Preview Round 11, 2022: Gold Coast v Hawthorn, 7:40pm 28th May, TIO stadium

[Hodginator]

Too bad about JOM, had a great game last week I thought.

Great that Day has stayed.

Seemed like Reeves was always a long shot for this week.

 

[KermitJagger]

O'Meara is a pretty big out, isn't playing the type of flashy football most want him to but is very important for us structure wise. Love to see Scrim back though.

 

[rei154]

Pup play JOMs role this week?

You'd think so- at least taking on the defensive role when in the middle- unsure he can have the same impact forward line.

 

[rei154]

Hopefully Ward can get back up in the VFL this week.
Would love to see him and Long get some good time in the middle together.

 

[chopflop]

Could MacDonald have a few more CBAs with JOM and Worpel out?

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Hopefully Ward can get back up in the VFL this week.
Would love to see him and Long get some good time in the middle together.

Ward won’t be playing anywhere this week.

 

[PT Bar None]

JOM hammy

Where did that come from!? He was looking good last week. Seems to happen every time

 

[rei154]

Ward won’t be playing anywhere this week.

Bugger.
This is his third concussion that I'm aware of- am glad they're taking a more conservative approach to it.

 

[Slainte]

O'Meara is a pretty big out, isn't playing the type of flashy football most want him to but is very important for us structure wise. Love to see Scrim back though.

There were a few flashes vs Brisbane. Watching him, I started too think he could get back to his best.

 

[The Kings Ransom]

You reckon Frost plays mostly ruck?

Leaving
DGB on Casboult
Sicily on Chol
Scrimshaw on Jeffrey

I don't reckon that's it.




I can probably see Koschitzke mostly in ruck
Lewis as one out tall forward on a slippery night with the small forwards buzzing around with the coaching instructions telling the mids to get it into your f50 low.
We've stupidly brought in Caleb Graham

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Caleb Graham

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24

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194cm

Wt

97kg

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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

so have 3 tall defenders, none of which are amazing with ball on ground.

Then
Frost > Casboult
DGB > Chol
Sicily on an inexperienced Jeffrey trying to hedge off him at all opportunities.


From an opposition standpoint, I'd be much more worried about that set up than the first.

 

[Brishawk]

So Kosi and Nash to ruck? Let’s hope our mids can read the taps from Witts!

 

[TylerDurden]

You reckon Frost plays mostly ruck?

Leaving
DGB on Casboult
Sicily on Chol
Scrimshaw on Jeffrey

I don't reckon that's it.




I can probably see Koschitzke mostly in ruck
Lewis as one out tall forward on a slippery night with the small forwards buzzing around with the coaching instructions telling the mids to get it into your f50 low.
We've stupidly brought in Caleb Graham so have 3 tall defenders, none of which are amazing with ball on ground.

Then
Frost > Casboult
DGB > Chol
Sicily on an inexperienced Jeffrey trying to hedge off him at all opportunities.


From an opposition standpoint, I'd be much more worried about that set up than the first.

Sic destroyed Jeremy Cameron. He actually prefers the best fwd and then tries to outmark him in the contest. That's the level he's at right now.

 

[AlwaysHawks15]

Frost, Kosi or Nash to be the ruck

Frost and Kosi with Scrim to play taller in the backline. We don't need his creativity as much with all our other half backs playing. Think this will be the play.

 

[cryptor]

Excited to see if Macdonald can take another step up after a chance to rest up a week.

Nice to see Day named in the guts also.

 

[Mrzohs]

Spewing on Jom.

But i like the changes and the line up.
-Wingard and Day on ball, bit of class.
- Butler and Mac together adds pace.

Kosi/Frost to ruck.

 

[The Kings Ransom]

Sic destroyed Jeremy Cameron. He actually prefers the best fwd and then tries to outmark him in the contest. That's the level he's at right now.

Interesting. I don't think I've watched Hawthorn play much this year.

So you reckon he lines up on Casboult then? Pretty different type to Jeremy Cameron.

 

[hawkman]

Excited to see if Macdonald can take another step up after a chance to rest up a week.

Nice to see Day named in the guts also.

Named teams don't really mean anything unless we are pulling a major surprise with Mitchell as the CHF

 

[HairyO]

Don Scott 190cm, 89kg ….. Frosty 194cm, 94kg. Just as

Polly Farmer 191cm
Jarrod Witts 209cm

BTW: Scott was an average ruckman. He was very good at not losing a contest and leaving it to our smalls, rather than winning contests. Simon Madden pretty much owned him, and had Scott's career lasted, a few short years later Justin would have obliterated him.

 

[AlwaysHawks15]

You reckon Frost plays mostly ruck?

Leaving
DGB on Casboult
Sicily on Chol
Scrimshaw on Jeffrey

I don't reckon that's it.




I can probably see Koschitzke mostly in ruck
Lewis as one out tall forward on a slippery night with the small forwards buzzing around with the coaching instructions telling the mids to get it into your f50 low.
We've stupidly brought in Caleb Graham so have 3 tall defenders, none of which are amazing with ball on ground.

Then
Frost > Casboult
DGB > Chol
Sicily on an inexperienced Jeffrey trying to hedge off him at all opportunities.


From an opposition standpoint, I'd be much more worried about that set up than the first.

Were running with a small lineup that much is clear. Had the option of keeping Hartigan in who would be a perfect matchup for Casboult and leaving DGB and Sicily for Chol and Jeffrey which allows Frost to ruck which still might happen. Scrimshaw will play tall I would suggest to accommodate for Frost pushing up the ground. We have ample runners and interceptors back there that can cover for what Scrimshaw can bring in that area. Will have to play lockdown this weekend as a necessity for the team.

 

[Lickmesocks]

BT on the telecast 5 days ago. “It’s great that O’meara is finally stringing some consecutive games together now and seems to have got his body right”.

 

[H00t]

With Howe, Morrison and Moore on the wings with our already slow mids, I hope we don’t get outrun by the Suns. Which is how they’ve beaten us in the past.

Especially as we’ve already struggled against quicker teams this year.

 

[Delecate Des]

I don't want Nash in the ruck. Leave him in the centre and let him do his
thing. He is so much more valuable when he is allowed to play without having
to do ruck duties.

Nash and Newcombe are a bruising tag-team. Put the belts on them!

Nash, Newk and Frost in the middle!!!! Someone's Gunna get SMASHED!!!!!

 

[Blackhawk42]

Would have liked Finn in for Howe.

Regardless, not mad about minimal changes to a winning side.

Newk, Day, Wingard might be my favourite named centre line of the year so far.

 

[Lickmesocks]

Were running with a small lineup that much is clear. Had the option of keeping Hartigan in who would be a perfect matchup for Casboult and leaving DGB and Sicily for Chol and Jeffrey which allows Frost to ruck which still might happen. Scrimshaw will play tall I would suggest to accommodate for Frost pushing up the ground. We have ample runners and interceptors back there that can cover for what Scrimshaw can bring in that area. Will have to play lockdown this weekend as a necessity for the team.

Darwin’s games are normally slippery and greasy with players sliding everywhere by half time.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]