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Re: Ins and Outs Round 4?
As mentioned, McKinley's been very ordinary in the early going and dropped as a result, but of the remaining trio we need to keep an eye on Lecras and Lynch.
The former's been in good recent nick, coming off bags of 3, 3 and 6 goals, good for 2nd in the AFL to date...while Lynch tends to play a little further upfield these days as opposed to a purely key forward post, but is a confidence player and can be hard to counter if he gets on a roll.
Hansen's been a non-factor of late...solid complimentary player when surrounded by quality, but just not up to playing a key role on a more talent-thin outfit.
Forward-wise, Mitch Brown could be a smoky for them and pose an interesting quandry for us should they send all three of Lynch, Hansen and Brown into attack at the same time, provided our mids give their mids enough time and space to feed them adequately, which I'm not expecting.
It's fair enough to muse about the quality or lack thereof of the Eagles' midfield, but Cox and Lynch, aside from sharing ruck duties, basically function as extra mids, and could rack up a few touches versus Hudson/Minson who aren't known for their shadowing abilities.
As mentioned, McKinley's been very ordinary in the early going and dropped as a result, but of the remaining trio we need to keep an eye on Lecras and Lynch.
The former's been in good recent nick, coming off bags of 3, 3 and 6 goals, good for 2nd in the AFL to date...while Lynch tends to play a little further upfield these days as opposed to a purely key forward post, but is a confidence player and can be hard to counter if he gets on a roll.
Hansen's been a non-factor of late...solid complimentary player when surrounded by quality, but just not up to playing a key role on a more talent-thin outfit.
Forward-wise, Mitch Brown could be a smoky for them and pose an interesting quandry for us should they send all three of Lynch, Hansen and Brown into attack at the same time, provided our mids give their mids enough time and space to feed them adequately, which I'm not expecting.
It's fair enough to muse about the quality or lack thereof of the Eagles' midfield, but Cox and Lynch, aside from sharing ruck duties, basically function as extra mids, and could rack up a few touches versus Hudson/Minson who aren't known for their shadowing abilities.
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