Match Committee - Round 17 vs Collingwood

[F'scary]

Re: Match Committee - Round 17 vs Collingwood

Stevens has improved markedly and is a loss.
Like for like I'd bring in Lin Jong

Where would we be if Jong and Stevens were both fit and at their peak going into the Collingwood match? We'd smash the 'pies.

[1eyedog]

Re: Match Committee - Round 17 vs Collingwood

With Libba and Koby out of the engine room unless we bring in one or two of Jong, Honeychurch or Hrovat we're gonna have a heap of guys running around on the outside looking for a feed.

[Rocco Jones]

Re: Match Committee - Round 17 vs Collingwood

Libba, Clay Smith and Stevens out of the engine room. Wallis playing sore. Jong getting his way back to match fitness required at VFL level. Our engine room really is depleted at the moment.

[1eyedog]

Re: Match Committee - Round 17 vs Collingwood

I'm open to Boyd going to the middle this week. I think we are getting too short on options and if we want to win we need win some ball out of there. Either that or we have a plan for Swan and Pendlebury but going on previous form they'll be free to do what they like.

[boydogs]

Re: Match Committee - Round 17 vs Collingwood

I'm open to Boyd going to the middle this week. I think we are getting too short on options and if we want to win we need win some ball out of there. Either that or we have a plan for Swan and Pendlebury but going on previous form they'll be free to do what they like.

We have to start with Boyd, Picken & Bonts or we'll get killed

[1eyedog]

Re: Match Committee - Round 17 vs Collingwood

We have to start with Boyd, Picken & Bonts or we'll get killed

Our only saving grace is that Elliot and Cloke aren't playing and the Pies haven't learnt to score without them. Fingers crossed we don't continue our run of letting hack KPP dominate against us and let White kick 6.

[Go_Dogs]

Re: Match Committee - Round 17 vs Collingwood

We have to start with Boyd, Picken & Bonts or we'll get killed

After a couple of quite games perhaps a good opportunity for Stringer to play more midfield minutes, too.

Thankfully Macrae and Dahl both have improved inside games as well, so I'm OK with us having enough options if everyone chips in and does their bit.

[Mantis]

Re: Match Committee - Round 17 vs Collingwood

We have to start with Boyd, Picken & Bonts or we'll get killed

Bar the Hawthorn game and to a lesser extent Melbourne we haven't been killed all year, what says it will start this week?

[Jeanette54]

Re: Match Committee - Round 17 vs Collingwood

I think we all forget just how much bullocking work that Big Will does in the middle. Kind of reminds me of Ben Hudson. Doesn't hurt to have a big body in support once the ball hits the ground after a ball up, throw in or centre bounce.

[1eyedog]

Re: Match Committee - Round 17 vs Collingwood

Thought Lachie was a lot better this week when he came on. Think Webb is a better player though, probably more versatile at this point.

Also thought Campbell gave us more around the ground in his first 10 minutes than Will usually does in a full game. Campbell's tap work will improve each week as he develops his chemistry with the AFL mids.

Outs: Prudden, Dale, Hunter. (Happy enough with how these kids have gone in their taste of AFL footy - but we're getting to the business end now).

In: Hamling, Hrovat, Webb (Think with us being short a mid or two at the moment, and Jong being down on confidence, Hrovat to get an extended run in the AFL midfield would be good for him, and the side).

B: Morris; Roughead; Wood
HB: Murphy; Hamling; Boyd
C: JJ; Wallis; Macrae
HF: Crameri; Redpath; Picken
F: Dickson; Boyd; Stringer
R: Campbell; Bontempelli; Dahlhaus
Int: Grant, Hrovat, Webb, Daniel

That is still a good team on paper and I'd be happy with it. Looks well balanced.

[LostDoggy]

Re: Match Committee - Round 17 vs Collingwood

Libba, Clay Smith and Stevens out of the engine room. Wallis playing sore. Jong getting his way back to match fitness required at VFL level. Our engine room really is depleted at the moment.

Maybe Crammers and Stringer in the middle for short bursts as there bigger bodies and grunt will help dish out to our out riders?

[Rocco Jones]

Re: Match Committee - Round 17 vs Collingwood

Maybe Crammers and Stringer in the middle for short bursts as there bigger bodies and grunt will help dish out to our out riders?

Yeah, very short bursts. Would make Crammers role even more diverse/confusing on the outside looking in!

[boydogs]

Re: Match Committee - Round 17 vs Collingwood

Bar the Hawthorn game and to a lesser extent Melbourne we haven't been killed all year, what says it will start this week?

In the midfield. Gold Coast (17th on the ladder) and Geelong (18th in contested ball) have beaten us in the middle in the last two weeks, we can't afford to front up with the same lineup against Collingwood or we won't get our hands on it enough to win the game

[Rocco Jones]

Re: Match Committee - Round 17 vs Collingwood

Bar the Hawthorn game and to a lesser extent Melbourne we haven't been killed all year, what says it will start this week?

Totally agree Mantis. We were very disappointing on Saturday against a finals contender type side on their home turf and lost by 8 points. The things that are hurting us, are stopping us from winning things rather than inabilities to be competitive.

I have concerns about winning enough games as the season drags on but I don't see any signs of us getting killed. Boyd, Wood and Bobby give us 3 AA backline contenders, hard to smash a side on that alone.

[1eyedog]

Re: Match Committee - Round 17 vs Collingwood

In the midfield. Gold Coast (17th on the ladder) and Geelong (18th in contested ball) have beaten us in the middle in the last two weeks, we can't afford to front up with the same lineup against Collingwood or we won't get our hands on it enough to win the game

I'm more concerned about the 2nd half capitulation to the Aints and the 2.5 quarter smashing we got from GCS, almost run over by Carlton and scraping home against the Aints in match 2. We aren't getting smashed, yet. Collingwood are the first real top 8 contender we've played since Freo in Round 7.