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Conca on Robbie Gray would be handy.
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Prediction Changes: Round 11 Vs Port Adelaide + pre-match discussion
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Do we consider bringing the B team to Adelaide and resting the Veterans and Stars?
Late Sunday night game against the Dogs could be more winnable.
A fresh Fyfe, Mundy, Darcy, Tabs and Brayshaw could hit ground running.
Late Sunday night game against the Dogs could be more winnable.
A fresh Fyfe, Mundy, Darcy, Tabs and Brayshaw could hit ground running.
After his (Conca) performance at Peel I doubt he is in this week.
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Great, wait for Gray to absolutely tear us apart.
He had 6 kicked on him at WAFL level last weekend - not sure that will fill Robbie Gray with dread.
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Thats the point isn't it , We all carry on after selections are out as to why player x keeps getting a game. The fact is the players dont pick themselves.
Suggesting Acres out is fine (it won't happen) but I've yet to see a decent alternative for the wing suggested.
Currently Aish and Tucker are both playing in defence so Colyer is playing wing and then Cerra (and other mids) are relieving for Colyer and Acres.
Giro couldn't hit the door of a barn for Peel on the weekend so unlikely he's an option. I'd love Western getting a debut but expecting to play wing might be a bit much straight up. Bewley is injured. Freddy is injured. Sturt is injured. Chapman is injured. Duman is probably the only alternative we have, either to play wing or push Aish/Tucker to the wing by playing HB. Conca into the backline would be the same but highly doubtful he comes back in (I just watched the Peel 'highlights')
Currently Aish and Tucker are both playing in defence so Colyer is playing wing and then Cerra (and other mids) are relieving for Colyer and Acres.
Giro couldn't hit the door of a barn for Peel on the weekend so unlikely he's an option. I'd love Western getting a debut but expecting to play wing might be a bit much straight up. Bewley is injured. Freddy is injured. Sturt is injured. Chapman is injured. Duman is probably the only alternative we have, either to play wing or push Aish/Tucker to the wing by playing HB. Conca into the backline would be the same but highly doubtful he comes back in (I just watched the Peel 'highlights'
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Not for me. Port are beatable and Bulldogs are not (probably a GF team).
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You do know it's Longmuir don't you?
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Not sure why I’m so bullish but I’m convinced we are going to win this.
I think our best is good enough, purely on the strength of the midfield.
I’ll start calling him his real name once I’m fair dinkum
Which will probably be next week if he keeps trying to ruin my Buddy and favourite players footy career
You may laugh but I did for that w***er Rosco so don’t push me
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Without Butters and Duursma (and seems like its touch and go if Fantasia makes it back from injury this week), just a little bit of polish and excitement comes off their style of play and missing Lycett leading their ruck they have to grind it out with their mids a bit more, and it gives us a chance to cause an upset.
Still think Port are a Top 4 team but we get them on a bit of a lull having lost their last one at home and just scraping over the line against the Pies.
Still think Port are a Top 4 team but we get them on a bit of a lull having lost their last one at home and just scraping over the line against the Pies.
Port will be a very tough team to beat at home. They're a mature and well organised team. I can't see us getting within a couple of goals but would love to be surprised.
If Tabs stays in, I'm not sure who comes out for Brayshaw (possibly Acres). Additionally, I would love to see Blakely come back in. He has such a good attitude. He hasn't sulked. He's worked on his game and has put great effort in when coming on as a sub.
And as much as the small forwards were better on Saturday. Crowden, Switta, Colyer and Henry didn't kick any goals. We can't continue carrying forwards that don't hit the scoreboard.
If Tabs stays in, I'm not sure who comes out for Brayshaw (possibly Acres). Additionally, I would love to see Blakely come back in. He has such a good attitude. He hasn't sulked. He's worked on his game and has put great effort in when coming on as a sub.
And as much as the small forwards were better on Saturday. Crowden, Switta, Colyer and Henry didn't kick any goals. We can't continue carrying forwards that don't hit the scoreboard.
Just need to keep out of the way of their idiot full forward, he like to injure people.
Every week I see posters defending Acres then every game day he drives everyone crazy and there are calls to get rid of him.
I’m in the latter camp. I think he is soft, a poor disposer of the ball by foot and even sometimes by hand (handballs to players feet etc though to be fair he’s not alone there), and is not a guy you could ever count on in the trenches in a finals-like dogfight of a game. I have yet to see Acres diving full length to smother an opposition kick like most of our other players do when they are up and about (including role players like Crowden and Switta). He is a big body who floats around getting touches that are not impactful in the main, with the odd exception.
Every now and again there are flashes of ability - when he breaks forward after a quick turnover sometimes he looks good but then you cannot trust his disposal by foot. Plays midfield but barely ever kicks a goal, not sure if he has ever kicked a goal for freo (again not alone as most of our mids are a bit shy kicking goals). Good wingmen regularly chip in with goals.
I don’t think he would get a starting place on any team outside the bottom 5 or so sides. Ed Langdon had his flaws but is a much superior player and has improved his kicking a lot this year.
Someone said Longmuir likes him and would never drop him. That might be true on the evidence of 2021. However that says more about the deplorable state of Fremantle's alternative wing options than anything else.
Who is putting pressure on Acres?
Bewley - hasnt been sighted in 21 due to injury and hardly a world beater anyway - a 4th round mature age pick.
S Hill - Acres wouldn’t be worthy of tying the shoelaces of peak Stephen Hill but chronic injury has ensured those days are sadly over.
Giro - appears to be a WAFL level player at best, another rookie draft pick who is surely getting the chop at the end of the year.
We have players like Aish, Tucker and even Cerra being shoehorned into wing positions for various periods despite not being natural wingers (or not wanting to play there).
A bunch of others are either kids with no tanks or injured - Frederick, Henry, Walker Western fit in this category.
So in summary, this might be very unpopular but I think Acres is one of the weakest players in the side but we won’t be dropping him as there is literally no one else. At age 26 he is what he is now and won’t really change or improve much. I’m sure he’s a nice fella off the field and I don’t like being too critical of lads but from a footballing point of view, when you consider the standard required to win a flag (which is what we all want) I don’t rate him.
I’m in the latter camp. I think he is soft, a poor disposer of the ball by foot and even sometimes by hand (handballs to players feet etc though to be fair he’s not alone there), and is not a guy you could ever count on in the trenches in a finals-like dogfight of a game. I have yet to see Acres diving full length to smother an opposition kick like most of our other players do when they are up and about (including role players like Crowden and Switta). He is a big body who floats around getting touches that are not impactful in the main, with the odd exception.
Every now and again there are flashes of ability - when he breaks forward after a quick turnover sometimes he looks good but then you cannot trust his disposal by foot. Plays midfield but barely ever kicks a goal, not sure if he has ever kicked a goal for freo (again not alone as most of our mids are a bit shy kicking goals). Good wingmen regularly chip in with goals.
I don’t think he would get a starting place on any team outside the bottom 5 or so sides. Ed Langdon had his flaws but is a much superior player and has improved his kicking a lot this year.
Someone said Longmuir likes him and would never drop him. That might be true on the evidence of 2021. However that says more about the deplorable state of Fremantle's alternative wing options than anything else.
Who is putting pressure on Acres?
Bewley - hasnt been sighted in 21 due to injury and hardly a world beater anyway - a 4th round mature age pick.
S Hill - Acres wouldn’t be worthy of tying the shoelaces of peak Stephen Hill but chronic injury has ensured those days are sadly over.
Giro - appears to be a WAFL level player at best, another rookie draft pick who is surely getting the chop at the end of the year.
We have players like Aish, Tucker and even Cerra being shoehorned into wing positions for various periods despite not being natural wingers (or not wanting to play there).
A bunch of others are either kids with no tanks or injured - Frederick, Henry, Walker Western fit in this category.
So in summary, this might be very unpopular but I think Acres is one of the weakest players in the side but we won’t be dropping him as there is literally no one else. At age 26 he is what he is now and won’t really change or improve much. I’m sure he’s a nice fella off the field and I don’t like being too critical of lads but from a footballing point of view, when you consider the standard required to win a flag (which is what we all want) I don’t rate him.
Yeah but he’s going better than Brad Hill and St Kilda are paying him a truckload so Cost Vs Output he’s actually ok?
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That is really irrelevant. From a neutral POV the Brad hill trade is looking one of the worst trades of the last 10 years. That’s hardly a high watermark to measure against. Anyway it still doesn’t matter - Brad hill could win a Brownlow for the Saints it wouldnt make a difference to the output of our side.
Also wouldn’t be surprised if we are paying acres $500k - part of the reason Saints would have moved him on was to get some cap space.
Dockeroo, you are spot on with your summary, Acres is soft as butter and i would much rather see Blakely on the wing
Also think if we had our full back line playing Griffo would be great on the wing given his size , leg speed and attack on the ball
Also think if we had our full back line playing Griffo would be great on the wing given his size , leg speed and attack on the ball
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My thinking is we don't want to let our percentage drop any more than we can help.
I think you are right that Blakely is not a winger. Cerra is the best wingman at the club to be honest. Supposedly he doesn’t like playing there though?
Feel for Blakely - he’s trying hard but is up against Fyfe, Mundy, Brayshaw, Cerra, Serong for a spot. Even Tucker is probably ahead of him in the coaches eyes.
It's where we've been playing him
