Round 1 2016 team

[Rocco Jones]

Re: Round 1 2016 team

With 4 interchange players again I think we can afford to just rest Minson on the bench for 5-7 minutes a quarter. Don't want him anywhere near the forward line!

With modern footy/cap rotations, everyone basically spends same-ish TOG. The range would be 80-90%.

I totally agree with you about Will being either ruck or on the bench. He is our best ruckman and terrible up forward. The point I am getting at is that Will has to be paired with a guy who can earn a game as a forward first. 20% time in the ruck isn''t worth 60%+ TOG stinking it up as a forward.

[Mofra]

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Who would be the likely match-up on Pavlich?

In our defence - whichever defender in our zone is closest to him.

If we're repeatedly getting isolated one on one that's a structure problem not an individual problem.

[Bornadog]

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In our defence - whichever defender in our zone is closest to him.

If we're repeatedly getting isolated one on one that's a structure problem not an individual problem.

Isn't Pav in some doubt to play round 1?

[Mofra]

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Isn't Pav in some doubt to play round 1?

Not sure - he played on the weekend and (in no shock to anyone) was probably their only threat forward.
Ballantyne is in serious doubt and with Sandi out we should go in confident. Fyfe still looks like the best player in the competition.

[Axe Man]

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Isn't Pav in some doubt to play round 1?

He's played both NAB games so far so I wouldn't have thought so?

[always right]

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Considering we don't typically play our blokes in negating roles, what do people think will be our approach to limiting Fyfe's influence? Will we simply go head to head and back our players? I'm okay with that but think there needs to be a plan B.

Koby Stevens to run with him midfield and Wood to pick him up when he rests forward?

[Bulldog Joe]

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Considering we don't typically play our blokes in negating roles, what do people think will be our approach to limiting Fyfe's influence? Will we simply go head to head and back our players? I'm okay with that but think there needs to be a plan B.

Koby Stevens to run with him midfield and Wood to pick him up when he rests forward?

Don't mind the idea of Stevens through the midfield, but surely it would be Morris when he is forward. Really can't see us sacrificing the intercept ability of Wood for a pure negating role.

[LostDoggy]

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With the possible exception of Sydney, Freo probably have the best and trickiest inside mid combination in the comp, with Fyfe, Barlow and Mundy all being monsters and Neale the one who can sneak under the guard. This year they'll have an explosive big body in Bennell to throw into the mix on occasion also.

Will be very interesting to see how we structure up. Stevens and Bont will be crucial. Macrae may get more centre bounce time also.

Our midfield looks super exciting this year. R1 will be a great guage of just how exciting.

[LostDoggy]

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Considering we don't typically play our blokes in negating roles, what do people think will be our approach to limiting Fyfe's influence? Will we simply go head to head and back our players? I'm okay with that but think there needs to be a plan B.

Koby Stevens to run with him midfield and Wood to pick him up when he rests forward?

I would love to see Bont stand with Fyfe at the stoppages. As good as Fyfe is, he can be slack defensively, if we get first hands Bont could do some damage. Although Stevens would be close, Bont is our best placed mid to match Fyfe physically.

[always right]

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Don't mind the idea of Stevens through the midfield, but surely it would be Morris when he is forward. Really can't see us sacrificing the intercept ability of Wood for a pure negating role.

Concerned about Morris having the athleticism to go with Fyfe. By memory Wood picked up Dangerfield when he went forward last year.

[F'scary]

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my memory from last year's game against Heave-ho was that their midfielders really back themselves to break tackles. If we can make the tackles stick, they're stuffed.

[bulldogtragic]

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The job is getting a little harder again.

[chef]

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FB M.Boyd Morris Wood
HB Murphy Hamling JJ
C Hunter Bont Macrae
HF Suckling Stringer Dickson
FF Dahlhaus T.Boyd Hrovat
R Campbell Wallis Picken
IN Jong Biggs Stevens Roughead

EM Minson Redpath Honeychurch Roberts

[F'scary]

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FB M.Boyd Morris Wood
HB Murphy Hamling JJ
C Hunter Bont Macrae
HF Suckling Stringer Dickson
FF Dahlhaus T.Boyd Hrovat
R Campbell Wallis Picken
IN Jong Biggs Stevens Roughead

EM Minson Redpath Honeychurch Roberts

Like your team but I'd go with Libba over Hrovat if next week works out ok. And I'd have Daniel on the bench ahead of Roughead. We are going to have to go with one ruck and Toyd.

[bulldogtragic]

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Assuming all are fit:

B: Morris Collins Wood
HB: Murphy Adams Boyd
C: Macrae Libba Suckling
HF: Hunter Stringer Stevens
F: Dahl Boyd Dickson
R: Campbell Wallis Bontmpelli
Int From: JJ, Jong, Picken, Daniel, Biggs, Hrovat, Roughead, Hamling