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4 minutes ago, Caligula's cohort said:

Just my opinion, no one is right or wrong here. I love Pickett, but Bedford showed more on the night. Pickett will probably keep his spot but it would be nice if Bedford was given the chance ahead of him for once. A bit of competition is healthy. 

You absolutely play Pickett unless he is not fit to play. Just as we get excited whenever he gets near the ball conversely the opposition gets extremely worried. His pressure alone is valuable!!

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    5 minutes ago, Deestar9 said:

    You absolutely play Pickett unless he is not fit to play. Just as we get excited whenever he gets near the ball conversely the opposition gets extremely worried. His pressure alone is valuable!!

    Hmm... possibly, pressure is one thing, but you have to get the ball. 

     
    48 minutes ago, Caligula's cohort said:

    Just my opinion, no one is right or wrong here. I love Pickett, but Bedford showed more on the night. Pickett will probably keep his spot but it would be nice if Bedford was given the chance ahead of him for once. A bit of competition is healthy. 

    Ok. Thanks for clarifying.

    My opinion is that his job is to apt pressure - real and perceived.

    Create contests.

    Disrupt.

    Trap the ball in the front half. Gut run up and down the ground.

    He does all of those things week in  week out.

    It might sound funny, given back in the day we measured performance on kicks and goals, but any possessions and goals kozzie are icing on the cake.

    So personally I'd pick him.

    And on the question what goody will do, it is inconceivable kozzie will be dropped for Bedford this week.

    Kozzie will play every game this year barring injury. Critical to our chances of going back to back.

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    15 hours ago, Ollie fan said:

     

    Out   Salem, Jordon

    In      Bedford and either Weed or Majak

    If we bring in Weed or Majak, we are too tall. 

    One thing about Gold Coast is they look quick. Max, Jacko, TMac, May, Tomlinson, BBB, and Weed/Majak is one tall too many.

    I thought Jordon was solid without being spectacular. Deserves another go.

    After watching both the seniors and reserves the team I would like to see is:

    B: Lever, May, J.Smith

    HB: Brayshaw, McDonald, Bowey

    C: Langdon, Petracca, Sparrow

    HF: Neal-Bullen, Jackson, Spargo

    F: Fritsch, B.Brown, Pickett

    FOLL: Gawn, Oliver, Viney

    IC: Hibberd, Harmes, Jordon, Bedford

    SUB: M.Brown

    EMERG: Hunt, Tomlinson, Dunstan

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    20 hours ago, Ollie fan said:

    Don’t see Lever coming in just yet - but we’ll see - but otherwise why change the backline? Including TMac there? They conceded 3 goals after half time to one of the best attacking teams in the comp.

     

    But I am a doubter about Jordon - tries hard, yes, but a strictly average player and worse: he is a slow thinker. For me

    Out   Salem, Jordon

    In      Bedford and either Weed or Majak

    I’m inclined to agree. Based on Wednesday, l think Bedford has far more class and speed. If they play,  Tmac goes down back. (Interesting he commented yesterday that he hoped he is not forgotten as a back) and he shouldn’t be either given his recent form, then l think it would be time to unleash the Weid. If he gets back to top form would be a huge bonus for us.

     
    27 minutes ago, WERRIDEE said:

    After watching both the seniors and reserves the team I would like to see is:

    B: Lever, May, J.Smith

    HB: Brayshaw, McDonald, Bowey

    C: Langdon, Petracca, Sparrow

    HF: Neal-Bullen, Jackson, Spargo

    F: Fritsch, B.Brown, Pickett

    FOLL: Gawn, Oliver, Viney

    IC: Hibberd, Harmes, Jordon, Bedford

    SUB: M.Brown

    EMERG: Hunt, Tomlinson, Dunstan

    I prefer Hunt for Jordon

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    8 minutes ago, Dees2014 said:

    I prefer Hunt for Jordon

    If Hunt plays we have 8 backman we usually go with 7. I think we have a better balance with Jordon in.


    10 hours ago, BDA said:

    Don't worry about Kozzie folks.

    He seems to be trying a little too hard, he just needs to slow down a fracture and compose himself. When he does he'll clunk his marks and find more ball. I think he's a generational player who will show his full worth once he clicks into form this season.

    I think this is it, I get the feeling small forwards that come on quickly get this rush of blood where they suddenly feel they need to keep doing the spectacular. He’s still laying crucial shepherds and important pressure. He was so close to taking MOTY and he looked super lively early on. 

    I have faith he’ll come good again, and you look at how the boys got around him at the end, he brings an important energy to the team. 

    Salem for Lever, possibly JJ for Bedford. 

    Give Kozzie some time in the middle. 

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    On 3/16/2022 at 11:46 PM, binman said:

    He literally laughed at the hunter palaver.

    How good was that. He basically dismissed Hunter as irrelevant to any pre game planning. 

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    On 3/17/2022 at 8:22 AM, chook fowler said:

    Jordon was very good - can’t see him being dropped.

    What was good? The bloke seemed to be out of puff from the 1st quarter. Unable to go with his man and some very average slow decision making. 

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    I think Hibberd only comes in for an injured defender (Salem) or an omitted midfielder.  I can't see any of the fit defenders that played against the dogs (May, Bowey, Hunt, Smith or Tomlinson) getting dropped.

    If we only play 6 pure defenders again and Lever is fit, then Lever IN, Salem OUT.  If Lever isn't right, then Hibbo IN, Salem OUT.

    If we revert to 7 pure defenders (which was our preferred in 2021) and Lever is fit, then Lever and Hibbo IN, Salem and perhaps Jordan OUT

    23 hours ago, binman said:

    (paging @webber is that a thing?). 

    Yep. Muscle ‘fibre-typing’ is unique to us all, in respect to relative proportion of slow-twitch and fast-twitch (broadly aligned with endurance and power respectively….Gary Ablett senior was high % fast-twitch, our own Robbie Flower slow twitch). JJ will never be a muscly unit, but probably somewhere in the middle, in the AFL physique Goldilocks zone. I suspect a couple more years (50-80 game region) and nobody will be talking about his lack of strength, or physicality. He’s a hard nut, and smart, as you say. A nuts and bolts natural footballer for mine. 
         On Salem’s knee, I’m interested to hear the outcome. The ‘incident’ seemed pretty innocuous, and his knee was already strapped to protect the medial ligament (it doesn’t really, but ‘feels good’). I couldn’t see a significant rotational component, or hyperextension, or even a lateral force (knee pushed inward). His knee looked very ‘un-swollen’ on the bench, which is always a good sign. I’d be very surprised if it’s his ACL (but never shocked), but unsurprised if it’s an aggravation of a niggly MCL (medial ligament) or a medial meniscal tear (relates to the MCL). Fingers crossed. 

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    5 hours ago, WERRIDEE said:

    If Hunt plays we have 8 backman we usually go with 7. I think we have a better balance with Jordon in.

    In your team, we only have 8 backmen if Hunt plays if Brayshaw remains at half-back. have you considered moving Brayshaw back to the wing in place of Sparrow, who could go to the bench in place of Bedford or Jordon?

    The question really becomes, should Hunt play instead of Bedford or Jordon?

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    42 minutes ago, Kick_It_To_Pickett said:

    What was good? The bloke seemed to be out of puff from the 1st quarter. Unable to go with his man and some very average slow decision making. 

    I reiterate - 20 disposals at 70% and 73 points. Others did less

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    Question without notice guys......

    What would it take for Luke Dunstan to get into the starting line up and realistically how likely is it that Dunstan will be picked in the first 6-8 weeks ???


    5 hours ago, WERRIDEE said:

    If Hunt plays we have 8 backman we usually go with 7. I think we have a better balance with Jordon in.

    You've got TMac in the backline.  Yes he was moved there last match and did well but take it to the bank that he won't start there next week.

     

    edit: changed side to backline

    Edited by deelusions from afar

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    19 minutes ago, pineapple dee said:

    Question without notice guys......

    What would it take for Luke Dunstan to get into the starting line up and realistically how likely is it that Dunstan will be picked in the first 6-8 weeks ???

    Unless there's lots of injuries in the midfield, I think one of Oliver, Viney or Trac would have to be out and Dunstan in great form in the VFL.  I think it's unlikely he would come in to play a wing or flank so he would have to be ahead of Sparrow, Jordon and Harmes as an inside midfielder to get a gig.

    Unless he's absolutely dominating in the VFL, I'd say it's very unlikely he plays in the first 6 rounds

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    11 hours ago, binman said:

    Ok. Thanks for clarifying.

    My opinion is that his job is to apt pressure - real and perceived.

    Create contests.

    Disrupt.

    Trap the ball in the front half. Gut run up and down the ground.

    He does all of those things week in  week out.

    It might sound funny, given back in the day we measured performance on kicks and goals, but any possessions and goals kozzie are icing on the cake.

    So personally I'd pick him.

    And on the question what goody will do, it is inconceivable kozzie will be dropped for Bedford this week.

    Kozzie will play every game this year barring injury. Critical to our chances of going back to back.

    I am not advocating Kozzie out. That said, he gave away two frees while chasing (down field and in the back). We need him to be more disciplined (i.e. make them hurt as much as possible but stay within the rules). This was a big improvement in his game last year versus 2020 and he needs to be reminded.

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    31 minutes ago, pineapple dee said:

    Question without notice guys......

    What would it take for Luke Dunstan to get into the starting line up and realistically how likely is it that Dunstan will be picked in the first 6-8 weeks ???

    If Harmes has another poor game then Dunstan deserves an opportunity. Sparrow also didn't do much on the night and was caught out a few times around stoppages, but he's obviously highly rated amongst the coaching staff.

    He was brought in for this exact reason to make sure our midfielders aren't getting complacent. 

    I'd like to see him get an opportunity very soon.

     

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    4 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

    If Harmes has another poor game then Dunstan deserves an opportunity. Sparrow also didn't do much on the night and was caught out a few times around stoppages, but he's obviously highly rated amongst the coaching staff.

    He was brought in for this exact reason to make sure our midfielders aren't getting complacent. 

    I'd like to see him get an opportunity very soon.

     

    Dunstan or anyone else for that matter deserve nothing unless they are playing very well at Casey 

    My understanding is that he was underwhelming and obviously hasn't shown anything so far to deserve a senior game as he wasn't even given a run in the practice games 

    Both Harmes and Sparrow have a few credits banked - they would need to put in a couple of shockers for Dunstan to even enter the discussion 

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