teams are up

[Rod_]

I agree that Mathews needs to lift - He is usually given one of the key player to hold and at times appears to be lacking. Whether the off season gave him some confidence (How can we have Warfe and Mathews on the full back line? Both need to play above their normal standards if they line up as listed.. (I reckon that Willo will be sent back to help...)

Is our backline going to be able to hold Carlton forwards? Tell you Sat night....

My guess is that Goodes will be in the backline (Extra strength) or following Kouta when forward?? (Loose in defence?) He is the third ruck in the game

who goes to put Micky O in the game next week? I like the forward line as is.....

Rod_

[penga]

Originally posted by Cheer Cheer
Good to see sundqvist fit, although if he is fit i thought he may have been a chance to play 1's. ?

It will be great to see warfe kicked out once fixter comes back.

id rather see mathews kicked out when fixter comes back and kick warfe out for powell!

i really wanna see tadhg and sunny on the wings, they would be a great combination of height, marking ability and speed to really give opposition some worries

doyle, ball and goodes in the team at once, music to my ears!!!

[penga]

schauble, fixter and magic to come in...

schauble = warfe
fixter = mathews
magic = barry

????

who does magic replace? can we afford one less backman? ie play a backline like:

b: fixter schauble c.bolton
fb: williams saddington goodes

it all depends on how schneider goes but id rather see him left in the side...

[redunderthebed]

I agree with that backline Penga with Goodes and Willo having roving roles.
BUT, I don't agree about the comments on Mathews....I think that he has more skill than given credit for in this forum.....a strong,long and(usually)accurate kick, good defense and a footballers brain.........give him a chance this year and in defense.
I am worrried about comments from Roos about playing Seymour in the forwards again as , i believe, Brad can only play in the backs as his skill level is appalling but he can play a great , hard backline game.

[Mike_B]

Originally posted by redunderthebed
Mathews....I think that he has more skill than given credit for in this forum.....a strong,long and(usually)accurate kick, good defense and a footballers brain

I guess we'll have to agree to disagree on this one rutb - Mathews CONSTANTLY takes bad options, particularly when it comes to handballing to teammates facing him (rather than moving forward) with opoosition players bearing down. Players with pinpoint handballing skills who are able to fire the ball across flat and fast can get away with this, unfortunately for Ben, IMHO he doesn't have that ability.

As for his kicking skills, when he gets it right, yes he is a good long accurate kick, but unfortunately for him, it happens far too often that the ball ends up with the opposition. I don't know if this is his decision making or skill level causing the problem.

Having said all that, to perform as well as he did in the B&F in 2001, there HAS to be ability, and I just hope that those little things that annoy me so much about him are gone from his game. I will be more than happy to be proved wrong this season on my comments above.

[Gunn]

Warfe = Loss

Why Warfe??

[Rod_]

Roos - Ex Fitzroy - Swanny

Warfe - Ex Fitzroy - Swanny

Also Warfy played his best footy when Roosy was playing - been injured since. Needs a few weeks to see if he still has it. If not going going gone........

Rdo_ (Day off today)

PS.

I rate him and Brad Seymour in the same light - had / has something still to show it regularily.... Brain explosions gained from Luffy?

Rod_

[chammond]

On paper, this would have to be the weakest Sydney team in a decade. Thank goodness we are playing the worst team in the comp.

Not sure how we'll stop McKernan, Whitnall and Fevola. Just have to hope that Koutoufides, Martyn and McKernan are still seriously underdone, and pray that BBB and ND can kick a bagful each.

God help us if we have to call on McVeigh or Sundqvist for some reason.

[Gunn]

Originally posted by chammond
On paper, this would have to be the weakest Sydney team in a decade. Thank goodness we are playing the worst team in the comp.

Not sure how we'll stop McKernan, Whitnall and Fevola. Just have to hope that Koutoufides, Martyn and McKernan are still seriously underdone, and pray that BBB and ND can kick a bagful each.

God help us if we have to call on McVeigh or Sundqvist for some reason.

You said what I left unsaid. You can only rely on Warfe to completely stuff it up. He can only do one thing moderately well and that is to spoil. Unfortunately he plays so loose he rarely gets to a position to actually even spoil. Forget about contested marks. If someone gives him the ball you can be sure he will turn it over and the ball will be back in the possession of his direct opponent before Warfe even realises he has been slipped. Warfe will then run back to stand enthusiastically on the mark whilst his opponent has a shot at goal. I have seen it so many times it makes me sick. :-(

Skill at anything? No. Unless standing on the mark is a skill.

[Craig]

The talk is building for the future, and that's certainly not going to happen with Mathews & Warfe. Mathews coming 3rd in the Best & Fairest is a good example of why we constanty fail to succeed. He shows promise, so what! Yes he does some good things, though for every good thing he usually stuffs up 3 times.

I think that our backline isn't as bad as everyone makes out. Plus we also have players like LRT & James who may develop into genuine key poistion backmen. With the addition of Schauble & Fixter, my backline would look as follows:

Fixter Schauble Barry
C Bolton Saddington Seymour/Crocuh

With regards to the Carton match, my matchups would be:

McKernan - Saddington (maybe Ball if he ges away from Sado)
Fevola - Barry
Whitnal - Bolton
Lapin - Crocuh/Mathews
Houlihan - Captain Kirky or Warfe

Without Schauble & Fixter out backline looks weaker. They have a tall forward line though I think we can get some good rebound off half back.

[snajik]

Originally posted by Craig


With regards to the Carton match, my matchups would be:

McKernan - Saddington (maybe Ball if he ges away from Sado)
Fevola - Barry
Whitnal - Bolton
Lapin - Crocuh/Mathews
Houlihan - Captain Kirky or Warfe

Kirk picked up Camporeale last year and gave him a pasting.

As much as I'd like to see it, I won't be holding my breath as I wait for James to become a key position player.

[NMWBloods]

With regards to the Carton match, my matchups would be:

McKernan - Saddington (maybe Ball if he ges away from Sado)
Fevola - Barry
Whitnal - Bolton
Lapin - Crocuh/Mathews
Houlihan - Captain Kirky or Warfe

Jeez, our backline looks ugly. Guess we'll have to rely on winning in a shootout, which we have the potential to do against a few sides.

McKernan is too strong for Saddo, and likewise Whitnal for Bolton. I think Crouch can do a good job on Lappin and same with Kirk on Houlihan, but I think Matthews and Warfe will be too loose on these players. A Fevola-Barry matchup would be interesting.

[Nico]

Originally posted by chammond
On paper, this would have to be the weakest Sydney team in a decade. Thank goodness we are playing the worst team in the comp.

Not sure how we'll stop McKernan, Whitnall and Fevola. Just have to hope that Koutoufides, Martyn and McKernan are still seriously underdone, and pray that BBB and ND can kick a bagful each.

God help us if we have to call on McVeigh or Sundqvist for some reason.

Clearly Charlie you were not around to appreciate the deplorable coaching of Buckenara in 1994 and the appalling team that Ron Barrassi took over. This team would have whipped them by 15 goals.

I feel so sorry for you. You must be sitting at home like a qiuvering jelly just waiting for the season to take you by throat and strangle you. I suggest you drink at least half a slab before the game to calm you down. If thats no good get stuck into the valium.

Don't worry about the opposition son, it's just a game of footy. Don't let it get to you, enjoy it, it's one of the great pastimes of out time.

[Charlie]

Ahhh.... Nico.... that was chammond that posted that.... not me...

[Nico]

Originally posted by Charlie
Ahhh.... Nico.... that was chammond that posted that.... not me...

Sorry Charlie, just assumed he was another "Charley".