Prediction Changes: Round 9 vs Sydney

[kingswood71]

Don't you know that everything on the internet is hyperbole?

Of course this is 200% correct!

 

[anchor man]

In: Voss, Switkowski
Out: Darcy, Simpson

Not ideal, but we can still win.

I think we are better suited with Jackson V Grundy than Darcy V Grundy.Jacko more mobile to run with him around the ground.
Treacy as second string ruck, leaving Voss as taking Treacys placewhenJTis on the ball.
Switta or Walters sub.

 

[The Round House Drunk]

In: Voss, Switkowski
Out: Darcy, Simpson

Not ideal, but we can still win.

Pretty big hit to our chances, unfortunately. Especially due to the knock on of not having Treacy in the forward line as much.

Voss brings physicality for a wet weather slog and I’m glad he’s been selected for this one. But does he have the speed/agility and smarts to bring his physicality to bear?

Hopefully it’s Walters as the sub, opening the possibility of going smaller in the forward line as the game unfolds.

 

[freo_leo29]

If we named the sub form the bench then it's either Banners or Sonny imo

 

[largebus]

Darcy out is a tough one.

Surprised they haven't brought in Parker to help with clearance work but it shows how settled their mids are when he can't get a game. He didn't even get on the plane.

 

[go_the_dockers]

If we named the sub form the bench then it's either Banners or Sonny imo

I think you can lock in Sonny, based on JL comments earlier in the week.

 

[Fat Nyfe]

Goodwin was just on Fox saying that they’ve been working on their ball movement at training in order to improve their scoring (similar profile to us - great defensively poor offensively) - but with the wet weather tonight they are putting that aside and changing their mindset back to basics.

Just thought that was interesting and wonder how JL approaches tomorrow night. He’s been stubborn in the past about playing the same way in the wet.

 

[go_the_dockers]

Goodwin was just on Fox saying that they’ve been working on their ball movement at training in order to improve their scoring (similar profile to us - great defensively poor offensively) - but with the wet weather tonight they are putting that aside and changing their mindset back to basics.

Just thought that was interesting and wonder how JL approaches tomorrow night. He’s been stubborn in the past about playing the same way in the wet.

It was interesting listening to Stone, and how you can't over handball in wet weather.

With us being a heavy handball team, plus the swans being a big kicking team we will need to change our game plans massively.

 

[noise36]

I thought Darcy was only pretend injured?? haha wow

 

[Cobbler]

So, just a standard 6-8 week minor calf or do people believe it’s actually minor like in next week?

Glad for Voss.

 

[MadMundy]

They made the correct changes, I think Darcy out in the wet probably isn't the worst call, especially if he's still ginger.

 

[Fat Nyfe]

It was interesting listening to Stone, and how you can't over handball in wet weather.

With us being a heavy handball team, plus the swans being a big kicking team we will need to change our game plans massively.

I agree, I hope JL is open minded enough to simplify our approach - we have the contested mids to be a good surge team in the wet.

This is a big test for our coach IMO.

 

[Purple Jesus]

This'll very much come down to the coaches and the mids I reckon. Very good test.

 

[Taylor]

I would expect Grundy to have run Darcy all over the park and been the marking target for almost every kick.

If 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

can't cover the ground then it's a vulnerability every good team will exploit

 

[pK75]

They made the correct changes, I think Darcy out in the wet probably isn't the worst call, especially if he's still ginger.

In a wet slog, with presumably a lot of ruck contests, I would have brought in Reidy rather than Voss, Jackson already looks out of sorts, this game will just grind him down more.

 

[freo_leo29]

Reidy is dead weight on the list by now tbh

We obviously don't want to play him

 

[MadMundy]

In a wet slog, with presumably a lot of ruck contests, I would have brought in Reidy rather than Voss, Jackson already looks out of sorts, this game will just grind him down more.

It may grind Jackson down,or being the #1 ruck for the week will force him into playing harder.

 

[GingerDocker]

They made the correct changes, I think Darcy out in the wet probably isn't the worst call, especially if he's still ginger.

That's why he's my buddy...

 

[DQ 4EVER]

They made the correct changes, I think Darcy out in the wet probably isn't the worst call, especially if he's still ginger.

Davies is ginger

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[Joao]

I think Grundy in the wet is less of a concern than Nank, Briggs, Max etc would be. The balls going to be on the ground a lot too, and thats Jackson's strength in the ruck.

 

[s_wd6]

So, just a standard 6-8 week minor calf or do people believe it’s actually minor like in next week?

Glad for Voss.

Definitely not a 6-8 week. Unless he's injured it further. I think a couple weeks.

 

[pK75]

Reidy is dead weight on the list by now tbh

We obviously don't want to play him

It looks that way, if we aren’t playing him by round 9 after all the work Jackson has already done this year, you’d think he’s delist material at the end of the year.

 

[GingerDocker]

Davies is ginger

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He's on my "ginger bench"

 

[Alfonz]

Grundy has performed the best this season against the big lumbering Darcy types. His best games were against Gawn, Witts and Briggs. Bailey Williams held his own.

Grundy can't jump, and every bounce he will step immediately over the line and put an arm bar out to block Jackson's jump. Made legal this year. We better be planning for this. Jackson needs to anticipate it and go around/over him.

 

[ilikepotatoes]

Can't say Darcy being out again isn't worrying or disappointing but we've clearly taken a conservative approach with players so far this season