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Buddy & Roughhead

Jerry Lundergard
in Melbourne Demons

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I know he has been ordinary lately, and Hawk fans have been riding him, but Roughhead worries me more than Buddy because he always seems to play well against us. I am inclined to play Frawley on him because i think he is the only one with the strength to go with him, he seems to have monstered anyone else we have put on him.

That would leave Garland for Franklin who played well on him 2 years ago and whose closing speed and spoiling may trouble him on the lead. Riv can play his 3rd man up role he is suited to.

Thoughts?

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    Yep good idea, only other option IMO would be bring in warnock too play on roughy at the expense of ?? ??

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    roughhead usually is able to do pretty well against us, i wouldnt mind seeing warnock brought in for the role this week, but i think garland would go to roughhead probably? and frawley too franklin, because franklin is notoriously their best forward and frawley our best defender

    rivers third man up will be important, one of the reasons that we convincingly beat richmond was the fact that we were able to back into the forwards space. the other important thing will be pressure in the midfield to avoid hit up passes.

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    I know he has been ordinary lately, and Hawk fans have been riding him, but Roughhead worries me more than Buddy because he always seems to play well against us. I am inclined to play Frawley on him because i think he is the only one with the strength to go with him, he seems to have monstered anyone else we have put on him.

    That would leave Garland for Franklin who played well on him 2 years ago and whose closing speed and spoiling may trouble him on the lead. Riv can play his 3rd man up role he is suited to.

    Thoughts?

    I agree, with Rivers riding shotgun whenever he can help out.

    Dunns speed would also be helpful if he could venture there abouts to help block any space buddy may well want to run into heading for goal.

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    I know he has been ordinary lately, and Hawk fans have been riding him, but Roughhead worries me more than Buddy because he always seems to play well against us. I am inclined to play Frawley on him because i think he is the only one with the strength to go with him, he seems to have monstered anyone else we have put on him.

    That would leave Garland for Franklin who played well on him 2 years ago and whose closing speed and spoiling may trouble him on the lead. Riv can play his 3rd man up role he is suited to.

    Thoughts?

    Your thoughts are good and i tend to agree. Also Buddy has a tendancy to lead up the ground then work back and across hard. Roughy stays more at home and that is where Frawley is best suited. I would back Frawley in one on one with Roughy and tell Rivers to concentrate on helping Garland with Buddy. Frawley is also more mobile at ground level than Roughy so should be able to run off him.

    We need to nullify their run however. Shut them down in the midfield and exploit their undermanned defence. That is the real key IMO.

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    I didn't mention Warnock, as he is one of those defenders that Roughie has monstered in the past.

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    roughhead has only kicked 10 in his last 4 outings against us, not all that great when you consider they smash us everytime

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    Frawley to Roughead... although I'm not convinced he has the height/jump to stop Rough's high marking ability.

    Garland to Franklin - closing speed on the lead, his extend-an-arm ability around the body.

    Rivers 3rd man up whenever the ball comes in high.

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