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CHANGES: Rd 12 vs Collingwood

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25 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Only problem is that Pendlebury will most likely come in for him.

Don't think he will play.

 

Burgo said on the MFC site that there’s a scratch match against Collingwood (both clubs are in the Maroochydore hub) for the reserves players which would provide some insIght into who will play in the main game. 

If there are any track watchers up on the Sunshine Coast, this is your opportunity to be the first with the news.   

 
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Big Preuss to come in if Gawn isn't ready. I have no concerns that Preuss can't do the job on Saturday.


pies are missing a host of key players

the one advantage they have would appear to be in the ruck

if gawn does miss, we have two options - we either go with someone who can at least physically compete with grundy, or we go piecemeal and go with a variety of not-ruckmen to compete in contests in the middle and around the ground

we've become almost an anti-stoppage team in the recent weeks, so i tend to suspect we might go with the latter approach

prior to last weekend, collingwood were really going with one 'tall' in mihocek, plus a heap of mediums in wh-e, de goey, elliott as their primary attacking make-up; now two of them are missing and the third is set to resume following an injury, and cameron will play deepest man - do we bring in an o mac to man him as last man back?

the likelihood is roughead won't play down back for them, which means they'll bring moore back and push dunn permanently defensively - he didn't exactly look like the fittest specimen running around against the crows, and i can't imagine he'll be exactly up and about after a mere four day break - do we try and exploit that with run throughout our forward line?

pendlebury comes in for sier and leads that midfield alongside adams, sidebottom and daicos, plus phillips as the runner out wide plus crisp and maynard providing overlap run - curtail those two and we'll go a long way toward winning; can't see anything other than viney going head to head with adams, and would love to see harmes deployed on sidebottom on one wing, plus langdon to go head to head with phillips, while melksham and jones will have their jobs cut out for them to not just win the ball, impact the scoreboard, but also curtail the run of maynard and crisp

for mine, our structure needs to remain essentially the same as we have had it, with three players rotating ruck / forward

the only other change i could see is lockhart coming for a defender; it's really over rivers that could miss, but i think he's been good both offensively and defensively every time he's played, so the other option is fumbles harmes as the 7th coming out, but i really think we need him for frontbum

as poor as tomlinson was, our defensive side has been really good the last two matches, so i'm reluctant to mess with something that's working

IN: brown
OUT: jackson

B: Rivers - May - Lever
HB: Salem - Tomlinson - Hibberd
C : Langdon - Petracca - Harmes
HF: Melksham - Brown - Jones
F: Fritsch - Weideman - Pickett
Foll: T Mac - Oliver - Brayshaw
I/c: Viney - Spargo - AVB - Sparrow

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    27 minutes ago, whatwhatsaywhat said:

    pies are missing a host of key players

    the one advantage they have would appear to be in the ruck

    if gawn does miss, we have two options - we either go with someone who can at least physically compete with grundy, or we go piecemeal and go with a variety of not-ruckmen to compete in contests in the middle and around the ground

    we've become almost an anti-stoppage team in the recent weeks, so i tend to suspect we might go with the latter approach

    prior to last weekend, collingwood were really going with one 'tall' in mihocek, plus a heap of mediums in wh-e, de goey, elliott as their primary attacking make-up; now two of them are missing and the third is set to resume following an injury, and cameron will play deepest man - do we bring in an o mac to man him as last man back?

    the likelihood is roughead won't play down back for them, which means they'll bring moore back and push dunn permanently defensively - he didn't exactly look like the fittest specimen running around against the crows, and i can't imagine he'll be exactly up and about after a mere four day break - do we try and exploit that with run throughout our forward line?

    pendlebury comes in for sier and leads that midfield alongside adams, sidebottom and daicos, plus phillips as the runner out wide plus crisp and maynard providing overlap run - curtail those two and we'll go a long way toward winning; can't see anything other than viney going head to head with adams, and would love to see harmes deployed on sidebottom on one wing, plus langdon to go head to head with phillips, while melksham and jones will have their jobs cut out for them to not just win the ball, impact the scoreboard, but also curtail the run of maynard and crisp

    for mine, our structure needs to remain essentially the same as we have had it, with three players rotating ruck / forward

    the only other change i could see is lockhart coming for a defender; it's really over rivers that could miss, but i think he's been good both offensively and defensively every time he's played, so the other option is fumbles harmes as the 7th coming out, but i really think we need him for frontbum

    as poor as tomlinson was, our defensive side has been really good the last two matches, so i'm reluctant to mess with something that's working

    IN: brown
    OUT: jackson

    B: Rivers - May - Lever
    HB: Salem - Tomlinson - Hibberd
    C : Langdon - Petracca - Harmes
    HF: Melksham - Brown - Jones
    F: Fritsch - Weideman - Pickett
    Foll: T Mac - Oliver - Brayshaw
    I/c: Viney - Spargo - AVB - Sparrow

    Brown has no chance of coming in we need a ruckman Tommy is not the answer it will be either Gawn or Preuss.

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    Given Grundy is in dire need of a rest, would they give it to him this week, knowing our #1 & #2 options aren't playing?

     
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    3 minutes ago, JTR said:

    Given Grundy is in dire need of a rest, would they give it to him this week, knowing our #1 & #2 options aren't playing?

    Don't give up on Gawn yet he's still a chance to play.

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    If Preussy is fit, he plays. It’s the only option I’ve seen that I like.

    Weid and TMac forward with Preuss in the ruck is workable.

    TMac or Tomlinson having to ruck full time would make us seriously vulnerable imo.

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    Jones out. Tomlinson to the wing. Never to play in defence again

    Omac in. Plays deep, on Reid. The Omac bandwagon must have broke its axle with people jumping on and off so quickly.

    Tmac stays in for Jackson. Plays as a forward.

    Lockhart comes in

    Viney in.

    Maxy plays. But Preuess comes if i'm wrong.

    Two players get  dropped. Should be Harmes. Wont be. Should be Melksham. Won't be. A leader apparently. Could be AVB. Wont be. 

    Spargo and Rivers the unlucky ones.

     

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    change of mind - convinced by DD and TJ6

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    8 hours ago, A F said:

    Yep, fair call mate. Just as we were close to finding the right mix, let's hold our nerve and play as much of the same team to keep that structure and system together.

    I take it that's Viney and Preuss in for Jackson and Jones?

    Yes only 2 changes for mine

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    8 hours ago, rjay said:

    Looks about right 'Pennant'...

    Tommy Mac has had a reprieve, I hope he realises this and finds some form.

    Unfortunately I'm not sure he has it in him any longer.

    Hope I'm wrong...

    Yes unfortunately only has straight line movement now

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    Sparrow to make it 3 rising star noms in 3 weeks.  he is building.  no chance to be dropped unless he needs a rest

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    36 minutes ago, DubDee said:

    Sparrow to make it 3 rising star noms in 3 weeks.  he is building.  no chance to be dropped unless he needs a rest

    You're probably right.

    He's been good hasn't he.

    Against Port, his first game back in, he was one of our few who worked hard for all 4 quarters (Langdon been another - i could not be more impressed with Langdon). And has been good since.

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    You win against Collingwood by crushing them on the inside. This is where Jackson out hurts a bit because he provides another number on the ground at stoppages. Also why I don’t think they’ll rush to bring Preuss in - would almost prefer a more mobile option like TMac/Brown rotating if Max doesn’t play.

    Tomlinson onto a wing in a more defensive role to help us shut down their spread.  

    I think they’ll double down on the inside mids by keeping Sparrow in as Viney comes in.


    Hard to know who comes out. Probably the right answer is Melk out (for balance) to give us one more hard nut in the middle. 

    14 hours ago, Demons11 said:

    Jackson said to be a month, put him on ice I’d say.  No need to push the kid in his 1st year 

    Not if we are Finals  bound !!!

    Forgot Lockhart. I’d bring him in for Rivers.  Rivers provides the run and looked ok last week but I think you’d want Lockhart to sit on Stephenson... he has been quiet of late but don’t want him getting off the leash. Hoskin-Elliot the other one you don’t want to give oxygen to if he gets up.

    5 minutes ago, The Jackson 6 said:

    Forgot Lockhart. I’d bring him in for Rivers.  Rivers provides the run and looked ok last week but I think you’d want Lockhart to sit on Stephenson... he has been quiet of late but don’t want him getting off the leash. Hoskin-Elliot the other one you don’t want to give oxygen to if he gets up.

    I suspect goody really values Lockart's ferocity and  i reckon he is a lock to come back in. You might be right Rivers could go out. Which would be shame for him. Love that he carries the ball forward and takes aggressive options with his kicks. Confident player who looks a real player.

    But they are coming off a four day break, whereas we have had six days and i'm sure Goody will look to press home that advantage look to physically smash them. So happy for riv to take break and come back in soon.

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    10 minutes ago, The Jackson 6 said:

    Forgot Lockhart. I’d bring him in for Rivers.  Rivers provides the run and looked ok last week but I think you’d want Lockhart to sit on Stephenson... he has been quiet of late but don’t want him getting off the leash. Hoskin-Elliot the other one you don’t want to give oxygen to if he gets up.

    To be honest I havent tracked his form this year... but Stephenson. does. have. worryingly. blistering. pace. I expect him to get an obligatory 4 goals, unless Mason Cox get's his.

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    Just now, bingers said:

    Stephenson ... Thomas  .... Elliott  ... such annoying worms.

    Worms; excellent descriptive word.
    I can’t put my finger on it, but Stephenson looks like a cartoon villain of some sort with his withering bottle-blonde pouf of hair that looks like it will fall out with any more bleaching. 

     
    1 hour ago, The Jackson 6 said:

    Forgot Lockhart. I’d bring him in for Rivers.  Rivers provides the run and looked ok last week but I think you’d want Lockhart to sit on Stephenson... he has been quiet of late but don’t want him getting off the leash. Hoskin-Elliot the other one you don’t want to give oxygen to if he gets up.

    Rivers was excellent. Doubt he will be dropped.

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    I have a theory that whenever an outlier is highlighted on the Dees social media they are in line for a game.

     

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