Prediction Changes Swans V Dogs 3.20pm Sunday 28/7/24

[ScragCity]

Would be an incredibly harsh call to drop Buku after his performance against Geelong.

Surely you couldn't drop the guy after getting coaches votes. He was immense.

 

[Doggy]

Surely you couldn't drop the guy after getting coaches votes. He was immense.

Hopefully we don't try to fit all our defenders in by playing some forward .... have to drop Coffield or Buku unfortunately.

 

[stefoid]

I would probably drop Buku over Coffield, just more versatile. Undersized KPD2 is Buku’s position IMO beyond that he needs to start getting more involved with ground ball stuff and it’s not his go to. Either one will be stiff but Jones is automatic if fit

agreed - afraid he will be exposed by smaller, more agile opponents.

had a great game against geelong, but the rest of the team gave the defenders a pretty good ride. Our across the field defence was excellent.

Im imagining the ladder leaders will show a bit more than the cats did last week, and our defenders ability to actually defend will be well tested.

 

[X_box_X]

I have more trust in Coffield than Buku.

We don't want LJ, Buku and Lobb in the same backline do we?

 

[F6Typhoon]

Gotta keep Buku in!… (Even it’s just for that huge infectious smile of his!)

 

[Foxman98]

If Jones is back sadly despite his form it has to be for Buku,

His intercepting was great again but his ball use is woeful and he gets exposed when he doesn't have a direct opponent

 

[bobs head soup]

I don't think we've ever been in a position like this before.

7 talls last week, all very good to excellent in difficult conditions (English, Darcy, JUH, Astro, Lobb, Khamis, Coffield).

Jones must come in. JOD was best 22 when fit, Buss showing enough to be included but opportunity just not there.

Croft, Keath, Gardner, LSmith must feel like their next opportunity is a long way away (in some cases may never come).

 

[LondonBulldog]

I have more trust in Coffield than Buku.

We don't want LJ, Buku and Lobb in the same backline do we?

If Jones is back sadly despite his form it has to be for Buku,

His intercepting was great again but his ball use is woeful and he gets exposed when he doesn't have a direct opponent

Sydney have 3 talls. Buku is playing, no way in the world Bevo drops him. He is coming along nicely and growing in confidence, the ball use will gradually come.

 

[Dogs_R_Us]

Gotta keep Buku in!… (Even it’s just for that huge infectious smile of his!)

And ability to take a mark.

 

[Norm De Guerre]

Jones - Coffield.

VDM - Baker.

Macrae - McNeil. Sub.

 

[X_box_X]

And ability to take a mark.

That's the issue for mine.

Buku's strength is his reading of the play and marking prowess. These are also strengths of LJ and Lobb.

Coffield plays a different style to Buku so we aren't comparing apples with apples.

I worry about Buku, Lobb and LJ all flying for a mark at the same time.

 

[ScragCity]

Jones - Coffield.

VDM - Baker.

Macrae - McNeil. Sub.

Huh?

 

[Angak]

Coffield is 1cm taller than Buku and less athletic. The notion that he is better suited to play on a third tall/ smaller types doesn't stack up. I'm also not convinced he is a much better kick than Buku.

Hopefully I don't eat my words but watching Buku something has clicked. He looks at ease and more comfortable than I've ever seen him on a footy field. Could we have found our long-term Easton Wood

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Easton Wood

Age

35

Ht

187cm

Wt

86kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.0

4star

K

8.0

3star

HB

6.1

4star

M

4.9

5star

T

1.6

4star

MG

217.0

3star

D

11.2

3star

K

7.0

3star

HB

4.2

3star

M

4.3

4star

T

1.2

2star

MG

154.0

3star

D

12.8

4star

K

6.4

3star

HB

6.4

4star

M

3.0

3star

T

1.8

4star

replacement?

 

[stefoid]

Coffield is 1cm taller than Buku and less athletic. The notion that he is better suited to play on a third tall/ smaller types doesn't stack up. I'm also not convinced he is a much better kick than Buku.

Hopefully I don't eat my words but watching Buku something has clicked. He looks at ease and more comfortable than I've ever seen him on a footy field. Could we have found our long-term Easton Wood replacement?

size and athleticism are handy, but its smarts and toughness that a defender needs just as much. I just dont get good vibes from Buku when the ball is on the ground, at the moment.

Who was coffields opponent?

 

[stefoid]

funny looking at us play 1:1 against geelong all the way across the ground.

looks like those guys in the outer who mindlessly yelled 'pick up your man' when we played a zone for all those years have finally been vindicated

 

[TiAn_]

Probably has to be Coffield for Jones based on the Cats game. But I prefer Coffield to Khamis next to Jones and Lobb, for his ball use, if he can find the form needed to displace Buku. Buku does get on his bike and provide some run though.

 

[Foxman98]

Sydney have 3 talls. Buku is playing, no way in the world Bevo drops him. He is coming along nicely and growing in confidence, the ball use will gradually come.

Coffield is the same size as Buku,

The ball use won't come he is your classic key defender keep it simple long down the line kicks only which is fine for KPD not for 3rd tall

 

[Angak]

Coffield is the same size as Buku,

The ball use won't come he is your classic key defender keep it simple long down the line kicks only which is fine for KPD not for 3rd tall

Is coffield a good kick?

 

[Foxman98]

Is coffield a good kick?

Significantly better then Buku yes

 

[JohnnySteel]

Can’t we keep all of Jones, Lobb, Khamis and Coffield in? Coffield can play on Hayward.

The other three can tackle the Sydney talls.


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[Doggy]

Can’t we keep all of Jones, Lobb, Khamis and Coffield in? Coffield can play on Hayward.

The other three with tackle the Sydney talls.


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What about Duryea, Dale, Bramble? They all need to be there

 

[stefoid]

We played Buku on Cameron and Coffield on Stengle. that says it all about how we see their respective roles.

Its going to come down to matchups.

 

[Foxman98]

Is coffield a good kick?

Kick efficiency over careers

Khamis - 2024 84%, 2023 33%, 2022 65% 2021 57% Career Average 59%
Coffield - 2024 77% 2021 78% 2020 78% 2019 72% 2018 79% Career average 76.9%

 

[bobs head soup]

Coffield is 1cm taller than Buku and less athletic. The notion that he is better suited to play on a third tall/ smaller types doesn't stack up. I'm also not convinced he is a much better kick than Buku.

Hopefully I don't eat my words but watching Buku something has clicked. He looks at ease and more comfortable than I've ever seen him on a footy field. Could we have found our long-term Easton Wood replacement?

To my eye, Buku's kicking had been a lot better this year, not brilliant but certainly solid.

I know these stats only tell a small part of the tale, but according to footywire, his disposal efficiency is elite at 87.3%.

For players who have played 10 games or more this year, he is ranked #1 at Dogs and #5 in the league.

 

[TiAn_]

We played Buku on Cameron and Coffield on Stengle. that says it all about how we see their respective roles.

Its going to come down to matchups.

I think after the first quarter Buku was on Rohan mostly, but yeah, he’s clearly seen more as a KPD than Coffield. Saying back to his games alongside Jones at the start of the year.