Always Right Match Committee - Round 4 Vs Brisbane 2021

[bulldogsthru&thru]

Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 4 Vs Brisbane 2021

Thanks.

The reason I ask is that I do not want see Young or Cordy playing on Daniher.

This is one game when Naughton should play back.

It's unfortunate Gardner got injured. I was looking forward to him playing on Hipwood to see how he'd go after getting towelled up against him last year.

[Vred]

Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 4 Vs Brisbane 2021

Out: Scott, Gardner, McNeil
In: Cordy, Schache, Cavarra

Naughton back all game on Daniher, Schache and Cavarra in the forward line, Cordy on Hipwood.

[jeemak]

Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 4 Vs Brisbane 2021

I think you need to bring Cavarra in for McNeil, Cordy in for Gardner and possibly Jong for Scott. We need some additional tackling pressure between the arcs to really put the heat on Brisbane's midfielders and Jong can do that. If we can be really tight there it makes life easier for our defenders.

[bulldogsthru&thru]

Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 4 Vs Brisbane 2021

I get we're small down back against the Lions' tall forwards. But I think putting Naughton down back makes us the challenger. We need to go into this game with an attacking mindset. They need to beat us. Naughton played well up forward and he needs to stay there. If they start getting on top of us, sure make the switch. But we can't start like that.

Remember the game is in Ballarat so the ball will swirl around a bit. Current forecast has a bit of rain as well. Won't be easy for their talls.

[Bornadog]

Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 4 Vs Brisbane 2021

In Lew young

Out: Gardner

[hujsh]

Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 4 Vs Brisbane 2021

Are there match reports of Footscray games?

There's discussion and reports from those who catch it in person in the VFL 'season start date announced' thread.

I assume the club does something as well on the site

[DOG GOD]

Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 4 Vs Brisbane 2021

Thanks.

The reason I ask is that I do not want see Young or Cordy playing on Daniher.

This is one game when Naughton should play back.

I like this a lot Dry Rot

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 4 Vs Brisbane 2021

I get we're small down back against the Lions' tall forwards. But I think putting Naughton down back makes us the challenger. We need to go into this game with an attacking mindset. They need to beat us. Naughton played well up forward and he needs to stay there. If they start getting on top of us, sure make the switch. But we can't start like that.

Remember the game is in Ballarat so the ball will swirl around a bit. Current forecast has a bit of rain as well. Won't be easy for their talls.

Agree 100%
If the club are going all in with Bruce and Naughts up forward, then this is a game where we've got to back that in.
If we lose and Daniher and or Hipwood play a part due to poor defensive structures ( as opposed to our midfield not turning up), I'd rather learn it in round 4, than in a final.

If our midfield is dominant,especially around stoppages, then Daniher and Hipwood will be kicking grass for most of the game.

Obviously North were undermanned, and were no match for our talls up forward...but that only became an issue once we started owning the midfield contest.

[boydogs]

Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 4 Vs Brisbane 2021

Hipwood is like the opposite of Crameri, he's tall but plays like a small. I wouldn't bring Cordy or Young in for him

[soupman]

Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 4 Vs Brisbane 2021

Screw the calls for Naughton to go back. He has to stay forward, he is a big part of the reason our attack is working atm, sending him back from the get go reeks is what a scared team would do, thats not us.

Neither Cordy nor Young inspire me as replacements for Gardner based on VFL form, although on the plus side while Gardner has been good I'm not sure you need much more than someone who is competent aerially and can adhere to team structures t replace him. I would be comfortable with whichever of those two and Khamis the coaching staff can do those things and turn the ball over the least when they get it. Khamis would be fun.

McNeill has been okish and has shown some of the attributes we are selecting him for, but he isn't at the required level yet and as much as I love playing young guys indefinitely for literally no reason we should place the same value on his spot in the side as we did for Mitch Wallis. Cavarra seems the best performed of the small half forwards in the VFL, Weightman could be a smokey.

Lipinski can stay as sub, he seems to have to work harder for his spot than others but Im not sure anything he did tonight would have changed anyones opinion of him from the last game. Scott also remains, mainly because I'm not even sure what position he was tonight so have no idea who to replace him with, and I'm not keen to make 2/3 unforced changes to a team that won by 128.

[comrade]

Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 4 Vs Brisbane 2021

Khamis would be good fun #UnleashBuku

[Bornadog]

Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 4 Vs Brisbane 2021

Khamis would be good fun #UnleashBuku

Daniher and Hipwood are both over 201cm. Buku is 189cm, and would be conceding alot of height.

I think we have no choice but to throw Young in.

[divvydan]

Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 4 Vs Brisbane 2021

Certainly one of Young or Cordy has to come in to replace Gardner. Khamis too small and we already have Wood playing that midsized extra cover role. Inclined to go with Young personally but MC will have observed them much closer and have a better idea of who to choose. Otherwise I don't really see any point changing the team right now.

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 4 Vs Brisbane 2021

Certainly one of Young or Cordy has to come in to replace Gardner. Khamis too small and we already have Wood playing that midsized extra cover role. Inclined to go with Young personally but MC will have observed them much closer and have a better idea of who to choose. Otherwise I don't really see any point changing the team right now.

Based on Bevo's presser, I'd say Lewis Young gets the nod.

[soupman]

Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 4 Vs Brisbane 2021

Certainly one of Young or Cordy has to come in to replace Gardner. Khamis too small and we already have Wood playing that midsized extra cover role. Inclined to go with Young personally but MC will have observed them much closer and have a better idea of who to choose. Otherwise I don't really see any point changing the team right now.

I see your point but it isn't as if Cordy has been decent on anyone of any height in the last few years (and only has 4 cms on Khamis and less of a jump) and Young is possibly an even worse body on body defender.

I like the Young of late 2019, but VFL reports have hardly been glowing and like Beveridge I love shiny new things and Khamis is that. If Khamis is competent at reading the flight of the ball in the air and getting a spoil in maybe 50% of the time and can win more than the occasional one on one I'm not sure he is ay worse than any of the other key defender options regardless of height.

I've made my feelings known as to our lack of even trying to address our dearth of competent key defenders, the uninspiring options available to us this week is a very foreseeable consequence of our neglect in this area.

Left field option, but could Schache be considered? No chance of getting a game till one of Naughton, Bruce and English get injured and lets face it as soon as he doesn't kick 3 goals in a game he is straight back out for one of them. Is similiar dimensions to Gardner, but a better user of the ball. Not an amazing overhead mark but just needs to get a fist in, not amazing one on one but none of the others are either. Could be worth a shot at some point instead of him being the 4th in line key forward, a position I don't really see him being actually good at when the heat is on.