Preview Round 6, 2024: North v Hawks, 4pm 21st April, Marvel Stadium

[StillAtLarge]

I actually see this as a danger game. Clarko has an axe to grind with us and will have them coming out firing.

If we bring some decent pressure after this week's activities we should be fine, but another poor start may really cost us.

I doubt any North players give two shits about Clarko's beef with us. They'll be up & about because they're a rare chance to actually win a game and playing on their home paddock

 

[Iceman!]

Don’t like Ward playing Box Hill, should be CMac

I dunno, despite not being great CMac was about 10 times better than Ward on the weekend.

 

[Iceman!]

Ward was great against Collingwood. Then Mackenzie clearly struggled more than him last week against Gold Coast.

Surprised that this is the way they're going honestly.

I don’t think that’s clear, I know Mackenzie was subbed off but Ward had 7 touches, 1 score involvement for the game. No one was clearly worse last week.

 

[Baz_hawk]

Hope Serong gets a run.

 

[Sturty]

Hope Serong gets a run.

Throw him down back to keep Dimma up forward surely

 

[Rowie6]

Have to say I love maginess role forward, stops runs, defends like a mad man and works so hard he finds space when we’re attacking.

His pack mark was a revelation, now he just needs to do it again.

I’d still love dimma to be a swingman, unsettles oppositions teams as well and will always do the job in defence - we need it when theirs runs against to.

In my opinion we have no pressure in our forward half without Watson .Moore tries his hardest and has a great tank but his speed is not through the roof and CMac is pretty well a passenger so far this year, I think everyone was expecting great improvement from him!
I thought Buttsy may have help but has not ?
Not sure where we go as teams are pretty well walking it out of our forward line and midfield ??


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[hawkman]

McDonald midfield minutes?

Hope not. Went in there on occasions in Round 2 and 3 and had zero idea what to do in a centre bounce.

 

[ahhhhhh]

Hope not. Went in there on occasions in Round 2 and 3 and had zero idea what to do in a centre bounce.

A bit concerning, considering he was drafted as a mid, and this is his third year in the AFL. You'd think he would have done at least some training there over the midseason or have some natural ability to play in the guts and not look completely at sea.

 

[Judd2Sewell]

A bit concerning, considering he was drafted as a mid, and this is his third year in the AFL. You'd think he would have done at least some training there over the midseason or have some natural ability to play in the guts and not look completely at sea.

He was an inside midfielder as a junior, but so far we've been turning him into a flaky half forward.

"An accumulating inside ball-winner who produced an outstanding season for the Stingrays, able to catch the eye with his stoppage work and athleticism, as well as defensive pressure."

So at the very least he's shown he can do it at junior level, and that's what got him drafted. Hopefully he is able to eventually make the transition back into the middle like Butters and Rozee (not comparing their respective abilities).

 

[Dewyyyyy]

I dunno, despite not being great CMac was about 10 times better than Ward on the weekend.

Ward is playing a hard role on a wing, CMac has been almost non existent all season.

 

[earthworms]

In my opinion we have no pressure in our forward half without Watson .Moore tries his hardest and has a great tank but his speed is not through the roof and CMac is pretty well a passenger so far this year, I think everyone was expecting great improvement from him!
I thought Buttsy may have help but has not ?
Not sure where we go as teams are pretty well walking it out of our forward line and midfield ??


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We have no pressure anywhere. Midfields like Melbourne just walked over us.
We started winning in the second half against Collingwood when we actually started pressuring them.
We need to learn how to play defence and tackle hard in order to pressure other teams.

 

[Spanish Sahara]

IN - Gunston, Serong and Morrison

OUT - Ramsden, Ward and Butler

 

[Newmo89]

Ramsden, Butler and Ward the three dropped.

 

[thehardway]

Ward, Butler, and Ramsden omitted. Unusual to omit someone that was named in the 18.

 

[VandoHawk]

Very disappointed with the Ramsden axing. Feels like we're one of the few teams that don't give their developing talls an extended run.

Also unbalances things a bit. Chol will have to ruck now, which means we'll only have a cooked Gunston as our tall forward.

 

[thehardway]

Ramsden, Butler and Ward the three dropped.

Weddle to play the 2nd tall forward.

 

[Roddy]

Very disappointed with the Ramsden axing. Feels like we're one of the few teams that don't give their developing talls an extended run.

Also unbalances things a bit. Chol will have to ruck now, which means we'll only have a cooked Gunston as our tall forward.

Was thinking exactly this. They have you scratching your head in bewilderment sometimes...

 

[Mercy Seat]

Very disappointed with the Ramsden axing. Feels like we're one of the few teams that don't give their developing talls an extended run.

Also unbalances things a bit. Chol will have to ruck now, which means we'll only have a cooked Gunston as our tall forward.

Think it's clear we lack experience out of the forward mix with Breust and Lewis out. Reckon this was part of the thinking.

 

[Spanish Sahara]

Very disappointed with the Ramsden axing. Feels like we're one of the few teams that don't give their developing talls an extended run.

Also unbalances things a bit. Chol will have to ruck now, which means we'll only have a cooked Gunston as our tall forward.

Unless Weddle plays forward with Serong to play down back. North only have Larkey and Sellers as tall forwards


Is there also potentially some thinking with Reeves concussion to give Max a major role in the ruck at Box Hill to work on that craft?

 

[thehardway]

Weddle to play the 2nd tall forward.

Oops. Forgot about Gunston. Weddle could still go forward.

 

[TheExtractorFactor]

Ward looking more and more like a bust sadly. To go along with DGB’s issues, we need the Mackenzie and Watson picks to work out desperately.

 

[TylerDurden]

Nash absolutely kissed on the dk after that insipid display last week. Last chance.

 

[offtherails9]

Does Serong in allow Sic to free up finally? Or is he more a distributor back there

 

[Hawkas1988]

Surprised they didn't go with Ramsden to try and stretch North's terrible KPD stocks.

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[Wingnut19]

Looking forward to going to watch Gunston and Morrison, hope they can show us the future is bright. Box Hill game it is then.