Game Day Match & Pre-Match Thread - Scratchie with WC at Lathlain at 4:45pm 25/02

[Polo342]

Does anyone know what time Peel Thunder start? Would love to know how the other lads do

 

[Sweetback]

I think we’ve shown that meek and Darcy in the same side won’t work against good teams. Intercepting/rebound defenders kill the resting ruck.


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I don’t know. I feel like together they would be overall more effective. Meek seems like he’s on the verge of a breakout year, especially if his marking has improved. Darcy has shown he’s as good a lead up tall forward as anyone we’ve got.

 

[Taylor]

I was thinking for a moment that it would be a decision made on the opposition we are facing week to week on whether Meek gets a game to match up on the second brute ruck, but the longer I think about it I would prefer that playing Meek and Darcy forces the opposition to field an extra ruck so we don't dominate so hard out of the middle during their second ruck that it costs them the game.

 

[CapitalA]

There’s a lot of talk about Sturt being in our best 22 & should be a certain starter in our starting 6 up forward, but he has to come out & prove himself first & I don’t think he will be gifted a game without doing so.

No doubt he’s shown glimpses in the few games he’s played for Freo & at WAFL level, but nows the time for him to string some games together as there are certainly a few different ways we can structure our forward line now.

I reckon PEEL will be throwing up some big scores with Sturt, Treacy and Amiss playing down there.

 

[Taylor]

Brodie looked like a bigger Serong with some arguably worse ball use by foot, including some snaps at goal. His clearances and best choice handball, as opposed to first option handball, lead directly to creating space and goals.

A player like Brodie will open the game up with that handball and clearance game. It will make guys like Clark, O'Driscoll, Wilson and Henry look like jets breaking the lines then guys like Sturt and Frederick beating opposition back to goal.

 

[Sweetback]

I was thinking for a moment that it would be a decision made on the opposition we are facing week to week on whether Meek gets a game to match up on the second brute ruck, but the longer I think about it I would prefer that playing Meek and Darcy forces the opposition to field an extra ruck so we don't dominate so hard out of the middle during their second ruck that it costs them the game.

Yeah I think with our midfielders and half backs contributing goals to the small and medium forwards, we’re not so beholden to structuring around the tall forwards. If we are winning the ball from most ruck contests, we dictate the game.

 

[Taylor]

Yeah I think with our midfielders and half backs contributing goals to the small and medium forwards, we’re not so beholden to structuring around the tall forwards. If we are winning the ball from most ruck contests, we dictate the game.

Exactly, it's no good for the opposition to play the extra runner when they break even with us when it's their #1 against Darcy but when they put their #2 in there Meek sets up +2 goals per quarter.

It all depends on Meek marking the ball. If Darcy and Meek are running the likes of Rory O'Brien around all game we can work them over.

 

[Snuffaluphagus]

Brodie looked like a bigger Serong with some arguably worse ball use by foot, including some snaps at goal. His clearances and best choice handball, as opposed to first option handball, lead directly to creating space and goals.

A player like Brodie will open the game up with that handball and clearance game. It will make guys like Clark, O'Driscoll, Wilson and Henry look like jets breaking the lines then guys like Sturt and Frederick beating opposition back to goal.

Haha, from yesterday, I’m not sure if you can say ‘arguably worse by foot’. Seemed a pretty massive difference, but yes, I like Brodie as the 2nd choice ground ball vacuum coming off the bench

 

[Sweetback]

Exactly, it's no good for the opposition to play the extra runner when they break even with us when it's their #1 against Darcy but when they put their #2 in there Meek sets up +2 goals per quarter.

It all depends on Meek marking the ball. If Darcy and Meek are running the likes of Rory O'Brien around all game we can work them over.

Meek marking is the key to making it work when he’s not in the ruck. Good signs yesterday.

 

[Sweetback]

Haha, from yesterday, I’m not sure if you can say ‘arguably worse by foot’. Seemed a pretty massive difference, but yes, I like Brodie as the 2nd choice ground ball vacuum coming off the bench

We definitely need Brodie to compete against the sides with big-bodied mids like the Lions.

 

[Piggy Smalls]

Summary

Wow. Willy Rioli goal mentioned in first 5 words of this article

 

[trentjac]

Watching the replay. Really like Meeks disposal for a big fella. His kicks are well weighted and almost always finds a target.

 

[dont bowl there]

I thought Meek was pretty good yesterday but I am really not a fan of both Darcy/Meek playing in the same side. Good backup to have though.

 

[Snuffaluphagus]

I thought Meek was pretty good yesterday but I am really not a fan of both Darcy/Meek playing in the same side. Good backup to have though.

Yeah, it’s a good problem to have I suppose. Meek is not a fwd/ruck and no one can really say we’ve seen much of anything to suggest he could be. He is definitely a league average to decent first choice ruck who is is unfortunately stuck behind a 23 year old top 2 ruck.

I’ll be stunned if we manage to keep him

 

[CapitalA]

Wow. Willy Rioli goal mentioned in first 5 words of this article

Rioli kicks 1 goal = breaking news.
Frederick kicking 5 = no mention.

Edit - Sorry makes a mention by half way through article.

 

[trentjac]

Yeah, it’s a good problem to have I suppose. Meek is not a fwd/ruck and no one can really say we’ve seen much of anything to suggest he could be. He is definitely a league average to decent first choice ruck who is is unfortunately stuck behind a 23 year old top 2 ruck.

I’ll be stunned if we manage to keep him

Question is, would you prefer Darcy and Meek and Lobb’s trade currency or Darcy and Lobb with Meeks trade currency? I’d prefer to keep Meek especially if Lobb has packed his bags

 

[Taylor]

All of Meek, Hamling and Lobb could go at the end of the season and all are contracted for next season

 

[south beach]

For me the most exiting thing to come out of the hit out was the emergence of young NOD. Never looked under pressure good evasive skills and a big body can only get better

 

[WilloTree]

That was one game. It never really worked with Hogan and Tabs any other time.

Round 17 V NM 2020
Hogan 4
Tabs 3
Walters 3
Schultz 3
Lobb 1
Darcy 1

We were a dangerous forward line with Hogan.

Shame he couldn't get his shizen together. A fit Hogan and we'd be top 4 material.

 

[WilloTree]

Haha, from yesterday, I’m not sure if you can say ‘arguably worse by foot’. Seemed a pretty massive difference, but yes, I like Brodie as the 2nd choice ground ball vacuum coming off the bench

I like it.

and from now on I'm just going to refer to him as 'The Vacuum'

 

[Tbonefreo]

Round 17 V NM 2020
Hogan 4
Tabs 3
Walters 3
Schultz 3
Lobb 1
Darcy 1

We were a dangerous forward line with Hogan.

Shame he couldn't get his shizen together. A fit Hogan and we'd be top 4 material.

Yeah he really let the club and his team mates down.

 

[WilloTree]

Yeah he really let the club and his team mates down.

Yeah, that forward line has had a weird rebuld.

On paper, Bennell, Hogan, McCarthy, Matera and Kersten looks pretty good.

In reality, it sucks.

 

[Johnny Dalmas]

Round 17 V NM 2020
Hogan 4
Tabs 3
Walters 3
Schultz 3
Lobb 1
Darcy 1

We were a dangerous forward line with Hogan.

Shame he couldn't get his shizen together. A fit Hogan and we'd be top 4 material.

We were/are a dangerous forward line playing witches hats! North were terrible that day

 

[Johnny Dalmas]

Yeah, that forward line has had a weird rebuld.

On paper, Bennell, Hogan, McCarthy, Matera and Kersten looks pretty good.

In reality, it sucks.

They all came cheap for a reason.

It's like we went to JB Hi-Fi, spent $25 on 5 DVDs from the bargain bin and then were amazed when all the movies were shit

 

[WilloTree]

They all came cheap for a reason.

It's like we went to JB Hi-Fi, spent $25 on 5 DVDs from the bargain bin and then were amazed when all the movies were sh*t

Hogan and Bennell weren't cheap.

The other three were basically free pizza.