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Ok don't bring Goodes back yet , Judd just did him hammy in 3 mins
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Ok don't bring Goodes back yet , Judd just did him hammy in 3 mins
For the first time this year we have a dilemma - the possibility that we will have to fit in best 22 player/s into a winning side.
Tippett will almost certainly come in you would think but not sure at who's expense, pains me to say but LRT looks shaky.
If Mitchell is fit for midfield duties he starts, BJ or Lloyd will go out. Mitchell mustn't be played as a small forward.
Goodes if fit might go green vest, can't see they are going to send him to the Qld outback for a gallop, again BJ or Lloyd will make way.
After reading all the reports on Nankervis, he must be getting close to displacing Derickx but can't see tht many changes in one week.
ROK, sorry but there's no spot for him.
Interesting dilemma but we have to have guys like Tippett, Goodes, Mitchell on song by the time we meet Hawthorn in three weeks May 9th.
Jones will get the job on Jack, Roos is using Jones in exactly the same role as he did with Jack a few yrs agoN Jones , 30 pos , 17 contested , 11 clearances , 1 goal in todays game. McGlynn or Bird ?
I think the message is don't bring him back as a sub......have him start and run from the get go..Ok don't bring Goodes back yet , Judd just did him hammy in 3 mins
I'm going to the game so I hope Goodesy plays.Having said that, I think both Goodes and Mitchell would do well with at least one more week off....
Ok. Might be slightly off topic but just been looking at what time gates open for the game. Came across that this game is considered a class C game. Seating plan makes no reference to GA and in the pricing lists GA for members with entry entitlements at $8.50. I'm presuming it will be just a standard rock up, pay nothing and sit wherever on Level 1 or 3 sort of thing and that the MCG website is just poorly worded?
Any idea?
http://www.mcg.org.au/Events/Tickets/Ticket Prices.aspx
I think the coaches have faith in big Tom D, and may persist with him. They recruited him to fill a role and whilst he is not setting the world on fire I do like his effort. Good tackling pressure, serviceable ruck work, better than LRT in the ruck and better than risking tippo at present.I'd bring Tippett in for Derrickx and that's about it. The team performed well against a highly structured opponent, they've all done well to keep their spots in the team.
I think Derrickx kept his spot against Freo purely because of Sandilands. Pyke needed additional assistance that won't be required against Melbourne.
I'd have LRT sharing the ruck load with Pyke, regardless of whether he's a decent ruckman or not. We can't afford Tippett going near the ruck until he's proven his body can handle the toll, and even then I'd only use him sparingly.
Unless Mitchell plays 70%+ midfield I cant see how he will get a game and please don't take this the wrong way ( anyone ) as I think Mitchell will be a star no doubt but he will be a star as a inside mid what his game is built around , hard in extractor with great hands in and under. The way I see it and as I said don't take this the wrong way but if Mitchell is to come in and just play forward i think it is the wrong position and call and not bagging him one little bit but just stating of obvious that Mitchell lacks leg speed and is not a crumbing forward and doesn't have slick foot work and dance around players and kick goals out of no where so if he is not to play most part of the game in the middle and it comes down to him and BJ playing forward i would rather BJ by a mile regardless who went higher in the draft and who will be the bigger star as going on team balance BJ is far better than Mitchell as a small forward as BJ has elite speed and is very smart and knows when to crumb the packs at full speed , also has the leg speed to put on great defensive pressure that Mitchell really cant. I just think the first couple of games showed that we had far to many inside mids in the team ( everybody fighting for the same ball at times ) and not enough outside run and defensive pressure in the forward line and ROK/Mitchell playing forward was not the right call.Reid won't be back for a few weeks yet. If the other 3 are fit, I'd say.
IN: Tippett, Goodes, Mitchell
OUT: Derickx, B. Jack (anyone else that can go out?), J. Lloyd (Mind you, none of these guys were bad last night).
Goodes get the vest and swaps with Tippett some time in the 3rd term. If Mitchell isn't fit, BJ stays in the side.
Issue with those changes is that we need BJ as a crumber.
Unless Mitchell plays 70%+ midfield I cant see how he will get a game and please don't take this the wrong way ( anyone ) as I think Mitchell will be a star no doubt but he will be a star as a inside mid what his game is built around , hard in extractor with great hands in and under. The way I see it and as I said don't take this the wrong way but if Mitchell is to come in and just play forward i think it is the wrong position and call and not bagging him one little bit but just stating of obvious that Mitchell lacks leg speed and is not a crumbing forward and doesn't have slick foot work and dance around players and kick goals out of no where so if he is not to play most part of the game in the middle and it comes down to him and BJ playing forward i would rather BJ by a mile regardless who went higher in the draft and who will be the bigger star as going on team balance BJ is far better than Mitchell as a small forward as BJ has elite speed and is very smart and knows when to crumb the packs at full speed , also has the leg speed to put on great defensive pressure that Mitchell really cant. I just think the first couple of games showed that we had far to many inside mids in the team ( everybody fighting for the same ball at times ) and not enough outside run and defensive pressure in the forward line and ROK/Mitchell playing forward was not the right call.
If Mitchell cant find the ball in the middle and is out of form he should have to go back to the 2s like everyone else as putting him forward out of position will not help and will hurt the team.
At his presser he said goodes could play though
He could - but he said he won't play two underdone players in Seniors in one go.
Unless Mitchell plays 70%+ midfield I cant see how he will get a game and please don't take this the wrong way ( anyone ) as I think Mitchell will be a star no doubt but he will be a star as a inside mid what his game is built around , hard in extractor with great hands in and under. The way I see it and as I said don't take this the wrong way but if Mitchell is to come in and just play forward i think it is the wrong position and call and not bagging him one little bit but just stating of obvious that Mitchell lacks leg speed and is not a crumbing forward and doesn't have slick foot work and dance around players and kick goals out of no where so if he is not to play most part of the game in the middle and it comes down to him and BJ playing forward i would rather BJ by a mile regardless who went higher in the draft and who will be the bigger star as going on team balance BJ is far better than Mitchell as a small forward as BJ has elite speed and is very smart and knows when to crumb the packs at full speed , also has the leg speed to put on great defensive pressure that Mitchell really cant. I just think the first couple of games showed that we had far to many inside mids in the team ( everybody fighting for the same ball at times ) and not enough outside run and defensive pressure in the forward line and ROK/Mitchell playing forward was not the right call.
If Mitchell cant find the ball in the middle and is out of form he should have to go back to the 2s like everyone else as putting him forward out of position will not help and will hurt the team.