Always Right Match Committee - Round 12 Vs Adelaide 2020

[Axe Man]

Gardner stays

Cordy to miss Crows clash

Key defender Zaine Cordy has been ruled out of Sunday’s match against the Adelaide Crows due to injury.

The 23-year-old picked up a chest muscle injury at training earlier this week.

“Scans have revealed a low-grade strain for Zaine,” medical services manager, Chris Bell, said.

“At this stage, we will look to manage the injury conservatively and anticipate this will sideline Zaine for between two and four weeks.”

[comrade]

Mirroring Hamling's trajectory with the exception that Gardner was played sooner. I'm not saying Gardner is the next Hamling but everyone inside the club obviously sees SOMETHING in him. If we're going to keep playing him then let's keep playing him then.

INS: Hunter, West
OUTS: Bailey Dale. He just doesn't look right or is bereft of confidence at the moment. IMO this is the week to rest Libba.

You make a good point. If the MC see something in him, which they must if they keep picking him, then have the guts to back the decision and stick with him for the remainder of the year. If it costs us wins, well you live by the sword, you die by it.

Taking him in and out of the team only hampers development and leaves you in the position of not really knowing what sort of player you really have, which we've seen with Lewis Young, Josh Schache, Brad Lynch etc.

[1eyedog]

Gardner to the Cordy role Lew Young to the Gardner role?

[Grantysghost]

Gardner to the Cordy role Lew Young to the Gardner role?

Would Cordy have taken Ten Goal Tom (Lynch)? Keath to Tex, Gardner to Himmelberg maybe we don’t need a like for like and could just bring in Hunter for Cordy. Actually we need someone for Fogarty. Young, it’s your time. (Trengove a certainty).

[Mantis]

Gardner to the Cordy role Lew Young to the Gardner role?

Who does Gardner play on for the Crows?

[DOG GOD]

Who does Gardner play on for the Crows?

Hopefully not walker

[comrade]

Who does Gardner play on for the Crows?

Seems a good physical match up for Himmelberg. Keath to take Walker. Cordy to Fogerty.

[bornadog]

Gardner to the Cordy role Lew Young to the Gardner role?

Does Buku come in?

I hope it's Lewis

[Rocket Science]

Who does Gardner play on for the Crows?

Assuming Gardner survives, Himmelberg seems the most logical matchup, but according to the coach our defenders don't have opponents so Gardner definitely wasn't playing on Hipwood last week...

Whatever happens, with Zaine out it poses another fascinating exercise in whether Lewis Young comes into consideration.

[1eyedog]

I'd play him on Fogarty, another young inexperienced player. Himmelberg is way too strong for him in the air and rightly or wrongly we seem to earmark Keath for any role that is deep. I'd bring in Lew Young and play him on Walker who roams up the ground which will suit Young's intercepting ability. Wood on Lynch although gauging by how Wood was played last week he may even go to Stengle.

[Axe Man]

Would Cordy have taken Ten Goal Tom (Lynch)? Keath to Tex, Gardner to Himmelberg maybe we don’t need a like for like and could just bring in Hunter for Cordy. Actually we need someone for Fogarty. Young, it’s your time. (Trengove a certainty).

Who is a good matchup for Trengove at the Crows, I can't see one?

We could have gotten away with Keath and Gardner if Crozier was fit but I think one of the Youngs needs to come in.
Keath - Tex
Gardner - Himmelberg
Wood & a Young - Lynch & Fogerty. Otherwise you need to get Williams to play on one of these 2.

[1eyedog]

Himmelberg plays deep and is a very good mark I don't like the idea of Gardner on him. Fogarty leads up the ground and, outside Lynch is the most mobile forward they have. I'd play Gardner on him. Will be interesting.

[Bulldog Revolution]

Assuming Gardner survives, Himmelberg seems the most logical matchup, but according to the coach our defenders don't have opponents so Gardner definitely wasn't playing on Hipwood last week...

Whatever happens, with Zaine out it poses another fascinating exercise in whether Lewis Young comes into consideration.

I took Bevo saying that more as letting the journalist know he wasnt going to stand by for any targeting of Gardner in the post match presser

[bornadog]

All I can say is we better not lose this one or this will be me

[Happy Days]

Himmelberg plays deep and is a very good mark I don't like the idea of Gardner on him. Fogarty leads up the ground and, outside Lynch is the most mobile forward they have. I'd play Gardner on him. Will be interesting.

I don't hate that. Getting Gardner away from goal will hopefully get him out of those high ball situations where he's looked terribly shaky, and I think he has the athleticism and workrate to go with Fogarty. I could even live with him on Lynch.