Match Committee - Round 9, 2017 vs Geelong

[Eastdog]

If you were on the Bulldogs match committee what changes would you make for our round 9, 2017 match against Geelong at Simonds Stadium?

As always a brief explanation for your changes would add a lot of value to the discussion.

[GVGjr]

Bump

[comrade]

Matt Boyd out, Murphy in.

Libba out, Wallis in.

[comrade]

Smith out, Dickson in if fit.

[bulldogtragic]

Matt Boyd out, Murphy in.

Libba out, Wallis in.

Out: M. Boyd, Libba, Hunter/Suckling

Ins: Bob, Wallis, Dicko/Roughy/Cram/Cloke/English

[josie]

Agree with Comrade. Also I would drop Suckling and bring in Roughy or Dickson in for Suckling. Is Libba carrying an injury? Never seen him so ineffectual. Webb, Dale and Williams all did enough to stay in for mine.

[bulldogtragic]

Agree with Comrade. Also I would drop Suckling and bring in Roughy or Dickson in for Suckling. Is Libba carrying an injury? Never seen him so ineffectual. Webb, Dale and Williams all did enough to stay in for mine.

Agreed, and the kids need some strings of games. They have silky skills which can't be said for all.

[westbulldog]

early days but :_

Out Libba, Smith, M Boyd
In Wallis, Murphy, Dickson

[G-Mo77]

Matt Boyd out, Murphy in.

Libba out, Wallis in.

Never happen, should but won't. Suckling has got to go for mine as well.

Roughy any chance to come up?

[always right]

In
Murphy, Wallis, Dickson

Out
Moyd, Libba, Dale

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

In: Wallis, Murphy
Out: Suckling, Libba(can't believe I'm saying this)

[bornadog]

In: Wallis, Dickson, Murphy
Out: Libba, Boyd, Dale,

[1eyedog]

In: Wallis, Dickson, Murphy
Out: Dale, Boyd, Suckling

[bulldogtragic]

Looking at Geelong's set up, they have a good ruck spread, Stanley (good sized, mobile), Smith (tall/strong) & Blicavs (ruck/winger/flanker).
We could try to match them up really well with Roughy (good sized, mobile), Boyd (tall, strong) & English (ruck/winger/flanker).

Ins: (1) Wallis, (2) Bob (3) English (4) Roughy
Outs: (1) Libba, (2) Moyd (3) Suckling (4) Smith/Dale (I'd personally prefer to have a few games in a row. In & out isn't great.

1 & 2 are like for like. 3 is owing to match ups. 4 helps make our forwardline taller/diverse with Boyd & Roughy spending time forward.

If we can nullify Danger & Selwood getting first hands on it by using our best ruck options, and diverse options, and then clamping them throughout the game we go a long way to winning. But having Roughy we allow ourselves Toyd & Redders as genuine tall options (& English depending on where he impacts most) which should help in the aerial aspect, but also bringing the ball to ground which will hopefully bring in crumbling options. It will also, assuming we can get momentum, force them into paying more respect down back with leaving Taylor and others down there. If English can do a similar job to Blicavs, use height to mark, ruck only if needed, use his skills like a midfielder and work hard on Blicavs, then they may to use Blicavs more defensively if English has some impact. By having three genuine rucks, we don't have take Cordy out of defence or force Jong into the ruck. Again, helps the team.

Plus we can use Adams back at CHB, as a variety of defenders for Hawkins, Menzel, Black etc.

[1eyedog]

Agree with much of the above BT bearing in mind Blicavs has been absolutely useless this year and is horribly out of form. No one has the third man up rule affected more than him.