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Match Preview and Team Selection - Round 12

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Just our form against Port should be more than enough to seriously challenge the pies, it's just a matter of identifying these lapses early and blokes like Cross, Vince and Jones making sure they boys stay on task,

Dees by 11 points

 

Great tribute to Aaron Davey WJ. Cant wait to go to the G on Monday. The winter chill in the air, a packed crowd and we will be watching what the next ten years holds for us.

Dees by 15.

I'm with you, mate. Totally agree this is a winnable game.

What are some of the key match ups here?

Hopefully Jetta can do to Elliot what he did to Wingard and Cloke continues his horrible run (Bar last week)

 

........and I hope Jack Watts pays em back for his debut game against them. Kick the last two Jack.

Toumpas, Riley, McKenzie named for Casey but not Gawn.

That said Gawn could be held over as the emergency. With the Casey game on Saturday I could imagine they'd have 2 players (a big and a small held over for Monday).

It seems that everybody is overlooking this post which surely gives a strong hint on what the selectors are thinking! Personally l would prefer to see Riley get a run at the expense of Terlich ( no disrespect intended ).

........and I hope Jack Watts pays em back for his debut game against them. Kick the last two Jack.

Why stop at that. First two, last two, as long as it is enough.

Is there any possibility that Frawley plays back? If so, does that create room for Gawn forward (and second ruck)? Without Gawn we have a very short rucking combination.

If Frawley were to play back I would expect Grimes to get a run with role, probably on Swan.

We wont try and expose them for height, we will go for some versatility and try and prevent their run from the back half, therefore Gawn makes way for Dawes, I think it's between Toumpas and Riley and Mckenzie will only come in if there is a specific run with role for him

Yep, that's how i see it.

 

We are going to seriously out size their second tier defenders. Langdon and toovey Will cop watts and Pederson so they might really miss maxwell


The good thing is Maxwell wont be there to be the one that comes across and helps out the other defenders. We cant let Harry just run off the backline and use the ball. Have to man him up.

Binman watch it, really highlights just how bad we were and the difference in game plan

Binman watch it, really highlights just how bad we were and the difference in game plan

It's ok, I'll take my word for it.

Binman watch it, really highlights just how bad we were and the difference in game plan

sorry mike, no can do. I couldn't cope

Watching the replay from last year really highlights the improvement in the team

http://www.afl.com.au/video/smart-replay?round=CD_R201301411&matchId=CD_M20130141106

This is the team we went with this time last year.

B

  • Lynden Dunn,
  • Cameron Pedersen,
  • Dean Terlich

HB

  • Colin Garland,
  • Tom McDonald,
  • Sam Blease

C

  • Jack Trengove,
  • Colin Sylvia,
  • Dean Kent

HF

  • Jordie McKenzie
  • Jack Fitzpatrick
  • Jack Watts

F

  • David Rodan,
  • Chris Dawes,
  • Aaron Davey

Fol

  • Mark Jamar,
  • Matt Jones,
  • Nathan Jones

I/C

  • Michael Evans,
  • Jeremy Howe,
  • Jimmy Toumpas

Sub

  • Luke Tapscott

So if you compare to the team for Monday:

OUT:

Blease, Trengove, Sylvia, Kent, Fitzpatrick, Rodan, Davey, Evans, Tapscott

IN:

Jetta, Grimes, Cross, Tyson, Vince, Bail, Frawley, Viney, Gawn, JKH, Riley, Salem

2013 centre line: Trengove, Sylvia, Kent

2014 centre line: Cross, Tyson, Vince

:blink:


I think Frawley will go back with a more mobile Dunn or Howe to go forward. Roos has been trying to add flexibility to the team and this should be where we see benefit. Their back line is not great and without Frawley down back I cannot see holding both Cloke and White. Dawes in for Toumpas. Riley in for JKH who has a rest.

Cross to Pendlebury?

What about Daisey?......oh no wait......

This is the team we went with this time last year.

B

  • Lynden Dunn,
  • Cameron Pedersen,
  • Dean Terlich

HB

  • Colin Garland,
  • Tom McDonald,
  • Sam Blease

C

  • Jack Trengove,
  • Colin Sylvia,
  • Dean Kent

HF

  • Jordie McKenzie
  • Jack Fitzpatrick
  • Jack Watts

F

  • David Rodan,
  • Chris Dawes,
  • Aaron Davey

Fol

  • Mark Jamar,
  • Matt Jones,
  • Nathan Jones

I/C

  • Michael Evans,
  • Jeremy Howe,
  • Jimmy Toumpas

Sub

  • Luke Tapscott

So if you compare to the team for Monday:

OUT:

Blease, Trengove, Sylvia, Kent, Fitzpatrick, Rodan, Davey, Evans, Tapscott

IN:

Jetta, Grimes, Cross, Tyson, Vince, Bail, Frawley, Viney, Gawn, JKH, Riley, Salem

2013 centre line: Trengove, Sylvia, Kent

2014 centre line: Cross, Tyson, Vince

:blink:

That difference across the centre is amazing.

 

Final INs and OUTS

MFC

In: C.Dawes
Out: J.Toumpas (Omitted)

Coll

In: L.Ball , D.Swan , S.Dwyer
Out: N.Maxwell (Calf) , S.Sidebottom (Suspension) , T.Adams (Omitted)

Cross to Pendlebury?

My key match-ups would be

Nath Jones to Pendlebury (Nath has played a lot against opposition captains)

Cross to Beams (Prob the next most damaging)

Expecting MaCaffer to be tagging Dom.

Dunn on Cloke


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