they are going to see alot of action this week so who exactly can withstand that sort of pressure? the only one i can think of is rivers - and that would be in his first game back

have a stab at who you reckon shoul play where

play an 18 man flood

newsflash....we dot really have a backline... maybe a back dot..certainly not a line !!

play an 18 man flood

You have my full support.

play an 18 man flood

has to be one of the best response to a topic ever

flood the backline. Leave neitz and robbo up forward and run with the ball when we get possession. That will only save us to a 70 point defeat, which given the circumstances is a positive.

flood the backline. Leave neitz and robbo up forward and run with the ball when we get possession. That will only save us to a 70 point defeat, which given the circumstances is a positive.

I really dont mind them playing an open forward line like that. Theres no one else who can really kick the goals anyways. Force turnovers, quick kicks into f50 to one on one contests.

Doesn't matter who plays in the backline. We are gettting hammered all over the ground, the ball is coming in to the backline too easily and quickly. We could have the best backline the afl has to offer, and they would still get beaten due to our weaknesses all over the field.

Carroll and Bell have tried their a##es off, and been good in patches. With the ball coming in less, our backline will look a little better, still not great, but better.

There were occasions against Hawks where someone could have cut across the flight of the ball which was being delivered to Franklin but it didn't happen. Carroll needs more support.

As Wrathchild said, it doesn't really matter who plays in the backline, especially against a team like Geelong. With the pathetically weak and fumbling midfield we have become used to over the past two weeks, any backline in the league wouldn't stand a chance.

That said, I think our backline is a glimpse of hope. If Rivers returns, we are regaining a greatly skilled centre half back; Rivers has the proven ability to be one of the best h/b's in the competition.

I also thought Carrol was a cornerstone of strength against W/B. He was especially solid in the 4th Q, taking strong marks at f/b.

As mentioned, Bell too has been doing the work of 3 men, and played reasonably well.

If these 3 can take charge, even with our weak mid-field, we could avoid a 100 + point deficit.

Miller takes Hawkins

Carroll takes Mooney

Bell takes Steven Johnson

Bartram takes Stokes/Gamble

Rivers floats as a loose man in the hole.

Bruce takes Chapman.

It'll be a tough task for all of them the way the Geelong midfield bought the ball into their forward line today, good luck lads!

And it'll be a huge task for Rivers to play his first game in almost a year, given the stepup in pace it will be compared to the VFL

level he's played at the last 4 weeks.

Chapman will destroy Bruce simply cos of the way he plays.

Bruce needs a running player to play on (possibly go head-to-head with Joel Corey or Enright)