2019 JLT Series - Match 2 Western Bulldogs v St Kilda

[GVGjr]

I don’t think English will play round 1. Trengove will ruck with schache and Cordy giving him a chop out of 5-7 mins each quarter.

If English doesn't play then it's likely we won't have anyone from the 2016 draft playing either with Lipinski, Lewis Young and Greene just not quite on the radar. I've got high hope for Lipinski along with English though.
I'm not sure if that is a sign of strength or an unbalanced list or that we haven't quite developed the players as we would have hoped for but you would expect a couple of them to be right in the selection process.

[Mofra]

I'd be surprised if English doesn't play if only on the basis of how highly he's rated internally. We played him ahead of Schache in JLT 1 and English has supposedly been the 'star' trainer of the pre-season.

I guess we'll know in a few hours. If we can't find a way to score against a Carlisle-less St Kilda that will flag huge concerns for the season proper.

[mjp]

..... English has supposedly been the 'star' trainer of the pre-season.

Yes...but pre season training and football games are not the same thing.

English is NOT a forward. He doesn’t really have a history of kicking bags of goals...he is a ruckman and he needs to play in the ruck. But at this point, Trengove is bigger, stronger and more effective in a contest.

So where the hell does English play? 5-7 mins per quarter as a backup ruckman? That is not going to work...unless he can at least compete as a forward, he isn’t going to be able to play...our forward line is inexperienced enough without chucking 200cm bloke down there who don’t know when to lead or how to create spAce down there to further mess things up.

I understand he is highly rated and he us undoubted talent...but I honestly cannot see how he fits in the 22. Unless having a development year in which case Trengove plays vfl and English plays ruck...it doesn’t look like that is going to happen though.

[mjp]

If English doesn't play then it's likely we won't have anyone from the 2016 draft playing either with Lipinski, Lewis Young and Greene just not quite on the radar. I've got high hope for Lipinski along with English though.
I'm not sure if that is a sign of strength or an unbalanced list or that we haven't quite developed the players as we would have hoped for but you would expect a couple of them to be right in the selection process.

I think all Lipinski, Greene and English are all in the mix. Young is just too untidy by foot/prone to TO.

Maybe they are a little behind where we would like but all of them seem to be talented...

[Smads57]

I mentioned in the VFL thread that Cavarro didn’t play, so might be a late call up to the AFL side(?)

[GVGjr]

The ground is a picture today and despite a bit of breeze conditions should be excellent

[Smads57]

We’ve now got almost blue skies and minimal wind here in Ballarat. Looking forward to the main show!

[GVGjr]

I mentioned in the VFL thread that Cavarro didn’t play, so might be a late call up to the AFL side(?)

I wonder if that might be as an extra player or if he is replacing someone.? We will know soon enough

[Smads57]

Players out running some drills but no Cavarro after all ��

[Rocket Science]

Re; English. We're evidently so desperate to concoct a forward mix that works in some fashion or another, that despite his unsuitability he's going to get a crack along with everyone else.

I'm assuming we'll otherwise use him as a big wingman this year who'll just happen to take taps.

[Mofra]

Yes...but pre season training and football games are not the same thing.

English is NOT a forward. He doesn’t really have a history of kicking bags of goals...he is a ruckman and he needs to play in the ruck. But at this point, Trengove is bigger, stronger and more effective in a contest.

I'm going by our pre-season reports that have had him training forward as much (if not moreso) than in the ruck.
Bevo is allergic to ruckmen that only ruck apparently.

[Rocket Science]

Naughton starting forward.

Don't go changing Bevo.

[Mantis]

Why are we playing Naughton forward?

Makes no sense.

[Rocket Science]

Why are we playing Naughton forward?

Makes no sense.

Fear we're going to get a lot of mileage out of that question during the course of the year, just with different player names appended to it.

[jeemak]

Kicking seems like it's an issue...…….surprise surprise.