Match Committee - Round 9 vs GWS Giants

[Sedat]

Re: Match Committee - Round 9 vs GWS Giants

Campbell for Cordy (omitted)
Grant for Hunter (omitted)
Macrae for Jong (omitted)
Hrovat for Goodes (injured)
Webb for Dale (omitted)
Redpath for T Boyd (rested)

No reason why we can't make 6 changes this week - we are a team of babies and need to protect our youth from burning out over the course of the season. Would like to squeeze Honey in there as well but I suspect he is sore and might need another week or two off. Bont could do with a week off in the next couple as well.

[Happy Days]

Re: Match Committee - Round 9 vs GWS Giants

Campbell for Cordy (omitted)
Grant for Hunter (omitted)
Macrae for Jong (omitted)
Hrovat for Goodes (injured)
Webb for Dale (omitted)
Redpath for T Boyd (rested)

No reason why we can't make 6 changes this week - we are a team of babies and need to protect our youth from burning out over the course of the season. Would like to squeeze Honey in there as well but I suspect he is sore and might need another week or two off. Bont could do with a week off in the next couple as well.

Round 11?

[Sedat]

Re: Match Committee - Round 9 vs GWS Giants

Round 11?

Yeah the bye is coming up but he needs another week off at some point in the season. He's not much older than most of the 1st year draftees.

[Bornadog]

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Yeah the bye is coming up but he needs another week off at some point in the season. He's not much older than most of the 1st year draftees.

and Tom Boyd is only 3 months older than him

[Sedat]

Re: Match Committee - Round 9 vs GWS Giants

and Tom Boyd is only 3 months older than him

Yep, he needs a rest soon as well. Might even be this week.

[Nuggety Back Pocket]

Re: Match Committee - Round 9 vs GWS Giants

Campbell for Cordy (omitted)
Grant for Hunter (omitted)
Macrae for Jong (omitted)
Hrovat for Goodes (injured)
Webb for Dale (omitted)
Redpath for T Boyd (rested)

No reason why we can't make 6 changes this week - we are a team of babies and need to protect our youth from burning out over the course of the season. Would like to squeeze Honey in there as well but I suspect he is sore and might need another week or two off. Bont could do with a week off in the next couple as well.

I like your changes but would prefer to see Dale retained instead of Biggs. Bontempelli suffers from being the go to player in the middle without the support of players like Griffen and Liberatore. It almost calls for Matthew Boyd to return to the midfield given our lack of class and experience in there. Macrae and Hrovat will be good additions. I would also like to see Hamling tried in defence, which allows Roughead to provide support in the ruck and up forward.

[1eyedog]

Re: Match Committee - Round 9 vs GWS Giants

Campbell for Cordy (omitted)
Grant for Hunter (omitted)
Macrae for Jong (omitted)
Hrovat for Goodes (injured)
Webb for Dale (omitted)
Redpath for T Boyd (rested)

No reason why we can't make 6 changes this week - we are a team of babies and need to protect our youth from burning out over the course of the season. Would like to squeeze Honey in there as well but I suspect he is sore and might need another week or two off. Bont could do with a week off in the next couple as well.

Good changes, if Honey is fit I would like to squeeze him in.

There is going to come a time pretty soon when the pressure to win is more important than experimenting with players and positions. At this stage, because of the good start, we have been able to try / persist with Dale, Webb, Biggs, Roberts, Hunter, Goodes and Cordy but I think we'll see a number of changes and see a number of harder players (Campbell, Redpath, Hrovat,, Honeychurch) come in.

I realise we need to create depth by playing as many players as possible and I realise many are first / second year players but I just think Bevo will start to firm up who gets an extended run at it and who doesn't.

Generally though I think it's great he is assessing where the players are at in terms of their limitations / strengths and flexibility across a number of positions.

[Eastdog]

Re: Match Committee - Round 9 vs GWS Giants

Outs:

Bonts (Give him a rest)
Cordy (Need to get some form in the VFL)
Goodes (Out with an injury)

Ins:

Macrae to come back in
Campbell to come in really keen to see him in action and see what he provides in the ruck.
Redpath from what people have said of his VFL form would be a good inclusion.

I would still retain Biggs, Roughy and Talia in the side.

What do you guys reckon?

[comrade]

Re: Match Committee - Round 9 vs GWS Giants

Campbell for Cordy (omitted)
Grant for Hunter (omitted)
Macrae for Jong (omitted)
Hrovat for Goodes (injured)
Webb for Dale (omitted)
Redpath for T Boyd (rested)

No reason why we can't make 6 changes this week - we are a team of babies and need to protect our youth from burning out over the course of the season. Would like to squeeze Honey in there as well but I suspect he is sore and might need another week or two off. Bont could do with a week off in the next couple as well.

I could live with each of these, with the exception of Boyd going out.

Yeah, he had a stinker but he's important to our structure and I'd like to see him have a crack at his old mob.

[Eastdog]

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I don't think we should but could Bevo drop Crameri.

[azabob]

Re: Match Committee - Round 9 vs GWS Giants

I don't think we should but could Bevo drop Crameri.

He certainly is struggling to impact the scoreboard at least. i would imagine the whole ASADA affair may be playing on his mind.

[Eastdog]

Re: Match Committee - Round 9 vs GWS Giants

He certainly is struggling to impact the scoreboard at least. i would imagine the whole ASADA affair may be playing on his mind.

Yes true that even though the ASADA investigation is done and dusted its WADA now.

[LostDoggy]

Re: Match Committee - Round 9 vs GWS Giants

He certainly is struggling to impact the scoreboard at least. i would imagine the whole ASADA affair may be playing on his mind.

Na that's a cop out, if it is he has to harden up and get over it. What will be will be, shouldn't stop him havin a crack.

[Eastdog]

Re: Match Committee - Round 9 vs GWS Giants

Na that's a cop out, if it is he has to harden up and get over it. What will be will be, shouldn't stop him havin a crack.

Certainly is not the worst player in our side.

[LostDoggy]

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I like your changes but would prefer to see Dale retained instead of Biggs. Bontempelli suffers from being the go to player in the middle without the support of players like Griffen and Liberatore. It almost calls for Matthew Boyd to return to the midfield given our lack of class and experience in there. Macrae and Hrovat will be good additions. I would also like to see Hamling tried in defence, which allows Roughead to provide support in the ruck and up forward.

I agree with every word, really hope all our good kids play and I damn hope we are switched on. This is a huge game.