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PREGAME: Rd 11 vs St. Kilda

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B: Tomlinson, May, McVee

HB: Moniz-Wakefield, McDonald, Rivers

C: Windsor, Tholstrup, Langdon

HF: Petracca, van Rooyen, Neal-Bullen

F: McAdam, Fritsch, Pickett

FOLL: Gawn, Laurie, Viney

IC: Woewodin, Fullerton, Salem, Howes

SUB: Chandler 

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    4 hours ago, Bates Mate said:

    Is Marty hore available? straight swap for lever 

    Out injured for weeks.

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    Langdon and JVR are top INs.

    I reckon we have tried with Petty's pre-season during the season and Petty is a goer/skilled but he needs a month of working hard on the track and maybe a half at Casey each week.

    Petty's only decent half was against Geelong - but before and since he's looked a fraction of the player from last year due to not having the right prep of a pre-season.

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    3 hours ago, Anti-Saint said:

    Langdon and JVR are top INs.

    I reckon we have tried with Petty's pre-season during the season and Petty is a goer/skilled but he needs a month of working hard on the track and maybe a half at Casey each week.

    Petty's only decent half was against Geelong - but before and since he's looked a fraction of the player from last year due to not having the right prep of a pre-season.

    Pretty big game coming up for you. Will you cope?

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    Please reward Woey with starting in the 22. Thought he was amongst out best. Only one of few that looked composed. 

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    7 hours ago, titan_uranus said:

    Probably only two things for sure.

    Lever misses due to concussion.

    At least one of Brown and Petty is dropped/moved out of the forward line (they combined for 1.2 from 8 disposals and 3 marks. That's not good enough for one of them on their own, let alone both of them).

    Presumably JVR replaces the dropped/moved key forward. Tomlinson or Petty for Lever you'd think.

    Petty won’t be dropped and may be needed down back. I thought he did ok in the ruck, actually hitting the ball to our mids, which I didn’t see Max doing.

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    18 minutes ago, Lexinator said:

    Please reward Woey with starting in the 22. Thought he was amongst out best. Only one of few that looked composed. 

    He is a better player than Billings for starters.

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    6 hours ago, David-Demon said:

    OUT: BBB   should never get another game.

            Lever (concussion)

           Woey.

    IN:  Tomlinson

          JVR

          Langdon

     

     

    Somehow or other Fullerton needs to be also blooded... dunno how but when I can't even give a 6.5.4.3 vote for that pathetic effort I am in a quandry.

    Woey was one of few half decent players and you want to drop him 😮

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    I’m not a fan of swapping TMac and Petty fwd/back as I think this will be quite disruptive to the backline, but we’ve got to try something different to play Petty into form, and quickly. 

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    10 minutes ago, In Harmes Way said:

    I’m not a fan of swapping TMac and Petty fwd/back as I think this will be quite disruptive to the backline, but we’ve got to try something different to play Petty into form, and quickly. 

    Tmac has gone on record to say he can't play forward anymore, as he can no longer jump at the ball after his foot injury.

    Our midfield is our number one failure right now. We have to fix that part of our ground as a priority. 

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    4 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

    Tmac has gone on record to say he can't play forward anymore, as he can no longer jump at the ball after his foot injury.

    Our midfield is our number one failure right now. We have to fix that part of our ground as a priority. 

    also, with lever out next week, we'll need extra cover defensively, so moving petty down back where he's more comfortable makes more sense

    it's the mids that are really letting us down tho

    sparrow has regressed significantly from what he was, let alone what he promised to be in the wake of the 2021 premiership

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    Fix midfield (big problem) and Petty down back to cover Lever, JVR in where Petty was.  Either that or bring Tommo in for Lever but not sure how anyone feels about him now, I thought he was decent (Tommo).

    I agree with the younger kids, and need Langdon, he was a big out.  Get in Moniz or Seston or Kolt and get them going please we need some proper depth!!!  Out midfield need to go on a corporate retreat or something, stop eating so much of Petraccas cooking it is making you guys sluggish it's obviously too heavy!!

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    23 minutes ago, Dannyz said:

    Andy Moniz Wakefield deserves a chance. 

    I second this!

    Seston can kick too, get him in there.  

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    The blowtorch is on the midfield this week. 

    I don't know what they need to do, whether it's rotate Salo/Rivers or even Woey through there for a different look or just put a firecracker under the old firm's backside but we are quite far off it in that area. 36 inside 50s is appalling. 

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    44 minutes ago, Dannyz said:

    Andy Moniz Wakefield deserves a chance. 

    He'd have to play forward because he's decision making and kicking out of defence is less than desirable

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    10 minutes ago, layzie said:

    The blowtorch is on the midfield this week. 

    I don't know what they need to do, whether it's rotate Salo/Rivers or even Woey through there for a different look or just put a firecracker under the old firm's backside but we are quite far off it in that area. 36 inside 50s is appalling. 

    Think Rivers has more dash than Salo so i'd prefer that option.

    We need more than just extractors/hoofers 

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    4 hours ago, monoccular said:

    Woey was one of few half decent players and you want to drop him 😮

    Yes, I want to see more experience behind the wheel. Coaches need to do more and take accountability as well.

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    10 minutes ago, roy11 said:

    Think Rivers has more dash than Salo so i'd prefer that option.

    We need more than just extractors/hoofers 

    Personally I'd love Rivers to get more time in the middle, I know he can turn it over but he may just give us that bit of extra bounce energy wise. Have to take risks sometimes and the depth pool is shallow as it is.

    We've gotta do something different in there, anything. 

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    Obviously Lever will be out and JVR/Langdon will come in.

    I would like to see bigger bodies in the centre. Sparrow and Rivers come to mind. Even JVR could be trialled as a midfielder in the centre clearance at times. We have been using Viney, Salem and Kossie too much in there and are getting bullied. And Oliver and Viney are both a step slower this year. Salem is a shadow of 2021 with no pace or drive. (I thought Salem played ok yesterday, but we are not a top 4 side with him in the midfield.)

    Not sure who should come in for Lever. Tomlinson makes sense if there is a slow enough match up. And I am not sure we can we push Rivers into the middle without Lever?

    Brown looks cooked.

    McAdam was underwhelming, not generating a score from either set shot directly in front (the further one he passed). The lack of forward pressure was an issue for him as well.

    Woewodin looks a player without a natural position in our system at AFL level but he has decent form.

    I would like to see Hunter get back to form and Windsor given a go at half back, but that might not be this week.

     

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    Membury to kick 5 

    Another honourable loss

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    FB: Bowie  May  McVee

    HB:  Rivers  Petty  TMac

    C:  Langdon  Viney  Windsor

    HF:  ANB  Fritsch  Kossie

    FF:  Chandler  JVR  McAdam

    Fol:  Gawn  Oliver  Petracca

    Int:  Salem  Sparrow  Hunter  Howes

    Woewodin(Sub)

    In: Langdon, JVR, Hunter

    Out: Lever(inj), Brown, Billings

    Petty to def to cover Lever and get a bit of form, give McAdam another go and use he and Fritsch as lead up fwds in a smaller fwd line.

    Hunter comes in for some midfield depth and ball use. Langdon and JVR no brainers.

     

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    Blind Freddy can see that Petty is all at sea playing as a forward. 

    He's played 7 games as a forward this year, taking a total of 27 marks, a third of those against the Cats.

    He's kicked 2 goals. He played back against the Hawks in round 2 and did well with 9 marks and 12 disposals.

    Petty takes Lever's spot and Roo, Langdon and Fullarton come in. Roo does no ruck work. Full time CHF.

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    3 minutes ago, Travy14 said:

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    Hunter comes in for some midfield depth and ball use. Langdon and JVR no brainers.

     

    No Hunter in my team. Has done little at Casey and not part of our future IMO.

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