Prediction Round 22, 2024: Changes vs North Melbourne

[stallon]

Ok with going shorter down back this week. North will have to put Comben back in the backline vs our taller forward line.

Itll be Gov and Ginbey vs Larkey and Teakle probably.

Corr, Comben, Pink vs Waterman Allen Darling and JWilliams

 

[Bacchus]

two different goals both against north tho

They (whoever they are or Schofield) don’t think Bazzo is ready or maybe he doesn’t have a S & C clearance. He hasn’t really knocked the door down for inclusion.

Perhaps Maric willl be tried in the backline if needed. Teakle is tall but not a dominant influence.

Interesting that minimum changes have been made. Good to see Trew and the other new players get another game.

 

[Barrybran]

Gaff sub, then starting for his farewell at Optus - seems pretty straightforward.

I reckon he starts

 

[Carbine Chaos]

I reckon he starts

Who do you sub? Johnston, Hall should be getting full games.

 

[Seadog]

Any chance Oscar plays down back? we've got plenty of tall forwards.

 

[Barrybran]

Who do you sub? Johnston, Hall should be getting full games.

I agree. I just think he starts. Johnston is probably the easy option.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Baker should be getting a run btw.

Surely by season's end? He's been consistently good in the WAFL.

 

[wce4premiership]

WTF GAFF!??

CREDITS CREW LIVES ON!

Never saw it coming, I am shocked and appalled.

 

[Bleedblueandgold]

Will be pissed if Hall is relegated to sub again with Gaff coming in just to get to life membership.
Happy for him to play, but not at the expense of a young player.

 

[Boohemian]

Big boy Reubs art CHB.

Oh boy, this will be interesting.

 

[stallon]

Gaff surely sub to lower the chance of an injury stopping him from getting to 300

 

[stallon]

Like the idea of Maric back actually this week.

Teakle isnt much of an opponent so Ginbey can probably do ok there but having Maric floating around would be nice

 

[Rowan18]

North have had so many spuds on their roster for so long.

 

[cottoneyeYeo]

They (whoever they are or Schofield) don’t think Bazzo is ready or maybe he doesn’t have a S & C clearance. He hasn’t really knocked the door down for inclusion.

Perhaps Maric willl be tried in the backline if needed. Teakle is tall but not a dominant influence.

Interesting that minimum changes have been made. Good to see Trew and the other new players get another game.

replied to the wrong thing?

 

[Rowan18]

Was that the BT "Wellinghaaaaaiaiaaaiaiiam!" call and he did a sumo squat celebration afterwards?

That was our prelim win in 2015.

 

[Rowan18]

Spud Larkey to kick 5. Why are our tall defenders injured everytime we play them?

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Spud Larkey to kick 5. Why are our tall defenders injured everytime we play them?

How is Nick Larkey a spud?

 

[stallon]

Spud Larkey to kick 5. Why are our tall defenders injured everytime we play them?

We handled Ben King, Lukosius and Andrew pretty well last week despite having the exact same backline as we picked this week for most of the game.

Id rate the GC trio a bit more dangerous than the North pair Larkey and Teakle

 

[Bleedblueandgold]

Maric too skinny to be playing as a key back.
I'd say give Ginbey a fair shot at it.
Yeo to help out if we're desperate.
Maybe Jack Williams or Darling are options.

 

[stallon]

Maric too skinny to be playing as a key back.
I'd say give Ginbey a fair shot at it.
Yeo to help out if we're desperate.
Maybe Jack Williams or Darling are options.

Maric can just be the 3rd. Ginbey on Teakle and Gov on Larkey.

Just ideally want someone who can float in to assist and fill space in front of Larkey/Teakle leads, or jump in to get a fist in if its coming in high where Ginbey gives up about 7cm on his opponent.
Witherden probably does this though

 

[ziad]

WTF GAFF!??

CREDITS CREW LIVES ON!

Never saw it coming, I am shocked and appalled.

what rock you living under old son

 

[wce4premiership]

what rock you living under old son

Wasn't serious.

Just felt like there won't be any more chances for people to melt over his inclusion so I wanted to make the most of it.

 

[THE A5]

Zuurhar getting off the leash I get a feel

 

[Smotie2]

With Gaff and no defense?

With gaff and a better midfield control winning the contested ball etc.
Don't need defenders if the ball doesn't get down there

 

[HoneyBadger35]

Feel like using Ginbey as an in game option when a KPD gets concussed is one thing, but actually going into a game with him flagged to play as one of two is seriously risky.

We suck plus we suck in Tassie, so ultimately it doesn’t really matter and is a fine enough experiment this late in the year, but I worry that a decently winnable game could be thrown away at selection by going in so short down back. Interested if there’s any shenanigans with the extra tall forward line to balance things out.