5 hours ago, Mel Bourne said:

Lockhart is far from a fringe player. He has the potential to be a star player. 
 

Jones is taking up his spot in the team these days. 

A star???? ?  We must be talking about a different bloke 

 

55 minutes ago, Redleg said:

So Tom Mac is only chop out for Gawn and need him as only key forward as well, who BTW is totally out of form. 
I find the team selection bewildering.
We have a stack of half forwards though, bewildering. 
 

Realistically with the shorter game, Max will ruck 95%.  

1 minute ago, Demons11 said:

A star???? ?  We must be talking about a different bloke 

 

I’ve always liked what I’ve seen from Lockhart, he’s had limited games to under his belt, he’s quick, tough and composed.  Might just be me though.....

1 hour ago, brendan said:

Yep great inclusions hardness and speed 

Agree

Jones out is quite a statement but I don’t mind the changes from what was on offer.

Mainly excited to see Vanders back in to hurt people.

We are learning from the past - the bombers always run over the top of us. Go small and mobile on the G

Gawn will ruck 90% and Tomo the other 10%

Trac to dominate

I think we will be hoping the connection between up field and forwards is exceptional with pinpoint passes.

Also one area we need to improve in is pressure on is our forward defensive work. The inclusions will help this. It was very obvious how easy it was for Carlton to get the ball out in the last half. Our forward defensive pressure was non existent. That was the main reason we could not stop their momentum. Glad to see Goody has addressed this.

Manic unrelenting forward defensive pressure is one tactic used to maintain momentum or swing lost momentum back. It forces opposition errors.

2 minutes ago, P-man said:

Mainly excited to see Vanders back in to hurt people.

Hopefully not including himself...

For me the interesting thing about the inclusions is I feel like they have gone for multiple options in the forward line. There are players we can shift around the ground to give people rests up forward and potentially provide different avenues at goal. This has to be seen as crossroads game for Tommy though, 2 poor outings you can shrug off a little but 3 will start to create serious questions marks and dropping Jones I feel could be a bit of a statement to say that previous service now means nothing. Produce or be dropped.

For me I'm happy with those changes. ANB stiff, but he must have know the selections committee was only going to keep him in if he produced the goods. He gave one good quarter (like many others), that was it.

A lot of underdone players going in. Bennell, Vanders and Hannan do not leave me with great confidence of getting thru a full game. 
 

Massive call on Jones. Melksham was worse and he isn’t our ex captain and does not have nearly as many credits in the bank. He is on thin ice. Neal Bullen did a lot more than him and yet he is dropped. Seems unfair, although I’m not fan of ANB.  

Interesting that not a lot of defense regarding Jones's dropping, if this had happened 12 months ago, this site would have been awash with protest. But we all watched him last week, if they are going to persist with him, why not play him FF

 

1 minute ago, Jaded said:

A lot of underdone players going in. Bennell, Vanders and Hannan do not leave me with great confidence of getting thru a full game. 
 

Massive call on Jones. Melksham was worse and he isn’t our ex captain and does not have nearly as many credits in the bank. He is on thin ice. Neal Bullen did a lot more than him and yet he is dropped. Seems unfair, although I’m not fan of ANB.  

It's sad to say for Jones, but Melksham has more upside.

We can't tolerate repeat performances from him like last week, and there's now ANB and Jones outside the 22 pushing for his spot, but if he turns it around it improves us far, far more than if Jones turns his form around. Melksham's link between half-back and the forward line in 2018 was critical to our success and will do wonders for us if/when he gets that back.

I feel for Jones (obvious) and ANB (given he wasn't our worst last week) but for both, their omission is justifiable IMO.

We had to make a change to the make up with our strong bodied mids who aren’t blessed with level top pace. The pressure’s now on Angus Brayshaw to perform.

1 hour ago, Spud said:

No Fantasia, no Heppell for Johnnie Weasel and his injectors, with our full list, some good in's with AVB, Hanna and Wilson Pickett, it is basically a must win now!

Will you and Wilson be celebrating at the Sunday Eve disco with a karaoke duet of "In the Midnight Hour" or commiserating with "Mama Told Me Not To Come"?

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33 minutes ago, godees said:

Hannan 189cm

VDB 188cm

Fritsch 188cm

+/- Smith 191cm

Not tall but not exactly short either. I figure that’s how they think we will compete.

The team looks good on paper to me, despite the lack of height. Hard running and using the space of the MCG will hold us in good stead.

 

Might be a case of kicking to whoever is NOT near Hooker/Hurley.  An interesting team rule.  And whoever IS being marked by them can just go for a run.  It's a bit like sharking the opposition ruck when you know they will win the taps!

1 hour ago, jnrmac said:

As much as I like Hannan he needs to lift big time. Averaged 5 kicks and 3 marks in his 6 games last year. 4 goals in total..

ha ha .....

Really?

16 minutes ago, Jaded said:

A lot of underdone players going in. Bennell, Vanders and Hannan do not leave me with great confidence of getting thru a full game. 
 

Massive call on Jones. Melksham was worse and he isn’t our ex captain and does not have nearly as many credits in the bank. He is on thin ice. Neal Bullen did a lot more than him and yet he is dropped. Seems unfair, although I’m not fan of ANB.  

Melksham was worse but I think they're slightly different players. For forward line structure I think Melksham is more important.

I'm a little worried about the fitness of players as well, but perhaps their banking on the fact that Vanders did a large body of work in the pre-season. I think Vanders was actually ahead of Bennell fitness wise.

Weid, ANB, and Oscar are all players that people have long believed to be Goody's favourites. I think it's quite telling that all three  (and Jones) aren't playing.

12 minutes ago, Blistering said:

The pressure’s now on Angus Brayshaw to perform.

Is it though? He's gone a long time now without consistently performing but is still under the radar as far as pressure goes IMO.

 

1 hour ago, Redleg said:

So Tom Mac is only chop out for Gawn and need him as only key forward as well, who BTW is totally out of form. 
I find the team selection bewildering.
We have a stack of half forwards though, bewildering. 
 

Small forward line...

You can almost guarantee that we will bomb the ball in again like we did against WC.

Goody will then be talking about the problem with connection...

He's going to have to own that one sooner of later.

So Jackson played last week purely so he and Rivers had their debut together?

1 hour ago, Dees2014 said:

Yes l noticed on the latest MFC podcast where they interviewed both the wingers, when they were asked their favourite positions to play apart from the Wing, he nominated the Ruck. Apparently when the Giants played the WCE previously, when the giant’s ruck an was injured in warmup he stepped in and Rucked all day quite successfully. Could have a hidden talent which could come in handy. 

I took that as sarcasm, I think he hated it.

I like the team that will run out on Sunday. It has flexibility, speed and an unorthodox structure that may well be difficult to coach against. 

In defence it will be interesting to see Rivers back up his game from last week and with Salem and Harmes we have a coiple of players that can fill midfield roles when/if required. For cover in defence e have Smith off the bench and Fristch has served back there a well. Tomlinson is our ultimate Inspector Gadget. He runs well on the wing, can play second ruck as well as go forward or back. 

Midfield has a lot of grunt in the middle with Viney, Oliver, Petracca and Brayshaw. Melksham, Harmes and AvB in support at some center bounces. Hunt, Bennell and Hannan can run the wings a well when required.

In the forwards I hope that there is a clear plan A and a clear plan B. We have a lot of options that can run through there but I want to see clear structures good delivery. (If only). TMac to run and launch at every thing that remotely comes his way and coaches to ensure that there is a fleet at his feet to feed off the crumbs.

We need to feed off a dominance in the middle and to look at linking well into the forward 50.

Dees by 3 goals

29 minutes ago, Tarax Club said:

Will you and Wilson be celebrating at the Sunday Eve disco with a karaoke duet of "In the Midnight Hour" or commiserating with "Mama Told Me Not To Come"?

Hoping more that "he'll bring it on home"...….

I'm interested to know who exactly comprises our current match day selection committee 2020 Covid-19. (I may have missed it along the way but I'm not wasting time trawling back).

54 minutes ago, BrisbaneDemon said:

I’ve always liked what I’ve seen from Lockhart, he’s had limited games to under his belt, he’s quick, tough and composed.  Might just be me though.....

No agree BD  Jay  should be in defence toAssist  if Tippa gets loose.
 
Will be regular by end of season 

Demon 11 fails to appreciate the pace and skill as he breaks lines which we need from defence. P