CHANGES: Rd 06 vs Gold Coast

[Ted Lasso 19,507]

B:    Jetta       May     Lever 

hb   Salem     Tommlinson   Hibberd 

c    Harmes    Petracca       Langdon 

hf  Hunt          Brown           Bennell 

f   Weideman   T Mac        Melksham 

Fol   Gawn      Viney        Oliver 

I/C: Brayshaw, Fritsch, Rivers, Jones 

[jumbo returns 6,741]

1 hour ago, MyFavouriteMartian said:

 What about this Jbo.?

 

Jetta May Smith......

Hibbo Tomlinson Fritsch.....

Langdon Brayshaw Salem.......

Melksham Lever Hannan....... 

Pickett TMc Oliver

 

Gawn Petracca Viney

 

ANB AVB Jones Rivers

Lever at CHF?

Meh...why not? Let's try something!

[binman 42,896]

Here's a likely change:

The odds for our Suns game. Remarkably we are $1.80 favorites. That will surely change.

[BScotti 178]

Time to shake it up:

In Weids and Brown, OMac, Bennell, Jones and Jetta

Out - Hunt, Smith, VB, Melksham, Rivers and Lockhart

[MyFavouriteMartian 572]

14 minutes ago, jumbo returns said:

Lever at CHF?

Meh...why not? Let's try something!

He's messing up the balance in the back half with Smith,  and Hibbo who has just found the go button again.

We need some brains up front, and courage.  Because there aint none up there, between them.

[Maybe next year 170]

1 hour ago, TeamPlayedFine39 said:

OUT:

Rivers: has showed some good signs and I'm confident he'll be a player.  With some errors creeping in, needs to take a break and develop and freshen-up away from the spotlight.

Smith: He has his fans on here, but I'm not one of them.  Bringing in Oscar as a stopper should free up Lever. 

vandenBerg: Huge fan of his, but he's not making a big enough impact.  Can hurt the opposition with his tackling, but doesn't hurt them with his possessions. 

Hunt: Not a natural ball-finder and therefore needs a lot to go right for him to have a big impact.  Plays a similar style and role to Hannan but, as Hannan kicked 3, Hunt goes out.

 

IN:  Jetta, O.Mcdonald, Bennell, Weideman

 

FB:     JETTA                 MAY.                LEVER.  

HB:    SALEM.       O.MCDONALD.    HIBBERD. 

C       LANGDON.     OLIVER.      TOMLINSON.

HF:    BENNELL.    T.MCDONALD.   BENNELL. 

FF:     PICKETT.      WEIDEMAN.        FRITSCH.  

Fol:    GAWN.          BRAYSHAW.     PETRACCA.  

Int:     HARMES,    HANNAN,   VINEY,     LOCKHART

 

THIN ICE: Pickett, Lockhart, Melksham.

Jamie Bennell is no longer at the club.  Harley may be good but there is only 1. I think it’s Melksham you want. Similar team to mine. I’ve kept Rivers I’m to give him one more week.

[Pickett2Jackson 3,904]

1 hour ago, TeamPlayedFine39 said:

 

 

THIN ICE: Pickett, Lockhart, Melksham.

Pickett had the most tackles on the ground. His forward pressure is like gold for us.  Even though its early days hes going to tear a game open very soon.

Agree with Lockhart and especially Melksham whos a  shadow of his former self.

[Nasher 33,613]

Out: Smith, Lockhart, Hunt, Pickett

In: O.McDonald, Jetta, Weideman, Bennell

[TeamPlayedFine39 8,503]

1 hour ago, GoGetRossLyon said:

Pickett had the most tackles on the ground. His forward pressure is like gold for us.  Even though its early days hes going to tear a game open very soon.

Agree with Lockhart and especially Melksham whos a  shadow of his former self.

‘Thin ice’ was perhaps too dramatic, but while he’s a talent, he’s still very raw.  Will be a good player, but no rush at this stage.

[Wiseblood 24,637]

37 minutes ago, TeamPlayedFine39 said:

‘Thin ice’ was perhaps too dramatic, but while he’s a talent, he’s still very raw.  Will be a good player, but no rush at this stage.

I'd still play him.  Hunt, AVB and even Melksham deserve the flick before him.  At least you feel as though he puts the pressure on and is capable of doing something special.  The other three can't get near it.

[DemonBlack 12]

FB: Jetta May Lever

HB: Hibberd O. McDonald Lockhart 

Centre: Tomlinson Viney Langdon

HF: bennell  Brown salam

FF: Pickett T.Mcdonald Fritsch

Foll: Gawn Oliver Petracca

Int: Jones Harmes Hannan Brayshaw

Edited July 6, 2020 by DemonBlack
Changed my mind

[DeeSpencer 25,678]

Would love to here some of the reasons why people still have Tomlinson in the team.

Apart from the idea his familiarity with Giants stadium could come in useful. Might know where the change rooms are for half time.

He has to be one of the most awful recruits in recent history even for us. Can't catch an opponent. Takes an eternity to deliver the ball and his kicking efficiency has been as bad as any of our mids. Can't get off the ground to compete in the air. Hits the contest with Jack Watts level apprehension. 193cm of waddling waste.

[dazzledavey36 54,861]

2 minutes ago, DeeSpencer said:

Would love to here some of the reasons why people still have Tomlinson in the team.

Apart from the idea his familiarity with Giants stadium could come in useful. Might know where the change rooms are for half time.

He has to be one of the most awful recruits in recent history even for us. Can't catch an opponent. Takes an eternity to deliver the ball and his kicking efficiency has been as bad as any of our mids. Can't get off the ground to compete in the air. Hits the contest with Jack Watts level apprehension. 193cm of waddling waste.

For a muscle bound wingman, he's incredibly soft. I'd be putting in the time into Oskar Baker instead.

[whatwhat say what 22,741]

6 minutes ago, DeeSpencer said:

Would love to here some of the reasons why people still have Tomlinson in the team.

Apart from the idea his familiarity with Giants stadium could come in useful. Might know where the change rooms are for half time.

He has to be one of the most awful recruits in recent history even for us. Can't catch an opponent. Takes an eternity to deliver the ball and his kicking efficiency has been as bad as any of our mids. Can't get off the ground to compete in the air. Hits the contest with Jack Watts level apprehension. 193cm of waddling waste.

that's chris heffernan-level hatred right thurrr

[Demon Dynasty 17,109]

Out:  Viney, Melk, Smith, Tomlinson & Hunt

In:  Jones (if fit otherwise Bedford), Brown, Bennell, ANB & O-Mac (last chance saloon this season surely).

[DeeZee 7,378]

I would seriously try May at full forward and TMac at full back.

Maybe even try Lever up forward too and Weideman down back.

We need to try something drastic to break  ground hog day week after week.

[Deespicable 2,726]

I still think that even though he's away from the Victorian hub, the message that he's now the coach under the most pressure in the AFL will reach Goody and he will be forced to take action and make a stand on unacceptable efforts and brainfades.

So this is the week where Oliver and Melksham, two men that were integral in our rise up the ladder in 2018, will be made accountable and forced to watch on for a week. Jones and Brown take their spots. Tom Mac could also join them, but I suspect he will get another week.

Hunt and Rivers will also go with Bennell and ANB back in the side. Tomlinson will start down back allowing Harley the wing. Jetta is likely to replace Smith (leaving Lever as the third tall). Then it's whether Goody wants to infuriate us all by recalling Oscar  and Spargo as well. Ultimately pace will go out and smarter build up from the back will be what Goody will try and achieve.

Out: Oliver, Melksham, Hunt, Rivers and J.Smith

In: Jones, Brown, ANB, Bennell and Jetta

[Jerry Lundergard 420]

1 hour ago, DeeSpencer said:

Would love to here some of the reasons why people still have Tomlinson in the team.

Apart from the idea his familiarity with Giants stadium could come in useful. Might know where the change rooms are for half time.

He has to be one of the most awful recruits in recent history even for us. Can't catch an opponent. Takes an eternity to deliver the ball and his kicking efficiency has been as bad as any of our mids. Can't get off the ground to compete in the air. Hits the contest with Jack Watts level apprehension. 193cm of waddling waste.

? First name on the board for the outs as far as I am concerned.  A wingmen with no leg speed and can't use the ball by foot.....wouldn't have thought we'd have needed to recruit outside our club for a player like that.

[MyFavouriteMartian 572]

1 hour ago, DeeSpencer said:

Would love to here some of the reasons why people still have Tomlinson in the team.

Yeah, I've just been reconsidering that now myself.  I had Tomlinson at CHB.

But I think I'd be better off with Brown back there in my team.

 

I still want Lever forward to general/instruct.  He's meant to be smart.   Well there's a challenge for him.  To make the forwardline function smarter.  A bit like Lewis's role

And i think Smith has a longer career in the back line than Lever.   Smith does have to learn it.   But his attributes I think can/will work, in the longer term.

 

Tomlinson has to be more physical and contest more bodily,  than what he's shown so far.   Weak effort.

[manny100 1,552]

Melksham and Hannan are quick and can mark but they are not 'clever' forwards. Hunt is quick but not clever. Bennell is clever and can distribute the ball well and Pickett shows those traits. VB adds toughnness.

We need another tall forward. I would bring in Jackson who can play forward as a target and ruck to get Gawn up forward at times.

I would bring in Bennell for Hunt and Jetta for Langhorne.

Geez wasn't that free against Petracca that resulted in a gimme goal either or a joke or a disgrace or both.

 

[Jerry Lundergard 420]

If we are not going to drop(or remove from the centre square) Oliver or Viney, then I think it's time we turn one into a negater/tagger.

My preference would be Viney, as his skill is on a similar level to DeBoer, so you can have him solely in the centre to stop the opposition best mid and have Oliver and whoever else hunting the ball.  It's not working having them both hunt, win and then use the ball.

Edited July 6, 2020 by Jerry Lundergard
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[D4Life 2,469]

Out                In

VDB.              Bennell.  Skill & speed replaces strength

Lockhardt.   Jetta.      Better player & disposal 

Hunt.             Weideman.    Need another forward marking target

Not often teams win after making more than 3 changes!

Under the pump this week:

Melksham

Tomlinson
Lever
Hannan
Smith

TMac

Salem

 

Just getting started, looks promising for the future:
Rivers 
Pickett

Positives vs Tigers:

Petracca

Hibberd (new lease of life)

[Dr.D 1,771]

why on earth did we draft sparrow? another inside mid with average skills. we need to trade him out. 

[Dr.D 1,771]

2 hours ago, DeeZee said:

I would seriously try May at full forward and TMac at full back.

Maybe even try Lever up forward too and Weideman down back.

We need to try something drastic to break  ground hog day week after week.

that's what I've been saying for ages. but Goodwin has no clue.

[rappers delight 2]

We need some sort of stability from now on. Would like to see Jackson,Weid and Smith rotate between FF,CHF and HF,Brown to be a backup. Oliver,Benell and Kozzie in the F/Hf position. Centre Gawn,Petracca and Harmes.T.Mac CHB with occasional ruck duties.Brayshaw,Fitz,Lever CHB/Back flank and O'Mac FB. Interchange Hunt,Viney,Baker,Sparrow/May. Playing guys who we are likely to delist years end doesn't make sense.