Prediction Changes: Round 15 Vs Essendon + prematch discussion

[Vimal Anand]

At last that decision came from JL to put Young and Chapman up the ground

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[pK75]

At last that decision came from JL to put Young and Chapman up the ground

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My biggest take away from that article is that Clark doesn’t want to move up to the wing so he’s offering Young as a viable alternative!

Edit: and that Young won a centre clearance 25% of the time he attended, if all 3 of our mids did that we’d win 75% of centre clearances, make it happen JLo

 

[Footskill]

Yeh. They definitely need to review the midfield situation and it shouldn't be a given that Serong/Brayshaw should be in there. Too many times getting smashed in the clearances.

 

[Wizard]

My biggest take away from that article is that Clark doesn’t want to move up to the wing so he’s offering Young as a viable alternative!

Edit: and that Young won a centre clearance 25% of the time he attended, if all 3 of our mids did that we’d win 75% of centre clearances, make it happen JLo

I have always been of the view that Young should have been groomed to transition to the midfield. Still not convinced that it is actually happening but at least this is progress.

 

[freo_leo29]

We have thrown young into the mids a few times this year

It's a last resort move as it stands

 

[Mags98]

We have thrown young into the mids a few times this year

It's a last resort move as it stands

bit different though, i think previous times hes been pushed up to the contest as an outnumber or to equal oppo numbers, he was still on the outside of those contests as well

pretty sure this weekend were his first appearances at centre bounces of the season

 

[Alfonz]

Dawson is the blueprint for Young. As good as Serong/Brayshaw are, very hard for such small players to lead a midfield to premiership glory without A/B grade support from a group of bigger mids. We have those bigger mids on the list, but it will be 2-3 years before they are cooking.

 

[Mags98]

Dawson is the blueprint for Young. As good as Serong/Brayshaw are, very hard for such small players to lead a midfield to premiership glory without A/B grade support from a group of bigger mids. We have those bigger mids on the list, but it will be 2-3 years before they are cooking.

yeah think the writing is on the wall atm regarding our midfield, clearly cant hang with the big groups ala GWS, footscray etc, MJ and Ras are too young, JOM isnt the answer, at least not on his own, Brodie has some deficiencies but theres still time for him. happy to give young a run in there to help alleviate that issue

 

[blue shark]

yeah think the writing is on the wall atm regarding our midfield, clearly cant hang with the big groups ala GWS, footscray etc, MJ and Ras are too young, JOM isnt the answer, at least not on his own, Brodie has some deficiencies but theres still time for him. happy to give young a run in there to help alleviate that issue

Not entirely fair on Erasmus when he doesn’t get picked or is sub.
Can you play JOM and Brodie?
What is obvious is that Henry shouldn’t be playing midfield ATM.

 

[Spirit Level]

I'd rather Chappy go into the middle more than Young tbh, hope they make that switch when Chappy is fit

 

[arsesmart]

Dawson is the blueprint for Young. As good as Serong/Brayshaw are, very hard for such small players to lead a midfield to premiership glory without A/B grade support from a group of bigger mids. We have those bigger mids on the list, but it will be 2-3 years before they are cooking.

Mind you Brayshaw's listed as 188cm & 88kgs, Young's listed at 189cm & 88kgs on the club's website.

 

[CakeEater]

This is where Ess would be glad Tabs aint playing

 

[Perfect Purple]

The rain expected on Saturday has got to be considered by the selection committee. I know most players struggled in the wet in the Richmond game but I’m thinking that NOD and Henry in particular may be rested this week. I wouldn’t mind seeing Wilson recalled for the wing and a Will Brodie

17

Will Brodie

Age

26

Ht

190cm

Wt

89kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

19.0

5star

K

8.2

3star

HB

10.8

5star

M

3.1

3star

T

4.9

5star

CL

4.1

5star

D

14.0

3star

K

4.0

1star

HB

10.0

5star

M

3.0

3star

T

1.0

2star

CL

3.0

4star

D

13.8

4star

K

7.4

3star

HB

6.4

4star

M

3.2

4star

T

5.4

5star

CL

2.8

5star

return.

We need to keep getting games into Erasmus so really hope he isn’t one of the players dropped.

Darcy‘s return May enable the forward line to claw back some synergy with Treacy not needed in the ruck and Jackson afforded more time in forward line.

 

[pK75]

This one?

 

[Vass38]

This is where Ess would be glad Tabs aint playing

I am super glad Tabs is not playing- he owns us if he was playing I’d pencil this game in as a loss - instead I believe it’s a genuine 50/50


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[ROGS]

I am super glad Tabs is not playing- he owns us if he was playing I’d pencil this game in as a loss - instead I believe it’s a genuine 50/50


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Give us a reasonable draft pick and he is yours for 2024

 

[Alfonz]

Mind you Brayshaw's listed as 188cm & 88kgs, Young's listed at 189cm & 88kgs on the club's website.

Are you sure that's not his brother? Andy is listed at 185cm, and I am sure he is shorter than that. When you line the photos of the brothers up, it is a nose-to-middle-chin type of discrepancy which is about 6-8cm. Andy would be around the 180-182cm range. He is clearly a lot smaller than Young.

 

[Taylor]

If Young can kick flat fast balls inside forward fifty, which he can, then he doesn't need to hit a target every time. We can plan for it go to the boundary and lock it in if nobody is free of their man.

But let's hope Treacy and Amiss are clear on the lead.

 

[Snuffaluphagus]

I've never been the biggest fan of moving Young tbh. I think while his disposal is great, it's often a touch slow in the decision making process and he's a legitimately good defender. Feels like it's not maximising his talents. Chappy on the other hand has a massive tank and I dont think he's shown as much as Young defensively. Having him as an out and running his gut out on a wing makes more sense to me - he's also better at making the right decision in congestion

 

[Taylor]

I think Sean Darcy

4

Sean Darcy

Age

26

Ht

203cm

Wt

111kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.1

3star

K

3.4

1star

HB

6.6

4star

CL

2.4

4star

HO

28.8

5star

D

6.8

1star

K

2.0

1star

HB

4.8

3star

CL

1.8

4star

HO

20.3

5star

D

11.4

3star

K

4.6

2star

HB

6.8

5star

CL

2.6

5star

HO

32.0

5star

might be out only regular left footer in the stoppage and it makes us a tad predictable

 

[greatgatsby]

Let’s be clear, we need to do something differently including the coach.

 

[fnerd]

I've never been the biggest fan of moving Young tbh. I think while his disposal is great, it's often a touch slow in the decision making process and he's a legitimately good defender. Feels like it's not maximising his talents. Chappy on the other hand has a massive tank and I dont think he's shown as much as Young defensively. Having him as an out and running his gut out on a wing makes more sense to me - he's also better at making the right decision in congestion

Yeah I kinda agree .

Like yourself I’ve been agitating to see Chapman in the mid rotation. His talents are almost Wasted down back whilst those same attributes are just made for the midfield.
Hopefully this is the last year he sees majority minutes down back.

That said I think running young thru the mids should still be a legitimate tactic our coaching staff could use to change up our CB set up when things aren’t working ala Luke hodge/hawthorn style .

 

[arsesmart]

Are you sure that's not his brother? Andy is listed at 185cm, and I am sure he is shorter than that. When you line the photos of the brothers up, it is a nose-to-middle-chin type of discrepancy which is about 6-8cm. Andy would be around the 180-182cm range. He is clearly a lot smaller than Young.

Nah, reading mistake. I must have been looking with blurry eyes and read the 5 as an 8.

Still, reckon he's got enough fight in him to cover the shortfall.

(they also seem to under-report heights, rather than over- )

 

[Dockeroo]

Nah, reading mistake. I must have been looking with blurry eyes and read the 5 as an 8.

Still, reckon he's got enough fight in him to cover the shortfall.

(they also seem to under-report heights, rather than over- )

I don’t even believe he’s 185cm either. To the eye he just looks so small when up against the premium mids in the comp. I think it’s a genuine issue for us as we also have Serong in there. MJ at least is a big framed guy I guess.
For the remainder of this season would live a decent look at both young and Chapman in the midfield at various stages. Even a couple of games each to get an idea. That’s the kind of experimentation that could really pay dividends in 2024

 

[E Shed]

I have absolutely no idea what to expect this week. Our form has been so absolutely hot and cold.
If Essendon get a run on with midfield clearances it could easily be a 10 goal thrashing.
Common sense tells me we have the cattle to beat them but just impossible to anticipate which Freo is going to show up.