Always Right Match Committee Finals Edition

[Scraggers]

We are finals bound baby !!!

Therefore, welcome to the Always Right Match Committee Finals Edition Thread. The Match Committee threads has been named after long time WOOF member Always Right who tragically passed away in March 2018.

If you were on the Western Bulldogs match committee, what changes would you make after our Round Twenty-Four match against GWS for our Elimination Final against Hawthorn at the MCG on Friday night 6 September.

For those new to these threads, please give a brief explanation for your changes ... this would add a lot of value to the discussion.

[bulldogsthru&thru]

West will come in for Arty and that'll be it.

Arty was terrific so not an omission. He gave exactly what I wanted from him. Used his pace to apply pressure.

I suppose he could still keep his spot if Vanders doesn't get up. But it was just tightness apparently.

[The Bulldogs Bite]

Expect Jones to miss.

[bulldogsthru&thru]

Garcia may come in for Vanders as an extra mid against the hawks could be useful. Either him or Arty.

[bulldogsthru&thru]

Expect Jones to miss.

That'd be absolutely heart breaking for him. Finally makes finals and is suspended. No concussion so could be a fine.

[Happy Days]

Why wouldn’t it be VDM for West?

[Raels_d]

I don?t think we can take both of Macrae and Daniel against the pace and run of the hawks. One of them to start and the other the sub. If West is back consider Arty Jones for McNeil.

[DOG GOD]

I don?t think we can take both of Macrae and Daniel against the pace and run of the hawks. One of them to start and the other the sub. If West is back consider Arty Jones for McNeil.

Agree. We will need the quickest team we can. Macrae/daniel for sub.

As long as Buku doesn?t come in for Jones

Against Hawks, I think we?d be ok with Lobb, O?Donnell, Freijah and Williams down back.

So I?d have?

Out-jones
In-west

Hawks fwd line against NM
Chol
Gunston
Ginnivan
Watson
McDonald
Dear

Gunston always turns back Father Time against us but it will be the pace of ginnivan and Watson that will be of concern for MC

[jDogs]

Does Jones really go for that? Doesn't look like he slung him, more just a dumping action and the gws player didn't hit his head (admittedly I am not up to date with the new crackdown on tackling). I just saw the Ash one from last week and the Freo player had his head smashed into the turf and it looks like more of a slinging action at the end.

[Mantis]

Does Jones really go for that? Doesn't look like he slung him, more just a dumping action and the gws player didn't hit his head (admittedly I am not up to date with the new crackdown on tackling). I just saw the Ash one from last week and the Freo player had his head smashed into the turf and it looks like more of a slinging action at the end.

I think he will get a fine at worst.

[josie]

Does Jones really go for that? Doesn't look like he slung him, more just a dumping action and the gws player didn't hit his head (admittedly I am not up to date with the new crackdown on tackling). I just saw the Ash one from last week and the Freo player had his head smashed into the turf and it looks like more of a slinging action at the end.

And GWS player had one arm free so potentially could have stopped the inertia by putting that arm out to hit ground first. Hoping that counts for something too.

[bulldogtragic]

Hard to make a change. In theory I like Harmes finals experience and could match up well on Hardwick, but couldn’t see who to drop.

[hujsh]

Surely we run a huge psyop sympathy campaign for Jones in the media about how he's never played finals and he's really old and was at that tragic club Carlton for years so just give him something?

[Plums]

Does Jones really go for that? Doesn't look like he slung him, more just a dumping action and the gws player didn't hit his head (admittedly I am not up to date with the new crackdown on tackling). I just saw the Ash one from last week and the Freo player had his head smashed into the turf and it looks like more of a slinging action at the end.

If he gets suspended it I would be taking it to the tribunal / appeals board. There wasn't a slinging motion and it was a textbook tackle. It was an accident he got hit high but it was a shoulder hit, not the head. I would argue if I was the dogs that it was a football accident and sufficient duty of care was taken.

All that said its a toss of the coin whether he gets off knowing the AFL process.

[mjp]

And GWS player had one arm free so potentially could have stopped the inertia by putting that arm out to hit ground first. Hoping that counts for something too.

100%.

I get so annoyed by this...LET GO OF THE BALL and protect yourself!!! You're DONE/CAUGHT/GONE...

I'm so tired of this rule. A sling is a sling - 100% - report and suspend (1-2 weeks). Arms pinned and a SLING? Throw the book at them (3-6 weeks). But these ones like Jones when the player is done cold and brought to ground with an arm free? Both the tackler and the player with the ball need to take some responsibility for the outcome.