Match Committee - Round 7 vs Fremantle

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  • Axe Man
    Hall of Fame
    • Nov 2008
    • 11118

    #61
    Re: Match Committee - Round 7 vs Fremantle

    Looking at the Freo team last week they seem to play a quite tall forward line with 2 dangerous smalls in Ballantyne and Walters at their feet. How do we see the matchups? I'm thinking something like this:

    Taberner (198) v Roberts
    Pavlich (192) v Talia
    Clarke (203) / Sandilands (211) v Roughead
    Mayne (188) v Wood
    Walters & Ballantyne v Murphy/JJ/Webb/Biggs.

    Might be tough to find a suitable matchup for MBoyd at half back this week - Freos forwards are either too tall or too quick.

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    • Greystache
      Bulldog Team of the Century
      • Dec 2009
      • 9775

      #62
      Re: Match Committee - Round 7 vs Fremantle

      Last weeks second half and potentially this week again highlights our need for a genuine lockdown small defender who can play on the fast and elusive opposition small forwards. It's been a gap for a number of years.
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      • LostDoggy
        WOOF Member
        • Jan 2007
        • 8307

        #63
        Re: Match Committee - Round 7 vs Fremantle

        Originally posted by Axe Man
        Looking at the Freo team last week they seem to play a quite tall forward line with 2 dangerous smalls in Ballantyne and Walters at their feet. How do we see the matchups? I'm thinking something like this:

        Taberner (198) v Roberts
        Pavlich (192) v Talia
        Clarke (203) / Sandilands (211) v Roughead
        Mayne (188) v Wood
        Walters & Ballantyne v Murphy/JJ/Webb/Biggs.

        Might be tough to find a suitable matchup for MBoyd at half back this week - Freos forwards are either too tall or too quick.
        Might need Boyd in the middle anyway.

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        • Axe Man
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          • Nov 2008
          • 11118

          #64
          Re: Match Committee - Round 7 vs Fremantle

          Originally posted by Rooner
          Might need Boyd in the middle anyway.
          I was thinking the same, especially with the plethora of big bodied midfielders Freo has. It's just a shame to move Boyd from where he has been so effective.

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          • LostDoggy
            WOOF Member
            • Jan 2007
            • 8307

            #65
            Re: Match Committee - Round 7 vs Fremantle

            Originally posted by Axe Man
            I was thinking the same, especially with the plethora of big bodied midfielders Freo has. It's just a shame to move Boyd from where he has been so effective.
            Yea it is. But thinking a bit of both might have it's upside at least until Wallis comes back anyway.

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            • LostDoggy
              WOOF Member
              • Jan 2007
              • 8307

              #66
              Re: Match Committee - Round 7 vs Fremantle

              Hopefully Fremantle don't get McPharlan and Dawson back this week. Both will train tomorrow and will play pending how they pull up.

              McPharlan v Boyd would be an awful match-up for us.

              Them both being out also makes Michael Johnson play tall and more accountable. With the only other tall being 2nd gamer Alex Pearce.

              Ibbotson and Duffield are made to play taller and Stringer/Crameri could really benefit from this.

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              • Scorlibo
                Coaching Staff
                • Oct 2007
                • 3087

                #67
                Re: Match Committee - Round 7 vs Fremantle

                Originally posted by Greystache
                Last weeks second half and potentially this week again highlights our need for a genuine lockdown small defender who can play on the fast and elusive opposition small forwards. It's been a gap for a number of years.
                Bob has been one the better small defenders (defensively) for a couple of years. Seems like Biggs fits that role quite well at this early stage.
                'And the Western suburbs erupt!'

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                • Axe Man
                  Hall of Fame
                  • Nov 2008
                  • 11118

                  #68
                  Re: Match Committee - Round 7 vs Fremantle

                  Originally posted by Jaytee
                  Hopefully Fremantle don't get McPharlan and Dawson back this week. Both will train tomorrow and will play pending how they pull up.

                  McPharlan v Boyd would be an awful match-up for us.

                  Them both being out also makes Michael Johnson play tall and more accountable. With the only other tall being 2nd gamer Alex Pearce.

                  Ibbotson and Duffield are made to play taller and Stringer/Crameri could really benefit from this.
                  Dawson wont play:
                  Key defender Zac Dawson trained on Wednesday and appears set to return for his first game of the season in the WAFL on Saturday. Lyon confirmed Dawson would have to return via Peel Thunder given he has not played at all this season due to ongoing groin issues throughout the summer.
                  You are right on McPharlan though, he would be a very tough proposition for Boyd. Hopefully they decide not to risk him.

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                  • Greystache
                    Bulldog Team of the Century
                    • Dec 2009
                    • 9775

                    #69
                    Re: Match Committee - Round 7 vs Fremantle

                    Originally posted by Scorlibo
                    Bob has been one the better small defenders (defensively) for a couple of years. Seems like Biggs fits that role quite well at this early stage.
                    Murphy has been poor when forced to play lock down roles and was a source of complaint about McCartney's lack of coaching ability by playing them there. Picken took over last year, and while better, wasn't great at it.

                    Biggs hasn't played a game, and in the VFL and practice matches he's played a high rebounding defender role. His defensive skills at this stage at best could be described as adequate.
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                    • 1eyedog
                      Hall of Fame
                      • Mar 2008
                      • 13228

                      #70
                      Re: Match Committee - Round 7 vs Fremantle

                      Our go to man for this role is currently sitting out for another 6 weeks with a pec.
                      But then again, I'm an Internet poster and Bevo is a premiership coach so draw your own conclusions.

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                      • westbulldog
                        Senior Player
                        • Sep 2009
                        • 1805

                        #71
                        Re: Match Committee - Round 7 vs Fremantle

                        We need to lockdown Michael Johnson, he sets up their attacks from the backline in the same way that David Wirrapunda did for the Eagles.

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                        • 1eyedog
                          Hall of Fame
                          • Mar 2008
                          • 13228

                          #72
                          Re: Match Committee - Round 7 vs Fremantle

                          Originally posted by westbulldog
                          We need to lockdown Michael Johnson, he sets up their attacks from the backline in the same way that David Wirrapunda did for the Eagles.
                          Will he be forced to play more accountable if McPharlin and Dawson don't play?
                          But then again, I'm an Internet poster and Bevo is a premiership coach so draw your own conclusions.

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                          • Maddog37
                            WOOF Member
                            • Nov 2010
                            • 3132

                            #73
                            Re: Match Committee - Round 7 vs Fremantle

                            Originally posted by Greystache
                            Last weeks second half and potentially this week again highlights our need for a genuine lockdown small defender who can play on the fast and elusive opposition small forwards. It's been a gap for a number of years.
                            I would like to see Honey get a shot at that position.

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                            • comrade
                              Hall of Fame
                              • Jun 2008
                              • 18005

                              #74
                              Re: Match Committee - Round 7 vs Fremantle

                              Originally posted by Maddog37
                              I would like to see Honey get a shot at that position.
                              Not a bad idea.

                              FWIW, I thought Clay might have also been a candidate for that role down the track
                              Our 1954 premiership players are our heroes, and it has to be said that Charlie was their hero.

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                              • LostDoggy
                                WOOF Member
                                • Jan 2007
                                • 8307

                                #75
                                Re: Match Committee - Round 7 vs Fremantle

                                The Membership dept has been busy , over 900 new Members over the last week or so
                                I really hope we get a great crowd on Sunday because this ones for Clay

                                This is the Fremantle - Wednesday Training Report
                                Fremantle defender Luke McPharlin has undergone fitness testing at training on Wednesday

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