Preview R18: Changes vs. St. Kilda

[Bearded Clam]

Great for Bond to get an opportunity at AFL level

Ryan must have shit in the coaches breakfast though

Or…. Its only wednesday and… There’s another debut announcement booked in for tomoz..
















Highly unlikely i know…

 

[beartoo]

Hope he's not the sub.

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[WeeBlake]

Crazy times

 

[jackster83]

Hope he's not the sub.

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Or subbed out at half time.

 

[Sizzlepack]

I honestly never really expected Bond to ever play until Nicks started talking him up a few weeks ago. He has done a few very good lockdown jobs in the SANFL. Put him on Higgins and see how he goes.

 

[kirky]

Wow. Unexpected. The kid has improved over this season particularly. Nice that he gets a go


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Unexpected yes!

The last two games 16 and 8 possessions, he shot the lights out. Ah no.

WTF is going on?

Selection integrity is in the toilet.

Not surprised at all.

Nicks will claim he blooded 4 youngsters this year and got hit with injuries (like every other side by the way).

 

[WeeBlake]

This is like clueless adults getting super into Taylor Swift 3 days after her big show, except taggers

Good luck to the kid tho

 

[Crow_68]

Great for Bond to get an opportunity at AFL level

Ryan must have shit in the coaches breakfast though

It's purely a match up selection.

Will go to Higgins or Butler who both play close to goal.

Would not surprise me if one of Butts, Keane, Murray come out.

Ryan is more of a rebounder and I guess they prefer Smith etc. at this stage.

 

[Sizzlepack]

Unexpected yes!

The last two games 16 and 8 possessions, he shot the lights out. Ah no.

WTF is going on?

Selection integrity is in the toilet.

Not surprised at all.

Nicks will claim he blooded 4 youngsters this year and got hit with injuries (like every other side by the way).

Maybe look beyond disposal counts and you'll get your answer as to why he's getting a game.

 

[Slime Roy]

Do they seriously think they can just debut anyone & we'll turn up, shut up & everything's fine?
I believe we asked for Oscar Ryan!

 

[kirky]

It's purely a match up selection.

Will go to Higgins or Butler who both play close to goal.

Would not surprise me if one of Butts, Keane, Murray come out.

Ryan is more of a rebounder and I guess they prefer Smith etc. at this stage.

So he finally decides to do match up selections. Where has this been in his coaching repertoire?

 

[kirky]

Maybe look beyond disposal counts and you'll get your answer as to why he's getting a game.

The problem is Nicks hasn’t considered match up selections before and now he does.

I know when I see a bullshit artist and he has it in spades.

 

[OccamsRazorRay]

Well, you'd tear your hair out if Bond gets delisted at the of the year, wouldn't you?

 

[OccamsRazorRay]

Totally agree, he looks a bit limited but he's been doing a great lockdown job at SANFL level. If he helps release the better backline ball users, it'll improve the team.

Happy to be proven wrong here, honestly if he's been playing a lockdown role at SANFL level then not surprised he hasn't gone unnoticed.

Future tagger?

 

[MRB37]

Good, give Bond a shot and see if he's got what it takes. He'll either sink or swim, but at least we'll know one way or the other.

 

[Sizzlepack]

Happy to be proven wrong here, honestly if he's been playing a lockdown role at SANFL level then not surprised he hasn't gone unnoticed.

Future tagger?

I've wondered this myself. He's always had good strength and elite endurance (from the rowing), the knock has been on his skills and accumulation. If he's got the physical traits and, as seems to be case, tagging is coming back into vogue, it could be worth a look.

 

[CromradeCromulent]

Unexpected yes!

The last two games 16 and 8 possessions, he shot the lights out. Ah no.

WTF is going on?

Selection integrity is in the toilet.

Not surprised at all.

Nicks will claim he blooded 4 youngsters this year and got hit with injuries (like every other side by the way).

Wow almost as if you can't just evaluate players based on their stats. This was his opponent, he's a good lockdown who also has a habit of taking a clutch intercept mark when required.

 

[jackster83]

It does make sense to bring him in with Hamill out.

Might as well see what he can do.

Let Max play more as a rebounder.

 

[ams4crows]

Makes you think why Newchurch was never given an opportunity like this to prove himself at the level.

I'm sure Bond will do a great job on Butler or Higgins, Bond has got a ginormous tank so fingers crossed he goes well

 

[WheresGroomgone]

Reckon I may do a marinated roast chicken on the weber this weekend. Got plenty of home grown lemons, limes, chillis & Thai basil that need using... along with some white wine & ginger I reckon.

On Sunday night I did two briskets on the WSM and a pulled pork with the new hack [a can of coke] hot chicken drumsticks and a large chook on the Weber along with Mac and cheese and bacon baked beans the game made checking progress difficult. Came up a treat with a Rib Tickler 2021 Shiraz.

 

[Maddogmetro]

Unexpected yes!

The last two games 16 and 8 possessions, he shot the lights out. Ah no.

WTF is going on?

Selection integrity is in the toilet.

Not surprised at all.

Nicks will claim he blooded 4 youngsters this year and got hit with injuries (like every other side by the way).

Number of possessions is not the most important stat for every defender.

 

[Trigger13]

Nicks going for a shutdown role a week too late. A reactive coach. Who would have thought.

 

[OccamsRazorRay]

Number of possessions is not the most important stat for every defender.

He's had 3 tackles in the last 4 games in the SANFL. Not 3 on average, 3 TOTAL.

 

[crows dude]

Hope he's not the sub.

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He will be.

Taylor will get a full run for a half then subbed off. You know it.

 

[crows dude]

Updated with Bond News

Sanfl v Norwood
F. Strachan Burgess T Murray
Hf McHenry. Gollant Welsh
C. Haysman Murphy. J Boyle
Hb. Ryan Borlase. Jones
B. Madgen. Tahana O’Leary
R. O’Brien Edwards Schoenberg
I. Clifford H Boyle Daniele

Afl v St Kilda
F. Dawson Thilthorpe Walker
Hf Keays. Fogarty Rachele
C. Dowling Berry. Nankervis
Hb Hamill Murray Michalanney
B. Laird Butts Keane
R. Himmelberg Curtin Soligo
I. Cook Taylor Sholl Smith
S Bond