Always Right Match Committee - Round 15 Vs West Coast Eagles 2021

[Rocco Jones]

I think Sweet is a bad match up for Nic Nat and thought he struggled in the VFL. Maybe having the tallest/mobile options is best. I don't know, I do not like either option.

[Rocco Jones]

I am going with
In: Richards, Schache, Garcia
Out: Hannan, Crozier, Roarke

Sub: Crozier

[comrade]

I think Sweet is a bad match up for Nic Nat and thought he struggled in the VFL. Maybe having the tallest/mobile options is best. I don't know, I do not like either option.

So you prefer Schache or Macrae going up against him?

[bulldogtragic]

So you prefer Schache or Macrae going up against him?

Lew Young is at least tall, has practice rucking, is mobile, has good hands and can defend. He’s been tried forward so could swap forward with Tim.

Alas, we are going to get smashed in this area. Our mids are going to have to work overtime to not allow first tap to dictate clearances.

[comrade]

Lew Young is at least tall, has practice rucking, is mobile, has good hands and can defend. He’s been tried forward so could swap forward with Tim.

Alas, we are going to get smashed in this area. Our mids are going to have to work overtime to not allow first tap to dictate clearances.

NicNat will just clear it himself.

[Rocco Jones]

So you prefer Schache or Macrae going up against him?

I do not want Macrae there and I am probably with you in wanting Sweet, more as it frees up English to play forward. I just can see why we would go a mobile option. The thing is, Schache was uncompetitive last time around. It is not like we have a solid option with the mobile choice.

[G-Mo77]

Lost already by selections.

[azabob]

Lost already by selections.

Is Sweet on the plane?

[bulldogtragic]

Is Sweet on the plane?

Apparently not. No Martin. No Wood. No JUH.

[comrade]

I do not want Macrae there and I am probably with you in wanting Sweet, more as it frees up English to play forward. I just can see why we would go a mobile option. The thing is, Schache was uncompetitive last time around. It is not like we have a solid option with the mobile choice.

We're really no more mobile with Schache in the side if he can't get near it.

[bulldogtragic]

We're really no more mobile with Schache in the side if he can't get near it.

He shouldn’t ruck and he shouldn’t play KPF. I still like him as the (Adel) Tom Lynch circa 2015-2018 as the tall elite runner that is taller than opponents to rack up marks up the ground, who is a good field kick and when getting shots on goal is a very accurate kick. Basically this how he played a fair amount of the weekend against Geelong VFL, still kicked 6 too. Basically the role Hannan isn’t doing. Stay out of the way of Naughton & Bruce & Cody, and use his strengths to advantage. He can do everything that Hannan isn’t it, just taller.

[bornadog]

Schache will only get a game if Naughton still sore.

I wonder what is happening with Martin?

[Vred]

No Martin or Sweet? No Lew Young? SCHACHE?

BRB putting $1000 On WCE to win

[soupman]

Honestly if Martin isn't fit do we even have anyone else who can genuinely contest with NicNat? Sweet is just ok but not sure he is equipped to do anything but be badly beaten in the middle. If thats the case is there any benefit in picking someone to get annihilated when we can just let English take the centre bounces and rotate a bunch of guys through there around the ground?

I think there is a good chance we don't even bother contested the boundary throw ins and just try and swarm him at ground level.

To be clear, I don't think any of this is a good plan, but I'm also not sure we have an option which isn't "get badly beaten in the ruck".

[Mofra]

So you prefer Schache or Macrae going up against him?

Nicnat has a lower TOG than any comporable ruckman. The times a second ruckman will be opposed to NicNat will either be minimal or non-existent.

I would bring in either Martin, or Sweet if he's unavailable. WCE have played two rucks as long as I can remember so it's not just NicNat, (their) Bailey Williams would murder any no 2 option we have that isn't named Tim English and I want us to revert back to our 3-tall forwardline structure.

At this stage I'd have Hannan out Martin in, Crozier (out/inj/rested) and Wood in.
Then pray like hell Naughton is ok. Play him deep, Bruce to play Naughton's higher/CHFish role.