Prediction Changes: Round 3 Vs West Coast Eagles + pre-match discussion

[King Tenz]

Lol what's the point

Only change will be NOD in for Henry

Wrong, it'll be worse than that.

Fyfe for Amiss.

 

[apuchar]

We just missed the top 4 last year. Can't blame the coach for thinking that most of these guys are our A team and with an extra preseason they would take another step forward. They simply haven't.

 

[Purple Jesus]

Who replaces Cox in the back line now that he is a forward again?

Logue… oh.

 

[Vintage]

Time to unleash crowden

 

[stax on the mull]

Fyfe's injury, its already been announced on the club website, that he is out of the Derby.

 

[s_wd6]

Out: JL
In: Switta. I'm sure he could cook up some nice attacking plays that don't get brushed aside because JL is ultra conservative.

 

[s_wd6]

Tabs and Amiss have to come out.

Find out how to fit Johnson in the team.

Walters straight back in.

Fyfe's body is cooked. Won't be surprised if we get a retirement announcement in a few weeks.

Ryan is not good.

 

[Vintage]

Out amiss, or Taberner if he’s not fit. Walters into the 22.
in nod, out Hughes? Or maybe Henry
walker in for Wilson

 

[FreoRicci]

Out: Henry. Too soft. Takes too long to dispose of the ball. That lazy kick in the backline with not much pressure in last quarter cost us a goal.

Switch: JOM forward. Switta in the mid. Brayshaw to the wing. Aish in the middle.

If Switta has to play midfield, and JOM forward- that mean they’re crap at their position.
Lack of a genuine small forward is scary.

HF: Schulz, Tabs, Walters
FF: Frederick, Treacy, Sturt
Int: Amiss, Jackson.
Get Banfield the **** out. Just **** off.

People need to realise Tabs v McGovern/ Barrass is tough. Ain’t no way Jackson and Amiss going to do any difference.
It seems a more balance natural forward line. But JL loves effort and midfielders resting.

 

[andreww90]

Corbett for Taberner
Johnson for Henry
Erasmus or noddy if fit for hughes
Walters full game
Bainfield back to sub

Amiss only just hangs on to his spot
Brodie has a few runs on the board and deserves longer to turn it around.
Darcy and Jackson scares me that it isn’t working.

If we wanna go crazy Hamling in for Taberner, Cox to full forward and hamling down back.

 

[FreoRicci]

Logue… oh.

He must’ve got amused at seeing that in person

 

[s_wd6]

Corbett for Taberner
Johnson for Henry
Erasmus or noddy if fit for hughes
Walters full game
Bainfield back to sub

Amiss only just hangs on to his spot
Brodie has a few runs on the board and deserves longer to turn it around.
Darcy and Jackson scares me that it isn’t working.

If we wanna go crazy Hamling in for Taberner, Cox to full forward and hamling down back.

Cox forward is only good in the context it was used in today. He'd be just as awful as our other KPFs in terms of leading and marking and kicking for goal.

 

[Deathly]

Tabs and Amiss have to come out.

Find out how to fit Johnson in the team.

Walters straight back in.

Fyfe's body is cooked. Won't be surprised if we get a retirement announcement in a few weeks.

Ryan is not good.

Day 1 Ryan fan but seeing him lead with his head in the 2nd half for the first time is very concerning. Doing cheap shit to keep and win the ball spells "body is cooked" to me.

 

[Midnite65]

Tabs and Amiss have to come out.

Find out how to fit Johnson in the team.

Walters straight back in.

Fyfe's body is cooked. Won't be surprised if we get a retirement announcement in a few weeks.

Ryan is not good.

Are you on the medical staff. Fyfe didnt seem to have too bad a pre season??

 

[Wilksyy]

Gamble responsibly.

I’m gonna keep riding the Under for total game points because I know we can’t score for shite plus we are pretty good at stopping the Opp from scoring too.

 

[arsesmart]

It's fair to say the chemistry in the forward line is all wrong. Unfortunately, it's not really the right mix to a forward line that would suit Taberner. It's not to say he couldn't perform if given the right conditions still. At the moment though he's offering not much once the ball hits the ground and seems just to be getting in the way a lot of the time.

While Jackson's struggling with his marking and likely feeling his way into the team, he's the future and can be so athletic in the second and third contests for the here and now. I wouldn't mind seeing a good number of weeks trialing a more ballistic forward setup. Jackson, Fyfe and a fleet of smaller players. All expectations eased other than for Jackson to charge full pelt at the ball carrier, with the smaller players, like small fish around a great white shark, riding in wake, ready to pounce.

Taberner would just have to bide his time in the seconds for the time being, in that scenario. Jackson could also have a stint there too, if that's deemed better for his development, but not until he's had a long stint with a simplified but main role.

 

[Johnny Dalmas]

Jackson has to be dropped. Tabs too, he's clearly not 100%, and it cost us dearly tonight. Hughes shouldn't be in the team unless there are lots of injuries.

Sturt, noddy to come in with MJ or Raz as sub. I'd almost be tempted to play Tracey in Jackson's role as the ruck/forward. Some might not agree, but I think we need Walker's run and dare off of half back.

Other observations:

• The midfield as a whole isn't working hard enough.
• You can't play a possession game based on kicking if your players can't execute basic skills and mark the ball.
• Jaymie Graham needs a rocket up the backside. The forward line is completely disorganised and impotent.
• David Walls' team can go and uppercut themselves. They've done a decent job building this list generally, but they've only used 2 first round picks on the forward line, throughout the whole rebuild.

There is no point using 1st rounders on forwards.

The coach refuses to play then unless injury absolutely forces his hand

 

[holybishop]

Fyfe set to miss RAC Derby

Fremantle forward Nat Fyfe will miss next Sunday’s RAC Derby with a foot injury

www.fremantlefc.com.au

 

[Lach72]

Taberner apparently cramping in both hamstrings for second week in a row

 

[s_wd6]

Are you on the medical staff. Fyfe didnt seem to have too bad a pre season??

And yet the first full AFL game he plays an injury flares up again.

 

[holybishop]

We've lost the clearance count in both losses. Fyfe needs to return to the midfield when he returns from injury.

 

[Mr Cheese]

Just watched the presser. Tabs ain't playing next week and the midfield is getting a shakeup. Walters is straight in with a bullet.

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[millsy]

If Switta has to play midfield, and JOM forward- that mean they’re crap at their position.
Lack of a genuine small forward is scary.

HF: Schulz, Tabs, Walters
FF: Frederick, Treacy, Sturt
Int: Amiss, Jackson.
Get Banfield the * out. Just * off.

People need to realise Tabs v McGovern/ Barrass is tough. Ain’t no way Jackson and Amiss going to do any difference.
It seems a more balance natural forward line. But JL loves effort and midfielders resting.

Harsh on Switta? He had to play centre bounces as we got mauled, his speed was the only way we could pinch a couple? He's far from crap as a small forward surely.

 

[Deathly]

Walters should go back to being a midfielder. There I said it

 

[Scham]

Start by getting rid of Hughes, Tabs and Banfield. Bring in NOD, Johnson & Raz.