Match Committee- Round 3 vs Richmond

[Eastdog]

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Anyone else see MacRae, Tutt, Campbell, Marko and Wood going through some drills at Etihad post match.
Possibly the next blokes in line.

Personally I would go in unchanged.

If Boyd is ready to go, then one of Smith, Cross or Stevens to miss.

Probably not Stevens who was pretty good yesterday. I would say between Smith and Cross but Cross very rarely gets dropped.

[Ghost Dog]

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Could Campbell be any worse on the forward line than Cordy is?

With this coach, if players improve steadily according to his estimation of their schedule, the odd match day fail doesn't register.

Between hiring Cam Mooney, Brad Johnson and Ben Graham, you would expect his finishing is anon-negotiable improvement we would want to see. Part of it is tiredness in the legs I guess, but from less than 30m out it's very frustrating to watch balls going wayward, particularly when so much effort has gone into the play down the ground.

I'll put it out there, that Ayce has the potential to be a future leader of this club. Perhaps not captain, but someone people will trust to stand up when it counts. And if you think that's a big call, look how many posters wanted Minson gone a few seasons ago.

Big blokes just take more time.

[AndrewP6]

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All the calls for Cordy and then calling for Jones to backup in the Ruck I don't understand. Cordy will go if Campbell comes in or a lesser extent Williams to pinch hit ruck duties. Jones has to learn his craft as a forward and is having enough difficulty with that.

I don't see many changes. It was a real hot day out there yesterday and it would have been pretty taxing on a few of them. Could be a General Soreness somewhere next week.

26 degrees? That's not real hot, it was a great day for footy.

[The Underdog]

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Boyd in for Smith if he's available. We'd need to drop an inside mid if Boyd comes back in and while he's been ok Smith has performed slightly under Libba, Wallis, Stevens etc. I'd leave the rest for one more week. I think Cordy & Jones need a decent run to prove themselves or otherwise, plus I don't see anyone outside of the team who makes us better at the moment. Macrae might be a chance but would nice if his ball use was a bit surer before he gets his shot.

[LostDoggy]

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Boyd in for Smith if he's available. We'd need to drop an inside mid if Boyd comes back in and while he's been ok Smith has performed slightly under Libba, Wallis, Stevens etc. I'd leave the rest for one more week. I think Cordy & Jones need a decent run to prove themselves or otherwise, plus I don't see anyone outside of the team who makes us better at the moment. Macrae might be a chance but would nice if his ball use was a bit surer before he gets his shot.

Yep, my only change would be Smith for Boyd. I'm a fan of Clay but he looked least comfortable of the tough mid group.

Need to stick to the plan, the two games we have played have been polar opposites, the pressure on our guys yesterday was enormous. The tigers are a middle of the road team, lets see how we go against them before making any changes.

[Eastdog]

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Boyd in for Smith if he's available. We'd need to drop an inside mid if Boyd comes back in and while he's been ok Smith has performed slightly under Libba, Wallis, Stevens etc. I'd leave the rest for one more week. I think Cordy & Jones need a decent run to prove themselves or otherwise, plus I don't see anyone outside of the team who makes us better at the moment. Macrae might be a chance but would nice if his ball use was a bit surer before he gets his shot.

I'd say Smith as well for Boyd if he is ready that is. I don't want us to rush him back in.

[F'scary]

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Out: Cordy
In: Hrovat.

[boydogs]

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Not a fan of the calls to drop Cordy for an underdone Stringer or a running player like Macrae. Playing Cordy benefits us twofold, it assists Cordy's development and lets us know if he can improve and make it, and it means our forwardline develops in a structure tthat contains two talls. Otherwise we will be fielding a newer version of our 2008 style midget forwardline, especially when Jones has to go into the ruck.

I see Stringer as our long term full forward, with Jones at CHF. He has had long enough now to recover from his ankle sprain, he was back playing for Willy last week.

[EasternWest]

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Out: Cordy
In: Hrovat.

Full James Cuming .

[Ghost Dog]

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Yep, my only change would be Smith for Boyd. I'm a fan of Clay but he looked least comfortable of the tough mid group.

Need to stick to the plan, the two games we have played have been polar opposites, the pressure on our guys yesterday was enormous. The tigers are a middle of the road team, lets see how we go against them before making any changes.

Their midfield is as good as the Dockers. But we were outdone tactically yesterday. I wouldn't put it past Brendan to be quietly glad we lost that game, in order to learn a good lesson.

[SlimPickens]

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I wouldn't put it past Brendan to be quietly glad we lost that game, in order to learn a good lesson.

To steal a phrase from John McEnroe.... You cannot be serious!

[AndrewP6]

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Their midfield is as good as the Dockers. But we were outdone tactically yesterday. I wouldn't put it past Brendan to be quietly glad we lost that game, in order to learn a good lesson.

Himself or the team? The minute you're glad to have lost, is the minute you should hand your resignation.

[G-Mo77]

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26 degrees? That's not real hot, it was a great day for footy.

22 is hot playing footy. In that sun it felt like 30+ I lost about 2 kgs of sweat in the last quarter.

[AndrewP6]

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22 is hot playing footy. In that sun it felt like 30+ I lost about 2 kgs of sweat in the last quarter.

I'm going to assume you're joking. It was great weather, in and out of the sun.

[Maddog37]

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I'm going to assume you're joking. It was great weather, in and out of the sun.

That was very hot for footy. Freo would have enjoyed it.