Round 2: Team Selection and Match Ups

[Jonesbag 487]

Happy to have a crack at the majority of the team steve. Watts included. Feel its unfair that a bloke cops the blame for a shithouse club performance though.

IMO I believe its RR fault because the players were too worried about what stupid poll he might start if they play a bad game. Good one RR, you ruined the MFC. Time for you to retire

[olisik 4,060]

Happy to have a crack at the majority of the team steve. Watts included. Feel its unfair that a bloke cops the blame for a shithouse club performance though.

IMO I believe its RR fault because the players were too worried about what stupid poll he might start if they play a bad game. Good one RR, you ruined the MFC. Time for you to retire

Mate any player who plays loose in defence and only gets 2 kicks would cop it.

[Range Rover 1,935]

Happy to have a crack at the majority of the team steve. Watts included. Feel its unfair that a bloke cops the blame for a shithouse club performance though.

IMO I believe its RR fault because the players were too worried about what stupid poll he might start if they play a bad game. Good one RR, you ruined the MFC. Time for you to retire

Good one, have a crack at the fans. Just like McLardy did. That you, Don?

[Bonkers 990]

My team for this week:

Backs: Jetta Frawley Garland

H/B: Watts McDonald Terlich

Mid: Trengove N.Jones Viney

H/F: Howe Dawes Kent

Fwds: Byrnes Clark Blease

Ruck: Spencer Grimes Sylvia

Int: Pederson, M.Jones, D. Rodan Sub: J. Toumpas

Outs: Gillies, Jamar, McKenzie, Tapscott, Sellar, Nicholson, Dunn.

Point 1: We have got to sort out or defence it is way too top heavy how does the coaching department not see this? We should have 4 talls and 2 smalls and make Watts accountable for a player as well as running off.

Point 2: Send Jamar back to Casey and tell him to work on competitiveness. Spencer is no where near good enough but at least he competes hard.

Point 3: If Mckenzie isn't going to tag then dont bother picking him.

Point 4: I want to see how Pederson goes as third tall.

God help us.

I agree with your team other than spencer in for Jamar. I just don't think Spencer is upto it.

Dawes won't play so I'd have Pederson at CHF.

I'd bring in Magner if possible but obviously we need a long term injury for that so maybe give Bail, Evans or tackles McKenzie another run.

I'm starting to think Watts may be a wingman so we could play Grimes across half back again & move Watts to a wing.

[Return to Glory 8,395]

I'd like to see if Pederson can play a negating role on Goddard. Play Sylvia further forward and see if Toumpas can run off half back or take Heppell.

[Dr. Mubutu 784]

I'd like to see if Pederson can play a negating role on Goddard.

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[stuie 7,374]

I'd like to see if Pederson can play a negating role on Goddard. Play Sylvia further forward and see if Toumpas can run off half back or take Heppell.

Pederson play on Goddard...??! Wow.... That is THE worst suggestion ever.

[Return to Glory 8,395]

The mindset needs to be like when the Doggies took on An undefeated Essendon all those years ago. Everything was done to make them uncomfortable. Scragging, flooding, whatever makes this a contest.

[Benson 254]

The mindset needs to be like when the Doggies took on An undefeated Essendon all those years ago. Everything was done to make them uncomfortable. Scragging, flooding, whatever makes this a contest.

Would be ideal, but when have we seen Melbourne do this on command?

[Return to Glory 8,395]

Pederson play on Goddard...??! Wow.... That is THE worst suggestion ever.

I don't know Stuie, I thought your suggestion that The club had erred in getting rid of Gysbert was up there.

[stuie 7,374]

I don't know Stuie, I thought your suggestion that The club had erred in getting rid of Gysbert was up there.

I didn't say we erred, I said it seemed a big gamble.

You said Pederson should play on Goddard, that takes the cake.

[Return to Glory 8,395]

So who plays on Goddard Stuie?

[whatwhat say what 22,305]

if we play one-on-one football i don't think all five ostensible defensive 'talls' - frawley, dunn, mcdonald, watts, and garland - can play back there.

ideally it should be only three of them, and mine would be the first three. is watts worth persisting with as a running half-back who, y'know, doesn't fricking run?

dawes being crocked means one of sellar or pedersen gets a reprieve for mine. just not pedersen,

nicholson is out. preferably forever.

B: Jetta - Frawley - Dunn
HB: Watts - McDonald - Terlich
C: Grimes - Jones - Rodan
HF: Sylvia - Sellar - Blease
F: Howe - Clark - Davey
Foll: Jamar - McKenzie - Viney
I/C: M Jones - Byrnes - Toumpas

Sub: Kent

god we're thin on for quality. shocking side.

edit: forgot all about blease. substituted him for garland, who deserves to be dropped.

Edited April 2, 2013 by DemonAndrew

[Macca 16,661]

Only Viney, Jones, Clark and Grimes could be guaranteed a start next week against Essendon. Every other player could lose his spot.

The loss on Sunday ranks right up there with '186' but we only dropped 4 players after that sorry day (Maric, Nicholson, Jurrah and Sylvia)

What's more important ... sending a message to the group or picking the best side on paper? Our best side on paper continues to under perform. I would favour sending a message to the group and would drop a number of our senior players. None of the following players did anywhere near enough last Sunday ...

Frawley, Garland, Watts, Jamar, McKenzie, Sylvia, Dunn and Howe all had average to poor games. Bit hard to drop the majority of them but some should go. We should expect more from our senior players.

They just didn't do enough. They didn't lead by example and none of them deserve automatic selection. We can point the finger at the new blokes but what about these 8? Sunday was unacceptable.

Barassi, Northey and Daniher wouldn't hold back and so shouldn't Neeld. Let's see how hard Mark goes at the selection table. We could drop the new blokes but is that going to fix the problem?

ps - can someone at the club instruct Jamar how to hit the ball out to our advantage? His taps are ineffectual and have been for quite some time. If it's a choice between knocking it to his own feet or belting it forward it's a no-brainer. He more often than not gets his hand on it first, but it doesn't transform into clearances.

Edited April 2, 2013 by Macca

[Go the Biff 3,383]

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ps - can someone at the club instruct Jamar how to hit the ball out to our advantage? His taps are ineffectual and have been for quite some time. If it's a choice between knocking it to his own feet or belting it forward it's a no-brainer.

It's as though the point of him being in there is to neutralise the impact of the opposing ruck rather than try to effect something proactive.

If this is our plan for centre clearances no wonder we are stuffed

Can't remember who our ruck coach is, or if we have one. Maybe it's Matt Burgan

[dees_rule_4eva 22]

Jamar is a problem, and has been for a while. Is massively ineffectual in the ruck, and is a dinosaur around the ground. Has had one good season in a decade long career. I'd prefer sticking Fitzpatrick in the ruck and finding out what he's made of. Or Spencer.

When Gawn is right to go, he becomes number one ruck.

It's not going to solve our multitude of problems but it'll make me happy.

[Dr. Mubutu 784]

Can't remember who our ruck coach is, or if we have one. Maybe it's Matt Burgan

Cameron Schwab.

[stuie 7,374]

So who plays on Goddard Stuie?

Wasn't my idea originally, but I think the idea of having Watts run with Goddard is a fantastic one.

[Demon Jack 6,763]

Cameron Schwab.

Shannon Byrnes Edited April 2, 2013 by Demon Jack

[Jaded No More 68,600]

Here is a radical idea, our midfield is pure and utter rubbish. Jack Watts can kick a footy. Jack Watts does not like man on man defensive pressure. Jack Watts should play on a wing.

FFS just do something different. How much worse can we get?

[Demon Jack 6,763]

Here is a radical idea, our midfield is pure and utter rubbish. Jack Watts can kick a footy. Jack Watts does not like man on man defensive pressure. Jack Watts should play on a wing.

FFS just do something different. How much worse can we get?

Not a bad idea. He just might get some of the ball. Personally, I'd like to see Tommy Mac have a crack up forward.

[Bonkers 990]

Here is a radical idea, our midfield is pure and utter rubbish. Jack Watts can kick a footy. Jack Watts does not like man on man defensive pressure. Jack Watts should play on a wing.

FFS just do something different. How much worse can we get?

Start him on the wing & make him run hard all day. He has the attributes to be a good wingman & really just needs to add some hardness to his game. I also think the selection panel has been selecting a team that is too tall. On Sunday they had Clark, Sellar, Pedersen, Jamar, Watts, Gillies, Frawley,Sellar & Garland. They could probably drop Gillies & Sellar from that list & add some running players. IMO we wouldn't lose much by dropping those guys. Based on the Casey game bringing in Terlich & Kent would add some run & aggression at least.

[whatwhat say what 22,305]

he's lazy and there's no way he'll run all day. won't happen.

as bonkers says, our over-sized stocks means we have no runners in the side.

we certainly have no line-breakers. blease should be. grimes can be. watts probably wants to be.

[McQueen 17,864]

Watts must play 100 minutes on Hurley.

Whichever end of the ground. Full forward or full back. In the square, on the opposition's best KPP.

Don't let the bloke hide anymore. Either he becomes a man and a real AFL footballer or he should just give it away.

Yeah and I hope Jack improves on last weeks performance too.

[rjay 24,677]

So who plays on Goddard Stuie?

Mckenzie has done the job before and will probably get it again.