Slightly better than Daniel Pearce's (the cheap ball King) stats so all must be good!
Oh DP got dropped? Well then...
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Slightly better than Daniel Pearce's (the cheap ball King) stats so all must be good!
Oh DP got dropped? Well then...
McGovern at CHF on the MCG would be a good start.
Plus we avoid the ramifications of his 2-3 times a game brain fade intercepted short passes and interesting to say the least, hand passes to players under pressure.
He giving us all the hints he doesn't enjoy backline, so a couple of full games at CHF could be the shot.
Good luck double teaming a high marketing CHF and the completions best leading Full forward.
Plus old rubber chest gets to be the 3rd tall he really is!
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Even our policy of two rucks is worth a rethink. In my mind we'd be better off going in with an extra runner and pinch hit with the likes of Darling or McGovern. Got to get more mobility on the ground.
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Like it or not, we can't afford to drop Jetta. We are way too slow as it is. The only way I could see it working would be if Watson replaced him, but unlikely.
IN: Sheed, Mutimer
OUT: Redden, Giles
Redden a little stiff to be honest but think Hutchings brings more to the table overall. I don't like Vardy-Giles combo, bring in an extra runner and pinch hit with the other talls as the second ruck. No interest in bringing Mackenzie or Schofield back at this stage.
IN: Sheed, Mutimer
OUT: Redden, Giles
Redden a little stiff to be honest but think Hutchings brings more to the table overall. I don't like Vardy-Giles combo, bring in an extra runner and pinch hit with the other talls as the second ruck. No interest in bringing Mackenzie or Schofield back at this stage.
I don't like the Vardy-Giles combo either but not sure Vardy can ruck all game with pinch hitters. He is more the pinch hitter when it comes to rucking. As much as I think Vardy is a better footballer, if we go with one ruck (which I think would offer us more speed around the ground) then it would need to be Giles, who can at least ruck most of the game. We seem overly tall and slow with the current midfield and Giles and Vardy.
IN: Schofield, Sheed
OUT: Vardy/Giles, Hutchings
Hurn Barrass Shep
Wellingham Schofield Yeo
Jetta Priddis Gaff
Darling McGovern Cripps
Hill Kennedy Lecras
Vardy/Giles Shuey Mitchell
Sheed, Redden, Nelson, Masten
OUT: Vardy/Giles, Hutchings
Hurn Barrass Shep
Wellingham Schofield Yeo
Jetta Priddis Gaff
Darling McGovern Cripps
Hill Kennedy Lecras
Vardy/Giles Shuey Mitchell
Sheed, Redden, Nelson, Masten
Vardy/Darling 70-30 ruck split. Darling is in rubbish form and looks low on confidence. We're going to lose the hit outs most week so lets improve our pressure around the contest and maybe Jack will hit some form.
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Darling rucking is just stupid
This is what I'd like to see as well. Bite the bullet & change things up.
The choice between Giles & Vardy will be very difficult to make.
Giles can ruck solo but doesn't provide as much outside ruck, whereas with Vardy there's always an injury risk. He has been really good so far and competed well in the ruck & around the ground.
If Vardy plays as solo ruck and gets injured, who will be the ruckman? Probably a Gov/Schofield/Darling/Yeo combo?
All that said, we aren't quite in the Freo situation where we must make wholesale changes to save embarrassment.
If we get to round 15/16 and we still aren't fully clicking then maybe we need to change it all up.
Maybe..but we do need to try something with Darling...
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Why not just keep Vardy in the forward 50 for most of the game to take a defender. Let Giles toil away in the ruck. Darling can float around at will
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Yes and I understand the suggestion was just too pinch hit etc But you might aswell not have a Ruckman because he won't be pinch hitting anything at 191 cm. Maybe going third man up but that's not allowed so how's he even going to be competitive ? I don't think doing this helps his form or confidence and I thought we were over the whole Darling to the Midfield thing......
All he has to do is provide a contest, let's not kid ourselves that Vardy & Giles are doing anything but that in the ruck. Giles out,Darling as 2nd ruck and bring in another mid given our lack of run.
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I don't think he would provide a thing. That's the problem
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I'd say Vardy's ruckwork this year has been pretty good given he's almost always played primarily forward.
Giles' ruckwork has been okay too.
Darling has some decent work at throw ins. He is strong enough to compete. Challenge will be at CBD's but at ground level he should offer us something.
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Darling is not the best below the knees.
Schofield would be a better option same height as Petrie.
Can add a bit of pace through the midfield he was once a wingman after all.
I'm having flash backs of the North game where I actually Lol seeing Darling go against Goldstein
Maybe not, but that's pretty much what we're getting out of him at the moment anyway.
Thought he was good in the first half but missed some crucial shots on goal and then went missing in the last half.
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Yes I understand but going in the ruck is not the answer to getting more out of an under performing forward
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Problem in that scenario is if Vardy goes down we are stuffed. We will be rucking with Yeo.
If you select your team based on possible injuries you end up with Mitch Brown playing in a forward pocket during an Elimination final.
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Yes but going in with half a ruckman is probably pushing it
