Changes v Brisbane

[binman 37,785]

12 minutes ago, Copuchas said:

  I think the match committee's challenge is that after a period of 3 and 4 changes or more a week, it's time to settle the team ahead of finals.  

Good point. Which probably makes it more likely frost will come in at the exspense of weed as surely he is more likely to play finals as hogan (and perhaps also watts) will come back in

[layzie 28,518]

Yeah I'm with you. Bring Frost in, I was enjoying T-Mac back in the backline but our best bet is with him up front for Weid.

[jnrmac 18,914]

What did Frost do at Casey?

[Fat Tony 4,367]

5 minutes ago, jnrmac said:

What did Frost do at Casey?

Neither Frost or Maynard played.

[Demons1858 1,657]

1 hour ago, binman said:

Bollocks. I watched the replay last night and weed was really poor. 4 kicks and ar least 2 were turnovers and 1 a missed set shot from 30 metres. H8s only score or indeed score involvemwnt. Cant recall outcome of his 2 handballs.

Yes he competed in rhe air but only took 2 marks and neither were contested. Yes he tackled ok but only laid 4. He played the entire game and only scored 35 fantasy points. That's a stinker.

Watts wasnt much better against gws but he was better. And was better again against rhe roos - though still poor.

Watts issue isnt lazinesd. Never has been. Ir is intensity.

Dont gwt me wrong. Im happy for him to have been selected ahead of watts.andfinw if he pla6s this week.

But this week i would drop weed and. replace him with frost. And hope watts realises how close he is to missing playing finals for the first time and plays wirh incredible intensity this week at casey. We will learn a lot about jack watts this weekend

 

 

 

Wonder whether we are splitting hairs. They are both poor of recent. One may have a few more stats but the other can be trusted by his team to play a role which can't be measured in stats but has an impact on the team i.e. contesting hard when its your turn,  working hard off the ball to maintain defensive structures,  going hard in aerial contesting to bring the ball to ground etc.

Lack of intensity is a result of laziness. Part of why he plays well after a kick up the back side.

One thing we definitely can agree on though is that he needs to earn his place in the VFL this week. Would give Weid one more week.

Edited August 16, 2017 by Demons1858

[Demons1858 1,657]

2 hours ago, leave it to deever said:

Appreciate your imput D1858 but these are the facts:

SW has played around 5 or 6 games in the seniors this year. His last game his best.(But not great lets be honest) His previous games were fairly lacking. 

JW last 3 games were fairly lacking.(coming off injury) Its not good.

 

In a few games this year JW has been top 5 and had a huge impact.

SW never has. 

Clearly Watts is a much better player across the year but on current form they are on par when you consider action not measured by stats like playing your role and contesting hard when its your turn to go etc etc

[P-man 13,154]

Stretch for Wagner is the only change I'd contemplate and it's something of a sideways swap.

[Dluth 7]

1 hour ago, Demons1858 said:

Clearly Watts is a much better player across the year but on current form they are on par when you consider action not measured by stats like playing your role and contesting hard when its your turn to go etc etc

But who do you think is more likely to take a game apart or kick a crucial goal in an elimination final?

[Lil_red_fire_engine 10,132]

3 hours ago, binman said:

Bollocks. I watched the replay last night and weed was really poor. 4 kicks and at least 2 were turnovers and once was a missed set shot from 30 metres - his only score or indeed score involvement. Cant recall outcome of his 2 handballs.

Yes he competed in rhe air but only took 2 marks and neither were contested. Yes he tackled ok but only laid 4. He played the entire game and only scored 35 fantasy points. That's a stinker.

Watts wasn't much better against gws but he was better. And was better again against the roos - though still poor.

Watts issue isn't laziness. Never has been. It is intensity.

Dont gwt me wrong. Im happy for him to have been selected ahead of watts.andfinw if he pla6s this week.

But this week i would drop weed and. replace him with frost. And hope watts realises how close he is to missing playing finals for the first time and plays with incredible intensity this week at casey. We will learn a lot about jack watts this weekend

 

 

 

I think you will find Weidemans primary role was to offer a contested pack situation and firstly bring the ball to ground. Watch the first quarter again with that in mind and you will see he gets to 6 seperate long ball contests and the ball comes to ground every time. Obviously it would be better if he marked them but not if that creates further risk that the opposition do rather than it coming to ground.

Finals usually see more long balls forward that create this. I cant recall Watts ever getting to 5 contest marking situations in a quarter let alone marking or splitting them. Watts may come back in and Weid may be dropped but the role Weid did on the weekend particularly early was a role that Watts is not adept at.

[monoccular 16,012]

3 hours ago, jnrmac said:

What did Frost do at Casey?

Lay on the ground overnight and killed off the grass?  Bloody cold out there. 

[steve_f 40]

6 hours ago, rpfc said:

 

Why is getting dropped the extinction of a player? Form comes and goes, habits get worse and they get better. These are universal truths for footy. And they are truths in a vacuum, but there is no vacuum with Watts.

Everything he has done, or hasn't done, since the beginning has been overblown and treated completely separate to the reality every other player lives in.

I would say he has been poor in 7 games this year, played his role in 3 games and was in the best 5 times. And that isn't good enough, and that is why he is dropped, but if he can get back to the form he had for Rds 12 and 13 before his hammy he might help us win a final. In 2017. In, like three weeks...

That would be good, yeah?

That would be good but I do not think that he has it in him.  That is my prediction of the future as is that the Swans are going to crush the Crows.

Another opinion is that he represents better value as a trade to those he played well against.

I would be chuffed if he won the Norm Smith medal but that is going to Nathan S.

[rpfc 27,391]

5 minutes ago, steve_f said:

That would be good but I do not think that he has it in him.  That is my prediction of the future as is that the Swans are going to crush the Crows.

Another opinion is that he represents better value as a trade to those he played well against.

I would be chuffed if he won the Norm Smith medal but that is going to Nathan S.

Threw me with the non-sequitur there...

All he has to do is play his role in a final and he will be value that is hard to replace - he doesn't have to win the Norm Smith...

[binman 37,785]

16 minutes ago, big_red_fire_engine said:

I think you will find Weidemans primary role was to offer a contested pack situation and firstly bring the ball to ground. Watch the first quarter again with that in mind and you will see he gets to 6 seperate long ball contests and the ball comes to ground every time. Obviously it would be better if he marked them but not if that creates further risk that the opposition do rather than it coming to ground.

Finals usually see more long balls forward that create this. I cant recall Watts ever getting to 5 contest marking situations in a quarter let alone marking or splitting them. Watts may come back in and Weid may be dropped but the role Weid did on the weekend particularly early was a role that Watts is not adept at.

Agree on both bolded points. As i say he competed in the air and with Jessie out that was important. Also agree he does that better than Watts. Which is a bit of indictment on Watts but crashing packs has never been his go.

I was happy for them to bring Weed and happy for Watts to be dropped. My comments were in response to Demons1858 saying Weeds form was better than Watts.

 

 

[Demons1858 1,657]

1 hour ago, Dluth said:

But who do you think is more likely to take a game apart or kick a crucial goal in an elimination final?

Agree it would be Watts but he is also just as likely to go missing and not play his role in his current form. I actually think he will play well in the vfl and be back but not yet

[Demon Disciple 10,902]

Watts for Weed and maybe Stretch for Wagner (i like Josh's endeavour and attack on the ball, but i'm never confident when the ball is in his hands)

[Drunkn167 5,093]

Keilty killed it on the training track today, outmarking both Watts and Frost. Got some good praise from Goody, has to be a good chance for a debut.

[Nasher 33,047]

2 minutes ago, Drunkn167 said:

Keilty killed it on the training track today, outmarking both Watts and Frost. Got some good praise from Goody, has to be a good chance for a debut.

Got a nod from Goody in the post match presser too last week. The coach is taking notice!

Do you know whether the junior players get much of an opportunity to approach Goodwin or get feedback? I heard the odd anecdote in previous eras about players on the list who weren't regulars in the seniors being almost ignored the senior coach.

[Stinger 397]

2 minutes ago, Nasher said:

Got a nod from Goody in the post match presser too last week. The coach is taking notice!

Do you know whether the junior players get much of an opportunity to approach Goodwin or get feedback? I heard the odd anecdote in previous eras about players on the list who weren't regulars in the seniors being almost ignored the senior coach.

Roos was very much like that - in that if you weren't best 22 you weren't on his radar. 

Edited August 16, 2017 by Stinger

[Wiseblood 24,636]

Unless we absolutely have to, I can't see Goody wanting to 'shake things up' too much with so much on the line.  If we make the finals then we have the week off to rest up, which means we can get guys like Viney through for the next fortnight and then give them the week to rest.

For me, someone like Watts is a chance to come back in over the next few weeks, as is Hogan, but outside of that I doubt there were will many changes.  I just don't see it happening.

[binman 37,785]

3 minutes ago, Nasher said:

Got a nod from Goody in the post match presser too last week. The coach is taking notice!

Do you know whether the junior players get much of an opportunity to approach Goodwin or get feedback? I heard the odd anecdote in previous eras about players on the list who weren't regulars in the seniors being almost ignored the senior coach.

And Plapp said this:

Declan Keilty: Declan had 22 disposals, 11 marks, including eight contested, two inside 50s and one tackle. It was a big step forward for Declan on the weekend. His aerial work and his ability to be able to read the ball in flight was outstanding. He took 10 marks from opposition kicks, which must be some sort of record at VFL level. It was one of the best games I’ve seen him play, which was fantastic. He’s been building and although there are still some things in his game we’d like to see improve, it was a massive step forward for him and his most consistent four quarter performance we’ve seen him play, which is really exciting for him.

[Drunkn167 5,093]

5 minutes ago, Nasher said:

Got a nod from Goody in the post match presser too last week. The coach is taking notice!

Do you know whether the junior players get much of an opportunity to approach Goodwin or get feedback? I heard the odd anecdote in previous eras about players on the list who weren't regulars in the seniors being almost ignored the senior coach.

Maybe that was the case in the past, but from what I've heard about Goody is that he is not only a fantastic coach, but Goody and Macca in particular get around the developing players just as much if not more then the senior players.

He seems to really have a good balance between Coach and just being another bloke around the club

[What 18,810]

That would be amazing if Keilty debuted this week. Even with so much on the line its probably a good week to debut him as the Lions KP players are young and raw.

Wouldnt surprise anyone though if he did come in, hes been in red hot form and Goody loves to surprise us.  Perhaps he has moved ahead of Frost in the coaches eyes.

T Mac is better up forward and this will release him to play there.

[Dappa Dan 2,188]

Seriously though... I've been off demonland for a little bit... Is this just usual wishful thinking or can Hogan really play this weekend?

[DubDee 20,356]

4 minutes ago, Dappa Dan said:

Seriously though... I've been off demonland for a little bit... Is this just usual wishful thinking or can Hogan really play this weekend?

no chance from what ive gleaned 

[Dappa Dan 2,188]

Just now, DubDee said:

no chance from what ive gleaned 

Seems crazy...

What about Pies?