Match Committee- Round 7 vs North Melbourne

[Remi Moses]

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Just a sidenote this game is a replacement home game for the Darwin game.

[Desipura]

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Makes a big difference when you are that young. Are you saying he should be dropped?

No I am not, just like I was not calling for him to be dropped last season. The quicker we get him to the 80-100 games, the better.

[LostDoggy]

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Cordy and Grant to come in. Not sure who goes beside Wood.

[G-Mo77]

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Is Howie and outside chance to replace Wood?

[chef]

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No, he hasn't played for weeks and isn't of the quality to be a walk up start.

[Ozza]

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Do you think he might drop DJ? Didn't play a very good game last week, looked a bit lost to my way of thinking.

I hope not. I rckon Djerkerra has been pretty good so far this season - certainly improved - and he brings some good defensive attributes.

[SlimPickens]

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Outs: Wood, Jones and DJ all injured

Ins: Grant, Cordy, Smith, Roberts, Dickson and Pearce (25 player squad)

[divvydan]

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Official Team:

Western Bulldogs
B: Robert Murphy, Brian Lake, Ryan Hargrave
HB: Daniel Cross, Mark Austin, Dylan Addison
C: Liam Picken, Matthew Boyd, Shaun Higgins
HF: Adam Cooney, Jordan Roughead, Patrick Veszpremi
F: Thomas Liberatore, Ayce Cordy, Daniel Giansiracusa
Foll: William Minson, Ryan Griffen, Luke Dahlhaus
I/C: Jarrad Grant, Justin Sherman, Mitchell Wallis, Clay Smith, Fletcher Roberts, Daniel Pearce, Tory Dickson

In: Jarrad Grant, Clay Smith, Fletcher Roberts, Daniel Pearce, Tory Dickson, Ayce Cordy
Out: Easton Wood (Hamstring), Liam Jones (Back), Nathan Djerrkura (Hip)

New: Fletcher Roberts (), Daniel Pearce ()

[LostDoggy]

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I knew that this week would a hard one to forecast

Out of the team listed I,m expecting Veszpremi to go to HB , Cross to midfield , Dickson to HF and bench to be Grant Sherman Higgins and Wallis the Sub

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[azabob]

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I knew that this week would a hard one to forecast

Out of the team listed I,m expecting Veszpremi to go to HB , Cross to midfield , Dickson to HF and bench to be Grant Sherman Higgins and Wallis the Sub

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Why do you have Dickson ahead of Wallis?

[LostDoggy]

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Why do you have Dickson ahead of Wallis?

Really I,d prefer Higgins to be the Sub but I,m expecting Wallis to be the Sub , we need Dickson to man the 50m arc with Jones out

I,m not sure what the Roos have planned for Cameron Pedersen but they could use him off the bench as a forward/ back rotation to disrupt matchups he's a big unit
If Goldstein spends time forward Roughead will most likely be used back to man up on him , Lake to Petrie , Austin to Edwards

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[jeemak]

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Really I,d prefer Higgins to be the Sub but I,m expecting Wallis to be the Sub , we need Dickson to man the 50m arc with Jones out

I,m not sure what the Roos have planned for Cameron Pedersen but they could use him off the bench as a forward/ back rotation to disrupt matchups he's a big unit
If Goldstein spends time forward Roughead will most likely be used back to man up on him , Lake to Petrie , Austin to Edwards

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Out of curiosity why would you want Higgins to be the sub? Not having a go, though I need to understand why you'd think Dickson is a more viable option to shoulder the load in the forward 50 than Higgins? Personally I think Higgins has been one of the more consistent forwards for us so far. I was also a little underwhealmed by some of Dicksons work levels over the first couple of rounds.

As Wallis was the sub last week I think for his development he needs to start in the 21, and preferably not get subbed out.

We'll need Grant to provide a target deep forward in lieu of Cordy's inexperience as well, so he should also start in the 21.

For mine, either Smith or Dickson are the best candidates for the sub. Dickson strikes me as an impact player due to his body shape and what I expect to be a lack of fitness due to his preparation for league football over the last 12 months (no fault of his, though). Smith has also had issues in running out a full game at this level. They would be the likely subs to me.


Good to see Pearce and Roberts named. I'd be a little surprised if either of them debuted, though would be happy to see another Pup get their chance so early in the season.

[LostDoggy]

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Jeemak , how the cards finally fall will be interesting , it just depends on matchups , as I said earlier Cameron Pedersen is a factor , if Roughead has to drop back as a defender then Minson and Cordy will ruck and rotate through the forward line , as the game plan only uses two forwards and with Jones out Dickson is a better fit on the 50m arc , now if Cordy is only rotating through the forward line that leaves Gia and one other as the forwards , Grant is more likely to be used as one of the midfield/ forward rotations and I,m happy with that , having Dickson on the 50m arc and Gia as the sweeper on the 30m arc is probably the best structure

For Higgins, being used as the Sub earlier gave him a shot in the arm and he has been more solid since and against North I can again see him making an impact as the Sub but for this game I think he going to be used as the matchup for Kieran Harper

As much as I want young Mitch to get more game time I,m expecting him to be the Sub , most likely Dickson will Sub off early in the 3rd

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[jeemak]

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Jeemak , how the cards finally fall will be interesting , it just depends on matchups , as I said earlier Cameron Pedersen is a factor , if Roughead has to drop back as a defender then Minson and Cordy will ruck and rotate through the forward line , as the game plan only uses two forwards and with Jones out Dickson is a better fit on the 50m arc , now if Cordy is only rotating through the forward line that leaves Gia and one other as the forwards , Grant is more likely to be used as one of the midfield/ forward rotations and I,m happy with that , having Dickson on the 50m arc and Gia as the sweeper on the 30m arc is probably the best structure

For Higgins, being used as the Sub earlier gave him a shot in the arm and he has been more solid since and against North I can again see him making an impact as the Sub but for this game I think he going to be used as the matchup for Kieran Harper

As much as I want young Mitch to get more game time I,m expecting him to be the Sub , most likely Dickson will Sub off early in the 3rd

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Thanks for the response. I haven't seen a lot of North to be honest, though I appreciate what you're putting forward with respect to their use of Pederson.

I still get a little stuck though, on your faith in Dickson as being a better option to create opportunities up forward than Higgins. I watched the Port versus Willy game on the box Saturday, and thought Dickson battled well and tried harder than most of his team mates to create. He was rewarded with three goals, and his finishing in the wet from sets shots was excellent however, it's a significant step up from the lower level and I'm really not confident he has the experience to take on the responsibility of leading an undermanned forward six. I don't doubt that he's a clever footballer, and in time he might be ready to take on that responsibility but for now, I'm worried that he'll blow up fairly quickly in a high intensity environment.

I'm hopeful that our coaching panel will provide Grant with an opportunity to play a deeper role in the forward line rather than having him work up the ground. With McCartney's structure leaving us fairly barron in the forward line numbers wise for most of the time when we're not in possession I think we need Grant as an option to duck behind the defense and use his pace to find some room. He and Gia strike me as the most likely to cause North trouble in this area with their pace and smarts respectively.

I don't agree that Higgins will have a greater impact on the forward line as the sub. Although he may have received a slight reality check in being nominated as the sub early on, I feel he is working his way towards a consistent contribution as a forward that can help out through the midfield. With North's developing midfield unit I think we'll benefit from having more diverse options moving through that area, so leaving Dickson as the sub and starting with all of Smith, Wallis and Higgins in the side will provide us with them.

I'd play Cordy fairly high, and give him a mandate of nullifying the high ball and creating a contest across half forward. We need to be reaslistic with his ability to take more than one or two marks across half forward, so an honest effort from him will at least give guys like Cooney, Dahlhaus and Veszpremi (if he in fact lines up at HF) the chance to win the ball in an even contest.

[Mantis]

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I really can't see how we play Dickson. A forward line containing Gia, Higgins and Dickson doesn't fill me with much hope and has me thinking that the ball will trampoline out pretty quickly.