I'm pretty sure Jetta was returning to the field from the bench when he absolutely crunched Riewoldt. When the Richmond player looked upfield, he saw Riewoldt free and unmarked, near the members' wing boundary. He executed a good pass, but by the time it reached Riewoldt, Jetta had entered the field of play, and spoiled the ball and the player really hard. I was sitting just near it, and the boy looked really sick after the clash.

I think some coaches have been able to use the interchange bench deliberately in this way(was it Sheedy?)in the past.

Should we look into trying to exploit the bench somehow by delaying a player's re-entry to the field till it is advantageous to us? Possibly a loose man target for the second kick after a kick-in?

In these days of the predictable "switch", it may be possible to devise some tactic that we can use to our advantage.

Mustn't have been Jetta, he's too soft

I'm pretty sure Jetta was returning to the field from the bench when he absolutely crunched Riewoldt. When the Richmond player looked upfield, he saw Riewoldt free and unmarked, near the members' wing boundary. He executed a good pass, but by the time it reached Riewoldt, Jetta had entered the field of play, and spoiled the ball and the player really hard. I was sitting just near it, and the boy looked really sick after the clash.

I think some coaches have been able to use the interchange bench deliberately in this way(was it Sheedy?)in the past.

Should we look into trying to exploit the bench somehow by delaying a player's re-entry to the field till it is advantageous to us? Possibly a loose man target for the second kick after a kick-in?

In these days of the predictable "switch", it may be possible to devise some tactic that we can use to our advantage.

Not a bad idea. Interesting.

Alternatively, I wonder if DB has thought of using the interchange rule to our tanking advantage recently? You know, just send on a 19th man...accidentally....whoops, opposition goal. Oh dear, what a shame.

Mustn't have been Jetta, he's too soft

It was Neville!

I'm pretty sure Jetta was returning to the field from the bench when he absolutely crunched Riewoldt. When the Richmond player looked upfield, he saw Riewoldt free and unmarked, near the members' wing boundary. He executed a good pass, but by the time it reached Riewoldt, Jetta had entered the field of play, and spoiled the ball and the player really hard. I was sitting just near it, and the boy looked really sick after the clash.

I think some coaches have been able to use the interchange bench deliberately in this way(was it Sheedy?)in the past.

Should we look into trying to exploit the bench somehow by delaying a player's re-entry to the field till it is advantageous to us? Possibly a loose man target for the second kick after a kick-in?

In these days of the predictable "switch", it may be possible to devise some tactic that we can use to our advantage.

Not bad. But I got a better idea. We delay a player's re-entry to the field and when they do come on, they are wearing the opposition's jumper.

They'd never see that coming.

This is an interesting topic actually. I was thinking about it myself, yesterday. Whilst, watching the Eagles v Essendon match, Worsfold used this tactic a number of times, to allow free players on the wing.

Mustn't have been Jetta, he's too soft

FFS - give the kid a bloody break for cring out loud!!!!

i think he is taking the [censored]

of one particular comment made in another thread

i think he is taking the [censored]

of one particular comment made in another thread

Yes he is, he beat me to it.

For those that remember the '87 finals, didn't Russell Richards when coming off the bench completely smash an opposition player who didn't see him?

Perhaps DB could use this tactic.

I'm thinking taking two backs off when the opposition has the ball at their half back.

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