Round 21 - WOOF Selection Table

[LostDoggy]

Re: Round 21 - WOOF Selection Table

Whoa better change my jocks thought Hutchy was going to say Harbrow!

[LostDoggy]

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Just watching highlights of 2008 Prelim. Higgins looked so good. Maybe he should go back to his old jumper number...?

[Wing_Nut]

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Higgins is battling injury and has been all year. Unsure of his value to the team playing half injured and giving him a rest probably won't help at this stage of the year.

[becmatty]

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Higgins is battling injury and has been all year. Unsure of his value to the team playing half injured and giving him a rest probably won't help at this stage of the year.

Higgins is a gun, waiting to fire. The two week recovery time needed for his calf will hopefully enable him to get his body and mind right for the business end of the season - Finals.

Have faith in Higgins, Wingnut; his match winning qualities are vital if we are to win it ths year...

[becmatty]

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In: Cooney, Hudson, Harbrow, Grant
Out: Wood (Hamstring), Minson, Moles, Eagleton

I'd say Hahn, Hill, Hooper and Stack will be hoping for good games for Willy tomorrow.

I will stick to my initial four outs, plus add Higgins (calf) to that. If Hahn were to be the fifth player to come in, could we field a side which has Jones, Grant and Hahn?

[Ghost Dog]

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Hey...all good posts, but I want to ask a question....do we have the correct selection philosophy??? Watching the current top 3 teams...a tall KP goes out, a tall KP comes in....a speedy defender goes out, a speedy defender comes in, an inside mid goes out, an inside midfielder comes in. You get the drift. But with the Dogs...best 22, week in, week out. Good in the suburbs, maybe even the VFL, but not in AFL by a long way. At the moment, Johnno, Ward and Higgins generally all have the same role...medium forward, but only a fill in crumber...Gia. No genuine goal sneek. There are specific player type deficiencies and over-dones all over the field. At one stage on Sat, night, 4 tall forward inside 50 (Hall, Lake, Minson and Jones), and 2 lead up mids...Gia and Johnno....just ridiculous. No hope with this "best 22" mentality. The modern game is all about team structure and role playing, and we do it poorly.

Hmm. Food for thought. Interesting points.

[Mantis]

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I have heard rumours that there could be anywhere from 4 to 6 changes.

I guess we will have to wait til game day to find out what the go is.

[Bornadog]

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I have heard rumours that there could be anywhere from 4 to 6 changes.

I guess we will have to wait til game day to find out what the go is.

4 to 6 is a lot

Possible ins then if that is the case are:

Hudson, Cooney, Harbrow, Grant, Hahn and maybe Hill or Addison.

[Mantis]

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4 to 6 is a lot

Possible ins then if that is the case are:

Hudson, Cooney, Harbrow, Grant, Hahn and maybe Hill or Addison.

4 is a given.

Grant, Cooney, Harbrow & Hudson will come back into the team.

[Bornadog]

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4 is a given.

Grant, Cooney, Harbrow & Hudson will come back into the team.

If the Hawks win, then we are entrenched in the top four and we should make the changes if there are any doubts on players.

Ward worries me with his possible injuries, any word if he is ok to play?

[DOG GOD]

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You mean like the way Minson, Hahn, Akermanis, Eagleton, Hill and even Johnson did their turn at Willi? While the likes of Grant, Wood, Stack, Moles and even Roughead and Jones get an extended run in the firsts?





Edit: Damn. I should have written a few words in capitals and added exclamation marks.

Grant has become the only regular out of that lot. The others seem to be rotated when others are dropped SS.

I'll be sure to write in all small letters from now on just to please you.

[Picken Knows]

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4 is a given.

Grant, Cooney, Harbrow & Hudson will come back into the team.

The outs would be Higgins, Wood, Minson and Eagleton

[Mantis]

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The outs would be Higgins, Wood, Minson and Eagleton

Would they?

[Mantis]

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Ward worries me with his possible injuries, any word if he is ok to play?

He needs to play.

I guess the decision to me made is that in his current shape is he of enough value to us. The lack of a pre-season and the constant niggles have left Callan with a pretty poor base and he really looks to be struggling with the pace of the game at present.

[Mofra]

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Hey...all good posts, but I want to ask a question....do we have the correct selection philosophy??? Watching the current top 3 teams...a tall KP goes out, a tall KP comes in....a speedy defender goes out, a speedy defender comes in, an inside mid goes out, an inside midfielder comes in.

Geelong dropped Lonergan & Taylor (inj) for quicks, knowing we'd be short of run. They weren't dropped for the same type of player.