Preview Geelong V Hawks Mon Apr1 2024 @MCG 320pm

[MisterMarcus]

Hawks gamestyle COULD lead to some fast transition play and quick goals....but will likely also lead to lots of fumbly bumbly turnovers and counter-attacks.

I think it should be a high scoring game where we concede a few cheapies but pile on a big score ourselves.

 

[cats_09]

I'm going with Atkins to miss and return the against the WB

 

[catempire]

I could see five changes on the cards:

In: Atkins, Duncan, Bruhn, Bowes, Conway
Out: Dangerfield (inj), Parfitt, Clark (to sub?), Mullin, Stanley (sore)

 

[bombersboy]

in that case

IN: conway, bowes, duncan
OUT: stanley, danger, knevitt

Clark is the sub

If Danger is out we need in and under onballers. Is Atkins availble? What about Bruhn? Clark has to be in the 22.

 

[D BRIDGE]

I expect Conway to play even if Stanley is fit (unless we prefer to play Conway against the Dogs in SA and Stanley v the Hawks).

But if Stanley is actually injured and not available for a couple of weeks… Conway obviously plays, but would we actually even play him on the 5 day break at all?

Would we consider maybe playing Conway this week and possibly Blitz/Neale as the rucks against a more mobile English on a 5 day break.

Do we play Conway for 2.5 or 3 quarters and sub him out if it looks a possibility so he can play in 5 days.

Do we just “send it” with Conway… bro you’re in v the Hawks and if you get through you are in against 5 days later.

Just things running through my head.

I’m sure the club would be calculating every possible situation.

If Stanley is available it makes it a little more stock standard… but less interesting.

 

[Smurph18]

Early submission for the meat tray. I'm counting on Atkins, Bruhn and Bowes to be over their injuries, but never know with Geelong.

In: Conway, Atkins, Duncan, Bruhn, Bowes
Out: Stanley (INJ), Dangerfield (INJ), Mullin, Knevitt, Tuohy

 

[Phipppppa]

cant see us risking atkins personally

 

[Jeff76]

Never thought I’d say it but no way Parfitt is dropped this weekend especially with Danger missing. Midfielders are copping a hammering this year.


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[D BRIDGE]

What’s actually the issue with Atkins?

I have paid zero attention to it.

 

[moond0g]

I expect Conway to play even if Stanley is fit (unless we prefer to play Conway against the Dogs in SA and Stanley v the Hawks).

But if Stanley is actually injured and not available for a couple of weeks… Conway obviously plays, but would we actually even play him on the 5 day break at all?

Would we consider maybe playing Conway this week and possibly Blitz/Neale as the rucks against a more mobile English on a 5 day break.

Do we play Conway for 2.5 or 3 quarters and sub him out if it looks a possibility so he can play in 5 days.

Do we just “send it” with Conway… bro you’re in v the Hawks and if you get through you are in against 5 days later.

Just things running through my head.

I’m sure the club would be calculating every possible situation.

If Stanley is available it makes it a little more stock standard… but less interesting.

I think subbing Conway at 3/4 time and rucking Blitz and then getting him to back up in 5 days would be the play.

That's assuming Stanley is injured, otherwise they'll probably just play one this week and the other next week.

 

[Munich]

cant see us risking atkins personally

What's wrong with him?

 

[Kobe Gryant]

I expect Conway to play even if Stanley is fit (unless we prefer to play Conway against the Dogs in SA and Stanley v the Hawks).

But if Stanley is actually injured and not available for a couple of weeks… Conway obviously plays, but would we actually even play him on the 5 day break at all?

Would we consider maybe playing Conway this week and possibly Blitz/Neale as the rucks against a more mobile English on a 5 day break.

Do we play Conway for 2.5 or 3 quarters and sub him out if it looks a possibility so he can play in 5 days.

Do we just “send it” with Conway… bro you’re in v the Hawks and if you get through you are in against 5 days later.

Just things running through my head.

I’m sure the club would be calculating every possible situation.

If Stanley is available it makes it a little more stock standard… but less interesting.

We'll just play it one week at a time with Toby.

He can handle Reeves. The only thing stopping Toby from being our best ruckman right now is his endurance...and Reeves isn't exactly flying in that department either.

Averages 1 mark a game over his career...so he's not exactly flying around the ground.

You're right on the English issue. As we saw late last year, Conway can take him for a half and then it starts to get ugly, so we'll wait and see and maybe a Blitz/Neale mobile tag team is the go in that game.

 

[Kobe Gryant]

What's wrong with him?

Adductor, supposedly just soreness that flared up the day of the game.

 

[D BRIDGE]

I think subbing Conway at 3/4 time and rucking Blitz and then getting him to back up in 5 days would be the play.

That's assuming Stanley is injured, otherwise they'll probably just play one this week and the other next week.

That does seem an option.

I’m just not sure we would play Conway in an interstate match off a 5 day break at this time. They are obviously very careful with him.

It might be a way to get Neale in.

Time will tell.

 

[bombersboy]

That does seem an option.

I’m just not sure we would play Conway in an interstate match off a 5 day break at this time. They are obviously very careful with him.

It might be a way to get Neale in.

Time will tell.

Neale is way out of form and is not a ruckman.

 

[D BRIDGE]

Neale is way out of form and is not a ruckman.

If Stanley is injured and we simply will not play Conway off a 5 day break… what is our next best option?

 

[Phipppppa]

If Stanley is injured and we simply will not play Conway off a 5 day break… what is our next best option?

joe furphy at this pont

 

[Footy Smarts]

If Stanley is injured and we simply will not play Conway off a 5 day break… what is our next best option?

Debut O'Sullivan and play SDK or J Henry as backup ruck like we did successfully last year against Essendon at the G.

Personally I'd just heavily manage Conway's minutes.

 

[Footy Smarts]

joe furphy at this pont

Out for 6 weeks with an ankle

 

[Phipppppa]

Out for 6 weeks with an ankle

was a tongue in cheek comment

 

[FootyLad0]

Conway in for Stanley and evaluate from there

 

[cats_09]

joe furphy at this pont

Neale is a better option at this point than Furphy

 

[Johanpetro]

Theres literally 0 reason not to play Conway over Stanley this week. Not only is Stanley borderline garbage to start the year, Hawks probably have the worst ruck stocks in the league. I would be very disappointed in the club if they go with Stanley over Conway Monday

 

[Footy Smarts]

was a tongue in cheek comment

Nice. I still think there's a slight chance that the signing of Joe Furphy gets revealed as a ruse as part of a Furphy advertising campaign.

 

[Phipppppa]

Nice. I still think there's a slight chance that the signing of Joe Furphy gets revealed as a ruse as part of a Furphy advertising campaign.

saw him doing a kicking drill at open training

i believe there is as well...