Match Committee - Round 14 vs Port Adelaide

[Bulldog Joe]

Re: Match Committee - Round 14 vs Port Adelaide

I would be inclined to use Morris on Wingard.

Austin to go to Schulz and Roughy to go with Westhoff.

Happy to have Picken tag Gray as he can take him wherever he plays.

[Remi Moses]

Re: Match Committee - Round 14 vs Port Adelaide

With Hartlett and Polec both questionable for this week, I think Gray will spend alot of time in the midfield.

Its a good question re the Wingard matchup.. He's really good overhead but also lethal at ground level. If picken does go to him expect him to play very deep. Which i would be nervous considering his overhead marking ability.

I would personally give Wood the match up and allow Picken to take Gray everywhere he goes.

Add me to that list. Just reckon Dale's not quite athletically up with Wingard .

[whythelongface]

Re: Match Committee - Round 14 vs Port Adelaide

Roughead to Schulz
Picken to Wingard
Austin to Westhoff
Morris to Monfries
Wood to Gray

[LostDoggy]

Re: Match Committee - Round 14 vs Port Adelaide

Williams in Austin out
Honey in Cooney Out

Roughead to Schulz
Picken to Gray
Morris on Monfries
Wood on Wingard
Williams on Westhoff

Think Williams better size and athleticism is a better match for the Hoff.
Wood overhead better able to cover Wingard (reckon he'd chop Picken up overhead)

Boyd to have a week in twos to get match fit.

[always right]

Re: Match Committee - Round 14 vs Port Adelaide

I'll be disappopinted if Williams comes in for Austin after last week. Westhoff is not a physical player and I don't think Austin loses anything athletically in comparison to Tom.

Agree with Morris on Monfries. Tos sof the coin between Picken and Wood for Wingard......I reckon Picken could get right under his skin so I'd start with that as a match-up.

[Bornadog]

Re: Match Committee - Round 14 vs Port Adelaide

Official

One Change Boyd in for Cooney

Emergencies

J Stringer

M Honeychurch

S Darley

[chef]

Re: Match Committee - Round 14 vs Port Adelaide

Fair enough.

[Greystache]

Re: Match Committee - Round 14 vs Port Adelaide

Honeychurch seriously stiff.

[LostDoggy]

Re: Match Committee - Round 14 vs Port Adelaide

Tough to drop someone from that 4 quarter win though.

[ratsmac]

Re: Match Committee - Round 14 vs Port Adelaide

Boyd in for Cooney, obvious choice.
Ports pace will be a concern.
Had we lost last week Honeychurch would of been a certainty, but if it aint broke, don't fix it I suppose.

[chef]

Re: Match Committee - Round 14 vs Port Adelaide

Honeychurch seriously stiff.

He is, but so would be anyone coming out to fit him in.

[Remi Moses]

Re: Match Committee - Round 14 vs Port Adelaide

The church of honey very stiff.
He'll play against the Dees you'd think, but winning has kept him out.
Obvious change

[Webby]

Re: Match Committee - Round 14 vs Port Adelaide

This might sound a little disrespectful and ungrateful, but I'd like to poise the awkward/uncomfortable question "are we a better side without Boyd?"

Seriously, we seem to move the ball faster, more efficiently and effectively when Boyd isn't in the side... When I saw that he was the in rather than Honeychurch, I felt a bit flat. Is it just me?

[Rocco Jones]

Re: Match Committee - Round 14 vs Port Adelaide

This might sound a little disrespectful and ungrateful, but I'd like to poise the awkward/uncomfortable question "are we a better side without Boyd?"

Seriously, we seem to move the ball faster, more efficiently and effectively when Boyd isn't in the side... When I saw that he was the in rather than Honeychurch, I felt a bit flat. Is it just me?

Maybe it's just that the kids have stepped up.

With Boyd out last week, Cooney injured early, we then had Griffen clearly hampered in the 3rd quarter.

Dahl, Macrae, Libba and Bonts combined for 42 disposals in that 3rd term.

[Scorlibo]

Re: Match Committee - Round 14 vs Port Adelaide

This might sound a little disrespectful and ungrateful, but I'd like to poise the awkward/uncomfortable question "are we a better side without Boyd?"

Seriously, we seem to move the ball faster, more efficiently and effectively when Boyd isn't in the side... When I saw that he was the in rather than Honeychurch, I felt a bit flat. Is it just me?

Don't forget that Boyd also wasn't in the side for the Brisbane encounter. I'll admit that our midfield did look great against Collingwood, but Boydy is a heavy lifter. When Griff or Libba are down, he can step in and make the impact that guys like Macrae and Bontempelli can't yet. Still in our best midfield for mine.