Preview Changes: R15 vs Geelong

[Elite Crow]

Gah the jungle drums are beating to play ROB and Jacobs together and sit Jacobs in the goal square.

Yesterday Jenkins today Hartigan coming out in support.

It's so obvious this is just a move designed to help Jacob's feelings

We can't be so dumb. What a disaster that will be. He's a dinosaur that can't run.

That’s exactly what it is. They know he won’t replace Rob so unless they support the idea they are basically saying Sauce is finished.

 

[Jeffcrowe]

Surely the other way round, Hartigan would have to go to Hawkins.

Talia will always go to the deepest forward likely Hawkins

 

[Jeffcrowe]

Our defence is now set in stone unless there is injury. Kelly and Hartigan are doing their bit with no clear replacements ready to take their place immediately.

Ditto the midfield, even though they need to improve their effectiveness with ball in hand and defensive running is questionable. None of the 4 inside mids will be dropped, hopefully Greenwood stays in the 22 (but Lynch will return) and Milera (the real one, not the imposter vs Richmond!) gets given a proper spot in the midfield rotations. Seedsman has been a bit average but they've backed him in, now's not the time to drop him as will show his best footy after the bye.

So the forward line?

Jenkins out and surely we keep only one of Gallucci and Douglas, and replace one with someone offering more.

If we go an exact 'like for like' for Jenkins, surely Himmelberg comes back in. Or do we recast a smaller 2R (Greenwood) to give ROB a chop out?

If Lynch comes in for Douglas, does Greenwood also drop out for team balance or can we keep all those talls? If we go smaller/more agile, we could choose between Jones, Stengle, McAdam, Davis. Huge SANFL game today!

Seed finally showed some good signs against Richmond and can build from there

 

[Southerntakeover]

I actually think that is exactly what you are doing, and are now using a thin vail of sarcasm to cover it!

You probably do think that, but who cares?

It's not like there's any demonstrated link between things you think and sense.

 

[Jeffcrowe]

Um not April Fools but I find Atkins to be somewhat of a conundrum. But overall I am not confident when he has possession. But that is just me. Gibbs will come back in and it will be a like for like ytype of player you would think. Outside mid for outside mid so that means Crouc, Sloane, Cey and Greenwood shouldn’t make way. Harto maybe th other player but Gibbs is no defender so that won’t work either. I just keep coming back to Atkins. To me it makes sense

You have to be joking re Atkins , go watch what happens with his good stuff and you’ll see it’s very important

We rarely lose the outside and wings

Started to win some crucial contests in last 2 games also

 

[Jeffcrowe]

Tommy in for Dougie.

Haven't seen much sanfl but Fog has to get a run in the seniors.

Greenwood and Keith can chop out for ROBs 10% rest time. Fog could go back whilst Keith has his stint in ruck.

Fog needs to play a good game first , a fair way off currently

 

[Jeffcrowe]

I’d like to see Stengle, but I’ve seen bugger all of him, what’s his defensive pressure like? Because they are going to want that against Geelong’s defence I don’t think they will drop Murphy.

It’s not to standard and due to fitness , shame as he’s best 22 on talent

 

[Jeffcrowe]

Warning: Very controversial opinion ahead.

Hartigan to pinch hit in ruck while ROB has short stints on the bench.
He's fit as hell, we have surplas of tall backs to cover his player when he moves forward, he's tall and strong enough to bring the ball to ground without them getting it 100% of the time, he's smart enough not to get injured doing it, he'd only have to do it for a few minutes a quarter.
Keath I'd be worried about injuring himself/getting outbodied...

Need Harto in defence , better off rucking CEY but why not get some more games in Himmelberg ??!!

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

I logged on just now eager to see the melts

Thursday night and nothing?

Then I realised... damn you, bye week. I'm having withdrawal symptoms

 

[Elite Crow]

Need Harto in defence , better off rucking CEY but why not get some more games in Himmelberg ??!!

That’s exactly it, they gave EH an extra game when they could have dropped him, this is the perfect time to give him more game time and he’ll finish 2019 with some decent development

 

[Jeffcrowe]

That’s exactly it, they gave EH an extra game when they could have dropped him, this is the perfect time to give him more game time and he’ll finish 2019 with some decent development

I also like the get some exposure , to back to sanfl and work on what needs the work and come back smarter and a bit more match hardened

Don’t rule out a big influence from EH

And if not , more exposure for next year

Back him in

 

[Jeffcrowe]

Basically EH has a fitness base like say texcand he needs to play to it

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You’re underrating Tex fitness , better than some of our mids

Don’t confuse fitness and speed

 

[Betts are off]

You probably do think that, but who cares?

It's not like there's any demonstrated link between things you think and sense.

Sweet zinger man! Witty, clever!

 

[Southerntakeover]

No one's going to invest the time preparing filet mignon to respond to a hamburger helper level claim.

 

[Betts are off]

No one's going to invest the time preparing filet mignon to respond to a hamburger helper level claim.

How’s that strategy working for you?

 

[Southerntakeover]

Honestly, this is a bit boring, but I guess not everything can be a heavyweight bout- even the champ needs do work a speed bag every now and then.

 

[Betts are off]

Honestly, this is a bit boring, but I guess not everything can be a heavyweight bout- even the champ needs do work a speed bag every now and then.

Did you just refer to yourself as “The Champ”?

Wow, Good stuff Champ!

 

[Southerntakeover]

 

[Betts are off]

Oh, way to go Champ!

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Himmelberg's metres covered when he played was off the chart. Way better runner than Jenkins.

However he got spanked by Andrews and McGovern (both guns) so didn't see much of the footy.

Geelong offer a similar challenge. Their defence is excellent.

They play 5 taller players back.

It may be the time for us to go smaller with Lynch/Greenwood supporting Tex & smaller pressure forwards... kicking either to leading targets or using dirty balls.

Pressure, pressure, pressure.

 

[Bearded Clam]

I’d rather Fog than Himmelberg... himmelburg has had concrete hands in the last month... so many marking attempts where the ball has bounced straight back out of his mitts.. maybe they should give him a pair of gloves and see if he can stick a few!..

On top of this his kicking for goal is dubious... I was dumbfounded watching that Sanfl game the other week where we were 6 points up with about a minute to go in the 4th and Himmelberg took an easy mark 35 out on a 45 degree angle.. all he had to do to ice the game was, at the least, get a behind... so he goes and kicks it out on the full.. he is terrible and totally unreliable from a set shot when it’s a reasonably easy kick.. harder kicks and he seems to relax as if he knows he is not totally expected to kick it so the pressure is off and he slots it.

He needs to start clunking marks and kicking straight when in front of goal before he is given another go.

Get the fog in and have keath and CEY help out ROB... better than EH and a much better idea than bringing sam Jacob’s in as a forward.

Who are we kidding anyway.. its geelong in Geelong... we haven’t won there since the early 2000’s and geelong are on fire right now... give the fog a run and get him to bulldoze a couple of the young geelong defenders.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

1) EH ain't too bright, and
2) EH appears not to have the kind of elite fitness level to perform consistently eg ROB is fitter and has gone from strength to strength.

What makes you thin EH isn't too bright?

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Seed finally showed some good signs against Richmond and can build from there

Just needs to build up his fitness for us fo make a back end charge. Very important offensive player for us.

Just need to release Milera on the other wing...

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

I logged on just now eager to see the melts

Thursday night and nothing?

Then I realised... damn you, bye week. I'm having withdrawal symptoms

Switch between the AFL & world cup to cheer yourself up.

 

[kulak]

I logged on just now eager to see the melts

Thursday night and nothing?

Then I realised... damn you, bye week. I'm having withdrawal symptoms

Visualise some dumb selection like Milera omitted for Knight, then have a melt about that as if it’s a fair accompli. That should get your blood pressure up and about.