Match Committee - Round 16, 2017 vs Adelaide

[chef]

Re: Match Committee - Round 16, 2017 vs Adelaide

Really not looking forward to this game as we going going to get pantsed.

My Faith is just about shot.

[1eyedog]

Re: Match Committee - Round 16, 2017 vs Adelaide

Really not looking forward to this game as we going going to get pantsed.

My Faith is just about shot.

It will be horrible. Every team brings their A game against us.

[kruder]

Re: Match Committee - Round 16, 2017 vs Adelaide

Out:
Honeychurch,- Doesn't have the skills as a small forward, and can't play anywhere else either.

Roughead - Was woeful as a defender last week. Slow, soft and was a liability. Made Darling look awesome.
Campbell is clearly better as a ruck at the moment and I don't think we can play both of them.

Suckling - How many free passes does he get? He's a liability as a defender, turns the ball over 2 out of 3 kicks, gets caught with the ball and offers no line breaking ability. If he's not nailing his kicks, he costs us 2 goals a game IMO. (Creates 1, causes 3)

In
Fletcher - Is also slow but a decent defender and we are really needing some stability in tall defenders at the moment. Not ideal match up against the quick and tall Adelaide forwards but might be able to read the ball better to compensate.

Smith - How does he not get a game. Smith, Dunkley and Cordy's forward pressure was a huge factor in us winning a premiership last year, and they have hardly been seen all year up forward together (for obvious reasons). Hence we are not keeping the ball up forward and we are getting smashed on the turnovers and fast break goals. How many easy run in goals did the eagles kick against us last week!
Smith kicks goals from nothing and he's hard as nails. He should be in every week.

Williams - Far more reliable than Suckling and has great awareness. Needs to play and learn from Bob while he's still around.


Sadly I don't think any changes are going to make too differences as opposition teams have worked us out, and know to apply pressure on our handball receive targets to stop our ball movement. As a result our confidence in moving the ball is really low so we get apprehensive and make mistakes.
We don't have a plan B because we can't kick the ball long to tall targets as we are a one of the worst contested marking teams in the comp, so when plan A falls apart, so does our chances.

So your happy with Redpath/mid for second ruck again?

[Rocket Science]

Re: Match Committee - Round 16, 2017 vs Adelaide

It will be horrible. Every team brings their A game against us.

This wouldn't be such a problem if we were remotely inclined to return the favour.

Expecting Walker & Betts to dine out on us.

[The Bulldogs Bite]

Re: Match Committee - Round 16, 2017 vs Adelaide

In: Jake Lever

.. sorry, couldn't resist!

[S Coast Simon]

Re: Match Committee - Round 16, 2017 vs Adelaide

We just might go alright in this one. We are now officially the hunter again which we seem to do a lot better at. I will save my judgement till after this one last hurrah. Come on boys don't go without a fight

[MrMahatma]

Re: Match Committee - Round 16, 2017 vs Adelaide

I'll be at my first ever match in Adelaide.

I'll have some sorrows to drown on Coopers I reckon.

[1eyedog]

Re: Match Committee - Round 16, 2017 vs Adelaide

I'll be at my first ever match in Adelaide.

I'll have some sorrows to drown on Coopers I reckon.

Fingers crossed for you. Nothing better than going interstate and seeing a win. The Crows are very beatable, but we couldn't beat a jam lid at the moment.

[Eastdog]

Re: Match Committee - Round 16, 2017 vs Adelaide

Fingers crossed for you. Nothing better than going interstate and seeing a win. The Crows are very beatable, but we couldn't beat a jam lid at the moment.

I just hope we come out from the start with great pressure and intensity and keep it up for the entire game really giving ourselves the best chance to get a win.

Agree 1eyedog interstate wins are great (we haven't had one this year) and if we can somehow get this one against are team who has been right up there so far this year then that could be the start of something.

[MrMahatma]

Re: Match Committee - Round 16, 2017 vs Adelaide

I just hope we come out from the start with great pressure and intensity and keep it up for the entire game really giving ourselves the best chance to get a win.

Agree 1eyedog interstate wins are great (we haven't had one this year) and if we can somehow get this one against are team who has been right up there so far this year then that could be the start of something.

Given it's all or nothing now, it's probably the perfect time to play a flag fancy on their home deck. If we win, we get belief. If we lose, well we'd prob lose to the Lions at Etihad with half their team out anyway...

[Bornadog]

Re: Match Committee - Round 16, 2017 vs Adelaide

Well Tom Boyd won't be playing.

[MrMahatma]

Re: Match Committee - Round 16, 2017 vs Adelaide

Well Tom Boyd won't be playing.

It's an unsurprisingly common problem for young men in the spotlight. Hopefully he's quick to recover.

No doubt all of our squad are feeling more pressure than ever now, with expectation being at its highest point in decades this year. Hopefully they can all pull together in the one direction.

[Nuggety Back Pocket]

Re: Match Committee - Round 16, 2017 vs Adelaide

So your happy with Redpath/mid for second ruck again?

Redpath was clueless as a ruck man last week and should never be moved from his leading forward role. The obvious move would be to have Roughead move back to his rightful ruck position changing with Campbell, with Roughead being used as a key forward when resting. This would allow Roberts to replace Roughy in defence.

[Bornadog]

Re: Match Committee - Round 16, 2017 vs Adelaide

My new thoughts

In: Roberts, Smith

Out: Dickson, Honeychurch

[Nuggety Back Pocket]

Re: Match Committee - Round 16, 2017 vs Adelaide

My new thoughts

In: Roberts, Smith

Out: Dickson, Honeychurch

Given the poor form of both Dickson and Stringer up forward I would prefer to see them both go back to the VFL. Our forward line has become to static on our over reliance on these two players. Murphy to half forward, together with Roughead playing as a marking forward with occasional changes in the ruck with Campbell, should provide more options going forward.