Always Right Match Committee Round 16 v Fremantle

[Rocco Jones]

Re: Always Right Match Committee Round 16 v Fremantle

Do you think we are managing him a bit due to ankle?

Yeah, maybe. Jeemak made a great point about TOG. One the reasons I was happy about us getting Lobb was his ability to play huge TOG. More chop out in ruck, bigger mins up forward. Helps rest of team.

Atm he is providing less TOG than I thought and probably a notch down up forward and as ruck relief.

[Stevo]

Re: Always Right Match Committee Round 16 v Fremantle

In Bruce and Gardner
Out OBrien and Jones.

Simples.

[Mantis]

Re: Always Right Match Committee Round 16 v Fremantle

In Bruce and Gardner
Out OBrien and Jones.

Simples.

Is it though?

I would think our line-up might depend on what Frematle's team looks like.. if they play 3 talls what you have mentioned makes sense, but not sure we need all of Keath, Gardner & Bruce if they only play 2.

[jeemak]

Re: Always Right Match Committee Round 16 v Fremantle

Is it though?

I would think our line-up might depend on what Frematle's team looks like.. if they play 3 talls what you have mentioned makes sense, but not sure we need all of Keath, Gardner & Bruce if they only play 2.

Maybe we play all of them in the hope they gel together in preparation for weeks where Jones is out and we play teams with a few more imposing talls.

[Mantis]

Re: Always Right Match Committee Round 16 v Fremantle

Maybe we play all of them in the hope they gel together in preparation for weeks where Jones is out and we play teams with a few more imposing talls.

That would be a change in philosophy as it's been a 'horses for courses' approach thus far as referenced by TOB being omitted for Bruce for the Port game as they had 3 genuine talls.

[Ozza]

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Times like these its annoying that they've tried to make Buku a forward. Would like to see him replace O'Brien ideally.

Not that phased on Bruce or Gardner....prefer Naughton play back though.

[G-Mo77]

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Times like these its annoying that they've tried to make Buku a forward. Would like to see him replace O'Brien ideally.

Not that phased on Bruce or Gardner....prefer Naughton play back though.

I don't know if he's ever going to be good enough but they have really done is development a disservice. Just flung around in multiple positions and never able to focus on his craft in one. Right now he's a Fwd/Ruck. Why? Is LB still hell bent on having undersized rucks not winning any contests?

[Bornadog]

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I don't know if he's ever going to be good enough but they have really done is development a disservice. Just flung around in multiple positions and never able to focus on his craft in one. Right now he's a Fwd/Ruck. Why? Is LB still hell bent on having undersized rucks not winning any contests?

He rucks as a relief to Sweet. We don't have anyone else (which we should) Darcy will take over when he is back.

[jeemak]

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That would be a change in philosophy as it's been a 'horses for courses' approach thus far as referenced by TOB being omitted for Bruce for the Port game as they had 3 genuine talls.

I think with Jones as the anchor they may have felt they could afford the flexible approach. Not sure with him out for a couple of months or whatever it is that they can.

[kruder]

Re: Always Right Match Committee Round 16 v Fremantle

I reckon Naughty will go back now that Liam's injury is not far off the remainder of the regular season, it gives Bevo an out for mine( his comments).

How do you go back to what we had in defence last year? It didn't work then and it won't work now. It must be said our defence trailed off significantly which coincided with Liam's drop in form(you can obviously point to JJ and Ed too) prior to him getting injured.

Mix it anyway you want but Keath,Bruce and Gardner aren't the solution to the problem they are role players where as Naughty can be and bring them along for the ride.

The one thing against it, is Naughty's contact situation and the fact we asked him to carry a ridiculous load last year and again would be asking him to go over and above.

The bye gives us an opportunity to change let's do it rather than continue to go down the same road, it gives us an opportunity to scratch that Naughty itch in defence.

[G-Mo77]

Re: Always Right Match Committee Round 16 v Fremantle

He rucks as a relief to Sweet. We don't have anyone else (which we should) Darcy will take over when he is back.

Joel Garner was a pretty tall man back when he played for the West Indies. Put him in the ruck.

[Axe Man]

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I reckon Naughty will go back now

I will be shocked if Naughton doesn't line up in the forward 50 Saturday week v Freo. Every single piece of evidence we have suggests Bevo will not play him back as a first option.

[bulldogtragic]

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Joel Garner was a pretty tall man back when he played for the West Indies. Put him in the ruck.

Josie will love you advocating picking him up and playing asap.

[Nuggety Back Pocket]

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Times like these its annoying that they've tried to make Buku a forward. Would like to see him replace O'Brien ideally.

Not that phased on Bruce or Gardner....prefer Naughton play back though.

I wouldn’t be against playing Naughton back given the decimation of our defence without Jones JJ and Richards. Apart from the talent we have in the midfield we struggle both in defence and our forward line. I think it is time for a revamp of our line up by including Sweet to alternate with English at full forward. We also struggle with lack of goals from our small forwards and would prefer to see Bont and Treloar spending more time forward. At the moment there is an over reliance on the midfield through the likes of Bontempelli Liberatore Treloar Macrae and now Daniel to keep us afloat.

[jeemak]

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I wouldn’t be against playing Naughton back given the decimation of our defence without Jones JJ and Richards. Apart from the talent we have in the midfield we struggle both in defence and our forward line. I think it is time for a revamp of our line up by including Sweet to alternate with English at full forward. We also struggle with lack of goals from our small forwards and would prefer to see Bont and Treloar spending more time forward. At the moment there is an over reliance on the midfield through the likes of Bontempelli Liberatore Treloar Macrae and now Daniel to keep us afloat.

Would you still play English and Sweet through the forward line if the MC didn't put Naughton back?