Prediction Changes round 16 vs St Kilda

[Godfather32]

Sheed to the half back line .
If you were a half forward and Sheed lined up on you, you’d be thinking how many goals will I kick today, how easy is AFL.

Brings back memories of Adam Selwood trundling along behind whoever the oppositions fastest small forward was

 

[Cuzz09]

These mid table sides like Adel, Syd, Stk eyc are the ones who will smell blood and %%

Could get ugly again.

Interesting to see if we have anything at all .

At this early stage I'll predict...

We get off to an OK start...

qtr time:

stk 5.4
wce 2.2

half time

stk 9.9
wce 4.6

3qtr

stk 15.12
wce 5.9

final

stk. 19.15
wce 8.11


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[Carbine Chaos]

I'd like to see Duggan play on ball. Thought he was one of the few to show some actual desire last night.

Kelly can spend a game on the wing/flanks.

I don't like Shuey on the HBF. Chesser would be better sent there. He used to be a genuine goalkicker. HFF please.

Sheed can take Gaff's wing position.

A bit more creativity with the midfield mix would be good.

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

Sheed to the half back line .
If you were a half forward and Sheed lined up on you, you’d be thinking how many goals will I kick today, how easy is AFL.

As opposed to Isaac Heeney yesterday who wasnt thinking that already

Im thinking also if a half forward wants to try and outpace Sheed, thats great. Just drags a forward out of the 50. If im Sheed id just let the guy run up the ground and try to read the play and cut it off afterwards.

 

[Gazeah78]

Hopefully Gov can be fit but doubt it.

Hurn back helps a bit

TB 2nd up will be better.

Saints still by 10 goals + but hopefully a better effort all round.



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I just heard via an ex-player that Gov’s actually pinged his other hammy and will be out for much more than an extra week.


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[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

Brings back memories of Adam Selwood trundling along behind whoever the oppositions fastest small forward was

Id donate 3 testicles to get a Adam Selwood into our team right now... A guy who actually had some grit about him

 

[Godfather32]

Id donate 3 testicles to get a Adam Selwood into our team right now... A guy who actually had some grit about him

Sure, but I wouldn't play him on the oppositions fastest small forward

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

Sure, but I wouldn't play him on the oppositions fastest small forward

Nor would I play him in the midfield when he has 2 tackles in 3 weeks also

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

I think the "he is too slow for HBF" is a bit of a 2018 concept and before the 6-6-6 thing came into place

Look at a guy like Dyson Heppell. A good midfielder in his prime but slow as a snail who has in the past few years moved to HB in order to hide his lack of pace and let him impact the game a bit more by foot with his short passes

I dont see too much difference in the 2 other then that Heppell was the better footballer overall and still is, but its the same concept I feel

 

[Cuzz09]

Exactly.

Look at Pendles.

Slow as treacle but uses the ball smartly.

Unfortunately our guys are as slow in decision making as they are in leg speed.

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[Jed Clampet]

As opposed to Isaac Heeney yesterday who wasnt thinking that already

Im thinking also if a half forward wants to try and outpace Sheed, thats great. Just drags a forward out of the 50. If im Sheed id just let the guy run up the ground and try to read the play and cut it off afterwards.

Ok that’s fine but what happens when the forward is running back to goals and Sheed has to chase him like Warner yesterday.
Sheed is still getting credits for 2018 you don’t want him on the side now when young guys have to learn from the senior players. We’ll have everyone plodding around pointing and not doing anything else but pick up cheap nothing possessions.

 

[KERRPOW]

Attendance next week will be interesting

They will still get at least 35k.

 

[KERRPOW]

We had a midfield line up of kelly, sheed and yeo in there and still got smashed in the middle.

Its honestly hard to see how we can improve.

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

Ok that’s fine but what happens when the forward is running back to goals and Sheed has to chase him like Warner yesterday.
Sheed is still getting credits for 2018 you don’t want him on the side now when young guys have to learn from the senior players. We’ll have everyone plodding around pointing and not doing anything else but pick up cheap nothing possessions.

He needs to use his football smarts and experience in that case to get himself into a dangerous position as a spare down back in that situation.

Its a bigger issue the other way though. Im more concerned of a what happens when a midfielder runs untouched and under no pressure in the midfield and is ready to deliver a pass into the forward 50 as opposed to a smallish type flanker running deep into the square unopposed. I think the first problem is our true issue right now. Lack of defensive pressure from the midfield creates mess all the way down the ground

 

[Cuzz09]

They will still get at least 35k.

Really deserve below 20k .

if that

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[bUCKET__]

Sheed is such a weird one. Actually had a good game against the Pies, one of the most ineffective on the ground yesterday. The bloke has never found any consistency in his game. Probably down to too many physical limitations, but it's gotta be partly mental as well.

 

[KERRPOW]

Really deserve below 20k .

if that

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True, but that would never happen.

I don't know if u will go tbh. The saints are a shit boring club that play a shit boring brand.

Do i want to waste 5hrs of my life watching this shit

 

[Jed Clampet]

Lack of defensive pressure from the midfield creates mess all the way down the ground

I agree with this that’s why you can’t have one of the worse offenders moved to the backline. One of Sheeds tackles yesterday I think in the second quarter, trying to block yesterday out, was only because the Sydney player ran into him.
If Sheed had quicker decision making, maybe he could play half back line.

It’s good to have differing opinions on players, so I can see how coaches see different things to us plebs.

 

[DirtySandman]

Unfortunately our guys are as slow in decision making as they are in leg speed.

A severe lack of options whenever our guys get the ball, we just sort of give it to the nearest bloke even though his opponent is right on him.

Kelly often gets the ball running and has nothing on offer.

 

[GoEaglesGoSGIO]

I agree with this that’s why you can’t have one of the worse offenders moved to the backline. One of Sheeds tackles yesterday I think in the second quarter, trying to block yesterday out, was only because the Sydney player ran into him.
If Sheed had quicker decision making, maybe he could play half back line.

It’s good to have differing opinions on players, so I can see how coaches see different things to us plebs.

How many tackle do HBF actually make? Its the place you least need that skil so thats why he should be there. He cant be dropped unfortunately so this is the least of the crappy optionms I think

 

[Ishmael_]

It will be interesting to see if Gaff is dropped now.

With better availability, there's no need to have him in the team as a mature body.

If he survives, this is the first test to see if Simpson is fair dinkum or if he's the credits coach he is alleged to be.

There are no more excuses to keep him in the team.

 

[Cuzz09]

If we somehow won this, even by 1 point, would it be the biggest turn around in history?



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[ziad]

We had a midfield line up of kelly, sheed and yeo in there and still got smashed in the middle.

Its honestly hard to see how we can improve.

And they were smashed beyond recognition, not just beaten

 

[ziad]

It will be interesting to see if Gaff is dropped now.

With better availability, there's no need to have him in the team as a mature body.

If he survives, this is the first test to see if Simpson is fair dinkum or if he's the credits coach he is alleged to be.

There are no more excuses to keep him in the team.

The real world just rang - the cupboard is bare - drop Gaff and play with a reduced team size.

 

[Cuzz09]

The real world just rang - the cupboard is bare - drop Gaff and play with a reduced team size.

Why not give Trew and Dewar a run this week.



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