Preview Changes v Geelong, Sun 14 April 1:00pm at VicGovFundedKardinia Park [Zurhaar (calf)/Shiels (GS)/KDaws (ankle)/Stevo OUT; Sellers/Big/Laz/Drury IN]

[Marstermind]

Out: The cancers. The ones who came to the club expecting an easy ride and getting one. The ones who are expected to provide leadership to the next generation but give nothing. The ones who have been at the club too long and play like they don't give a **** anymore. The ones who have driven the club into being an on field irrelevance and laughing stock.

In: Something else.

 

[roosmad]

I wonder what odds Hawkins will get on sports bet for a bag of 10…

 

[Roosurgence]

I wonder what odds Hawkins will get on sports bet for a bag of 10…

Just look for the Geelong fringe player that will have a career breakout game and plonk money on them to have career high disposals or goals.

Hawkins will have checked out by half time and resting up for the next week when the game is well and truly over.

 

[Supreme_Chancellor]

Would feel so much more confident if our Backline next week was Comben, Logue and either Pink or Dawson.

 

[Horizons_00]

Why is our draw so ****ing hard to start off with? Wtf

 

[Horace]

I’m going.

I can’t quite believe it myself.

Likely the only game I can get to for the whole year and it’s this ******* game.

Bad move. Hopefully you have some good loan arrangements in place to fund the cost of admission, because now that the Joel Selwood Stand is open, down there at good old Catland, they'll be charging an absolute fortune to let you in.

I used to go to there once upon a time, until Cooky got cracking and decided he would run extortion rackets to fund the various shortfalls that various Governments didn't quite cover. His successor Steve Hocking said, thank-you very much for designing the extortion rackets, I'll take them and raise you several dollars.

Getting beaten is one thing, losing so much hard earned is quite another, just for the privilege of witnessing that defeat.

 

[TheKanga]

Out: Zurhaar, Stephens, Corr, Tucker
In: Sellers, Phillips, Biggie, Shiels (full game)

FB - McDonald - Comben - Biggie
HB - Sheezel - Dawson - Fisher
C - Shiels - LDU - McKercher
HF - Sellers - Greenwood - Stephenson
FF - Curtis - Larkey - Ford
R - Xerri - Simpkin - Phillips
Int - Wardlaw, Powell, Duursma, Scott

 

[The Talent Scout]

I wonder what odds Hawkins will get on sports bet for a bag of 10…

You know darn well if you do that he'll kick 9 and hit the post in the dying minutes for you to lose anyway!

 

[shiraz]

This is where i'm at.

Out: Stephenson, Stephens
In: Sellers, Phillips

FB - McDonald - Comben - Corr
HB - Sheezel - Dawson - McKercher
C - Scott - LDU - Shiels
HF - Simpkin - Greenwood - Zurhaar
FF - Curtis - Larkey - Ford
R - Xerri - Powell - Wardlaw
Int - Tucker, Sellers, Duursma, Fisher
Sub - Phillips

Sucks to have neither Goater nor Bergman to pressure the back pockets. Would love Archer to be putting pressure on too.

Stephenson providing little with plenty of chances, would love to see if Sellers and Larkey can find some chemistry. It feels like a free hit. Stephens, he's had a month to show something. I really like giving a player a bit of time. 4 weeks isn't much time, but Stephens really isn't doing anything to demand more time. If I look at the body language, it seems the players aren't looking to use Stephens either. This bench may seem to lack midfield rotations but all half flankers to rotate through the midfield as required.

Midfield has lost the battle over the last few weeks. Phillips the sub, use it early if the game is going away, a chance to change the midfield mix mid game. If the game is going away, put Phillips in halfway through the second or whatever to experiement, just see how it looks before the heat has gone out. Need a way to tactically change the look if the game starts playing out like the last few weeks. Unlikely to succeed, granted, but potential rewards outweigh the costs.

 

[domiroo]

Not Many of these ****ers care . At least 10 changes need to be made . How many interceptions can you have I saw 4 in one passage of fumbles bumbling play . This lot as re going absolutely no where . We will struggle to win a game . We are missing Thomas but now the AFL have put paid to him leaving he’ll be at another club .

 

[Fart Cummings]

unchanged! dig ya heels in Clarko

 

[disco_cowboy]

I think we need to drop stephens.

Not sure he suits the gp, fine as an outside outside player but ground is too small for him this week.

Bring in Laz.

 

[DuckYeah]

Tucker & Stephens need to go, giving us absolutely nothing on the wings.

Scott out of defence, back to the wing, McKercher to the other wing.

Stephenson out. Sellers and Maley in.

I think that needs to happen with the wings.

 

[DuckYeah]

I wonder what odds Hawkins will get on sports bet for a bag of 10…

Comben will torch him. Jezza will kick 20

 

[Bren]

I want to see Colby and Sheez given more cba,
I want to see if Simpkin can run a wing.
I want to see Clarko to send a msg to the group by dropping SENIOR players regardless of leadership status.

Atleast show us something new... stop doing the same thing over and over expecting a different result

 

[kangafruity]

F*** it

OUT: Stephens Tucker Stephenson Corr McDonald
IN: Archer Sellers Lazzaro Phillips Biggy

B: Archer Dawson Biggy
HB: Sheezel Comben Fisher
C: Scott LDU McKercher
HF: Ford Sellers Duursma
F: Curtis Larkey Zurhaar
R: Xerri Wardlaw Powell
I: Greenwood Shiels Lazzaro Phillips
S: Simpkin

I would LOVE to see this happen but we all know it wont.

 

[Only Forwards]

I doubt they ring changes with no VFL this week.

 

[kangafruity]

Out: The cancers. The ones who came to the club expecting an easy ride and getting one. The ones who are expected to provide leadership to the next generation but give nothing. The ones who have been at the club too long and play like they don't give a * anymore. The ones who have driven the club into being an on field irrelevance and laughing stock.

In: Something else.

100% this. Time for Stephenson, Corr, McDonald to get the eff out and play out their contracts in the VFL.
And if Zurhaar thinks he is worth 700K go find it my friend because we should be DONE over paying for mediocrity

 

[kangafruity]

Wardlaw was poor.

I like the kid, but today was below the required standard.

This is tough. He is probably worn out from carrying the team from the start of the year. He is entitled to an average game, he is just a kid. Its his senior mates who should bear the brunt of the vitriol and heat that comes our way. Sadly we will get swept under the carpet because of how bad the Bummers were after us

 

[Ball Dont Lie]

I would only drop 2. Jy and Lmac. I would let them and the wider team know they are dropped today. This has nothing to with trying to get a win at Geelong. This is about setting standards. Our 2 captains are terrible. They stand for nothing and constantly let the team down. Then I would make Harry captain and skip over Larkey. He too has been nothing short of disappointing as a leader (admittedly in a much harder role). Post the Carlton game the team would have reviewed all the undisciplined acts that caused us giving away all those goals. 5 mins into the first our captain gives away a soft 50 leading to a goal. That’s sabotage. We sacked our most talented player for off field mistakes. We need to start holding the same standards to on field ones also.

 

[JGreezy]

There's some fundamental things that, if not addressed, speak volumes about the coaching staff.

We need someone who can take a mark.

Larkey isn't a big contested mark. Neither is Xerri. Comben is the only guy who gives anything in the air.

Greenwood can stay in, but the fact that we lined up Larkey and Greenwood against Brisbane on that ground is very concerning.

IN: Archer, Maley, Sellers, Pink
OUT: Stephens, Stephenson, Corr, Tucker

FB: Dawson - Pink - Archer
HB: Fisher - Comben - Sheezel
C: McKercher - Powell - Scott
HF: Zurhaar - Sellers - Duursma
FF: Curtis - Larkey - Maley
Folk: Xerri - LDU - Wardlaw

Int: Simpkin, Ford, Greenwood, Lmac, Shiels

 

[Bren]

Also it was Wardlaw who was running with Neale, not Powell.

Powell shut Neale down after half time... that's what I was seeing and Clarko confirming in his presser.

 

[DuckYeah]

Midfield needs will phillips. DGAF what any fossil round here thinks. The boy can play and can play the middle well.

 

[justroyal]

Do some of the younger guys need a run in the two’s for consistency?

I get trying to force change as a group, but he needs to go back to his original message about finding players who want to play in finals instead of encouraging this shit

 

[shintemaster]

Last week of the most ridiculous starting draw in history for a team that is statistically the worst in the modern era. Good stuff AFL. I'm torn here, I'm in the mood for some real changes but part of me thinks keep it a touch more conservative for one more week rather than torching another couple of younger guys in Geelong and damaging their confidence as well. Might be better off letting some stamp their own papers for another week and bringing in some more young players the week after.

Sellers should definitely be in. We need to get some grunt int he middle as well and I have no idea who can act as a fast lock down forward but I'd consider almost anyone with toe and half a brain in the role. We can't keep rolling out 4 mid forwards and Larkey. I'd happily punt several players.