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IN: B. Brown, Fritsch, May, Weideman

OUT: M. Brown, Jordan, Melksham, Petty

FB: Lever, May, Salem

HB: Hunt, Tomlinson, Hibberd

C: McDonald, Petracca, Langdon

HF: Neal-Bullen, Weideman, Spargo

FF: Fritsch, B. Brown, Pickett

FOLL: Gawn,  Oliver, Viney

INT: Brayshaw, Jackson, Jones, Rivers

SUB: Melksham

McDonald to the wing and Jackson to play as part of the midfield rotation and forward if Brown, Weideman or Fritsch ever come off.

Jones and Melksham to start rotating the sub role each week.

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I like the guy, but I hope all the people automatically putting Weid in for his one day out in the vfl s ok for a 11 disposal, 3 mark, 2.1 goal performance if he gets selected. Thats basically been his output bar a handful of games in his 40 odd game career and there's no reason to expect more. So please no slagging him off for dropped marks or being ineffective when the ball hits the deck!!! 

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4 hours ago, Graeme Yeats' Mullet said:

I don't see it, not sure why my view differs from so many on this forum

I think ANB is on the cusp of becoming a damaging player for us

If Spargo hadn't improved some this year then this wouldn't even be a topic of conversation. That said, ANB still leads in Contested Possessions, Meters Gained, I50s, Pressure Acts, Takles.

For me, he seems to push further up the ground and make more contests than Spargo or Melksham, and has better endurance to do more of it.

Interestingly Goody referred to the 'leaders' driving the selfless culture at the club - he named most of the usual suspects such as Gawn, Viney, May, Lever (I think) and then added Neal-Bullen.  It is quite an inexperienced forward line but if Goody is naming him as the first forward that's driving the culture change then he's not likely to be dropped on current form.  Beyond this week, Jones position must be in jeopardy based on output.

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On 4/18/2021 at 11:01 PM, rjay said:

I think Fritsch & Melk are vying for the same position & Fritsch wins that one...

Melk doesn't do enough these days to give the team coverage that Jordon & ANB do.

M Brown might be the unlucky one but I can see us going in unchanged.

Brown was very ordinary for most of the match. Won't be unlucky to be dropped. We need more.

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Move tmac to a wing, brayshaw to take Jordons midfield spot. 

Ins: May, BBB & Weid

Outs: MBrown, Jordon & Petty

Fritta to return next week for either Jones or Melksham

 

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14 hours ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

As I mentioned above, I don't think ANB will be dropped this week as we already have a few inexperienced players and we, will be bringing in non-match fit players and/or recently injured/recovered players.

Other than the Saints game I'm not rating ANB's defensive work this year anything better than average.  One good game out of 5 isn't enough to keep his spot.  If he doesn't lift his game this week then he may not play in one or more of the next three games vs North, Sydney, Carlton.  They are games when we can experiment a little with fringe/unforced selections.

Bedford had an outstanding game without the ball yesterday.  Keep that up and he would be a worthy replacement for ANB.  Harmes will be available in a few weeks and while he may not be a direct replacement for ANB he could pressure on spots that force ANB out.

ANB is a very important player in our team in terms of both the forward pressure role but as importantly the distance he covers and his defensive and offensive spread.

He is incredibly fit and works super hard all game. His run and work rate is critical to our game plan working.

With his work rate he is almost always redlining.

And no one out of the team comes close to being able to matching that work rate.

AnB is a best 22 lock. 

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29 minutes ago, binman said:

ANB is a very important player in our team in terms of both the forward pressure role but as importantly the distance he covers and his defensive and offensive spread.

He is incredibly fit and works super hard all game. His run and work rate is critical to our game plan working.

With his work rate he is almost always redlining.

And no one out of the team comes close to being able to matching that work rate.

AnB is a best 22 lock. 

His season has been is best by far

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1 minute ago, Demons11 said:

His season has been is best by far

By a long way. Last year his comparative advantage in terms of fitness was offset by the short quarters. Nonetheless he was still important.

With longer quarters, more games at the g, fewer rotations and a taxing game plan he us even more important.

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43 minutes ago, binman said:

By a long way. Last year his comparative advantage in terms of fitness was offset by the short quarters. Nonetheless he was still important.

With longer quarters, more games at the g, fewer rotations and a taxing game plan he us even more important.

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Not saying ANB doesn't have attributes nor that he should be dropped this week .- just that his position imv is most in jeopardy at some stage.    I've based that view on:

  • In most games this year he has been in the bottom 1/3rd
  • he ranks 4th in i50 tackles behind TMac and Pickett (equal first in the league for 2021) and Spargo
  • there are others in the VFL who will soon push for selection (Bedford, Chandler, Bowey, Laurie) and when they do ANB is the small fwd most at risk.
  • Goodwin mentioned him on 360 last night as a leader supporting Max, which he has been for a year or two.  But being a leader hasn't protected him from being dropped in the past nor should it.
  • he isn't in my best 22 for finals and soon we need to start playing the team that will be there at the pointy end of the season.

Anyway, raising ANB was a thought/option for selection changes in the near future.  I'm now repeating myself so will refrain from any further comment on him.

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13 hours ago, In Harmes Way said:

Hi Luci, AFL app under match day, players. Let me know if you have issues 

Many thanks.  Found it!  Couldn't work out how to put the 5 game series together but that is ok.

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5 minutes ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

Not saying ANB doesn't have attributes nor that he should be dropped this week .- just that his position imv is most in jeopardy.    I've based that view on:

  • In most games this year he has been in the bottom 1/3rd
  • he ranks 4th in i50 tackles behind TMac and Pickett (equal first in the league for 2021) and Spargo
  • there are others in the VFL who will soon push for selection (Bedford, Chandler, Bowey, Laurie) and when they do ANB is the small fwd most at risk.
  • Goodwin mentioned him on 360 last night as a leader supporting Max, which he has been for a year or two.  But being a leader hasn't protected him from being dropped in the past nor should it.
  • he isn't in my best 22 for finals and soon we need to start playing the team that will be there at the pointy end of the season.

Anyway, raising ANB was a thought/option for selection changes in the near future.  I'm now repeating myself so will refrain from any further comment on him.

On this point LH, he might be 4th at the club, but he's equal 12th across the whole league, it's amazing that one club can have so many guys at the top end of fwd 50 tackles (Jordon also has the same amount as ANB, and Viney is only 1 less).

He had a shocker of a first quarter against the Hawks but was good after that, however, the whole team didn't play well in the first quarter, and I think this due to the way Hawthorn played. As soon as they got the ball in the defensive 50, they bombed it as long as they could out of there, and away from Maxy, which is unlike the way other teams have been trying to play (more precise). This seemed to disrupt our usual pressure game, at least for a while, but was clearly unsustainable all game. Once the game returned to normal, so did ANB and the other small pressure forwards. 

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i have been a critic of Melksham in the past but he cant be dropped after his game against Hawthorn. In addition to his goals,  he set up Jones with a fantastic kick - a goal he should have kicked and was pivotal in several others. ANB is crucial to the improved forward pressure so i doubt he will be going anywhere. 

IN: Fritter, May and Weed

Out: Brown, Petty and Jordon (unlucky)

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Ins: May, Weid, Brown

Outs: Petty, Brown, Jordon (sub)

 

FB: Hibberd - May - Tomlinson 

HB: Rivers - Lever - Salem

C: Langdon - Oliver - Brayshaw

HF: ANB - Brown - Spargo

FF: Pickett - Weid - McDonald

R: Gawn - Trac - Viney

I: Melksham - Jones - Jackson - Hunt

S: Jordon

 

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10 hours ago, MadAsHell said:

IN: B. Brown, Fritsch, May, Weideman

OUT: M. Brown, Jordan, Melksham, Petty

FB: Lever, May, Salem

HB: Hunt, Tomlinson, Hibberd

C: McDonald, Petracca, Langdon

HF: Neal-Bullen, Weideman, Spargo

FF: Fritsch, B. Brown, Pickett

FOLL: Gawn,  Oliver, Viney

INT: Brayshaw, Jackson, Jones, Rivers

SUB: Melksham

McDonald to the wing and Jackson to play as part of the midfield rotation and forward if Brown, Weideman or Fritsch ever come off.

Jones and Melksham to start rotating the sub role each week.

Side looks good on paper, but I think leg speed will be a problem against tigers. And they are the no 1. Team in the league when the ball hits the deck so going to tall could cost us especially in a night game.

10 hours ago, Jjrogan said:

I like the guy, but I hope all the people automatically putting Weid in for his one day out in the vfl s ok for a 11 disposal, 3 mark, 2.1 goal performance if he gets selected. Thats basically been his output bar a handful of games in his 40 odd game career and there's no reason to expect more. So please no slagging him off for dropped marks or being ineffective when the ball hits the deck!!! 

I'd expect Weid to throw his weight around when the ball hits the deck, his a good tackle for his size

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The obvious ones are May for Petty and Weid for M.Brown

- We really lacked decent marking options especially in the first half and although people lack confidence in Weid I think he's the best current marking option. Brown to have another week at Casey to prove himself.

- I think Melksham for Bayley if he's fit makes sense. Melksham apart from some opportunist goals has looked just OK and I don't believe he play the role he excelled at a few years back as our inside 50 kicking specialist. Our midfield is not doing a better job of this and I don't think he works well as a third tall.

- I love the guy and understand the occasion etc. but Jones based on last week is such an obvious drop. Very average game and old legs could do with a rest. Guys like Sparrow and Jetta absolutely deserve his spot in the side. I can see someone like Jordan making way for Fritta and probably being the sub but he was solid on the weekend as he has been all year playing a number of roles across the ground.

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I don't think we bring in BBB this week. 

Love him and will become a fan favourite but I don't think we debut him against the Tigers. 

Can't believe some of you are thinking Milkman will be dropped too. There is no chance of that happening. 

In: Weed, Fritta and May

Out: Brown, Petty and Jordon

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