St Kilda /Gehrig

[dendol]

Originally posted by Donners
I'd throw Hall to full back, just for something different. Use O'Loughlin and maybe Doyle out of the goalsquare, Goodes/O'Keefe/Davis across half-forward and have Hall matching Gehrig one-on-one. He's the only player we've got who can go body-on-body with Gehrig, and our forward half is strong enough to cope without Hall for a game.

Throw Hall to FB? I guess you didnt see what happened to Fevola when he was thrown back to mind Gehrig!

[liz]

Originally posted by dendol
Throw Hall to FB? I guess you didnt see what happened to Fevola when he was thrown back to mind Gehrig!

Or the results when Timmy W decided to turn Hall into a FB a few years ago!

Hall is crucial to our forward line - not just for his goals but for the way he and O'Loughlin play off each other and the way he opens up opportunities for the Buchanans, Davises, Schneiders, Saddos (or their ilk) etc of this world.

[TheHood]

Originally posted by dendol
Throw Hall to FB? I guess you didnt see what happened to Fevola when he was thrown back to mind Gehrig!

Yeah, that would be a tactic only if we're getting hammered. I would not start the game like that if we didn't have to!

[NMWBloods]

Originally posted by lizz
Or the results when Timmy W decided to turn Hall into a FB a few years ago!

I think that was actually Malcolm.

Hall is crucial to our forward line - not just for his goals but for the way he and O'Loughlin play off each other and the way he opens up opportunities for the Buchanans, Davises, Schneiders, Saddos (or their ilk) etc of this world.

Completely agree.

[liz]

Originally posted by NMWBloods
I think that was actually Malcolm.

Timmy...Malcolm...they both had some strange ideas about taking their most naturally talented players and putting them in positions that least suited them!

[Bart]

Originally posted by Bart
B: Crouch, Barry, Bevan
F: Milne, Gehrig, Koschitzke

HB: Kennelly, Bolton, Goodes
HF: Guerra, Hamill, Riewoldt

C: Maxfield, Williams, Mathews
C: Harvey, Ball, Dal Santo

HF: O?Keefe, Hall, Davis
HB: Schwarze, Maguire, Jones

F: Buchanan, Doyle, O?Loughlin
B: Baker, Penny, Hudghton

FOLL: Ball, Kirk, Bolton,
FOLL: Knobel, Hayes, Powell

I/C: Ablett, Fosdike, McVeigh, Nicks
I/C: Goddard, Thompson, Blake, Clarke

What a difference a year makes. There are very few structural changes to both of these sides from last years game. We have one retired and 5 injured from last year's game. Kirk held Hayes to 11 touches. We won 15.22 (112) 9.7 (61)

Swans

Out: Cresswell, Roberts-Thomson, Saddington, Schauble, Schneider, Sundqvist
In: Maxfield, Bevan, Buchanan, Doyle, McVeigh, Ablett

Saints

Out: Black, Burke, Peckett, Lawrence, Montagna
In: Knobel, Baker, Penny, Schwarze, Ball

[swansrule100]

My attempt to match up


Barry v Hamill
Kennelly v Reidwolt
Goodes v Gehrig
Matthews v Milne
Bevan v Guerra


ideally id like saddington and schuable in the team

[barry]

1. Barry v Hamill - 50/50
2. Goodes v Reidwolt - Goodes dominant
3. James v Gehrig - James to hold gehrig down, run off him, and hope someone near goes the spoil.
4. Crouch v Milne - Just be careful you dont tackle him high when he slips over.
5. Matthews v Guerra - Interesting duel
6. Bolton v Kosinski - Good match up.

I'm not quite sure where Kennelly fits in this. Maybe Kosi or Guerra. In that case Matthews goes to Milne, Crouch into midfield for a tag.

[swansrule100]

interesting but i cant see goodesy beating riedwaldt at the moment...with his knee i feel hes better suited to gherig ... and i dont think james can quite handle the task..... though he is a good young player...

maybe nicks could go down to defence?? and actually do something?

[timthefish]

Originally posted by swansrule100
maybe nicks could go down to defence??

not a bad thought you know, especially as he's got to establish himself back in the team.

i think with the aerial power we have in the backs, especially leo and goodes, a flood of sorts to force them to bomb it in may work well for us. although that unfortunately might make our run back out a bit too limited.

[swansrule100]

nicks could play on someone like hamill...at his beat he could beat him and free up barry to run off the backline. The main thing the swans need to do is not get caught up stopping stkilda..yes we have to stop them..but if we go out and use our key players and attack then they have to stop us, we need to win the game not just restrict stkilda.

[NMWBloods]

Hamill would kill Nicks - he is a very powerful man and we need to put someone on him who can compete with him. I think Hamill is quite underrated in the St.Kilda team. Does not get the accolades of some of his teamates, but always works hard and creates a contest, and if given some latitude can be quite damaging.

[swansrule100]

nicks would be better than james was my point :P...id put leo barry on hamill

ur right tho he is a very underated player at stkilda