Always Right Match Committee Round 2 vs Gold Coast Suns

[hujsh]

Brown is 11 cm taller and 18 kg heavier than Khamis. Add in perfect delivery and open forward structure putting them 1 on 1, I thought Khamis did ok. I was expecting a lot worse. Last year Brown got twice as many goals.

Have to agree. Assumed Khamis would mainly match up on Van Royen who, on paper at least, is a more suitable match up.

[angelopetraglia]

Lobb had seven touches. He had four clangers. He took once nice mark and a goal. Is Bevo going to be tempted to go with Darcy instead?

[The Bulldogs Bite]

Lobb had seven touches. He had four clangers. He took once nice mark and a goal. Is Bevo going to be tempted to go with Darcy instead?

He should be.

There's really no reason to play Lobb over him - TOG means nothing if you don't actually contribute. I've tried defending him but he's basically given us nothing for a player we should be expecting so much more out of.

Its not to say Darcy isn't performing. He is.

[Prince Imperial]

Lobb had seven touches. He had four clangers. He took once nice mark and a goal. Is Bevo going to be tempted to go with Darcy instead?

Absolutely. We really need to get games into Darcy; his overhead marking is sublime and he was terrific yesterday.

Lobb is poor list management from Sam Power and we have wasted two second round picks (33 and 37) on him.

[kruder]

We cant go into another game with Buku and Coffield playing as key defenders. If Keath isn't fit then Naughty goes back, now that's leadership put your hand up Naughty.

[PR0408]

We are to tall up fwd. hence why teams can exit our fwd 50 with ease.
We are to small down back. Maybe naughts goes back.
We also need to move ball more quick coming out of our own D50

[PR0408]

Weightman also needs midfield minutes

[G-Mo77]

Weightman also needs midfield minutes

Why? He's a small forward and a good one. Macrae would be a decent midfielder maybe we should play him.

[PR0408]

Why? He's a small forward and a good one. Macrae would be a decent midfielder maybe we should play him.

He is definitely a good one. Two reason to keep him in the game and to add much needed leg speed in the midfield. Kozzy went in a few times for the dees.

[jeemak]

Khamis getting beaten in the air by Brown doesn't worry me. Khamis being completely reactive to the ground ball, and Brown turning him on a dime scares me shitless.

Keath is a genuinely good defender if his body is OK. He'd never have to worry about being turned inside out by Ben Brown because he'd never let himself fall into the position where it might be possible in the first place.

Week one is done and dusted, let's get back to reality here and stop thinking in maybes. Keath is a better option when fit than Khamis ever will be as the second key defender. You can get away with pretending the opposite is true in practice games, but not in the real season. You can even pretend it's true in the first game to reward preseason performance, but after that, you can't.

Same goes with Daniel not starting on the ground. He's in the top twenty most talented players in the competition. He just has to play, and we can choose whether it's VDM, McNeil, Sanders, Gallagher, Williams or Harmes who he replaces, but he replaces one from that group. No question.

When Jack is fit enough, he plays. No question. The season has started, reputations and experience count, and players who aren't up to it need to either be better and work harder, or sit aside.

[Hotdog60]

I would reinvent VDM as a tagger but Bevo doesn't tag but my theory is that he has leg speed and has shown he can lay a hard tackle.
So my message would be sit on the most dangerous player and don't let them get a kick.
Otherwise see ya later alligator.
Also some leg speed in the middle wouldn't hurt because all of Bont, Treloar and Libby aren't speed demons so some outside speed would be nice.

[MrMahatma]

McNeil, VDM and Buku aren’t AFL level.

Here we go again. All preseason “our depth is crazy, how do we fit them all in” and in minutes we know a bunch aren’t up to it.

[Go_Dogs]

What I would do:

Out: McNeil, VDM, Khamis

In: Macrae, Garcia, Darcy

Move Naughton to CHB, playing Marra, Lobb and Darcy as the forwards. Lobb to play high and chop in the ruck.

Macrae has to play midfield, so Treloar moves to the high half forward role for some of his time - rotating with Macca.

Garcia comes in and plays forward. It’s not his best position, but he seems the most ready and seasoned player who can tackle and has agility.

McNeil, VDM and Khamis miss. Let them get a block of footbal at VFL level and then we can reassess.





What I think we’ll do:

Either no change, or in Macrae and out McNeil.

[Ozza]

I just want the nightmare of watching Laitham Vandermeer to end. I've never understood his selection, ever.

Him and McNeil - never again.

[AshMac]

Out McNeil, Lobb. In Caleb and Darcy. Bedendo as sub.

If Rowell or Anderson get off the leash for
God sake put Harmes on them as a tagger.