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    Re: Always Right Match Committee Rnd 10, vs North Melbourne

    Quote Originally Posted by comrade View Post
    Just play Bont forward for 75%, and give him a run in the midfield if they're getting on top in there.

    Libba, Macrae & Dunkley with help from Smith, McLean & Bont should be good enough to blunt North's mids.
    Wallis & Lipinski will also help out in there. Besides Higgins Norf don't really have much class/ pace in there so suggested we have enough bodies to go through the middle if Bont is forward.

    Would love to see Libba go to Higgins and give him hell, also like to allow Dunkley to go 1 on 1 with Cunnington.

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    Re: Always Right Match Committee Rnd 10, vs North Melbourne

    Quote Originally Posted by Mantis View Post
    Would love to see Libba go to Higgins and give him hell, also like to allow Dunkley to go 1 on 1 with Cunnington.
    I like both of these, especially if the Bont is playing more forward.

    We need to rotate runners on Polec, he has some weird 'ball retention' rate stat with his kicking which is in the top handful in the AFL.
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    Re: Always Right Match Committee Rnd 10, vs North Melbourne

    Quote Originally Posted by Mantis View Post
    Wallis & Lipinski will also help out in there. Besides Higgins Norf don't really have much class/ pace in there so suggested we have enough bodies to go through the middle if Bont is forward.

    Would love to see Libba go to Higgins and give him hell, also like to allow Dunkley to go 1 on 1 with Cunnington.
    Yeah, totally forgot Wallis & based on Bevo's comments, sounds like Lippa will also get a crack in the middle.

    We are chockas for inside mids, and the cupboard is bare up forward. We're way better balance with Bont forward.
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    Re: Always Right Match Committee Rnd 10, vs North Melbourne

    Quote Originally Posted by comrade View Post
    Yeah, totally forgot Wallis & based on Bevo's comments, sounds like Lippa will also get a crack in the middle.

    We are chockas for inside mids, and the cupboard is bare up forward. We're way better balance with Bont forward.
    Plot twist - Lippi spends some time playing on Cunnington. Cunnington is fantastic but sloooow, and Lippi uses the ball well generally.
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    Re: Always Right Match Committee Rnd 10, vs North Melbourne

    Quote Originally Posted by comrade View Post
    We are chockas for inside mids, and the cupboard is bare up forward. We're way better balance with Bont forward.
    What we do lose is Bont's poise & kicking ability in the midfield.. Most of the inside mids mentioned are poor on the spread or working away from the clearance situation so expect lots of 'hack' kicks going our way.

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    Re: Always Right Match Committee Rnd 10, vs North Melbourne

    Quote Originally Posted by Mantis View Post
    What we do lose is Bont's poise & kicking ability in the midfield.. Most of the inside mids mentioned are poor on the spread or working away from the clearance situation so expect lots of 'hack' kicks going our way.
    I'm hoping Smith takes another step forward and uses his foot skills more this week. Libba is also good when he has some space.

    If we're relying heavily on Dunkley and Wallis to get us inside 50, then yeah...good luck Naughts.
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