First round side prediction

[LostDoggy]

Re: First round side prediction

Williams will play Round 1, Rocket has said that all along.

[azabob]

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Williams will play Round 1, Rocket has said that all along.

I hope this is not the case. We cannot take too many underdone players to perth.
Murphy, Cooney, Akermanis, Williams and I'm sure there are more. I hope Eade follows his pre season philosphy in saying underdone players won't play if they are not match fit.
I still think we play players when perhaps they should have the week off.

[BornInDroopSt'54]

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I hope this is not the case. We cannot take too many underdone players to perth.
Murphy, Cooney, Akermanis, Williams and I'm sure there are more. I hope Eade follows his pre season philosphy in saying underdone players won't play if they are not match fit.
I still think we play players when perhaps they should have the week off.

Good call, that's the issue of first round selection. Does 'underdone' before round one mean the same as 'underdone' during the season, given that all teams must have more players underdone now? Probably not.
Anyway I'm an optimist/dreamer but it's hard fitting everyone in. Tommy to run amok. My team is:

B: Callan; Lake; Hargrave.
HB: Eagleton; Morris; Gilbee.
C: Griffen; Cross; Boyd.
HF: Murphy; Hahn; Hill.
F: Aker; Johnson; Welsh
R: Hudson; Cooney; Higgins.
Int: Giansiracusa; Williams; Minson; J.Grant.
Emerg: Everitt; Ward; Tiller;Harbrow.

[hujsh]

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Williams won't play. Rocket is quoted saying so in today's paper.

[LostDoggy]

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On the strength of yesterday, and from reports from the Willy Prac match: Still two weeks though


Back - Morris - Lake - Callan
H Ba - Gilbee - Everitt - Hargrave
Cent - Akermanis - Cross - Boyd
H Fo - Grant - Hahn - Giansiracusa
Forw - Johnson - Murphy - Higgins
Foll - Hudson - Cooney - Griffen
Int - Addison - Eagleton - Roughead - Ward

Bit of a change up. I think give Roughy a game, right at the start, see how he goes. If he fails then Minson back in, but if he does well then Minson will know he has work to do.

[hujsh]

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On the strength of yesterday, and from reports from the Willy Prac match: Still two weeks though


Back - Morris - Lake - Callan
H Ba - Gilbee - Everitt - Hargrave
Cent - Akermanis - Cross - Boyd
H Fo - Grant - Hahn - Giansiracusa
Forw - Johnson - Murphy - Higgins
Foll - Hudson - Cooney - Griffen
Int - Addison - Eagleton - Roughead - Ward

Bit of a change up. I think give Roughy a game, right at the start, see how he goes. If he fails then Minson back in, but if he does well then Minson will know he has work to do.

I take it you really have a problem with Minson if you're going to give a 1st year ruckman a round 1 debut who didn't even play in the practice match side.

[Rocco Jones]

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Backs: Lake, Hargrave, Morris, Gilbee, Callan, Everitt
Midfielders: Hudson, Griffen, Higgins, Cross, Boyd, Giansiracusa
Forwards: Johnson, Cooney, Minson, Hill, Hahn, Akermanis
I/C: Harbrow, Addison, Tiller, Ward

[LostDoggy]

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I take it you really have a problem with Minson if you're going to give a 1st year ruckman a round 1 debut who didn't even play in the practice match side.

Jury is out on Mince for me. I don't "REALLY" have a problem with him. He has size, bulk, and his endevour is great a majority of the time. He lacks skill and disposal though. Was giving reason why i'd have him out, especially considering Roughead is a similar height and already has the bulk (maybe not in all the right areas though) to play seniors.

Considering it's Freo. Give JR a taste early on. Give him an idea what's needed and also let Mince know his position isn't owned. Let's be honest. Hudson is our number one and Mince plays a resting ruckman around the middle/forward line for him.

[The Coon Dog]

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Considering it's Freo. Give JR a taste early on.

Dunno whether you read the write up on Freo v Carlton, but Sandilands absolutely dominated. No way would Roughead play against him first up.

[LostDoggy]

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Dunno whether you read the write up on Freo v Carlton, but Sandilands absolutely dominated. No way would Roughead play against him first up.

Hudson and Roughy running him around all day?

[hujsh]

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Jury is out on Mince for me. I don't "REALLY" have a problem with him. He has size, bulk, and his endevour is great a majority of the time. He lacks skill and disposal though. Was giving reason why i'd have him out, especially considering Roughead is a similar height and already has the bulk (maybe not in all the right areas though) to play seniors.

Considering it's Freo. Give JR a taste early on. Give him an idea what's needed and also let Mince know his position isn't owned. Let's be honest. Hudson is our number one and Mince plays a resting ruckman around the middle/forward line for him.

Do we know if Roughead has any better skills? Being a similar build doesn't mean he'll be anywhere near as effective and just being young doesn't get you a game at AFL level IMO (unless your rebuilding which we certainly are not)

Hudson and Roughy running him around all day?

Roughead doesn't look the type to have great aerobic capacity ATM

[The Bulldogs Bite]

Re: First round side prediction

B: Morris, Lake, Callan

HB: Hargrave, Tiller/Everitt, Gilbee

C: Eagleton, Cross, Hill

HF: Higgins, Hahn, Giansiracusa

F: Johnson, Minson, Akermanis

R: Hudson, Griffen, Boyd

INT: Cooney, Addison, Harbrow, Welsh

EMG: Ward, Tiller/Everitt, Lynch, Grant.

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The final three positions for Round 1 will most likely be out of Ward, Tiller & Everitt. With Murphy out, Welsh is definately going to play, despite missing last week. That makes it pretty tough for Ward to get a gig - he's been a little quiet for mine anyhow, and a few weeks of finding the ball at Williamstown isn't such a bad thing. Then it comes down to Tiller/Everitt - and it's pretty hard to pick either way. They're fairly even IMO.