Match Committee- Round 4 vs Adelaide

[Remi Moses]

Re: Match Committee- Round 4 vs Adelaide

Macrae, Boyd Cordy JJ( if fit) perhaps Pearce Vez( last chance saloon)
Campbell, Smith Higgins Wood Dickson?

[Remi Moses]

Re: Match Committee- Round 4 vs Adelaide

It just a matter of rotating an extra midfielder off half back rather than leaving Cooney there for extended periods. Stevens, Griffen etc along with JJ and Goodes being in defence permanently. Playing Cooney more through the midfield where he can have a greater impact on the game is needed more than his rebound off half back.

Agree ^^ cooney in the midfield please.

[Ghost Dog]

Re: Match Committee- Round 4 vs Adelaide

If Picken plays he has to go into the midfield or Forward. He's a bit of a devil may care street fighter, not able to think his way carefully out of the backline. Has to be taught to slow down and think or can't be used down back.

Tutt could do the rebounding out back, with Cooney to the middle. He looked pretty composed V Coburg.

[Ozza]

Re: Match Committee- Round 4 vs Adelaide

Out:

Campbell - not even close to being up to it.

Certainly one of Gia/Higgins/Dickson had to go. Dickson looks to be out injured. But I'd send Higgins to Willy also.

Wood - terrible decision to bring him in.

Smith - Would like to see him spend a few weeks on ball all day for Willy.

IN:

If the MC think Williams is fit enough - I'd have him play forward/second Ruck. If not - Cordy.

Macrae - looks too good for VFL. Can kick a goal and uses it well.

Johannisen - in for Wood.

Boyd - in for Smith

(If we drop Higgins....Vez played very very well for Willy...Stringer probably not quite ready fitness-wise, and shouldn't be rushed...).

[stefoid]

Re: Match Committee- Round 4 vs Adelaide

Who would then be our defensive running rebounders? I love the idea of Coons in the middle but I dread the thought of who replaces him off half back.

One of the reasons we under the pump down back was because we couldnt win it out of the middle, and when we did, we couldnt kick it to our forwards properly, so in this case, I reckon putting Coon in the guts helps the backline more than putting him actually in the backline.

On a realted note, I think perhaps we have an unhealthy reliance on one or two players (boyd and libba) getting the ball out, and when they don't, our midfield is all at sea.

Mac said in the presser that we seemed to have all our players either on the inside or the outside of the contest. I reckon the mids need to work out if Libba/Boyd arent in there winning more than their fair share of first hands, then who does what?

First of all we reverse two forced changes from last week - JJ, Cords IN, Campbell and Wood OUT.

Unforced changes: I reckon Vezpremi couldnt have done any worse than Guido, Higgins or Dicko, so get him in there.

If Stringer doesnt have the tank, then maybe we need to give Grant another run. He looked interested in scrapping for the ground ball against Coburg. Dicko out for a while.

[Missing-Dog]

Re: Match Committee- Round 4 vs Adelaide

Out:
Higgins - big red texta through his name
Dickson - see above
Wood - negatives far outweigh the positive
Campbell - a long way off
Gia (may be safe due to reluctance to make too many changes)

In:
Macrae - will be suited to the expanses of footy park
Cordy - because he is not Campbell
JJ - run is a necessity
Talia - for match up reasons only. Crows will run Jacobs and Jenkins through the forward line to stretch us. Roughy will go to Tex. Dale will need to take one of the smaller forwards.

[Mofra]

Re: Match Committee- Round 4 vs Adelaide

Bring in Dylan Addison to the rescue! ^_^

He actually provides competitiveness to the forwardline which is soemthign we lack.
He's still doing rehab after his injuries isn't he? A few weeks away. He wouldn;t have let Houli run off with easy possession, that's for sure.

[G-Mo77]

Re: Match Committee- Round 4 vs Adelaide

Outs
Wood
Dickson
Campbell
Smith

Ins
Boyd
Sorry
JJ
Macrae

Would love to drop one of Higgins or Gia but they'll get another shot.

[always right]

Re: Match Committee- Round 4 vs Adelaide

The problem with Vez is he is simply another version of Gia, Higgins and Dickson. On the larges expanses of Footy Park, I reckon McCrae, Tutt and Grant must be our options.

[Mofra]

Re: Match Committee- Round 4 vs Adelaide

The problem with Vez is he is simply another version of Gia, Higgins and Dickson.

I see him as the opposite of Gia in some respects.

Gia is an endurance player, Vez plays in bursts. Vez has pace, Gia doesn't. Gia is smarter around goal and better overhead, but Vez can get away from his opponent more easily and is a longer kick.

[Ozza]

Re: Match Committee- Round 4 vs Adelaide

Tutty has a pretty good record at Footy Park......

[Missing-Dog]

Re: Match Committee- Round 4 vs Adelaide

Macca will not make too many changes.

Bring in Cordy Boyd and JJ.

Would consider Tutt aswell but not sure who for as Macca will like to keep the same side on the park and give them another crack before he swings the axe

[F'scary]

Re: Match Committee- Round 4 vs Adelaide

I never thought that I would say this but...

RUSH CORDY BACK

[Ozza]

Re: Match Committee- Round 4 vs Adelaide

One week of Campbell in the side really raises Cordy's stocks a bit!

[LostDoggy]

Re: Match Committee- Round 4 vs Adelaide

Bring in Tutt and have him replicate his debut at footy park a couple years ago