Review Round 1 vs West Coast Eagles, Optus Stadium, Sunday March 20, 4:40pm AWST

[SUNS]

Unfortunately Dew has put a line through secco’s name for years due to his defensive output, and that rarely changes.

Very rarely do small forwards actually consistently kick goals, yet Sexton continues to almost kick 1 a game.


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Yeah, I think when someones scoreboard impact is so great we can afford to carry someone defensively. Maybe hoping Ranks can step up into that power scoring role

 

[CanYouFeelTheSunburn]

Don't like Dmac over Sexton or Flanders.

 

[sunsofanarchy]

Like Davies over Sexton and Flanders based on preseason form

 

[kreglze]

Flanders probably the sub.

Would prefer Sexton over Darcy as he can actually hit the scoreboard, but the coaches seem to prefer defensive pressure that others can provide.

 

[KaySwizzle]

Don't like Dmac over Sexton or Flanders.

Agreed. I’ve been pretty vocal about this. Seems so have a few others.

Defensive pressure means zip if we don’t hit the scoreboard. It just means we lose momentum when we kick behind after behind until the opponents eventually waltz it down for a goal and turn the game while our players are tiered from all that tackling and chasing. Yay.

When one of our smalls consistently kicks over a goal a game or has over 40 goals for the year, then I will give them Sexton’s spot.

Fact is Sexton can kick goals. We don’t normally kick goals. We then lost our leading goal kicker… but we don’t play our next two best goal kickers: Sexton (our most experienced forward and one of our most experienced players in general) and Corbett (our best marker). Surely one of them could make it in?

I’m ok with our talls. Chol, Luko and Casboult all offer something different, potentially. But our only legit crumbing forward with any actual goal sense is Rankine. Ainsworth plays higher up the ground (and loves a behind). Holman and DMac can kick a goal, sometimes.

Furthermore, Ben King not being in our top 10 BnF just shows we didn’t value goals in a team that finished last for goals scored; seems we only value tackles and pressure. We need to be able to flip our focus between defence and offence or we’ll never have the real pressure: scoreboard pressure.

C’mon Gold Coast. Kick the winning score!

 

[sunsofanarchy]

Agreed. I’ve been pretty vocal about this. Seems so have a few others.

Defensive pressure means zip if we don’t hit the scoreboard. It just means we lose momentum when we kick behind after behind until the opponents eventually waltz it down for a goal and turn the game while our players are tiered from all that tackling and chasing. Yay.

When one of our smalls consistently kicks over a goal a game or has over 40 goals for the year, then I will give them Sexton’s spot.

Fact is Sexton can kick goals. We don’t normally kick goals. We then lost our leading goal kicker… but we don’t play our next two best goal kickers: Sexton (our most experienced forward and one of our most experienced players in general) and Corbett (our best marker). Surely one of them could make it in?

I’m ok with our talls. Chol, Luko and Casboult all offer something different, potentially. But our only legit crumbing forward with any actual goal sense is Rankine. Ainsworth plays higher up the ground (and loves a behind). Holman and DMac can kick a goal, sometimes.

Furthermore, Ben King not being in our top 10 BnF just shows we didn’t value goals in a team that finished last for goals scored; seems we only value tackles and pressure. We need to be able to flip our focus between defence and offence or we’ll never have the real pressure: scoreboard pressure.

C’mon Gold Coast. Kick the winning score!

We haven't even played a game yet, why are you so mad?

 

[KaySwizzle]

We haven't even played a game yet, why are you so mad?

Fair enough. I guess it was a bit of a rant. Call it an end of work week vent and I’m glad it’s the weekend

I do think this team is one of the strongest we have fielded in a long time and I’m optimistic about what they can do. Our mids and talls are looking good and defence is a tight unit. I just want us to score goals for once. Pre-season was promising though.

This year we have a pretty fit and healthy team, so someone will miss out. But I look at our IC and wonder if players like DMac, who we tried to trade out, are best 22 in round 1. Didn’t think he did as much as he would have wanted to in the pre-season either.

Hope he has a blinder on the weekend and make me look like a fool.

 

[Southern Sun]

Don't like Dmac over Sexton or Flanders.

Just don't like dmac

 

[RowellAnderson12]

I don't think anyone here like Dmac because obviously he's peaked.

But he does enough to get into the best 22 so lets get around em hey

 

[Southern Sun]

I do love his loyalty to the club though

 

[The Kings Ransom]

B: S.Hurn 187cm T.Barrass 196cm J.Rotham 193cm
HB: J.Nelson 187cm - J.McGovern 196cm L.Foley 188cm
C: S.Petrevski-Seton - Redden - Z.Langdon
HF: J.Petruccelle - H.Dixon 196cm W.Rioli
F: J.Jones - J.Kennedy 196cm - J.Waterman 191cm
Foll: N.Naitanui 201cm - X.O'Neill - A.Gaff
I/C: B.Hough - P.Naish - H.Edwards 200cm - B.Williams 199cm


Very tall team.

 

[eighties]

Wish Dmac all the best for the weekend but im in the Flanders / Secco camp as well.

Main knock on Dmac is his errors with ball in hand. I counted 4/5 decent errors when he was around ball to 1 play on the eastern wing which he won v Geelong the other week. Flanders has a bit more class and versatility and more of a ceiling.

WC going to try to play keepings off while were going for high pressure and running style..Hope we turn up. Cant wait!!!

 

[Supersuns]

We have to win with speed.

 

[The Kings Ransom]

Can’t bomb the ball long like we were trying to do in the pre season.

 

[Young_Guns]

B: S.Hurn 187cm T.Barrass 196cm J.Rotham 193cm
HB: J.Nelson 187cm - J.McGovern 196cm L.Foley 188cm
C: S.Petrevski-Seton - Redden - Z.Langdon
HF: J.Petruccelle - H.Dixon 196cm W.Rioli
F: J.Jones - J.Kennedy 196cm - J.Waterman 191cm
Foll: N.Naitanui 201cm - X.O'Neill - A.Gaff
I/C: B.Hough - P.Naish - H.Edwards 200cm - B.Williams 199cm


Very tall team.

Watch us send every inside 50 on top of Casboult’s head still and concede a record number of intercept marks.

 

[CanYouFeelTheSunburn]

B: S.Hurn 187cm T.Barrass 196cm J.Rotham 193cm
HB: J.Nelson 187cm - J.McGovern 196cm L.Foley 188cm
C: S.Petrevski-Seton - Redden - Z.Langdon
HF: J.Petruccelle - H.Dixon 196cm W.Rioli
F: J.Jones - J.Kennedy 196cm - J.Waterman 191cm
Foll: N.Naitanui 201cm - X.O'Neill - A.Gaff
I/C: B.Hough - P.Naish - H.Edwards 200cm - B.Williams 199cm


Very tall team.

This is exactly why Sexton should be playing, we all know how much he loves crumbing goals, he’s got one of the best snaps in the game from a crumb off one step. His ability to capitalise on the ball once it hits the deck is second to none. He could easily kick 3 if he was playing this weekend.

 

[Supersuns]

I know we need to win this but I have literally 0 confidence in the boys. I really want to have the confidence but they haven't given me a reason too.

 

[Sunny_]

Their back 6 is largely in tact bar Cole, I think? And Duggan?

They have talent there. If we just continue to bomb it McGovern and Barass will clean up.

We should have the advantage in the midfield.

 

[SandyToes]

Pretty glad we got the King sans moustache
#justsayin

 

[lommy]

Pretty glad we got the King sans moustache
#justsayin

I always think of him as Ben’s EVIL twin with that mo.


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[Scotty_222]

Can’t believe we didn’t go with sexton. He’s the only one that can kick goals of our poor f50 entries

 

[SandyToes]

Can’t believe we didn’t go with sexton. He’s the only one that can kick goals of our poor f50 entries

But DMac's defensive qualities
Locking it in so....ummm....so....well so someone can kick a goal
I really dislike DMac as a footballer.
Everything I dislike about modern football encapsulated in 1 player
He is your Exhibit A Moneyball selection

 

[norway blue]

Final side

B:	24. David Swallow 24 David Swallow Age 31 Ht 186cm Wt 87kg Pos. M/F Career Season Last 5 D 21.1 5star K 11.7 4star HB 9.4 5star M 3.2 3star T 4.4 5star CL 4.2 5star D 18.4 4star K 11.1 4star HB 7.3 4star M 4.3 4star T 4.6 5star CL 4.0 5star D 19.4 5star K 10.0 4star HB 9.4 5star M 2.8 3star T 5.0 5star CL 4.4 5star	25. Sam Collins	23. Sean Lemmens 23 Sean Lemmens Age 29 Ht 184cm Wt 81kg Pos. Def Career Season Last 5 D 11.9 3star K 6.7 3star HB 5.2 4star M 2.5 3star T 2.9 4star MG 165.2 3star D 10.5 3star K 6.0 2star HB 4.5 3star M 1.0 1star T 1.5 2star MG 213.5 3star D 12.8 4star K 8.8 4star HB 4.0 3star M 2.0 3star T 2.2 4star
HB:	14. Lachie Weller	10. Charlie Ballard 10 Charlie Ballard Age 24 Ht 196cm Wt 95kg Pos. Def Career Season Last 5 D 11.9 3star K 8.8 3star HB 3.1 3star M 4.7 4star T 1.2 3star MG 185.6 3star D 11.3 3star K 7.7 3star HB 3.6 2star M 4.9 5star T 1.3 2star MG 158.9 3star D 9.4 3star K 7.0 3star HB 2.4 3star M 3.6 4star T 1.4 4star MG 156.0 3star	27. Wil Powell 27 Wil Powell Age 24 Ht 188cm Wt 87kg Pos. Def Career Season Last 5 D 11.2 3star K 6.0 2star HB 5.2 4star M 2.8 3star T 2.2 4star MG 161.0 3star D 11.8 3star K 5.2 2star HB 6.7 4star M 1.7 2star T 1.2 2star MG 156.7 3star D 8.8 3star K 5.6 3star HB 3.2 3star M 2.6 3star T 1.6 4star MG 133.2 3star
C:	20. Jeremy Sharp	11. Touk Miller 11 Touk Miller Age 28 Ht 178cm Wt 84kg Pos. Mid Career Season Last 5 D 21.7 5star K 9.5 4star HB 12.3 5star M 3.7 4star T 5.4 5star CL 4.2 5star D 22.0 5star K 11.4 4star HB 10.6 5star M 2.9 3star T 4.8 5star CL 4.1 5star D 17.8 5star K 5.8 3star HB 12.0 5star M 3.0 3star T 3.8 5star CL 3.0 5star	4. Brandon Ellis 4 Brandon Ellis Age 30 Ht 181cm Wt 81kg Pos. Mid Career Season Last 5 D 21.7 5star K 12.6 5star HB 9.0 5star M 5.3 5star T 2.4 4star CL 1.4 4star D 18.4 4star K 12.9 5star HB 5.6 3star M 4.7 4star T 2.3 3star CL 1.4 4star D 15.0 4star K 7.8 3star HB 7.2 5star M 3.4 4star T 2.2 4star CL 1.0 3star
HF:	7. Nick Holman	30. Levi Casboult 30 Levi Casboult Age 34 Ht 199cm Wt 104kg Pos. Fwd Career Season Last 5 D 9.9 3star K 6.5 3star HB 3.4 3star M 5.3 5star T 1.7 4star G 1.1 4star D 10.1 3star K 7.6 3star HB 2.6 2star M 5.9 5star T 1.3 2star G 1.3 5star D 9.2 3star K 6.2 3star HB 3.0 3star M 5.2 5star T 2.2 4star G 1.4 5star	13. Jack Lukosius 13 Jack Lukosius Age 23 Ht 195cm Wt 91kg Pos. D/F Career Season Last 5 D 14.8 4star K 11.5 4star HB 3.3 3star M 3.4 3star T 1.8 4star MG 369.3 5star D 14.8 4star K 11.5 4star HB 3.3 2star M 3.4 3star T 1.8 3star MG 369.3 5star D 13.6 4star K 11.2 4star HB 2.4 3star M 4.2 4star T 2.2 4star MG 358.0 5star
F:	22. Izak Rankine 23 Izak Rankine Age 24 Ht 181cm Wt 82kg Pos. Fwd Career Season Last 5 D 13.0 3star K 9.0 3star HB 4.0 3star M 2.7 3star T 2.7 4star G 2.0 5star D 13.0 3star K 9.0 4star HB 4.0 3star M 2.7 3star T 2.7 4star G 2.0 5star D 13.0 4star K 9.0 4star HB 4.0 3star M 2.7 3star T 2.7 5star G 2.0 5star	1. Mabior Chol 18 Mabior Chol Age 27 Ht 200cm Wt 98kg Pos. Fwd Career Season Last 5 D 7.5 2star K 5.3 2star HB 2.2 2star M 2.3 2star T 2.7 4star G 0.8 4star D 8.0 2star K 6.0 2star HB 2.0 1star M 2.3 2star T 2.3 3star G 0.7 4star D 9.2 3star K 6.8 3star HB 2.4 3star M 3.2 4star T 1.8 4star G 1.2 4star	9. Ben Ainsworth 9 Ben Ainsworth Age 26 Ht 178cm Wt 77kg Pos. M/F Career Season Last 5 D 14.1 4star K 8.1 3star HB 6.1 4star M 3.5 4star T 2.7 4star CL 1.3 3star D 12.8 3star K 8.3 3star HB 4.5 3star M 4.0 4star T 2.3 3star CL 0.3 2star D 13.6 4star K 6.8 3star HB 6.8 5star M 3.8 4star T 3.4 5star CL 0.8 3star
FOLL:	28. Jarrod Witts 28 Jarrod Witts Age 31 Ht 209cm Wt 110kg Pos. Ruck Career Season Last 5 D 12.2 3star K 6.4 3star HB 5.8 4star CL 3.3 5star HO 31.8 5star D 10.8 3star K 5.9 2star HB 4.9 3star CL 3.4 4star HO 29.5 5star D 7.8 2star K 4.2 2star HB 3.6 3star CL 0.4 3star HO 8.0 5star	18. Matt Rowell 18 Matt Rowell Age 23 Ht 180cm Wt 82kg Pos. Mid Career Season Last 5 D 17.4 4star K 7.6 3star HB 9.8 5star M 0.8 1star T 5.2 5star CL 3.8 5star D 17.4 4star K 7.6 3star HB 9.8 5star M 0.8 1star T 5.2 5star CL 3.8 5star D 17.4 5star K 7.6 3star HB 9.8 5star M 0.8 1star T 5.2 5star CL 3.8 5star	15. Noah Anderson 15 Noah Anderson Age 23 Ht 192cm Wt 88kg Pos. Mid Career Season Last 5 D 12.0 3star K 6.0 2star HB 6.0 4star M 2.0 2star T 0.0 1star CL 0.0 1star D 12.0 3star K 6.0 2star HB 6.0 3star M 2.0 2star T 0.0 1star CL 0.0 1star D 12.0 3star K 6.0 3star HB 6.0 4star M 2.0 3star T 0.0 1star CL 0.0 1star
INT:	5. Alex Davies	8. Brayden Fiorini 8 Brayden Fiorini Age 26 Ht 187cm Wt 82kg Pos. Mid Career Season Last 5 D 22.9 5star K 13.9 5star HB 9.1 5star M 4.7 4star T 4.0 5star CL 2.9 4star D 16.3 4star K 11.0 4star HB 5.3 3star M 4.0 4star T 1.7 3star CL 0.7 3star D 21.2 5star K 10.2 4star HB 11.0 5star M 4.6 5star T 4.2 5star CL 3.2 5star	46. Caleb Graham 46 Caleb Graham Age 23 Ht 194cm Wt 97kg Pos. Def Career Season Last 5 D 10.0 3star K 5.5 2star HB 4.5 3star M 3.5 4star T 1.0 3star MG 63.0 1star D 5.0 1star K 4.0 1star HB 1.0 1star M 3.0 3star T 0.0 1star MG 63.0 1star D 10.0 3star K 5.5 3star HB 4.5 4star M 3.5 4star T 1.0 3star MG 63.0 1star
	44. Darcy Macpherson 44 Darcy Macpherson Age 26 Ht 175cm Wt 76kg Pos. Def Career Season Last 5 D 15.1 4star K 9.3 4star HB 5.8 4star M 3.4 3star T 4.9 5star MG 187.8 3star D 11.0 3star K 6.3 3star HB 4.8 3star M 2.1 2star T 2.5 3star MG 137.3 2star D 11.6 3star K 6.2 3star HB 5.4 4star M 2.2 3star T 4.8 5star MG 113.6 2star
EMG:	29. Chris Burgess 21 Chris Burgess Age 28 Ht 194cm Wt 97kg Pos. Fwd Career Season Last 5 D 8.2 2star K 3.9 2star HB 4.3 3star M 2.7 3star T 1.6 4star G 0.3 3star No current season stats available D 6.6 2star K 3.8 2star HB 2.8 3star M 2.6 3star T 2.4 4star G 0.4 3star	26. Sam Flanders	49. Ned Moyle
	6. Alex Sexton 6 Alex Sexton Age 30 Ht 186cm Wt 82kg Pos. D/F Career Season Last 5 D 12.4 3star K 8.3 3star HB 4.1 3star M 3.1 3star T 2.0 4star MG 316.2 4star D 9.6 2star K 7.3 3star HB 2.3 2star M 2.6 3star T 1.9 3star D 9.4 3star K 7.0 3star HB 2.4 3star M 3.2 4star T 2.0 4star

Hope Levi plays a steady game and builds . Go well suns .


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[The Kings Ransom]

Hope Levi plays a steady game and builds . Go well suns .


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Don’t let Barrass, McGovern or Hurn intercept mark. That has to be his whole job description.

I don’t care if he doesn’t get a kick, as long as he can crash packs and not let them out mark us defensively.

 

[sunsofanarchy]

Casboult - he just has to provide a contest.
Dmac - all he does is compete