DEVIL OF A TIME - Match Preview and Team Selection

[jazza 1,323]

Michie had a bad week but if anyone needs time to find their feet at this level it's him. Disappointing omission.

With that team I'll be pleasantly surprised if it's not another mauling. I just hope they show a bit of guts.

I'm surprised to see him out, I thought he had a good nab challenge and was ok against the saints, why him?

lazy when oppo had the pill.

watched him stand at chb in 1st quarter as 3 wc players jogged past him when ball was at the other side of oval,

as soon as wc had a clear run,he was left flat footed as 2 unmarked wc players waxed the pill for an open goal.

did this twice in the first 20 minutes and coaching staff would have been ropeable,just lazy football,not skill error but pure laziness.

[Young Dee 1,302]

Why don't we play King instead of Peterson?

Has to be better. Its GWS this week and then we play Carlton who only has Warnock as a tall. Great opportunity to blood him at FF

Peterson? - is that a nickname or just a typo?

King is very raw and kids like him/salem/toumpas would benefit from a year at Casey

[praha 10,270]

How depressing that pick 2 and pick 4 have been dropped.

[old dee 22,819]

How depressing that pick 2 and pick 4 have been dropped.

Fairly normal state of affairs Cudi is it not?

[Lucifers Hero 36,988]

Hard to have selection options when last years 5th placed B&F can't get a game for Freo (when a number of their best 22 are out of the team). Sylvia not in the 25 squad and not on injured list.

Roos must really wonder about the state of the team he inherited and how on earth he can make players earn their spots. Only works with depth. He is at least 2 years away from having that.

At some level players know that the coach doesn't have many options so the chances of being dropped are small. Not good for self-motivation.

[Machsy 2,856]

How depressing that pick 2 and pick 4 have been dropped.

Michie was pick 2??

[Wunders 385]

Michie was pick 2??

I think he meant Trengrove

Go dees - we have a chance!

[Machsy 2,856]

I think Roos doesn't care so much about stealing a win in the short term, but rather building for consistent wins in the long term.

Not that they're mutually exclusive, or that he won't coach to win on game day.

But I think it's underestimated how much he will use "dropping players" strategically, when they don't technically "deserve it" through poor performance, but so they can work on a deficiency against a lesser standard of opponent, and out of the spotlight.

Toumpas may not have been our worst, but I think he is one that has the most to gain from working on winning contested football at Casey.

And we have enough middling midfielders in the wings that all have their deficiencies and will likely have a similar impact, so it's not weakening the side.

Plus, the absence of McKenzie, Viney and Riley as contested ball winners has had as profound an effect on the side as missing Hogan, Clark & Dawes. No more of Tyson extracting it all on his own.

[Machsy 2,856]

I think he meant Trengrove

Go dees - we have a chance!

Oh, you mean Trengove who wasn't dropped..?

I think he's confused.

[Scipio 5,868]

How depressing that pick 2 and pick 4 have been dropped.

If he doesn't play, it's about time Trengove got dropped anyway.

[Deemotivated 550]

Why do people keep asking stupid questions like "why don't we play king?" Or "why not jetta?" They are effing rookies!

[Dwight Schrute 16,747]

Anyone know why Col wasn't named for Casey?

[jumbo returns 6,486]

Why do people keep asking stupid questions like "why don't we play king?" Or "why not jetta?" They are effing rookies!

Notwithstanding the fact that Jetta is not up to AFL standard and King needs work in the magoos.

[rpfc 27,413]

Why do people keep asking stupid questions like "why don't we play king?" Or "why not jetta?" They are effing rookies!

You can elevate at the drop of a hat.

[rpfc 27,413]

lol of course he is well regarded

hes an absiolute gun

Didnt you watch him play last season?

Are you being sarcastic?

I was being rhetorical.

A few on here had an issue with my opinion that Viney was ahead of all mids save for Vince, Tyson, Cross, and Jones. Once he has got his fitness up a little bit he is straight in - I think Roos thinks quite a bit of him...

[old dee 22,819]

Anyone know why Col wasn't named for Casey?

Still injured?

[Deemotivated 550]

Notwithstanding the fact that Jetta is not up to AFL standard and King needs work in the magoos.

Agreed

[Dwight Schrute 16,747]

Still injured?

All i had been hearing was he was training really strongly, trained with the main group, was probably right for seniors but wanted him to have a week in the 2's and boom he's not named at all lol

[Gorgoroth 12,308]

Is he named in Casey ressies?

[Wunders 385]

Is he named in Casey ressies?

I read that the ressies have a bye this week

[rjay 23,883]

Are you being sarcastic?

I was being rhetorical.

A few on here had an issue with my opinion that Viney was ahead of all mids save for Vince, Tyson, Cross, and Jones. Once he has got his fitness up a little bit he is straight in - I think Roos thinks quite a bit of him...

I reckon that's exactly where he sits at the moment and it's good to have him back in. Adds a bit more to the mids.

[chookrat 3,776]

McKenzie is important to our side and we will benefit from his return.

[old dee 22,819]

McKenzie is important to our side and we will benefit from his return.

We could have an hour discussion on that one chookrat and at the end of the hour neither one of us would have changed their mind.

So best I just say I don't agree.

[Maggot 1977 263]

Garland & Gawn will be another 3 - 4 away

Dawes 5- 6 and Clark 7- 8 ,months if ever.

I would not be surprised to see none of these blokes play multiple games before the bye round.

[Vagg 2,422]

Despite the rap on Kelly, I think our deal for pick 2 will prove to be a good one.

Roos has a history of dealing and it needs to continue to improve our list.

Some good drafting and trading over the next 2 seasons could really change things as other club's older better players retire.

Agreed. And, I'm sick of the dumb "experts" prattling on how Melb will regret having taken Tyson instead of Kelly at Pick 2. They fail to realise we got Tyson AND Salem for Pick 2!

As you say, Tyson, on his own, has the potential to be a star. Add to Salem to the equation, and suddenly our Pick 2 has the potential of being very special.

I'd like to re-visit the debate in 2 or 3 years, and see if anyone would seriously still take Kelly over Tyson & Salem.