Round 1 2016 team

[jeemak]

Re: Round 1 2016 team

I'd be tempted to play all of Roughy, Redpath and Boyd.

Worst case: Boyd rucks, Roughy plays FB and Redpath FF if their talls trouble us.
Best case: Midfield dominance allows us to possibly stretch Freo's defense with Boyd and Redpath.

Agreed, I don't want to be left with only one ruck option for the day and I don't think things can be counted on to go so well that we won't need some assistance from Roughead in defence.

[divvydan]

Re: Round 1 2016 team

Final bench:

Interchange; McLean, Dunkley, Liberatore, Biggs.
Emergencies; Hrovat, Redpath, Jong.

Dunkley and no Redpath a real surprise. I think we're way too small.

[jeemak]

Re: Round 1 2016 team

Full back M Boyd, M Adams, D Morris
Half back M Suckling, E Wood, R Murphy
Centreline L Hunter, K Stevens, J Johannisen
Half forward L Picken, J Stringer, J Macrae
Full forward L Dahlhaus, T Boyd, C Daniel
Followers J Roughead, M Bontempelli , M Wallis
Interchange T McLean, J Dunkley, T Liberatore, S Biggs
Emergencies N Hrovat, J Redpath, L Jong

I'm a little bit disappointed we're as small in defence as we are without any back up. I hope we defend well as a team because we could get exposed by quick movement. Especially if Wood is minding a taller player.

Happy to see Dunkley in the side for his debut, though I didn't see it coming.

[Bulldog4life]

Re: Round 1 2016 team

Bad news, Tory Dickson withdrawn from the squad. Hrovat now in the 25.

Not surprised

[Bulldog4life]

Re: Round 1 2016 team

Full back M Boyd M Adams D Morris
Half back M Suckling E Wood R Murphy
Centreline L Hunter K Stevens J Johannisen
Half forward L Picken J Stringer J Macrae
Full forward L Dahlhaus T Boyd C Daniel
Followers J Roughead M Bontempelli M Wallis
Interchange T McLean J Dunkley T Liberatore
S Biggs
Emergencies N Hrovat J Redpath L Jong

Surprised no Big Jack. Let's hope Adams, Roughy or Tommy Boyd don't get injured.

[soupman]

Re: Round 1 2016 team

Our shortest side ever? Only two real talls in Boyd and Roughead, with Adams, Morris, Stringer and I guess Wood all tallish.

[Bulldog4life]

Re: Round 1 2016 team

Our shortest side ever? Only two real talls in Boyd and Roughead, with Adams, Morris, Stringer and I guess Wood all tallish.

Yes appears we are going to try to run them ragged

[dog town]

Re: Round 1 2016 team

Michael Johnson out for them is massive.

[1eyedog]

Re: Round 1 2016 team

Our shortest side ever? Only two real talls in Boyd and Roughead, with Adams, Morris, Stringer and I guess Wood all tallish.

I remember the days when we had Lake and Hudson the only two blokes 193cm or over and the next biggest was sometimes player Everitt.

Jong, Macrae, Biggs, Stevens, Bont are all taller than Wood, although Wood plays tall. With Libba back in at the coal face and Koby ready to go Bont may play more forward. At 192cm he's a nice target as well.

[Nuggety Back Pocket]

Re: Round 1 2016 team

Surprised no Big Jack. Let's hope Adams, Roughy or Tommy Boyd don't get injured.

Huge pressure on Stringer and Tom Boyd to perform without big Jack ,Dickson and Crameri up forward. Roughy needs to lift in the ruck to enable Boyd to spend more time at FF. A big test for Morris also as our second tall defender. Surprised not to see Hamling in the 22.

[SlimPickens]

Re: Round 1 2016 team

Congrats to Josh Dunkley and Marcus Adams on their debuts. Both haven't put a foot wrong since arriving at the club.

[F'scary]

Re: Round 1 2016 team

Full back M Boyd, M Adams, D Morris
Half back M Suckling, E Wood, R Murphy
Centreline L Hunter, K Stevens, J Johannisen
Half forward L Picken, J Stringer, J Macrae
Full forward L Dahlhaus, T Boyd, C Daniel
Followers J Roughead, M Bontempelli , M Wallis
Interchange T McLean, J Dunkley, T Liberatore, S Biggs
Emergencies N Hrovat, J Redpath, L Jong

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Can't see Macrae being played as a forward. He's useless there.

Big test for Roughead, possibly make or break.

I would have had Hamling in at CHB, Wood to his customary HBF, Suckers to the bench at the expense of Dunkley.

[Rocco Jones]

Re: Round 1 2016 team

Don't have KPs who are AFL quality? Don't play them. That seems to be Bevo's take.

[GVGjr]

Re: Round 1 2016 team

Don't have KPs who are AFL quality? Don't play them. That seems to be Bevo's take.

If it works then great, if not he and the match committee have some explaining to do

[F'scary]

Re: Round 1 2016 team

Heave-Ho has named 3 ruckmen in their line-up. Certainly a contrast to our selections. The big risk for us, imo, is that if things go in a certain direction, Roughead could end up going back to the FB line and Toyd has to be spent as first ruck. What we want is that their tall forwards are fairly ineffectual, Roughead holds his own in the ruck for 90% of the game, Toyd gives their backs a problem and our smaller mix of players runs rings around and through their lines.