Please god no, billy was magnificent last week.. no need to meddle with the ruck
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Please god no, billy was magnificent last week.. no need to meddle with the ruck
Would probably go out for Weideman though, who gets manhandled in just about every game he plays.
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My link won't work , it brings it up but the video won't play . Anyone get it to play ?
The old "send a message" selections... i reckon underrate them at your peril.
This game reeks of the lead up to the bombers
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Wouldn't Hickey just play full forward and ruck when Billy needs a rest , I wouldn't call it meddling with the ruck . If Bruce goes into the ruck we will be left with just Members as a marking forward which means a very small forward line . I imagine Hickey would do alright against whoever is their second ruck while hopefully Billy takes care of Gawn.
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Agree with playing Hickey as we need to nullify Gawn in the ruck. It's asking a lot of Bruce to expect him to be competitive against the likes of Gawn and other power ruckman in the competition.
Doesn't suit our game style imo..
Better to just play a smaller forward line and gilbo between the arcs as that roo roaming role
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Thanks for putting that up , I wasn't there that week not sure why . What a great performance by Milney . How was the chant when he lined up for goal 11 . Awesome 11 straight, would love someone to kick like that now .
I remember Leigh Matthews a few years later talking about that game and how he tried everything he could think of to try stop Milne but nothing worked that night .
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What's so different , still three marking forwards potentially anyway lol. Hickey is quick enough to lead a little bit especially as they would have to play a tall guy on him . Anyway I don't know what the weather will be like on Sunday so we will have to wait and see which way the selectors go.
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Acres can drift forward if necessary. He can kick goals.
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Agreed, like us Melbourne often have a bomb it long mentality when entering their forward 50. Without Hogan, Jake is the best contested mark in their forward 50 and they'll be kicking it down his throat 50% of the time
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Disappointing that Riewoldt couldn't get up for this game but in the form he's been in recently he's not the huge loss he used to be.
No one really deserves to be dropped so it should just be Gilbert in for him, he can pinch hit up forward and in the ruck so would be a handy inclusion.
No one really deserves to be dropped so it should just be Gilbert in for him, he can pinch hit up forward and in the ruck so would be a handy inclusion.
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I think about 90% of the Demons board wanted Watts dropped anyway
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Pretty torn because it his best he is such a vital player, but he's looked absolutely disinterested since coming back from injury.
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As a Saints fan, I feel like it bodes well for us that he isn't playing because he can be a match-winner but I also haven't followed the Demons too closely over the past 2-3 weeks so no idea what his form has been like.
Should have cracked 200 that night!
I think only Geelong has hit the 200 mark in the last decade. Twice.
This and when G-Train mauled the Blues I think we got 196. Definitely should have got to 200 with that forward line in the glory days.
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Acres isn't really the type to kick a lot of goals from general play, what he's good at is nailing lots of his set shots, unlike many of his teammates. Very handy. I think he plays best as just a typical rover though, i really don't understand why they keep playing him on the wing and at half forward. I think Gilbert should come in to play his usual utility role but more forward in Riewoldt's absence
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Gilbs to second ruck
he wont give a shit and will just run at the contest kamikaze style
he wont give a shit and will just run at the contest kamikaze style
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No reason he can't rest forward occasionally, especially if Gilbert is rucking.
He can take a contested mark and, as you mentioned, his set shot kicking is very good. I was just suggesting it as a tactic to use at times.
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Can also just play as a midfielder at the stoppage when against Gawn and give us an advantage there.
Money to be made, my friend. Nah probably a good thing though, want the players feeling like everything's against them and they really have to grind it out hey
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