Always Right Match Committee Round 18 v Sydney

[GVGjr]

Re: Always Right Match Committee Round 18 v Sydney

I think there should be 2x talls 80+ % of the time. Jamarra and Naughton primarily with rest given via English and Lobb.

- So Lobb starts off and goes forward (for JUH), then Ruck (for English) who rests...when JUH goes back on. English then goes forward for Naughton (who rests) then ruck...Lobb holds forward for maybe 2-3 mins then slides off...

Game-time: 3x roles, 4x rotators so nominally they will get 75%...reality, we want Naughton at 85% which means Lobb will drop to around 65% game time...fine.

In 2021 when JUH was just starting to show something I seem to recall Bruce, Naughton and JUH starting to work as 3 effective forwards. 2 years later with JUH taking a huge step forward I think we can now survive with 2 key forwards but we then have to accept that Darcy is a defender or more of an impact off the bench player.
Lobb could be a reasonable bench player for us spending more time in the ruck.

[jazzadogs]

Re: Always Right Match Committee Round 18 v Sydney

I am little short for that role.

More of a 180cm KPD?

[EasternWest]

Re: Always Right Match Committee Round 18 v Sydney

I am little short for that role.

When has that mattered?

[Bornadog]

Re: Always Right Match Committee Round 18 v Sydney

When has that mattered?

My leap would do it

[Go_Dogs]

Re: Always Right Match Committee Round 18 v Sydney

IDEALLY, we would have a mid who could genuinely play as a forward (Petracca can, Taranto can, Martin can) as that would enable us to extend a rotation but we just don't so no point crying over what we don't have....it just is what it is.

There?s a bloke called the Bont. Goes ok up front.

I don?t actually mind 3 talls in theory, our problem is we haven?t created the right roles for them so we often end up kicking into a packed forward line where they compete with each other.

Last week Marra led up and high which gave us a new look. His ball use from half back/centre was good too.

Naughton has been going ?ok?. His best game for the year on the weekend.

Lobb hasn?t been going ok but we?re trying to kick it on his head for pack marks. Stupid. He does his best work leading at the ball carrier into space based on my small sample of him doing well at Freo.

I actually don?t think we are top heavy and to beat / nullify some of the key defenders the better sides have, going with 3 talls is a good strategy in my book.

We just need to get the roles right and our ball use right so our forward patterns are predictable for our midfielders (other than kick long) and we play to our forwards strengths a bit more.

[mjp]

Re: Always Right Match Committee Round 18 v Sydney

There?s a bloke called the Bont. Goes ok up front.

You know I said that in the same post you quoted right??

- We still have two spots - high forwards/rotating mids.
We battle to fill these spots - Macrae has been playing one up at the stoppage as a genuine 5th and I guess this stays with Smith tending to slide in behind him/fill the gap for him when he's off. We really need someone else in this rotation and it probably has got to be Bont...but when he's there he should play DEEP. Apart from the whole missed goals thing, he's dangerous.

[Go_Dogs]

Re: Always Right Match Committee Round 18 v Sydney

You know I said that in the same post you quoted right??

This is what happens when I try to read and post after a long day and sleepless nights. Carry on.

[FrediKanoute]

Re: Always Right Match Committee Round 18 v Sydney

Lobb doesn't need to kick many goals each week, he is there in the forward line to help take the focus off JUH and Naughton, however, I don't think we are using Lobb the best way. I would like to see him have a larger % in the ruck, but also he also needs to do more around the ground when rucking, because it ain't happening.

This pretty much sums it up. Would JUH be having the break out season he is without Lobb?

[azabob]

Re: Always Right Match Committee Round 18 v Sydney

This pretty much sums it up. Would JUH be having the break out season he is without Lobb?

Yes. JUH is getting the first or second defender and still doing what he is doing.

[azabob]

Re: Always Right Match Committee Round 18 v Sydney

Bailey Smith officially ruled out with illness.

[hujsh]

Re: Always Right Match Committee Round 18 v Sydney

Let the further speculation... COMMENCE!

[Bornadog]

Re: Always Right Match Committee Round 18 v Sydney

Bailey Smith officially ruled out with illness.

Does Garcia come in to replace him?

[Mantis]

Re: Always Right Match Committee Round 18 v Sydney

Does Garcia come in to replace him?

Would think he needs at least one more game before he comes in as he missed lots of footy & conditioning… would assume Baker comes in, but if it’s choice between an underdone Garcia or McComb then it’s a different situation.

[Bornadog]

Re: Always Right Match Committee Round 18 v Sydney

Would think he needs at least one more game before he comes in as he missed lots of footy & conditioning… would assume Baker comes in, but if it’s choice between an underdone Garcia or McComb then it’s a different situation.

Please not McComb.

[hujsh]

Re: Always Right Match Committee Round 18 v Sydney

Is Hannan injured? I'd almost expect him in if fit but looks like he didn't play at any level last week