Round #8 Match Committee

[The Pie Man]

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We could try but I am not sure Mulligan has that type of game sense/ footy smarts

And everyone forgets with Brown that he was a top 10 pick in the draft, a dominant junior who then paid little attention to his conditioning with Freo and North and has had a late career revival

He is not a natural athlete but he has always been a footballer
Mulligan is a natural athlete who has never been a footballer

He is quick for his size though (or as well)

[SlimPickens]

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Have Hall and Higgins been ruled out? Mark Stevens article suggested it's yet to be confirmed.

[Rocco Jones]

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Could we develop Mulligan in to that genuine Leigh Brown type pinch hitting ruck/key position player?

I was thinking the same but see two main issues.

1- I think it's a lot easier for a 2nd ruck to spend time up forward rather than down back and Mulligan looks at his best as a negating small defender.

2- Mulligan has played as a ruckman but this season he has looked better in his pure negating tall defender role. I don't know much about him but him seems to be the keep it simple type and not sure switching over roles would suit him.

That being said, I am not sure we have many other options.

[GVGjr]

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Could we develop Mulligan in to that genuine Leigh Brown type pinch hitting ruck/key position player?

Most of the pinch hitting ruckman types have a bit of burst power about them but Mulligan hasn't shown that. He's not a strong mark either. If we were to use him as the 2nd ruckman I think at the moment it would need to be linked to a defensive role.

[Desipura]

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In Mulligan, Schofield, Hargrave and Libba
Out Williams, Gilbee, Wallis and Stack

[azabob]

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In Mulligan, Schofield, Hargrave and Libba
Out Williams, Gilbee, Wallis and Stack

Those changes look good. Where would you play Murphy? You don't think Richmonds rucks will be too mobile for Huddo and Minson?

[Desipura]

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Those changes look good. Where would you play Murphy? You don't think Richmonds rucks will be too mobile for Huddo and Minson?

Murphy goes fwd with Hargrave back in the side

[1eyedog]

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Those changes look good. Where would you play Murphy? You don't think Richmonds rucks will be too mobile for Huddo and Minson?

Are Vickery and Graham really that mobile?

[Rocco Jones]

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Could players like Hudson, Gilbee and even Moles survive due to being 'senior' types with so many senior players missing?

It looks like we might need to play Shaggy a week or two before we ideally would like to. We are lacking tall defensive options, again that's not ideal for him but I think he would still offer us more than Mulligan. Could it be a good idea to play him on someone less mobile anyway due to just coming back in/regaining fitness base etc?

I don't really like the idea of playing Mulligan and Hudson in the same side. If Mulligan struggles down back he will quickly become a massive liability, a problem exacerbated by our dinoruck combo.

[comrade]

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Could players like Hudson, Gilbee and even Moles survive due to being 'senior' types with so many senior players missing?

It looks like we might need to play Shaggy a week or two before we ideally would like to. We are lacking tall defensive options, again that's not ideal for him but I think he would still offer us more than Mulligan. Could it be a good idea to play him on someone less mobile anyway due to just coming back in/regaining fitness base etc?

I don't really like the idea of playing Mulligan and Hudson in the same side. If Mulligan struggles down back he will quickly become a massive liability, a problem exacerbated by our dinoruck combo.

Yes, if Mulligan plays, Huddo shouldn't and a combination of Mully and Jones would need to help out Minson.

[Rocco Jones]

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Yes, if Mulligan plays, Huddo shouldn't and a combination of Mully and Jones would need to help out Minson.

Forgot about Jones. Jones, Mulligan and Dinorucks= very scary potential tall/immobile liabilities. I can't believe Markovic is in our 22 and I don't have him in that group! That's not to mention Skinner possibly staying in the 22.

I'm scared.

How about this team...

B: Shaggy, Morris, Markovic
HB: Stack, Mulligan, Hill
C: Cross, Boyd, Picken
HF: Ward, Jones, Bobby
F: Sherman, Grant, Gia
R: Minson, Cooney, Griffen
I/C: Wallis, Libba, Schofield
Sub: Gilbee

[LostDoggy]

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Murphy goes fed with Hargrave back in the side

Shaggy can't be possibly be fit enough for senior football. His injury was serious and he spent a long time on the sidelines. We've already paid the consequences of rushing Lake and Cooney back before they were ready, do we really want to make the mistake of doing the same to him?

[Desipura]

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Shaggy can't be possibly be fit enough for senior football. His injury was serious and he spent a long time on the sidelines. We've already paid the consequences of rushing Lake and Cooney back before they were ready, do we really want to make the mistake of doing the same to him?

Hargrave is naturally a fit player if that makes any sense, I guess his body shape has something to do with that. Fantasia has stated that he has had 6 weeks of solid training so that is more than Lake had.
Whilst nothing beats match fitness, I think we will roll the dice given the experience out of the side currently. It also allows us to play Murphy forward which the tigers may struggle with.

[Bumper Bulldogs]

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How about this team...

B: Shaggy, Morris, Markovic
HB: Stack, Mulligan, Hill
C: Cross, Boyd, Picken
HF: Ward, Jones, Bobby
F: Sherman, Grant, Gia
R: Minson, Cooney, Griffen
I/C: Wallis, Libba, Schofield
Sub: Gilbee

The only change i would make would be Moles in for Libba I would also look at Veszpremi for Wallis as the sub.

I think we will need the added pace against the Tigers.

[Ghost Dog]

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Murphy is one player we can switch.
Griffen is now spending time down back.
Could Grant be a possible candidate for some time in a HB role to develop a bit of mongrel? Conversley, would love to see picken in the foward line, that's if he doesn't give away a ton of frees.