Match Committee - Round 19 2016 vs Geelong

[Sedat]

I'm annoyed at Dickson, he's likely not to get dropped and to be fair it was a really hard game for smaller forwards given the disgraceful way we moved the ball.

I'm prepared to give all of our forwards a free pass tonight - not for the first time this season, delivery into our forward 50 was comically poor.

[bornadog]

I'm prepared to give all of our forwards a free pass tonight - not for the first time this season, delivery into our forward 50 was comically poor.

The trouble has been the backline is not moving the ball quickly enough and the opposition clog up our forward 50 and cover all the space. Richmond game was the same, in fact alot of games this year.

[Remi Moses]

Bob Murphy's lateral movement and decision making is sadly missed

[SlimPickens]

Going to be interesting who they pull from today's game. No way we will give players a 5 day break for such an important clash.

I'll go

Out: Red, Wally

In: Dahl, Stringer

[G-Mo77]

Going to be interesting who they pull from today's game. No way we will give players a 5 day break for such an important clash.

I'll go

Out: Red, Wally

In: Dahl, Stringer

Hamling has been pulled out of the game so I'm guessing he'll be an in for Dale.

[Rocco Jones]

I know we have pulled out Hamling but I would actually give Roughy a spell down back and bring Minson into the side. It's hard to just slot into the backline when you've worked on playing in the ruck all pre-season and season but Roughy shows an ability to hold a mark, it is massive.

Maybe Hamling comes in too, offering us a forward/defender to free up T.Boyd or Roughy to support Minson in the ruck?

In- Stringer, Dahl, Minson, Hamling
Out- Wallis, Redpath, Morris, Jong (only if we go with extra tall)

[bornadog]

In- Stringer, Dahl, Minson, Hamling
Out- Wallis, Redpath, Morris, Jong (only if we go with extra tall)

I agree RJ, that is what I would do.

I would like to see Boyd play FF for 80% plus of the game.

[Pickenitup]

In Minson hamling Dahl stringer
Out Wallis Morris redpath jong

[azabob]

Where to start?

If Morris is out, I'm inclined to bring in either Hamling or Cordy. Geelong's forwards are not big, they are medium size and extremely mobile.

I really want to see JJ play midfield just to change things up; he is attacking, quick, decisive in his movement (body and ball) and generally makes good decisions.

I think Boyd can work as a permanent forward, as long as we bring the ball in direct and quick. He nearly clunked a number of marks last night, we need to figure out if he eventually will start clunking them.

Look to bring Dale in for Dickson. It will be a net net return. He may not get a whole heap of it, but normally when he does he does something creative with it and a goal normally results.

The ruck situation still is causing us grief. Roughead needs to either ruck 90% of the game or not play. Simple as that in my view.

From a structure perspective I would like to see our forwards not get sucked up the ground, on a number of occasions against St.Kilda we got a fast break from a stopage but due to no forwards being inside 50 we had to put the breaks on go sidewards or backwards.


IN: Hamling, Dahlhaus, Stringer, Dale,

OUT: Redpath, Wallis, Morris, Dickson,

[Ghost Dog]

Hammer time!

[F'scary]

Is it time to change our playing strategy? Can we change it, just like that?

Our defensive flood makes the transition forward difficult, especially now that our opposition has worked out that congesting the corridor rather than flooding back waiting for the spread, is the most effective means of negating and undoing our rebound.

But what can we do about it without reverting to a Macca style game where the emphasis is on forcing stoppages, playing a rolling scrum and forcing the ball down the line?

[Bullies]

I'm prepared to give all of our forwards a free pass tonight - not for the first time this season, delivery into our forward 50 was comically poor.

Dickson has had a free pass all year. A dipping bird will give a better contest than him at the moment. He is a liability. Play anyone - Dale?

[bornadog]

Both Hamling and Cordy not playing today, they were pulled from the match. Confirmed sitting in stand with other players.

[GVGjr]

Both Hamling and Cordy not playing today, they were pulled from the match. Confirmed sitting in stand with other players.

I don't think we had any other choice.

[bornadog]

I don't think we had any other choice.

Hrovat playing well, any chance to come in or he needs a few more weeks?