Match Committee - Round 16 vs Geelong

[Twodogs]

Re: Match Committee - Round 16 vs Geelong

We are sort of stuck with two taggers in the team so we are going to have to tag at least one of their mids. It will be Wallis I guess because Pickens has more places around the ground he can play in.

Who will Mitch Wallis stand next to all afternoon?

[Hotdog60]

Re: Match Committee - Round 16 vs Geelong

We are sort of stuck with two taggers in the team so we are going to have to tag at least one of their mids. It will be Wallis I guess because Pickens has more places around the ground he can play in.

Who will Mitch Wallis stand next to all afternoon?

Selwood if he plays I guess or Bartel.

[always right]

Re: Match Committee - Round 16 vs Geelong

Selwood if he plays I guess or Bartel.

Wallis to Selwood.....Picken to Motlop.

[LostDoggy]

Re: Match Committee - Round 16 vs Geelong

Wallis to Selwood.....Picken to Motlop.

Would you keep Wallis on Selwood if he spends about 40/50% of the game forward like he has in recent weeks?

[always right]

Re: Match Committee - Round 16 vs Geelong

Would you keep Wallis on Selwood if he spends about 40/50% of the game forward like he has in recent weeks?

Perhaps Picken takes either when they go forward while Wallis takes either when they go into the midfield. Come unstuck a bit when they both push forward.

[Happy Days]

Re: Match Committee - Round 16 vs Geelong

Just finished watching the game finally;

In: Grant (if fit)/Campbell, Talia

Out: Jones, Austin

Jones can't play next week, and I know Campbell has been bad as a forward this year but I still have him ahead of Redpath who I can't bring myself to rate.

Austin is...not good and there's a lot more upside in playing Talia, who's strung some good performances together and can easily play on and beat a guy like Shane Kersten.

[The Underdog]

Re: Match Committee - Round 16 vs Geelong

I'd bring Campbell in for Jones, but any other changes really rely on the fitness of Griffen, Roughead & Grant. They all come in if fit, but it's an if at the moment.

[The Pie Man]

Re: Match Committee - Round 16 vs Geelong

Calls for Austin to be dropped.....why? Can't understand the bad wrap he gets sometimes.

In: Grant
Out: Jones

Wouldn't mind seeing Campbell for Jones (in which case, Honeychurch would be my unlucky one for Grant) just don't think they'll do it.

[Remi Moses]

Re: Match Committee - Round 16 vs Geelong

In Grant
Out Jones
Thought Austin was solid to be honest.

[Twodogs]

Re: Match Committee - Round 16 vs Geelong

I thought Austin did some good things on Sunday. A couple of times he got a bit overambiitious and got himself in some strife bit apart from that he was solid. Who did he play on?

[The Bulldogs Bite]

Re: Match Committee - Round 16 vs Geelong

Pretty sure Austin took the resting ruck (Jamar and Gawn). He competed OK.

[Happy Days]

Re: Match Committee - Round 16 vs Geelong

A major weakness in his game is how easily he goes to ground, it really means the best we can hope for is that he breaks even in a contest.

Plus, in all honesty, I'd rather the game time go to Talia, who is being really undersold at the minute.

[Go_Dogs]

Re: Match Committee - Round 16 vs Geelong

A major weakness in his game is how easily he goes to ground, it really means the best we can hope for is that he breaks even in a contest.

Plus, in all honesty, I'd rather the game time go to Talia, who is being really undersold at the minute.

Talia still has some things to work on and given we are playing Roberts I'm happy to continue with Austin at the moment.

Like others, I think Austin has been solid for us and whilst he's never going to be a star he can play a role in our 22 for the next 5 years. Talia will get his opportunities soon enough.

Agree with the calls to bring in Campbell, probably at the expense of Jones but I could see Jones staying in. Consistency is still his weakness but I'm of the view he's going to improve it continuing to have to work on AFL level key defenders.

Going to be some solid debate at the selection table this week I suspect.

[SonofScray]

Re: Match Committee - Round 16 vs Geelong

So long as Austin sticks to spoiling the footy, pushing the ball long and wide exclusively, he is good value. Ask him to jump into the play, or make decision on which way we break out of the back 50 and he loses value.

[Twodogs]

Re: Match Committee - Round 16 vs Geelong

So long as Austin sticks to spoiling the footy, pushing the ball long and wide exclusively, he is good value. Ask him to jump into the play, or make decision on which way we break out of the back 50 and he loses value.

It seems to me that the first thing a tall defender learns to do at AFL level these days is learn when to enter a marking contest and punch the ball away and then they learn to dispose of the ball in the safest manner possible. If he gets the first couple of things right on a consistent basis the confidence might grow in him to learn the rest of a key defenders job.