Preview Changes: R3 vs Port Adelaide

[Scorpus]

IN:
Murphy, Laird, Frampton

OUT:
Sloane (adductor), Pedlar, Murray, Soligo (medi-sub)

 

[MRB37]

Just released, Laird in, Sloane not playing.

 

[UcantCme]

Sloane confirmed as an out this week....

So your telling me now we have a chance ? [emoji38]

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[Geoffa32]

Sanity prevails

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[Geoffa32]

Marshall's the luckiest footballer going around.
He's been looking for form for the last 5 years.
I don't know how Kenny has kept the faith with him

Jasper Pittard 2.0

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[WheresGroomgone]

It actually happened...

 

[texanmike]

Just released, Laird in, Sloane not playing.

how bad of a state this club is in if we are celebrating our captain not playing lol, but im happy

 

[hey shorty]

Had to happen.

Burgo did his job, rigorous fitness test and done.

 

[footy4ever]

how bad of a state this club is in if we are celebrating our captain not playing lol, but im happy

Celebrating not playing an injured player perhaps. Tick.

Anyone celebrating not playing a fit Sloane doesn't know football.

 

[bigman]

Not sure about McAdam. But McHenry looks to be struggling to become a dangerous small forward. He has great intensity but lacks the creativity to get into scoring positions enough.

I see McHenry as an elite tagger who could easily make each game for his opponent pretty miserable. He has the tank to "run with" all day and the physicality to really give his opponent a very hard day. A bit like Hayden Ballantine.

McAdam is now behind Rowe and Rachele. His best chance is if we choose a smaller forward line with only two talks and four smalls.

McHenry could tag Butters what a great match up that would be

 

[hey shorty]

Gee what the hell did you put in your coffee this morning ?

Gin probably

 

[DJ75]

I disagree with your disagreement.

Fair

 

[baldandbroke]

So today is an interesting one ...

I expect that Sloane is going to play - I'll judge that decision on his performance. If he goes off because of the existing injury, that is a joke. IF he does play it should be forward half. <EDIT - wow, they actually made the call>

Himmelberg should head back to SANFL to see if he can find his game, Shoenberg needs a reset.

If the team from last week was:

b: Murray, Butts, Brown
hb: Smith, Doedee, Jones
c: Dawson, Sloane, Sholl
hf: McHenry, Himmelberg, Rowe
f: Rachele, Fogarty, Gollant
Fol: ROB, Keays, Crouch
Int: Shoenberg, Pedlar, Cook, Hinge

My changes would be:

b: Worrell, Butts, Brown
hb: Smith, Doedee, Dawson
c: Hinge, Laird , Sholl
hf: Sloane, Thilthorpe, Rachele
f: Jones, Fogarty, Gollant
Fol: ROB, Keays, Crouch
Int: Pedlar, Cook, McHenry, Rowe

Absolutely no chance - RT is not coming back in yet - I can't see us playing Jones anywhere but halfback - or Sloane anywhere but the middle :-|

Really, I just don't want to see Cook, Pedlar or Gollant dropped - wouldn't mind if we get to see Murray up forward instead of RT.

<EDIT post Sloane news>

b: Worrell, Butts, Brown
hb: Smith, Doedee, Dawson
c: Hinge, Laird , Sholl
hf: SloaneRowe, Thilthorpe, Rachele
f: Jones, Fogarty, Gollant
Fol: ROB, Keays, Crouch
Int: Pedlar, Cook, McHenry, Hately

 

[DJ75]

Just released, Laird in, Sloane not playing.

Good news really.

 

[hey shorty]

So today is an interesting one ...

I expect that Sloane is going to play - I'll judge that decision on his performance. If he goes off because of the existing injury, that is a joke. IF he does play it should be forward half.

Himmelberg should head back to SANFL to see if he can find his game, Shoenberg needs a reset.

If the team from last week was:

b: Murray, Butts, Brown
hb: Smith, Doedee, Jones
c: Dawson, Sloane, Sholl
hf: McHenry, Himmelberg, Rowe
f: Rachele, Fogarty, Gollant
Fol: ROB, Keays, Crouch
Int: Shoenberg, Pedlar, Cook, Hinge

My changes would be:

b: Worrell, Butts, Brown
hb: Smith, Doedee, Dawson
c: Hinge, Laird , Sholl
hf: Sloane, Thilthorpe, Rachele
f: Jones, Fogarty, Gollant
Fol: ROB, Keays, Crouch
Int: Pedlar, Cook, McHenry, Rowe

Absolutely no chance - RT is not coming back in yet - I can't see us playing Jones anywhere but halfback - or Sloane anywhere but the middle :-|

Really, I just don't want to see Cook, Pedlar or Gollant dropped - wouldn't mind if we get to see Murray up forward instead of RT.

Sloane is out

Can't see us going in with one KPD either, though Worrall could play on Marshmallow

 

[Bearded Clam]

Our midfield haven’t had issues with getting clearances, our biggest issue are turnovers and defending turnovers. Laird back helps majorly too. Hoping our starting 3 mids are Keays, Laird and Schoey/Crouch, with small bursts from Rachele.

Bahahahaha…

And who are the main culprits when it comes to these turnovers that are causing us so many issues?..

Oh, thats right… keays, sloane, laird, crouch, and in recent games especially, Shoey!..

Do you even watch our AFL games?.. actually, dont even bother answering that one.. answer this one instead;

Where would you honestly rate our current “go to” midfield in relation to all the other main midfields in the comp?… give us a number between 1-18.. 1 being the best.. 18 the worst..

 

[texanmike]

So today is an interesting one ...

I expect that Sloane is going to play - I'll judge that decision on his performance. If he goes off because of the existing injury, that is a joke. IF he does play it should be forward half.

Himmelberg should head back to SANFL to see if he can find his game, Shoenberg needs a reset.

If the team from last week was:

b: Murray, Butts, Brown
hb: Smith, Doedee, Jones
c: Dawson, Sloane, Sholl
hf: McHenry, Himmelberg, Rowe
f: Rachele, Fogarty, Gollant
Fol: ROB, Keays, Crouch
Int: Shoenberg, Pedlar, Cook, Hinge

My changes would be:

b: Worrell, Butts, Brown
hb: Smith, Doedee, Dawson
c: Hinge, Laird , Sholl
hf: Sloane, Thilthorpe, Rachele
f: Jones, Fogarty, Gollant
Fol: ROB, Keays, Crouch
Int: Pedlar, Cook, McHenry, Rowe

Absolutely no chance - RT is not coming back in yet - I can't see us playing Jones anywhere but halfback - or Sloane anywhere but the middle :-|

Really, I just don't want to see Cook, Pedlar or Gollant dropped - wouldn't mind if we get to see Murray up forward instead of RT.

Laird for Sloane already announced, Sloane is not playing.

 

[Bearded Clam]

If laird goes out there with a ****n stupid glove on…

 

[baldandbroke]

Sloane is out

Can't see us going in with one KPD either, though Worrall could play on Marshmallow

Laird for Sloane already announced, Sloane is not playing.

Yep - came out as I was posting I made some small EDITS.

 

[betterthanu]

Bahahahaha…

And who are the main culprits when it comes to these turnovers that are causing us so many issues?..

Oh, thats right… keays, sloane, laird, crouch, and in recent games especially, Shoey!..

Do you even watch our AFL games?.. actually, dont even bother answering that one.. answer this one instead;

Where would you honestly rate our current “go to” midfield in relation to all the other main midfields in the comp?… give us a number between 1-18.. 1 being the best.. 18 the worst..

High possession, inside midfielders turning the ball over? Unprecedented.

 

[Betts are off]

The good old days of being able to check the bodies of missing persons into hold luggage are long gone. Political correctness gone mad!

Check in attendant: Sir there seems to be a red liquid oozing out of your body shaped piece of oversized luggage

Crowbloke: Don't worry about it

Check in attendant: Fair enough

 

[MrBarry]

Sloane out is the sane move that I totally didn't expect us to make, but I'm relieved.

Hopefully Burgess was the one to tell him to crane is neck in.

 

[hey shorty]

High possession, inside midfielders turning the ball over? Unprecedented.

The games best midfielders all do it.

The issue is ours seem to do it with easier kicks

 

[George CantStandYa]

Bahahahaha…

And who are the main culprits when it comes to these turnovers that are causing us so many issues?..

Oh, thats right… keays, sloane, laird, crouch, and in recent games especially, Shoey!..

Do you even watch our AFL games?.. actually, dont even bother answering that one.. answer this one instead;

Where would you honestly rate our current “go to” midfield in relation to all the other main midfields in the comp?… give us a number between 1-18.. 1 being the best.. 18 the worst..

We were smashed in scores from clearances last week. They charged out of their midfield, we hacked. Good to see BACCS getting in early in his usual role of defending club selections before they've even been announced.

 

[Betts are off]

So apparently Burgo can tell Sloane he's not playing midfield... Or playing at all!

I think I might go buy a Powerball ticket

 

[SugarShane]

how bad of a state this club is in if we are celebrating our captain not playing lol, but im happy

Captaincy almost seems cursed. van Berlo struggled with form, then got rekt by a bloody sled of all things. Tex lost a lot of form as captain later on. Sloane looked the perfect choice but has lost form.

Maybe we should just give the captaincy to average players to begin with.