Always Right Match Committee Round 3 V Brisbane Lions

[Go_Dogs]

We need to make some changes to the side and some changes to the roles folks are playing. I?d start by:

Out: Macrae, Daniel, McLean, West, Keath, Darcy

In: McNeil, Cleary, Buku, JJ, Arty, Sweet

Then I would line a side up like follows:

B: Duryea, Jones, Cleary
HB: Dale, Bruce, Richards
C: Scott, Libba, Bont
HF: Williams, Naughton, Arty
F: McNeil, Marra, Sweet
R: English, Garcia, Smith
B: Baker, Crozier, JJ, McComb

Bont on a wing as he?s the only player we have who can hit a target and one of few who?ll work hard up and down in both directions. Let?s let him do that and not also get smashed as our best contested ball player.
Garcia and Smith in the midfield with Libba. Smith needs to kick the footy better and use his pace defensively but hoping to offset some of our defensive weakness with Garcia starting in there.
Cleary straight into the backline, Will be an instant gain in Keath as can use the ball better and defensively just as good if not better than 2023 Keath
Arty straight in, need some wheels and dash and excitement, just about the only player we have with the creative agility
Williams playing a similar role running up and down but named as a forward.
McNeil to tackle tackle tackle and run hard (unsure if he?s right?)
Sweet not a forward but can?t have less of an impact that Darce did last night (and I still rate King Darce as one of our most exciting talents, but we need to settle a position, play him there in the VFL for 4 weeks and then bring him back once he?s got his swagger back)
JJ to play back, Crozier to play forward, McComb at least has some pace and could tag Dunks/Neale, and Baker keeps his spot just.

It?s slim pickings. Gardner and Weightman straight in when available. And would then look to move Bruce forward again.

Ergh.

[Danjul]

We need to make some changes to the side and some changes to the roles folks are playing. I?d start by:


B: Duryea, Jones, Cleary
HB: Dale, Bruce, Richards
C: Scott, Libba, Bont
HF: Williams, Naughton, Arty
F: McNeil, Marra, Sweet
R: English, Garcia, Smith
B: Baker, Crozier, JJ, McComb

Not bad. Obviously need to do something that Brisbane is not expecting.

But I would begin with English as CHB, Bruce as a forward, and Sweet as First ruck, smith on the wing and Bont taking his position.

Why?

Brisbane have 2 confident tall forwards. Need English?s skills to complement Jones.

I?ve been pleasantly surprised by Bruce this year, but most of the team has played with him as a forward. See if they can rediscover how to work with him. I think this would help McNeil to be more effective.

Some of Bont,s good games have been with Sweet rucking. They link well and it might open up his ability to run and deliver. Bont has been doing too much heavy work lately.