Always Right Match Committee Round 3 V Brisbane Lions

[Bornadog]

Re: Always Right Match Committee Round 3 V Brisbane Lions

McComb due to really low benchmark I have to get into the side to improve hardness and run (I know).

Cleary I like a lot but we have Juice, Jones, Keath and Crozier already down back. Think Cleary is more a D3-4 type and we need more run.

Fair enough on Cleary, but McComb has zero hardness. A number of times on Saturday he wouldn't go in and just stood back.

[GVGjr]

Re: Always Right Match Committee Round 3 V Brisbane Lions

McComb due to really low benchmark I have to get into the side to improve hardness and run (I know).

Cleary I like a lot but we have Juice, Jones, Keath and Crozier already down back. Think Cleary is more a D3-4 type and we need more run.

I don't think we can both Cleary and Crozier in the back line and Crozier is the preference at the moment but we might give it a whirl

[Ozza]

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I get the reactions and the anger - but after 200 extremely consistent games, I think it would be fair to say that Macrae has some runs on the board. And I absolutely get that the defensive side of Jack's game is not where it needs to be - but are we really honestly as supporters not going to have faith in him to respond after a poor game?

I'm as angry as anyone about how we are playing, but dropping Macrae or re-fashioning him into a defender don't make us a better team.

Probably need to understand where the injured players are at before commenting in much detail. But structurally, I don't see how we could play Keath this week - we never used to play 3 key talls down back...he wasn't the worst the other night, but makes the least sense for the team. I also don't think playing Darcy is doing him or us any favors at the minute.

[azabob]

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I don't think we can both Cleary and Crozier in the back line and Crozier is the preference at the moment but we might give it a whirl

I'd be ok dropping Keath for Cleary. In fact that was one of my changes.

[Bornadog]

Re: Always Right Match Committee Round 3 V Brisbane Lions

A few players could be available:

Ryan Gardner (elbow): Test
Adam Treloar (hamstring): Test
Rory Lobb (ankle): Test
Tim O'Brien (hamstring): Test
Arthur Jones (groin): Test

[GVGjr]

Re: Always Right Match Committee Round 3 V Brisbane Lions

A few players could be available:

Ryan Gardner (elbow): Test
Adam Treloar (hamstring): Test
Rory Lobb (ankle): Test
Tim O'Brien (hamstring): Test
Arthur Jones (groin): Test

O'Brien has missed a bit too much, needs to play at Footscray.
If any of the others are ready they should pressure the MC.

[Bornadog]

Re: Always Right Match Committee Round 3 V Brisbane Lions

O'Brien has missed a bit too much, needs to play at Footscray.
If any of the others are ready they should pressure the MC.

Gut feel, Treloar will play. Lobb 50/50

[GVGjr]

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Gut feel, Treloar will play. Lobb 50/50

I'm less confident about Lobb but will know more tomorrow. If Treloar says he is right it would be hard to ignore that.

[G-Mo77]

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I'm less confident about Lobb but will know more tomorrow. If Treloar says he is right it would be hard to ignore that.

They did say in the video "He has a history of soft tissue injuries" That is likely them saying they'll be cautious.

[mjp]

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Is anyone seriously suggesting we play Arthur Jones for his first game on a Thursday night having not played for (I think) 4x weeks?

That would be a prayer, not a selection. You really think getting in a first gamer is the solution?? It just reminds me of Homer getting the job of Head of Sanitation (or whatever it was) in Springfield - "some-one else, some-one else....". "Hey - I'm 'Someone Else'".

[GVGjr]

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They did say in the video "He has a history of soft tissue injuries" That is likely them saying they'll be cautious.

I think it would be hard to say no if Treloar says he is good to go. He really knows if he is right or not.

[GVGjr]

Re: Always Right Match Committee Round 3 V Brisbane Lions

Is anyone seriously suggesting we play Arthur Jones for his first game on a Thursday night having not played for (I think) 4x weeks?

That would be a prayer, not a selection. You really think getting in a first gamer is the solution?? It just reminds me of Homer getting the job of Head of Sanitation (or whatever it was) in Springfield - "some-one else, some-one else....". "Hey - I'm 'Someone Else'".

He shouldn't play but had he been right for round one he might have been the sub or in the best 22.
I'd like to see him play with Footscray.

[kruder]

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Few people on BF suggest Marra wont play and is on leave from the club?

[GVGjr]

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Few people on BF suggest Marra wont play and is on leave from the club?

I'll confirm early tomorrow if he is at training.

[1eyedog]

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Who makes way for Gardner? Does Bruce play forward, does Keath get omitted and what to do with Sam Darcy?