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29-07-2022, 03:00 PM
#196
Re: Always Right Match Committee Round 20 vs Geelong at GMHBA Stadium
Originally Posted by
MrMahatma
I'm definitely clutching for some sort of reason for his inclusion.
Maybe he'll be a cooler on Selwood. Not really sure. I just find it hard to think of Robbie in the team with "win ball" his first objective... cause it's usually "win ball, give to opposition".
I kind of forget why Bevo cops it about selections at times. This week is a genuine surprise to me though! We have hardly any injuries.
McComb seems to be the slightly more contentious decision especially when there is the likes of Hunter and McLean around the mark and of course McNeil. We will know straight after the game if it's worked.
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29-07-2022, 03:08 PM
#197
Re: Always Right Match Committee Round 20 vs Geelong at GMHBA Stadium
Originally Posted by
SquirrelGrip
Some interesting comments by Tom Boyd in the latest DannyBoyd podcast - they were interviewing Fletcher Roberts and said how they always played team defence except when they played Geelong and Fletch would just man up on Hawkins. (Fletch was then usually dropped a week or two straight after)
Is that what we are up to this week - ignore the team defence for the big Geelong forwards and match up one on one the whole time? Or are we potentially doing the exact opposite and Zaine and RG provide more mobility to cover off team defence better?
Whatever they did with Cameron last time, lets not do that.
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29-07-2022, 03:12 PM
#198
Re: Always Right Match Committee Round 20 vs Geelong at GMHBA Stadium
Originally Posted by
MrMahatma
I'm definitely clutching for some sort of reason for his inclusion.
Maybe he'll be a cooler on Selwood. Not really sure. I just find it hard to think of Robbie in the team with "win ball" his first objective... cause it's usually "win ball, give to opposition".
I kind of forget why Bevo cops it about selections at times. This week is a genuine surprise to me though! We have hardly any injuries.
I can't see why you would bother sending someone to Selwood... just let our mids go at them H2H... however the 2 players I would like us to try and quell are Smith & Duncan. Would think that Williams would go to Smith given he did a good job on Langdon last week, which leaves Duncan who is the outside link player who when left to do his own thing can hurt with his elite foot skills.
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29-07-2022, 04:21 PM
#199
Re: Always Right Match Committee Round 20 vs Geelong at GMHBA Stadium
Originally Posted by
Axe Man
Whatever they did with Cameron last time, lets not do that.
I would be very (VERY) tempted to do the following crazy things:
1/. McComb - Run with role on Blicavs (if he goes to Bont which I expect he will).
2/. Williams - Plays on Cameron across Half-Forward. If they send him deep the Cordy/Gardner pairing deal with him.
3/. Garcia - Plays on Tom Stewart. He puts an elbow in his back. He doesn't lead. He makes EVERY contest Stewart goes to one where he cannot jump at the ball.
The problem with players like Stewart is the forwards who play on them think they are good players - so they try to lead and provide a target etc...it's a waste of time as the Stewarts/Levers of the world read the game SOOO much better than everyone else they only 'honour' the lead (seemingly) when the ball is kicked there. Forget the footy. Play with your elbow in his back, force a contest, don't let him get a jump at the ball and THEN work to win it.
My fear? We try to play straight up with Gardner vs Cameron and Cordy vs Hawkins with Khamis as nominal 3rd man-up support. I just think we get killed in that scenario.
What should I tell her? She's going to ask.
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29-07-2022, 04:27 PM
#200
Re: Always Right Match Committee Round 20 vs Geelong at GMHBA Stadium
Originally Posted by
SquirrelGrip
Some interesting comments by Tom Boyd in the latest DannyBoyd podcast - they were interviewing Fletcher Roberts and said how they always played team defence except when they played Geelong and Fletch would just man up on Hawkins. (Fletch was then usually dropped a week or two straight after)
Is that what we are up to this week - ignore the team defence for the big Geelong forwards and match up one on one the whole time? Or are we potentially doing the exact opposite and Zaine and RG provide more mobility to cover off team defence better?
Did we ever win against Geelong doing it that way?
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29-07-2022, 05:05 PM
#201
Re: Always Right Match Committee Round 20 vs Geelong at GMHBA Stadium
Originally Posted by
jeemak
We just beat Melbourne with Keath out of form.......and this is what you come up with?
Good to see you've shaken the COVID off and you're back to your regular self!
Actually, I’m still fighting post Covid with no end in sight..
And I don’t know why I bother….
I’m done.
I will never see #16 the same!!
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29-07-2022, 06:03 PM
#202
Re: Always Right Match Committee Round 20 vs Geelong at GMHBA Stadium
Originally Posted by
DOG GOD
Actually, I’m still fighting post Covid with no end in sight..
And I don’t know why I bother….
I’m done.
Chin up DG you'll get through it mate. Hope it is soon for you.
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29-07-2022, 07:55 PM
#203
Re: Always Right Match Committee Round 20 vs Geelong at GMHBA Stadium
Originally Posted by
DOG GOD
Actually, I’m still fighting post Covid with no end in sight..
And I don’t know why I bother….
I’m done.
Please stick with us DG and I hope you can shake off the effects of Covid.
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29-07-2022, 08:18 PM
#204
Re: Always Right Match Committee Round 20 vs Geelong at GMHBA Stadium
Originally Posted by
DOG GOD
Actually, I’m still fighting post Covid with no end in sight..
I've been lucky to dodge it mate but am still battling with breathing 8 weeks post flu...
There's some nasty stuff going around mate - hoping you feel better soon.
What should I tell her? She's going to ask.
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29-07-2022, 09:21 PM
#205
Re: Always Right Match Committee Round 20 vs Geelong at GMHBA Stadium
Originally Posted by
DOG GOD
Actually, I’m still fighting post Covid with no end in sight..
And I don’t know why I bother….
I’m done.
Get well soon mate, I've got something at the moment that's knocked me for 6 hoping it's not the spicey cough!
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29-07-2022, 10:29 PM
#206
Re: Always Right Match Committee Round 20 vs Geelong at GMHBA Stadium
As much as I wouldn’t have dropped McNeil for McComb, I’m surprised by everyone genuinely stuck trying to imagine why, McComb is much more of a mid whereas McNeil is a small forward
If you kicked five goals and Tom Boyd kicked five goals, Tom Boyd kicked more goals than you.
Formerly gogriff
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30-07-2022, 12:03 AM
#207
Re: Always Right Match Committee Round 20 vs Geelong at GMHBA Stadium
Very interesting that Hunter isn't an emergency.
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30-07-2022, 12:16 AM
#208
Re: Always Right Match Committee Round 20 vs Geelong at GMHBA Stadium
Originally Posted by
boydogs
As much as I wouldn’t have dropped McNeil for McComb, I’m surprised by everyone genuinely stuck trying to imagine why, McComb is much more of a mid whereas McNeil is a small forward
None of the questions are positional. All of them are capability based.
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30-07-2022, 01:48 AM
#209
Re: Always Right Match Committee Round 20 vs Geelong at GMHBA Stadium
Originally Posted by
Sedat
Wouldn't Gardner be a better match-up for Cameron? He's an athletic beast who can blunt Cameron's athletic prowess. Maybe Buku could as well? But he is very green and might get torched early on.
We take our chances with Cordy on Hawkins, with ample 3rd man up support from Buku/Hannan and the defensive wings/mids to clog the space inside D50.
Hawkins is a big bugger, hope Cordy can keep up
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31-07-2022, 10:49 AM
#210
Re: Always Right Match Committee Round 20 vs Geelong at GMHBA Stadium
Bevo in the presser was asked the question about Keath being dropped.
Journo basically said that a lot of Bulldog supporters were surprised. Bevo asked him how he would know that. Journo said talkback and social media. Bevo said it is the bell curve. The vast majority understand and the ones at the end are emotional and speak out.
He also did say that Keath talk it extremely well and that he is an amazing human being and that he played well in the VFL.
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