Match Committee- Round 6 vs Collingwood

[Dazza]

Re: Match Committee- Round 6 vs Collingwood

Jeez we really need a dangerous ball user. At the moment if teams shut down Murphy, Griffen and Dahlhaus the rest of the side will chip it sideways/bomb long to a contest.

[G-Mo77]

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IN: Markovic, Hargrave, Giansiracusa
OUT: Vezpremi, Austin, Roughead

I was really impressed with Vez last week but against GWS seemed a little off. I'm happy to swap him for Wood though as he's had fewer chances than Easton.

Austin was very ordinary and Marko is much better at this stage so an easy swap there.

Roughead just the odd one out this week, you could even have Cordy here even though he did play a better game. Either would be unlucky.

[LongWait]

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Jeez we really need a dangerous ball user. At the moment if teams shut down Murphy, Griffen and Dahlhaus the rest of the side will chip it sideways/bomb long to a contest.

So, so true Daz. We'd better be looking to draft some kids who can kick it or we are never going to win that bloody elusive second flag.

[Missing-Dog]

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So, so true Daz. We'd better be looking to draft some kids who can kick it or we are never going to win that bloody elusive second flag.

We have Tutt who can kick and is very quick, but think we will need atleast another 2 this coming draft (fingers crossed)

[Ozza]

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And you've picked Gia as that runner??

Hopefully the week off has helped his running capabilities, because he was labouring in his first 4 games.

He's been used in the midfield at times during the year - and when fit, does cover a lot of ground and gets free of his man via work rate - so yeah, he's a 'runner' more so than Cordy - even if that running is very very slow.

[LostDoggy]

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I think Gia should play deep forward. He's a really smart player, uses his body really well in contests and has good hands. If he can get some 1 out contests deep i could see him being really dangerous.

But he needs to have his turn in the midfield to allow players to rest (Cooney, Griffen) so if his not fit enough to do that then he probably shouldn't be playing.

[Ghost Dog]

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I think Gia should play deep forward. He's a really smart player, uses his body really well in contests and has good hands. If he can get some 1 out contests deep i could see him being really dangerous.

But he needs to have his turn in the midfield to allow players to rest (Cooney, Griffen) so if his not fit enough to do that then he probably shouldn't be playing.

Gia in the midfield. Picken forward. Try something new .
Why do we hang on to players for so long / hesitate to try new things?

[Remi Moses]

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Wood is absolutely dreadful at the moment, he's probably desperate himself to be dropped he's playing that badly!

Roughy unlucky.

IN: Markovic, Hargrave, Giansiracusa
OUT: Austin, Wood, Roughead

Ditto for me

[Drunken Bum]

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Wood is absolutely dreadful at the moment, he's probably desperate himself to be dropped he's playing that badly!

Roughy unlucky.

IN: Markovic, Hargrave, Giansiracusa
OUT: Austin, Wood, Roughead

Ditto for me

It isn't quite unanimous but it isn't very far off with most peoples variations having at least two of these ins and outs. I don't think i have ever seen so many people agreeing or close to it in a match committee thread before

FWIW they are my ins and outs as well injuries/recoveries permitting

[jeemak]

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Gia in the midfield. Picken forward. Try something new .
Why do we hang on to players for so long / hesitate to try new things?

GD, I like the idea of Gia in the midfield. Realistically, Gia has been a player that has played to the needs of the team due to our inept recruiting, a lot like Brad Johnson had to, and hasn't been able to thrive in the position on the ground where he's most suited.

The only issue I have with him going in to the midfield and Picken going forward is we lose pace, and accountability. Having Boyd, Cross and Picken in the midfield is slow and unaccountable enough, though having Boyd, Cross and Gia in the midfield is almost football suicide (though if you're talking about Picken doing a job on a fit Shaw then I could wear that, though we'd have to play Cooney in the midfield more - as Collingwood's mids wouldn't have a minder - to balance quality and pace).

I've been a detractor of Picken's ability to play more creative roles over recent seasons due to his lack of ball getting and using ability, though he's doing his best this year to prove me wrong (and I'm happy about that), and that leads me to think he belongs in the midfield. However, I also think Gia can work through the midfield, fitness permitting, because he's a very good user of the ball in contested situations and is creative going forward. Perhaps with Cooney spending more time up forward as the season goes on due to his physical condition there might be more of an opportunity for Gia to play in the middle anyway.

[Ghost Dog]

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GD, I like the idea of Gia in the midfield.

I've been a detractor of Picken's ability to play more creative roles over recent seasons due to his lack of ball getting and using ability, though he's doing his best this year to prove me wrong (and I'm happy about that), and that leads me to think he belongs in the midfield. .

Look I totally agree. I understand Picken is much loved for his hardness, but he actually a very good kick of the ball. As a forward for Hamilton Imps he used to kick bags. At times as well, I think he sometimes plays a bit too much of the 'desperation' role and it makes him do silly things. It is possible to be clever and hard ( Bartel, Selwood ). Yet, he is the only guy on our team who I think opposition stars may hate matching up on.

Gia - he can only realistically play one of two roles. Forward pocket and midfield. We have a midfield full of his type. So I guess it's forward pocket or nothing. Just worry about current fitness to provide enough pressure. We leak the ball in our forward 50 and we saw that against GWS. Just comes out like water through a sieve.

[Mantis]

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Has anyone been to training this week?

I have heard we have a few important players struggling to get themselves up.

[G-Mo77]

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Has anyone been to training this week?

I have heard we have a few important players struggling to get themselves up.

Would Cooney be one of them? I've heard he may miss this week.

[LostDoggy]

Re: Match Committee- Round 6 vs Collingwood

In Gia, Hargrave
Out Cordy and Grant both injured/sore

[Bornadog]

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In Gia, Hargrave
Out Cordy and Grant both injured/sore

Cordy unlucky and looks like Marko hasn't come up. Big chance for Austin to see what he is made of. He will probably take Dawes and Lake on to Cloke? or the other way around