Team vs the Hawks

[johntravoltron]

I was thinking the same thing when I saw the side. The forward line named on paper looks unbelievably slow. And then you add Aker to that forward line as well.

I wouldn't say it looks unbelievably slow, Grant is very fast and Johnno is still
quite quick too. I'm not sure you would add Aker to it though, he is slow.

 

[jeemak]

i agree - if the coaching staff were half serious, he would have to prove himself as he hasnt done diddly squat this year

as for the other outs with stack and hill, good move , although eagle is unlucky

Yeah those coaching staff types always stuffing around and not taking things seriously.

Name a player that has gone out of the side this week that would be better up forward and rotating through the middle than Higgins.

 

[johntravoltron]

^ If Higgins is fit then we have no problem.

 

[jeemak]

^ If Higgins is fit then we have no problem.

He'd have to be fit, surely.

 

[johntravoltron]

Hopefully. however he didn't look right for a number of games earlier in the year and we kept playing him.

 

[boydsno1]

I don't think aker is that slow. If his hammy's get better he still has some decent pace and will probly be the second fastest guy in our forward line behind grant.

 

[Pigdog]

Overall strong side yet no pace up forward. Eade has the second half of the season to add pace, bite, spark and general defensive pressure to our forward. Its our weakness and he hasn’t done anything yet.

What would you suggest we do?

 

[fred cook]

Yeah those coaching staff types always stuffing around and not taking things seriously.

Name a player that has gone out of the side this week that would be better up forward and rotating through the middle than Higgins.

Mate when the ball comes near him it gets scared cause its not used to seeing him all year

Higgins is getting a game on his name

The end

 

[Pigdog]

Mate when the ball comes near him it gets scared cause its not used to seeing him all year

Higgins is getting a game on his name

The end

What a ridiculous post.

Higgins is averaging 22.1 disposals per game this year, the highest of his career.

His use of the ball has been poor, but he is getting enough of it.

 

[stefoid]

OUT: players with no physical presence
IN: two hard nut midfielders and (for now at least) a silky forward.

If higgins has had a sore groin, as we suspect, then hes probably going to the forward line where he wont have to run as much. I agree that even at 80% hes more dangerous than Stack.

Wood on the bench us the option of throwing Murph forward at times, which is nice.

 

[fronkalicious]

Awesome changes this week. Reid and Wood are 2 guys I really want in our 22 come finals time. Good stuff.

Hey take a look at the Willi line up this week. My God, they'd beat 4 or 5 AFL teams.

 

[Bodicifer]

Good to see. It's about time we put in a hardened side and Reid and Ward really give us that with a dash of class from Missy. I'm really looking forward to this game. I think it is a truly defining moment in our season. Go Dogs!

 

[Royale]

Gotta say, wasn't expecting that many changes.

But geez, look at those ins.

I think we know what kind of game to expect form the bulldogs tonight. This is going to be one of the toughest and dominating efforts in the middle this year from our boys.