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Dropping Cadman for a debutant in Gruzewski is quite a statement.
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Desperate for Kelly and Buckley to return.
Cogs too.
Cogs too.
It certainly would be.
I'm struggling to understand why Gruzewski would be named in the side if he's not playing. Looking at the interchange list as announced, the only like-for-like would be Cadman.
Cadman's recent record:
Rd8 - 2 goals, 6 disposals
Rd9 - 0 goals, 5 disposals
Rd10 - 0 goals, 6 disposals
Rd11 - 1 goal, 5 disposals
Rd12 Bye
Rd13 - 2 goals, 5 disposals
That's not exactly setting the world on fire, but as you said, it'll be some move.
Makes me think there might be some late changes due to unannounced injuries.
The balance of the listed side and looking at the players on the interchange just doesn't seem right.
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That's my assumption.
If that's the case then I'd expect Gruzewski, McMullin and Peatling will be the ones omitted from the extended interchange.
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That’s what I think too especially for Gruzewski. Our club likes to spotlight players who debut, and video the reactions of the debutant calling their parents to break the good news. Happy to be wrong as I think he deserves it and there is still time, but I doubt that G will make his debut this weekend.
Updated squad:
FB: Connor Idun, Sam Taylor, Harry Himmelberg
HB: Lachie Whitfield, Jack Buckley, Nick Haynes
C: Ryan Angwin, Tom Green, Josh Kelly
HF: Brent Daniels, Jake Riccardi, Toby Bedford
FF: Toby Greene, Jesse Hogan, Callum Brown
RR: Kieren Briggs, Finn Callaghan, Callan Ward
Interchange: Leek Aleer, Xavier O’Halloran, Harvey Thomas, Aaron Cadman, Toby McMullin
In: Josh Kelly, Jack Buckley
Out: Jacob Wehr, James Peatling (omitted)
Emergencies: James Peatling, Jacob Wehr, Max Gruzewski
Can see what everyone was saying about Gruz's inclusion.
Was thinking a shock change might be a catalyst to snap the team out of its malaise, but perhaps Kelly and Buckley back in might do it.
I'm still of the belief that it's a warning shot for Cadman and perhaps Brown after last week's disappointing return from suspension.
Just having him in the extended squad might be a psychological kick up the bum for the forward line.
Was thinking a shock change might be a catalyst to snap the team out of its malaise, but perhaps Kelly and Buckley back in might do it.
I'm still of the belief that it's a warning shot for Cadman and perhaps Brown after last week's disappointing return from suspension.
Just having him in the extended squad might be a psychological kick up the bum for the forward line.
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I think we should have a tall as Sub. Otherwise we are just too tall , short of midfielders though.
Nick Haynes lucky in my view.
Again with a Peatling omission - our third best rated player, game high 10 tackles & a goal, respectable DE for a mid. I just don’t get it. What’s he doing wrong?
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His contract also expires this year…would have thought as one of the very few Western Sydney local, we would have wanted to play him especially given his recent stats?
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He’ll get re-signed for sure
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I think his decision making and disposal efficiency is the problem. I like him, he puts in heaps of effort and attacks everything. But at 72% his DE was pretty bad. That's more than 1 in 4 disposals going awry. It's not great and ends up putting a lot of pressure on us when the ball comes back the other way.
Mrs Aglett has organised for 2 more AFL newbies to come along this weekend for their first ever game.
They are very excited, although I had to temper expectations on the result.
I enjoy explaining the chaos to them.
They are very excited, although I had to temper expectations on the result.
I enjoy explaining the chaos to them.
Tom Green 65%
Finn Callahan 71%
Plenty of others who aren’t inside mids with lower DE than Peatling.
As I said, for a player with more contested possessions than uncontested, 72% DE is respectable.
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Still better DE than Ward.
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Ward had 83%
It was better than Callaghan and Green, but for them that represents a drop in form. For Peatling it's the norm. At least that's how it looks like to my eye.
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It's 67.5 for the season and averaging 16 disposals. He is being carried and he doesn't look like turning it around. If we are gonna drop players for this kind of thing it needs to be the same rules for everyone.
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Definitely agree with that. If it was up to me I'd be dropping Ward before Peatling.
I'm not trying to be critical of him here. As I said, I like him. Just saying why I think he might’ve been the one to be dropped
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I think Ash has been missed, even more so when we lost Buckley as well.
They offer terrific run, with them.out, made it very difficult for Whitfield. We were too predictable.
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He does a lot right but...
He misses targets and fumbles which stops our surge and it goes the other way.
He is not Robinson Crusoe, but that lack of cleanliness is why he is being dropped.
Bedford probably lucky to be retained.
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DE is not a great metric imo. (This comment is not in reference to any individual de, just general)
If a player is always taking attacking kicks or in the tight contest it is much more difficult compared to easy chip around down back and everything in between.
Anyone who lives in Sydney knows that it's pouring down right now with more rain expected until tomorrow afternoon.
Sunday is forecast to be mostly sunny, but that probably leaves little chance for the ground to dry out.
We don't do very well with the weather, eh?
Being so tall down back might come back to bite us. Port has dropped 2 of their tall forwards (Finlayson and Dixon).
I now worry that history might repeat itself with their small forwards being the difference.
Sunday is forecast to be mostly sunny, but that probably leaves little chance for the ground to dry out.
We don't do very well with the weather, eh?
Being so tall down back might come back to bite us. Port has dropped 2 of their tall forwards (Finlayson and Dixon).
I now worry that history might repeat itself with their small forwards being the difference.
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Simmo is stepping in !!
I am usually Mr negative, but this is the game that plays us into form and sets us up for Sept.
This week it clicks/
Giants by 40+ and start getting talked about in premiership contention again:
I just hope Western sydney peeps join me at the game, let’s get behind the boys
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Simmo is stepping in !!
I am usually Mr negative, but this is the game that plays us into form and sets us up for Sept.
This week it clicks/
Giants by 40+ and start getting talked about in premiership contention again:
I just hope Western sydney peeps join me at the game, let’s get behind the boys
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Knowing the surface will most likely be slippery, our players better have the appropriate footwear from the get-go.
Really no excuse for anyone to be ill-prepared.
Will be annoyed if we see players lose their footing because they haven't worn the long stops.
Really no excuse for anyone to be ill-prepared.
Will be annoyed if we see players lose their footing because they haven't worn the long stops.
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