Match Committee - Round 15 vs Melbourne

[Eastdog]

If you were on the Bulldogs match committee what changes would you make for our round 15 game against Melbourne at Etihad?

As always a brief explanation for your changes would add a lot of value to the discussion.

[bulldogtragic]

Re: Match Committee - Round 15 vs Melbourne

Roughy, Griffen and Grant under the weather at the moment.

[G-Mo77]

Re: Match Committee - Round 15 vs Melbourne

All will miss IMO.

[Rocco Jones]

Re: Match Committee - Round 15 vs Melbourne

Stringer, Honeychurch and JJ next in line you'd think.

[bulldogtragic]

Re: Match Committee - Round 15 vs Melbourne

Roughy, Griffen and Grant under the weather at the moment.

Gia suspended too now I'd guess.

[Rocco Jones]

Re: Match Committee - Round 15 vs Melbourne

If Roughy isn't fit for next week, it will make it very confusing as to why he played on Schultz.

Gia definitely out. Would bring in Honeychurch for him.

Stringer and JJ for Griffen and Grant if they are out. Obviously a very disappointing game but I wouldn't go nuts at the selection table. 3 injuries, fittest side of all time just about and a six day break. Just have to bring the Collingwood performance back straight away.

[G-Mo77]

Re: Match Committee - Round 15 vs Melbourne

If it wasn't for injuries there'd be quite few out if it were up to me. A few will play next week by default.

[Scorlibo]

Re: Match Committee - Round 15 vs Melbourne

Out: Gia (susp.), Crameri, Tutt.
In: Stringer, Honeychurch, Hunter.

Simple, drop the players unwilling to chase (Crameri), drop the players who aren't doing what they're in the side to do (Tutt), bring in the form players at the lower level.

[azabob]

Re: Match Committee - Round 15 vs Melbourne

Out: Gia (susp.), Crameri, Tutt.
In: Stringer, Honeychurch, Hunter.

Simple, drop the players unwilling to chase (Crameri), drop the players who aren't doing what they're in the side to do (Tutt), bring in the form players at the lower level.

Is Minson doing what he is supposed to do?

[Missing Dog]

Re: Match Committee - Round 15 vs Melbourne

Id Drop Crameri has given us nothing the last few weeks
The ins will depend on the VFL Tomorrow and how the injuries will come up but I Hope Hunter can really put his hand up tomorrow.

[The Bulldogs Bite]

Re: Match Committee - Round 15 vs Melbourne

Out: Gia (susp.), Griffen (inj.), Roughead (inj.), Crameri, Tutt
In: Honeychurch, Stringer, Talia/Roberts, Campbell, JJ.

- Crameri has been pathetic, and that's being nice about it, since the Melbourne game. Looks either injured or mentally fatigued which baffles me as to why he's still been playing. Either way, these performances aren't worth a quarter of $500,000 at the moment.

- Poor Rough. Looks as though his shoulders will forever give him trouble. We badly need defensive cover, just as much as we need a good key forward.

[Scorlibo]

Re: Match Committee - Round 15 vs Melbourne

Is Minson doing what he is supposed to do?

Without anyone at his feet his job is made 10x harder. To his credit, he won 10 clearances today. I acknowledge that a number of those were ineffectual but A+ for effort today from Will against one of the competition's best ruckmen in Lobbe.

[GVGjr]

Re: Match Committee - Round 15 vs Melbourne

I'll wait until tomorrow after Footscray play but I'd go with:

Ins:
Stringer, Hunter, Williams or Young, Honeychurch and Johannisen

Outs:
Grant (Inj) Giansiracusa (susp) Roughead (if inj) Tutt (Omitted) Griffen (Inj)

In hindsight Griffen should have been rested before we play Melbourne.
I doubt Grant will bounce back so this opens a spot for the in form Stringer
Gia is likely to get a couple of weeks so I think this gives Hunter a chance
Williams (ideally) or Young will be needed if Roughead doesn't come up.
Tutt wasn't good today and Honeychurch should get his debut game
Johannisen gets a recall.

[Rocco Jones]

Re: Match Committee - Round 15 vs Melbourne

Think people are going a bit overboard with dropping Crameri. Don't get me wrong, I actually do mean 'a bit' and I am frustrated by his form but it's only really been two bad games in a row. Against the Lions he wasn't great but he was far from our worst with 16 disposals, 1 goal and 7 tackles. The week before that he had 21 touches and a goal against Freo. Again not get, but not far from poor.

The Dees game is really big for him. We need him to lift.

[The Bulldogs Bite]

Re: Match Committee - Round 15 vs Melbourne

Think people are going a bit overboard with dropping Crameri. Don't get me wrong, I actually do mean 'a bit' and I am frustrated by his form but it's only really been two bad games in a row. Against the Lions he wasn't great but he was far from our worst with 16 disposals, 1 goal and 7 tackles. The week before that he had 21 touches and a goal against Freo. Again not get, but not far from poor.

The Dees game is really big for him. We need him to lift.

3 goals in 5 weeks is a poor return by any forwards standards, let alone one earning over $500,000 a year.

He has been poor.