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Match Preview and Team Selection - Round 21

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2 minutes ago, Super fish said:

With Pedo and Hunt in team looks stronger

Not so sure - both have been chronic under performers in the firsts this year.

Perhaps Pedo will prove his worth down back.

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    Don't understand why Pedo is playing with the swans small forward line. He shouldn't be second ruck because T.Mac is better at it.

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    McVeigh must not be allowed to run free. ANB must play defensive forward role and shadow him completely. No free space, no way he is the get out option. Do that properly and their game is affected. 

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    1 minute ago, Redleg said:

    McVeigh must not be allowed to run free. ANB must play defensive forward role and shadow him completely. No free space, no way he is the get out option. Do that properly and their game is affected. 

    Play Spargo on him that's his role.

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    Three talls down back seems dumber than three talls up front.

    Franklin and Mccartin, who else is a tall for them? Unless we think Aliir will play forward? It just seems a strange change. Think it weakens the team too.

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    We praised pedo last year when he rucked because he was almost an oversized midfielder at times. In reality his inclusion is probably to split time with Gawn and go forward to put more pressure on their backline. I think it's good planning because if Buddy gets ahold of frost you'd think T.Mac would have to go down their and give it a crack.

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    10 minutes ago, WERRIDEE said:

    Play Spargo on him that's his role.

    Or Harmes, if they choose not to tag a mid

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    Just now, Mickey said:

    Or Harmes, if they choose not to tag a mid

    Harmes has to go to Kennedy.

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    Bernie had a shocker so understand the decision there.

    We are looking at the Pederson inclusion maybe the wrong way. Maybe we now give the Swans something to worry about - ie: our talls and marking ability. How will they counter that?

    Cam can give Max a chop out of he is sore. Maybe Max stays in the square and lets Hogan roam up the ground. It looks like a pretty flexible side on paper. The Swans have strangled our forwards in the past, this may make it a lot more dfifficult for them.

    And if Hunt can find some form he can be a weapon for us as we head to the next few weeks...

    Will be interesting....

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    Versatility is Pedo’s strength and his Casey form has been outstanding. I know that doesn’t translate to the firsts but with Maxxy sore and OMac and Frost uncertain in their ability to thwart buddy it is a common sense selection.

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    1 minute ago, chook fowler said:

    Versatility is Pedo’s strength and his Casey form has been outstanding. I know that doesn’t translate to the firsts but with Maxxy sore and OMac and Frost uncertain in their ability to thwart buddy it is a common sense selection.

    And he has been holding down a key back role at Casey...

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    Hunt replaces Bernie and Pedo replaces Smith. Can't see what the fuss is all about with some posters.

    Sydney aren't the quickest of teams, so Hunt's pace should be a weapon. Pedo's form warranted selection, along with Smith hurting his shoulder his inclusion shouldn't be a surprise.

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    1 minute ago, jnrmac said:

    And he has been holding down a key back role at Casey...

    If Pedo goes in the ruck Maxxy can drift back and take those grabs - or go forward, seeing that he is such s good set shot at goal!

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    Great selections. Hunt covers the lost pace of Smith. Wld have otherwise been too slow against the Sydney open fwd line who have their small forwards run back towards goal. 

    Pedo plays the sweeper who can double team Franklin. 

    Super happy Rohan isn't playing b/C we wouldnt have a match up for him, other than  Frost.

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    Pretty much the only explanation I can think of for the Pedo inclusion is they realise that Swans needed Buddy to kick 6 for them to win, and they still only scored 73 points. We've gone full Buddy conscious 

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    24 minutes ago, Redleg said:

    McVeigh must not be allowed to run free. ANB must play defensive forward role and shadow him completely. No free space, no way he is the get out option. Do that properly and their game is affected. 

    I'd be inclined to put AVB on McVeigh. Shd be able to keep up with him, I'd back AVB one on one and AVB will hunt and crush him. Put some intenmidation in his mind.

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    52 minutes ago, Petraccattack said:

    No idea where Pedders fits in to be honest.

    Unless they think he can play the Joel Smith/Lever role.

     

    Jordan Dawson on the bench - 190cm forward.

     

    Pedo should deal with that and then some.

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    26 minutes ago, WERRIDEE said:

    Don't understand why Pedo is playing with the swans small forward line. He shouldn't be second ruck because T.Mac is better at it.

    Wouldn't be surprised if he is in to fill the space Buddy leads into, Swans are stuffed if his delivery is curtailed. He'll chop out Max too,  TMac too valuable up forward to be ruck can't afford him getting injured 

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    2 minutes ago, Winter Dan said:

    Great selections. Hunt covers the lost pace of Smith. Wld have otherwise been too slow against the Sydney open fwd line who have their small forwards run back towards goal. 

    Pedo plays the sweeper who can double team Franklin. 

    Super happy Rohan isn't playing b/C we wouldnt have a match up for him, other than  Frost.

    Frost will go straight to buddy, omac will go to mccartin, pedo has no use down back. 

    hunt is a welcome inclusion (hopefully he emulates form of 2017) 

    still struggling to see why Bernie got omitted... 

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    Just now, Tom Dyson said:

    Frost will go straight to buddy, omac will go to mccartin, pedo has no use down back. 

    hunt is a welcome inclusion (hopefully he emulates form of 2017) 

    still struggling to see why Bernie got omitted... 

    5 kicked on him last week and hasn't exactly set the world on fire of late

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    10 minutes ago, Demon Disciple said:

    Hunt replaces Bernie and Pedo replaces Smith. Can't see what the fuss is all about with some posters.

    Sydney aren't the quickest of teams, so Hunt's pace should be a weapon. Pedo's form warranted selection, along with Smith hurting his shoulder his inclusion shouldn't be a surprise.

    More than that, we've learned through many MCG losses this year that you cannot field a slow list on the MCG.

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    6 minutes ago, DemonLad5 said:

    Pretty much the only explanation I can think of for the Pedo inclusion is they realise that Swans needed Buddy to kick 6 for them to win, and they still only scored 73 points. We've gone full Buddy conscious 

    we may be able to shut down buddy, but some other no name, Wayne carey like forward will have a bag.

    always happen to melbourne 

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    1 hour ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

    Sydney didn't include Rohan which is interesting.

    That’s a loss for us.

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    37 minutes ago, Redleg said:

    McVeigh must not be allowed to run free. ANB must play defensive forward role and shadow him completely. No free space, no way he is the get out option. Do that properly and their game is affected. 

    Peds as a defensive fwd on him or Aliir?

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