MATCH PREVIEW AND TEAM SELECTION - Round 12

[old55 23,120]

13 hours ago, stuie said:

Dawes, Frost, Stretch, Wagner, Omac, Trengove, Hunt.

Those players aren't best 22 (currently) if everyone is fit and in standard form IMO.

 

That's 4 of the current back 6 out.  Who are your back 6 in this best 22?

Edited June 11, 2016 by Fifty-5

[goodwindees 2,434]

Wow Stuie, we're a lot further behind than what I think we are if either Matt Jones or Harmes are in our BEST 22. 

[Demon Dynasty 17,109]

17 hours ago, AdamFarr said:

I reckon we might be taking a bit of a risk with Viney. I hope it doesn't backfire. I'll trust the FD to know that he's right to play. I just know they've admitted a few mistakes already this year. Namely Brayshaw's inclusion earlier in the year.

Dont think they'll risk him Adam. Most likely Harmes/Grimes In. Bit of Roosy cat & mouse going on me thinks

Edited June 12, 2016 by Rusty Nails

[jumbo returns 6,726]

Matt Jones had 30 something possessions yesterday and will return to the senior team.

He got to contest, after contest, after contest.

The message from the FD seems clear to me....

[Lucifers Hero 39,075]

Coll are fielding a team of giants!

3 players over 200cm ( Forwards/ruck: Grundy, Witts, Cox.  ).  We have 1 - Max

3 players 195 or over. (Backmen: Reid, Frost and White (fwd).  We also have 3: Oscar, Jesse and Jack W)

Coll look set to exploit our perceived (maybe real) weakness in the air.  Wouldn't be surprised to see one of their 200+ giants as spare man in defence (ala Oxley last year).   Hope our players follow coaches instructions this year and contest to bring the ball to ground in the forward line and pray that Kent and Kennedy have their running boots on!  Also hope our mids send the ball in low rather than the high bombs of recent weeks.

Think we will miss Jeff tomorrow.

[John Crow Batty 8,832]

1 minute ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

Coll are fielding a team of giants!

3 players over 200cm ( Forwards/ruck: Grundy, Witts, Cox.  ).  We have 1 - Max

3 players 195 or over. (Backmen: Reid, Frost and White (fwd).  We also have 3: Oscar, Jesse and Jack W)

Coll look set to exploit our perceived (maybe real) weakness in the air.  Wouldn't be surprised to see one of their 200+ giants as spare man in defence (ala Oxley last year).   Hope our players follow coaches instructions this year and contest to bring the ball to ground in the forward line and pray that Kent and Kennedy have their running boots on!  Also hope our mids send the ball in low rather than the high bombs of recent weeks.

Think we will miss Jeff tomorrow.

I wonder which one Jetta will match up on?

[CBDees 3,165]

43 minutes ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

Coll are fielding a team of giants!

3 players over 200cm ( Forwards/ruck: Grundy, Witts, Cox.  ).  We have 1 - Max

3 players 195 or over. (Backmen: Reid, Frost and White (fwd).  We also have 3: Oscar, Jesse and Jack W)

Coll look set to exploit our perceived (maybe real) weakness in the air.  Wouldn't be surprised to see one of their 200+ giants as spare man in defence (ala Oxley last year).   Hope our players follow coaches instructions this year and contest to bring the ball to ground in the forward line and pray that Kent and Kennedy have their running boots on!  Also hope our mids send the ball in low rather than the high bombs of recent weeks.

Think we will miss Jeff tomorrow.

But we have Tom Mc and Frost at 194 and Dawes at 193 so not that badly off!

[Lucifers Hero 39,075]

3 minutes ago, CBDees said:

But we have Tom Mc and Frost at 194 and Dawes at 193 so not that badly off!

But the over 200 Pies are 203, 209 and 211.  Max is 209 and will take one as a ruckman.  Still leaves a tall order for TMc, Frost or Dawes.

Individual match ups aside, my thinking in earlier post was more about how the game will be played out with the pies going so tall.

[DemonLad5 1,642]

Considering how many goals Collingwood let out the back last week, baffling they didn't inject more run. Must get them on the rebound. Pity we are not that fast ourselves

[beelzebub 23,254]

2 minutes ago, DemonLad5 said:

Considering how many goals Collingwood let out the back last week, baffling they didn't inject more run. Must get them on the rebound. Pity we are not that fast ourselves

Kent is 

So is Watts 

Edited June 12, 2016 by beelzebub

[DemonLad5 1,642]

Just now, beelzebub said:

Kent is 

Funny story-  My Dad (also mad Melbourne supporter) was driving his car last year and accidentally hit a bloke on his bike. Turns out he hit Dean Kent. We joke that the incident lost Kent some of his speed and ruined his career. Kent's manager actually rang him up and made him pay for a new bike

 

Long story short, he was fast before he got hit by my Dad's car..

[Adam The God 29,717]

39 minutes ago, DemonLad5 said:

Considering how many goals Collingwood let out the back last week, baffling they didn't inject more run. Must get them on the rebound. Pity we are not that fast ourselves

It's not about being fast, it's about speed of ball movement.

[beelzebub 23,254]

36 minutes ago, DemonLad5 said:

Funny story-  My Dad (also mad Melbourne supporter) was driving his car last year and accidentally hit a bloke on his bike. Turns out he hit Dean Kent. We joke that the incident lost Kent some of his speed and ruined his career. Kent's manager actually rang him up and made him pay for a new bike

 

Long story short, he was fast before he got hit by my Dad's car..

A dent Kent 

[Little Richard 6,220]

46 minutes ago, DemonLad5 said:

Considering how many goals Collingwood let out the back last week, baffling they didn't inject more run. Must get them on the rebound. Pity we are not that fast ourselves

Makes the Garlett omission a little more interesting. Hopefully Jayden Hunt will have a good day breaking away from those bigger blokes.

[jumbo returns 6,726]

Hunt's dash will be very, very important. 

I hope he really takes the game on, when he gets the ball in his hands....

[stuie 7,374]

3 hours ago, goodwindees said:

Wow Stuie, we're a lot further behind than what I think we are if either Matt Jones or Harmes are in our BEST 22. 

Why? Jones was very good before injury this year. I'm not saying he's a gun, or he's the future, but he was definitely best 22 based on his form before injury this year. Similar with Harmes, he showed enough before his slump the last couple of weeks.

 

[stuie 7,374]

3 hours ago, Fifty-5 said:

That's 4 of the current back 6 out.  Who are your back 6 in this best 22?

Jetta, TMac, Bugg, Lumumba, Salem, Dunn.

And before you start, go back to the context of this.

 

[old55 23,120]

15 minutes ago, stuie said:

Jetta, TMac, Bugg, Lumumba, Salem, Dunn.

And before you start, go back to the context of this.

 

Dunn is not in your 22.

[sue 9,074]

Anyone know what the AFL's reasoning is behind starting the match at 3:20?   Seems an odd time to me when there are no other matches.

[stuie 7,374]

3 minutes ago, Fifty-5 said:

Dunn is not in your 22.

Apologies then, just an oversight. I'd probably have Pedersen alternating with someone like Harmes or M.Jones.

Didn't really look back over it, not that interested in going around in circles with you. I've tried to give you definite answers on things to avoid that.

 

[stuie 7,374]

4 minutes ago, sue said:

Anyone know what the AFL's reasoning is behind starting the match at 3:20?   Seems an odd time to me when there are no other matches.

TV.

 

[Little Richard 6,220]

Just now, stuie said:

TV.

 

Yep, that's what it's all about. The 3:20 timeslot kind of works well with the walk from Fed Square though. Time for lunch and a couple of refreshing beverages, then to watch the Dees hammer the Pies into the turf.

[Red and Bluebeard 2,081]

23 minutes ago, sue said:

Anyone know what the AFL's reasoning is behind starting the match at 3:20?   Seems an odd time to me when there are no other matches.

Reasoning is stretching it a bit, but the answer is two words: Channel Seven.

 

[beelzebub 23,254]

23 minutes ago, sue said:

Anyone know what the AFL's reasoning is behind starting the match at 3:20?   Seems an odd time to me when there are no other matches.

Game telecast runs into their news

[Ethan Tremblay 30,510]

A decent win tomorrow and we can bounce back to ninth spot. Sucked in Richmond.

Edited June 12, 2016 by Ethan Tremblay