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Strategy Your ideal starting 22
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I really like the idea of playing Bolton on the wing to replace Ellis, was killing it in the midfield for a stretch during the season.
Will still have the smalls of Castagna, Rioli, and Stack at times, as well as the rotating Lambert, Edwards, Cotch, Dusty
Will still have the smalls of Castagna, Rioli, and Stack at times, as well as the rotating Lambert, Edwards, Cotch, Dusty
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I'm getting excited lads.
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After reading a few reports regarding intra club games & training I'm currently running with the following side.
B: Grimes Astbury Broad
HB: Houli Vlastuin Stack
C: Pickett Ross Caddy
HF: Castagna Lynch Bolton
F: Martin Riewoldt Rioli
R: Soldo Graham Prestia
INT: Cotchin Edwards Lambert CCJ
EMG: RCD Baker Short Balta
OUT: Baker Short Nankervis Ellis
IN: Stack Ross Graham CCJ
Starting to warm to the idea of a changing of the guard through the midfield with the younger crop starting to take a more leading role in the line up as we transition away from the likes of Cotchin Edwards & even Martin as our go to mids to start games. The likes of Ross & Graham have shown that they can hold their own and having those older blokes around as part of the rotations means we won't really lose anything.
I also think that we can take a bit of time with Nank if he is still carrying the groin issue come season start and can blood CCJ alongside Soldo again without really losing anything.
B: Grimes Astbury Broad
HB: Houli Vlastuin Stack
C: Pickett Ross Caddy
HF: Castagna Lynch Bolton
F: Martin Riewoldt Rioli
R: Soldo Graham Prestia
INT: Cotchin Edwards Lambert CCJ
EMG: RCD Baker Short Balta
OUT: Baker Short Nankervis Ellis
IN: Stack Ross Graham CCJ
Starting to warm to the idea of a changing of the guard through the midfield with the younger crop starting to take a more leading role in the line up as we transition away from the likes of Cotchin Edwards & even Martin as our go to mids to start games. The likes of Ross & Graham have shown that they can hold their own and having those older blokes around as part of the rotations means we won't really lose anything.
I also think that we can take a bit of time with Nank if he is still carrying the groin issue come season start and can blood CCJ alongside Soldo again without really losing anything.
I like it. I'd like to see Baker in there but it's hard to find soeone to come out. Maybe Ross with stack rotating through the middle.
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Interesting to see that in the intra club game the side that they went with was the same as the ideal side I was suggesting early on in this thread. As I tried to explain to people I don't see us changing much from the premiership side as 2020 unfolds. Obviously with drops in form and injuries some of the fringe players will get their chance but I think we should prepare ourselves for some players who we think are better talents missing from the side when the season roles around.
Graham is injured. I would play RCD for 4 rounds. That way Graham is properly rested for the important part of the year. RCD gets a good run of games then send him back.
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Similar to my side RT although i can see either Short or Baker remaining at the expense of Ross.Can't see us making "2 changes" from the GF.
And surely your taking the piss with Cotch & Sheds starting on the bench.
Hasn't Stack all preseason, including the scratch match this week, trained/played with the forwards?
Well I still hope its limited minutes. Perfect opp to blood RCD. 4 games.
2020 is a new season. That 2019 team can reminisce when they have pish ups. The 21 left of the GF team are not all our best 22. Short seems to be down back for his long kick. I'd play Stack back there. And if I want Baker out of the side too someone has to play there. Sheds? Pickett? I want to get as much of the depth into the team. Ross, RCD in particular. Shai gets squeezed out of my team
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Well i don't really rate Short as a backman.To nervous/panicky in tight situations.Has a weapon in his kicking long but isn't precise when going for shorter options.Baker on the other hand is much more cleaner and always finds the right option.I'd go Baker over Short but thats me.
And its a huge YES with Stack off HB.
B: Vlastuin Astbury Grimes
Hb: Houli Balta Broad
C: Bolton Cotchin Caddy
Hf: Edwards Riewoldt Martin
F: Castagna Lynch Rioli
R: Soldo Prestia Lambert
Int: Stack Baker Pickett Ross
Emg: Short Nankervis Graham Chol
There are too many to fit in Nankervis so Balta is my 2nd ruck relief in defence, with Lynch at the stoppages in the forward 50.
I had to drop Short as I want Baker in.
Hb: Houli Balta Broad
C: Bolton Cotchin Caddy
Hf: Edwards Riewoldt Martin
F: Castagna Lynch Rioli
R: Soldo Prestia Lambert
Int: Stack Baker Pickett Ross
Emg: Short Nankervis Graham Chol
There are too many to fit in Nankervis so Balta is my 2nd ruck relief in defence, with Lynch at the stoppages in the forward 50.
I had to drop Short as I want Baker in.
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I think we'll start to see a bit of a swing towards giving the kids more responsibility against the oppositions best mids to help them develop their games quicker. Also the luxury of having Cotchin and Shedds coming in to the game against the oppositions second string mids would be a scary thought as you would have them running around fresh midway through quarters while the oppositions best mids are having their breather.
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From the last injury update
Jack Graham, shoulder
"Jack’s resumed full contact training this week. He was doing a little bit last week, has done a little bit more this week and next week we'll do absolutely everything. We're targeting the second Marsh Series game for Jack Graham to return to the team."
He has been but I think it becomes a case of where a spot opens up that decides where he gets picked for the AFL side. I still like him across HB as his disposal is much better than the likes of Short/Baker when coming out of D50
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Have no problem giving kids abit more responsibility but not too have 2 of your leaders starting on the bench is going to far.Ross & Co are good but their not there yet.
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Graham is a 4th year player and Ross showed that he can match it in the middle against quality opponents in his games last year, I don't think we'd lose too much in going down this path and it's not like I'm talking about them having to play 10-15 minutes in there, more like a 4-5 minute spell and then you get to swing in the likes of Cotchin Edwards & Martin when the opposition take their best mids out. All our guys need to do is break even at the start of quarters and we can then take the ascendancy in the middle part of quarters.
They all rotate so it doesn't really matter, but Cotch and Edwards aren't starting on the bench. Its just not happening, not that it matters too much.
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Fridge is experienced enough that we could get away with it.
Sorry but Ross is neither experienced enough or talented enough at this stage to take on the oppose best mids.
We'd go back to the dark days of sapping the confidence out of a kid before he's ready.
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As we saw last season when Cotchin was hurt the likes of Ross & Graham were able to step in and fill the void so we're not really losing anything by trying something like this. With both Cotchin & Edwards closer to the end than the start of their careers why not take the opportunity, especially early in the season to take some of the pressure off of them and manage them through the season so then when we get to the business end of the season, these guys are fresher than they would be having been smacked around for the majority of the season.
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Respectfully disagree, the kid showed at the start of his career that he could match it with the oppositions best mids and that was after just his first preseason. Having had another summer under his belt and by all reports getting in better shape than he was last year there is no reason to hold him back, especially earlier in the season when we've got the ability to experiment a little, knowing that we're still good enough to remain one of the teams to beat.
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