with dropping JJ and Williams for Richards and Smith would be the balance of the side. For that reasons Young will probably be sent back to the VFL (although he played well). Against GC we probably can afford a shorter defence as well. Should be interesting. We may see another player pull up sore and need a rest anyway.

Good problem to have, not having any obvious candidates to be dropped.

 

[BulldogJake]

Only two scenarios I see playing out

If JJ is fit

In - JJ, Williams

Out - Young, Smith.

Or if he’s not

In - Williams

Out - Smith

They may even consider giving JJ a week in the VFL since it’s Gold Coast. Not saying we’re no chance of losing but if we’re a finals team we should beat them at Etihad with the side we have.

 

[BulldogJake]

Drop Hunter? Yikes

Agreed. He’s made some terrible decisions and continually kicks blind in the first two games but he wins the ball and has plenty of credits in the bank. If we’re winning no need to make such rash decisions. When you’re winning it’s good to keep the same 22/23 together.

 

[Yojimbo]

Who takes the rampant Coleman Medal leader (Alex Sexton) on the weekend ?

 

[doggies ftw]

Who takes the rampant Coleman Medal leader (Alex Sexton) on the weekend ?

Whoevers closest to him id imagine

 

[paulveed]

Mods can we have this post removed please? Nonsensical.

Along with the first post. Both complete nonsense.

 

[ringa5]

No change
Suckling still too many turnovers .When he needs to be precise .( lucky )

 

[doggies ftw]

No change
Suckling still too many turnovers .When he needs to be precise .( lucky )

Suckling was brilliant on the weekend

 

[philmb]

I think there are two takeaways from our last quarter against the Hawks:

1 - we should not fear any margin if we're behind
2 - we should ourselves never become complacent if we're up by a comfortable margin

It had been suggested a team's run of momentum would be hard to stop with the introduction of the 6-6-6 rule. We proved this in the last quarter, we just need to be aware that we too could become a victim of it.

With that in mind, we can't go into the Gold Coast game complacent.

 

[ringa5]

Suckling was brilliant on the weekend

He played ok Caleb and Mccrae were brilliant.l am just keeping his turnovers and fumbles honest .

 

[TempletonTheRat]

l am just keeping his turnovers and fumbles honest .

I reckon Bont had more than Suckers this week

 

[Mattie2016]

Possible ins: Johannisen (pending fitness test), Lipinski, Williams
Vulnerable: Smith (tender shoulder), Richards, Young