Preview Changes R17 v Port

[Doggy]

Remember when Gardener was a first choice key back…paired with Zaine or Keath. We’ll be fine.

Keath is at least a key defender .... unless you're calling Lobb one

 

[Mantis Toboggan]

I understand you don’t want to throw Busslinger to the wolves…but needs must, in this case. Very worried about this one.

 

[weltschmerz]

Well we were missing our full back and best small forward in the 2021 prelim too.

 

[goodcop badcop]

Busslinger isn't even listed as an emergency, that's pretty bad.

 

[Norm De Guerre]

How can Footscray be sitting on top *of the ladder if these are the next 3 in line?

A guy who's form was middling before getting injured. Again.

And two guys who may as well stay in the revolving door until flung out for good at seasons end.

Edit: apparently 2nd.

 

[geoffjennings79]

My optimism has been inverted.

So Bont will have to carry the backline as well as the mids.

Or... did anyone spot Naughton training with the defenders this week?

 

[Mojorisin]

How can Footscray be sitting on top of the ladder if these are the next 3 in line?

A guy who's form was middling before getting injured. Again.

And two guys who may as well stay in the revolving door until flung out for good at seasons end.

I would've thought Harmes and Garcia were next in line to replace Flea with Buss the obvious replacement for Jones given Khamis hasn't shown alot in the role and Coffield only has one game under his belt after a long lay off.

 

[Snarls Barkley]

Excited to see Coffield back. I was happy with signing him last off season. Was really good in the 2020 COVID year and think he’ll be valuable as an interceptor in our backline if he can ever get a clean bill of health.

Thought he would’ve had to work a little harder to win a spot back in the team but looking forward to seeing him regardless.

 

[DognBones]

What I found odd is that the weekly injury update on the website mentions only Duryea as requiring a test, no other injury concerns were mentioned. Tough week on the track??

 

[olimauldon]

I would've thought Harmes and Garcia were next in line to replace Flea with Buss the obvious replacement for Jones given Khamis hasn't shown alot in the role and Coffield only has one game under his belt after a long lay off.

That's called logical thinking, doesn't happen much with our selections

 

[Norm De Guerre]

I would've thought Harmes and Garcia were next in line to replace Flea with Buss the obvious replacement for Jones given Khamis hasn't shown alot in the role and Coffield only has one game under his belt after a long lay off.

To be honest. I haven't watched a Footscray game for a few weeks, so can't comment on current form.

But the changes you suggest are the ones that I would've gone with assuming each is fit and ready to play. Having said that somebody claimed this afternoon that Harmes has pulled a hamstring or some such.

I think we've seen enough of McNeil and Khamis to see where their career trajectories are headed.

 

[ReservoirDog]

Does anyone know how many weeks Coffield played in the magoos before this call up?

 

[Del165892]

We're gonna get our shit pushed in

 

[St 07]

Does anyone know how many weeks Coffield played in the magoos before this call up?

1 - last week

 

[Optimistic Dog]

Well we were missing our full back and best small forward in the 2021 prelim too.

I am pretty sure Cody was injured and did not play in 2021 prelim.

 

[Libbaaaa]

By reports Cody facing a decent stint on the sidelines too, the same groin soreness that cost him time last year.

 

[_Cerberus_]

Whether Jones plays or not is not going to make a huge difference. If Port dominate our midfield and we struggle to create anything forward, we will lose, even with Jones in. Our defence has always relied on our Midfield slowing other teams transitions, and getting back to help out.

The game will be decided in our forward half. If our mids play well, and the forward line functions, we should kick enough points to win. If both of them fail, which has been the main reason for our losses, then it will be tough. Weightman definitely a big blow as our other smalls rarely impact the scoreboard. Will need to create isolated match ups for Naughton and Darcy, both will thrive one on one.

 

[ScottyDogg]

Jesus pretty dire on here tonight.

We have a 207cm mobile intercepter in Lobb, 197cm key defender in O’Donnel and four other versatile talls in Freija (191cm) Williams (190cm) Coffield (191cm) and Buku (191cm). Not to mention English who can sit in a hole and Naughton if things get really weird. We could even throw Darcy back if we needed to change things up.

I get that we love Jonesie but I think our tall options will be fine.

Weightman is the bigger concern, given we have no small forward depth. Garcia is the better player but if we are looking for forward nous to replace Cody, McNeil is probably the best option we have. Especially given Harmes is injured.

 

[Struggle]

Would think it'd be pretty stiff to bring in Buss when his only supporting tall defender would be JOD

Even stiffer to miss out to Buku again

If he's that untrustworthy that we still can't bring him in a a 5th choice KPD then we might as well just delist the guy

 

[dogwatch]

With the number of melts here tonight we should romp this one in.

 

[geoffjennings79]

This AFL wide conspiracy to keep Hinkley in a job has gone too far!

 

[mattwa]

Backs against the wall Bevo special incoming

 

[Spiritof82]

Busslinger isn't even listed as an emergency, that's pretty bad.

Its probably better for him to play a game (VFL) rather than fly all the way to Crapilaide to sit in the stand then fly back again

 

[Del165892]

Backs against the wall Bevo special incoming

Bevo's Bottom Boys reunion?

 

[House_of_Dahl]

My kid just found a stat/story that says Buku is our best one on one defender...I'm worried