Preview Round 16 Changes, Coll vs West Coast (Greenwood, BK, the Seed & Marley in, team in OP)

[PieBeast]

Out

Bucks' "boldness"

In

Common sense

Got my wish, better late than never.

 

[BC__]

Oxley makes Seedsman look as hard as Adams.

They can both hit targets by foot. Suprised how good oxleys kicking skills are actually.

 

[Ant85]

It really bothers me that we're playing this game at Etihad, while Melbourne v BL at the G the following day.

How long until our crappy contract obliging us to play 2 home games at Etihad each year expires?

 

[Big Bryza]

It really bothers me that we're playing this game at Etihad despite the G being vacant that day, while Melbourne v BL at the G the following day.

How long until our crappy contract obliging us to play 2 home games at Etihad each year expires?

Soccer is at the MCG on Saturday night.

 

[Tazzaye]

Piss off Seedsman, I wanna see berger light up ettyhad

Elliott back? Srs this has bullshit written all over it

 

[shizzle]

The Eagles have a very balanced team, good options at both ends and in the middle, they're also very efficient, least amount of clangers in the League.
I'm not sure on the scoring stats at Etihad, but I'd think it's more conducive to a shootout, which won't be the way we want to win.
I think we'll need to smash into them and be really physical from the outset.

This will be an epic win if we get up.

 

[Ant85]

Soccer is at the MCG on Saturday night.

Ah, thanks. Still, they could've fixtured Melb v BL at Etihad on Saturday, and us at the G on the Sunday.

 

[Tazzaye]

Eagles will run us off our feet, hope Greenwood is ready to perform naoooww

 

[Tazzaye]

Meh wouldn't mind a game a Etihad tbh, sick of the bloody weather

 

[dmoore30]

Oh my god. Oh my! Kennedy is in, literally in disbelief, is this the team bucks has picked or am I just dreaming? BENKEN IS IN. Hard to get excited about Greenwood when finally Kennedy gets his chance after a dominant VFL season. But I can see him getting 40+ and 5 goals and still getting dropped for Elliot...

 

[Bucksboys]

Unavailable:
Elliott Adams Goldsack Reid Broomhead Sinclair Freeman Ramsay Macaffer Keeffe Thomas

Jeez we were down to 4 a week ago

 

[Ant85]

One thing Buckley said on Monday caught my attention, which is that he picked up on a few things that weren't right during the preparation for the Port game.

He said he noticed that the need to win was building on the playing group (not in those words), who became more focused on the result than actually doing what was necessary to win the game.

I wonder now after 3 straight, very narrow losses whether the confidence has eroded and we start to slip off.

 

[Kappa]

They can both hit targets by foot. Suprised how good oxleys kicking skills are actually.

Seedsmen kicking is overrated by a lot of Collingwood fans, he has a penetrating kick but regularly misses the target short or long distance.

 

[nahnah]

Crisp has 9cm on Gaff, but about the same size as Rosa. Who would line up on Rosa if he plays on a wing?

Our wingers are varcoe, sidebottom and seedsman so one of them I would assume. Crispy is our most defensive mid without being a hard tag so makes sense to go to your most damaging mid
When west Coast have played North in the past has greenwood gone to priddis ?

 

[DAWESOME!!]

Oxley makes Seedsman look as hard as Adams.

Not to single you out, but it's funny how we've gone from bagging our tough contested players for being shit kicks, to bagging our skillful users of the ball for being soft.

Playees who combine great disposal skills with great contested ball toughness are pretty rare - there's a reason why they're hailed as great players.

We have players who play different roles and all of them have different strengths and different things to work on. We need a balance, and ideally for players to address their weaknesses as well as develop their strengths.

 

[DAWESOME!!]

Unavailable:
Elliott Adams Goldsack Reid Broomhead Sinclair Freeman Ramsay Macaffer Keeffe Thomas

Jeez we were down to 4 a week ago

What's wrong with Sinclair?

Adams isn't injured, so isn't really the same thing.

 

[West Coast 06]

Our wingers are varcoe, sidebottom and seedsman so one of them I would assume. Crispy is our most defensive mid without being a hard tag so makes sense to go to your most damaging mid
When west Coast have played North in the past has greenwood gone to priddis ?

Priddis is a very inside player, I'm not sure teams bother trying to tag him much. Shuey and Gaff are our most damaging mids, they are the ones tagged by other teams generally. Hurn also gets close attention most weeks as you can't afford to let him rebound out of your 50 without consequence!

 

[tesselate_]

Not to single you out, but it's funny how we've gone from bagging our tough contested players for being shit kicks, to bagging our skillful users of the ball for being soft.

Playees who combine great disposal skills with great contested ball toughness are pretty rare - there's a reason why they're hailed as great players.

We have players who play different roles and all of them have different strengths and different things to work on. We need a balance, and ideally for players to address their weaknesses as well as develop their strengths.

Nobody expects Oxley to be racking up the contested possessions and hardball gets. We expect him to commit 100% to a contest when it's his turn. Squibs have no place in a successful team.

 

[Bucksboys]

What's wrong with Sinclair?

Adams isn't injured, so isn't really the same thing.

I know but it doesn't help

Not sure on Sinkers but he's not named in the magoos

 

[BC__]

One thing Buckley said on Monday caught my attention, which is that he picked up on a few things that weren't right during the preparation for the Port game.

He said he noticed that the need to win was building on the playing group (not in those words), who became more focused on the result than actually doing what was necessary to win the game.

I wonder now after 3 straight, very narrow losses whether the confidence has eroded and we start to slip off.

****ing oath it should be building on them.
Thats why they strap the boots on each week.
To win.

 

[Apex36]

They can both hit targets by foot. Suprised how good oxleys kicking skills are actually.

Oxley's kicking has always been the main strength of his game. It's his willingness to hit the contest and his rake-like frame that are his issues.

 

[PieMan!]

Oxley's kicking has always been the main strength of his game. It's his willingness to hit the contest and his rake-like frame that are his issues.

and he is slow

 

[Apex36]

Unavailable:
Elliott Adams Goldsack Reid Broomhead Sinclair Freeman Ramsay Macaffer Keeffe Thomas

Jeez we were down to 4 a week ago

Wait, since when is Sinclair unavailable? Have I missed something?

 

[Apex36]

Not to single you out, but it's funny how we've gone from bagging our tough contested players for being shit kicks, to bagging our skillful users of the ball for being soft.

Playees who combine great disposal skills with great contested ball toughness are pretty rare - there's a reason why they're hailed as great players.

We have players who play different roles and all of them have different strengths and different things to work on. We need a balance, and ideally for players to address their weaknesses as well as develop their strengths.

You missed the point. Oxley is an outside player, an intercept marker rather than a contested type player, and that's fine. His willingness to actually hit a contest when it's neccessary though, is distinctly lacking, and that willingness is something every player needs, regardless of the style of game they play.

 

[Apex36]

and he is slow

Pretty irrelevant to be honest. There are plenty of slow players in the AFL who have carved out very successful careers. Not every player has to be lightning as long as they can be in the right places at the right times.