Moves From Left Field

[boydogs]

What are some possible switches that we could pull during the game on Friday night to upset the Saints? Catching them off guard with mismatches could make all the difference. Here are some to get you thinking:

Cooney Forward
Quick off the mark on the lead as well as a handy crumber able to snap goals. This has already been mentioned as a way to beat the Jones tag if it is bothering him and could work IMO if our forwards are struggling

Harbrow Forward
Quick and evasive, and able to apply defensive pressure if our forwardline starts to resemble a trampoline. Was tried in the last quarter last week so seems to be one they are looking at

Hahn in the middle
Could give us a boost around the centre bounce and stoppages if we are down on contested ball, even in short bursts

Cross loose in defense
Could be used to guard the space in front of Riewoldt if he looks like breaking the game open to force the Saints to kick it on top of his head rather than on the lead to him

What can you come up with?

[GVGjr]

Re: Moves From Left Field

Play Williams in the back line and move Lake forward would be a radical move that might throw the Saints off. Having said that, it's not a move I would make.

[The Coon Dog]

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Kosi, Reiwoldt & Gardner all starting in the forward line with King in the ruck!

[The Underdog]

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Hargrave as a defensive forward on Goddard? Essentially doing a tagging role.
We'd lose some drive from defence but we almost need a negating player on him. Shaggy cam kick a goal at times too.

[GVGjr]

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Play Williams in the back line and move Lake forward would be a radical move that might throw the Saints off. Having said that, it's not a move I would make.

Kosi, Reiwoldt & Gardner all starting in the forward line with King in the ruck!

Did you miss the highlighted section?

[Mantis]

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Did you miss the highlighted section?

I think TCD was implying that we really only have cover for Riewoldt and Kosi so if Gardiner plays forward we would have to play Welsh or Hargrave on him which isn't a preferred match-up.

That's the way I read it anyway.

[Topdog]

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Yeah I read TCD's as a move from left field for the Saints.

[LostDoggy]

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Minson on Roo and to tenderise him.

[The Coon Dog]

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Yeah I read TCD's as a move from left field for the Saints.

Yes, it was, sorry I wasn't really clear.

[neodog]

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Willliams comes in for Minson and play in the rucks...will play the mobile ruckman running off King/Gardner around the ground and guard them when they move forward.

[Bornadog]

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Boumann at Full forward

[easybeat]

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Hargrave as a defensive forward on Goddard? Essentially doing a tagging role.
We'd lose some drive from defence but we almost need a negating player on him. Shaggy cam kick a goal at times too.

I agree with you UD. This would be a brilliant move.

[LostDoggy]

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Kosi, Reiwoldt & Gardner all starting in the forward line with King in the ruck!

Also possible is that they throw one of their tall defenders forward when they dont have a match up. Lets hope we are not stretched for height

[LostDoggy]

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I agree with you UD. This would be a brilliant move.

I like/prefer Griffen on Goddard. Very similar attributes (they always say Goddard is a hard match-up because of his size, athleticism and overhead ability, but I think Griff is his equal in all areas except maybe stamina). If it works it would totally physically negate Goddard while forcing him to be accountable.

[Bornadog]

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I like/prefer Griffen on Goddard. Very similar attributes (they always say Goddard is a hard match-up because of his size, athleticism and overhead ability, but I think Griff is his equal in all areas except maybe stamina). If it works it would totally physically negate Goddard while forcing him to be accountable.

Will that move give us something up forward?