Always Right Match Committee - Round 14 Vs Geelong 2020

[Bornadog]

Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 14 Vs Geelong 2020

Update from Jourdan Canil (AFL Journo on the ground)

Zaine Cordy will “definitely play at least one level” this weekend.

Will be interesting to see whether Gardner keeps his spot after some solid form.


Taylor Duryea and Matt Suckling will play in the scratch match

Good to see Taylor on the way back.

[jazzadogs]

Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 14 Vs Geelong 2020

Update from Jourdan Canil (AFL Journo on the ground)



Good to see Taylor on the way back.

Duryea was a really important player for us last year, although I feel that Bailey Williams has moved past him for that spot.

I would be pleased with Cordy for Gardner as our only change, assuming everyone else is fit.

[Danjul]

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Duryea was a really important player for us last year, although I feel that Bailey Williams has moved past him for that spot.

I would be pleased with Cordy for Gardner as our only change, assuming everyone else is fit.

I would be pleased with Cordy for Bruce as our only change, assuming everyone else is fit.

[comrade]

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I would be pleased with Cordy for Bruce as our only change, assuming everyone else is fit.

I'm with you there.

[Bornadog]

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Listening to Bevo's press conference today, I gathered there will be more of the same in the rucks, ie Tim, Dunks and maybe Bruce.

Sweet is still not quiet ready to take on AFL ruck duties.

I am expecting no change this week, baring any injuries that may have happened.

[The Pie Man]

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Listening to Bevo's press conference today, I gathered there will be more of the same in the rucks, ie Tim, Dunks and maybe Bruce.

Sweet is still not quiet ready to take on AFL ruck duties.

I am expecting no change this week, baring any injuries that may have happened.

I listened to this - to the bit in bold, I would’ve loved to have asked ‘but Tim was when he started?’

[comrade]

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I listened to this - to the bit in bold, I would’ve loved to have asked ‘but Tim was when he started?’

You could argue Tim still isn't quite ready.

[The Pie Man]

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You could argue Tim still isn't quite ready.

Indeed - just all feels a bit stubborn not to expose Sweet and see where he’s at because Bevo

[Bornadog]

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Indeed - just all feels a bit stubborn not to expose Sweet and see where he’s at because Bevo

To be honest, we haven't seen Sweet performing this year.

[Rocket Science]

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Unsurprisingly Chad Cornes has a view on our ruck situation.

It's low hanging fruit but he's basically only parroting what our coach himself said last week, that our ruck predicament means our mids are forced to set up reactively rather than proactively.

Yet, here we go again.

[Bornadog]

Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 14 Vs Geelong 2020

Unsurprisingly Chad Cornes has a view on our ruck situation.

It's low hanging fruit but he's basically only parroting what our coach himself said last week, that our ruck predicament means our mids are forced to set up reactively rather than proactively.

Yet, here we go again.

Unlike others, I am not too worried about the ruck role. As long as we win, who cares how unorthodox it is.

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

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I listened to this - to the bit in bold, I would’ve loved to have asked ‘but Tim was when he started?’

I think Bevo see's in Tim the type of player who can be the dominant ruckmen in all facets, and is therefore prepared to give him time to develop. He wouldn't be inclined to do it however if Tim didn't have other attributes he could utilise in his game plan.
Bevo even in our premiership year was unorthodox with the ruck, in order to fit with his game plan.

I don't mind what he's doing to be honest. I don't think he doesn't rate the position, more that if we can't leverage it to win the stoppage, then he's going to mitigate so that it doesn't disrupt his game plan.

I bet he's super keen for Tim to blossom as a tap ruckman and that will not only complement his game plan, but add another layer to it. Until that occurs, I reckon he'll continue to employ tactics that ensure the game plan isn't compromised.

I think that Sweet 'isn't ready' as per Bevo's comment means that he doesn't yet trust him to do be able to either do the work around the ground Tim does, nor win our mids enough first use at the ruck contest.

[Grantysghost]

Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 14 Vs Geelong 2020

Unsurprisingly Chad Cornes has a view on our ruck situation.

It's low hanging fruit but he's basically only parroting what our coach himself said last week, that our ruck predicament means our mids are forced to set up reactively rather than proactively.

Yet, here we go again.

Amazing that Dunks attended more ruck contests than Tim last week (24 Dunks, 23 Tim, 17 Bruce). I didn't realise he was used so often during the game. I guess Bruce probably stole Tim's attendances in the second half.

[Happy Days]

Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 14 Vs Geelong 2020

Unsurprisingly Chad Cornes has a view on our ruck situation.

It's low hanging fruit but he's basically only parroting what our coach himself said last week, that our ruck predicament means our mids are forced to set up reactively rather than proactively.

Yet, here we go again.

That's a very facetious take from Kane. No one has suggested Dunkley is trying to actually become a ruckman, he's just attending the contests because someone has to, rarely actually competing in them.

[azabob]

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ROUND 14 TEAM

Western Bulldogs v Geelong Cats
Friday 28 August, 7.50pm AEST
Metricon Stadium

B: Easton Wood, Alex Keath, Caleb Daniel
HB: Bailey Williams, Ryan Gardner, Hayden Crozier
C: Bailey Smith, Jack Macrae, Jason Johannisen
HF: Toby McLean, Josh Bruce, Mitch Wallis
F: Tom Liberatore, Aaron Naughton, Lachie Hunter
Foll: Tim English, Marcus Bontempelli, Josh Dunkley
Int: Ed Richards, Laitham Vandermeer, Tory Dickson, Will Hayes
Emer: Lewis Young, Ben Cavarra, Pat Lipinski, Roarke Smith