Team v Geelong

[ugg]

Lonergan remains in the team despite the return of Scarlett and Taylor, he may also spend time forward. In fact on the whole, the Cats have named quite a tall team, given they also brought Blake back.

[johnno]

Dont be surprised if there are some late changes by Geelong come Saturday night.

[ugg]

Why does everyone seem to have inside knowledge on Geelong's team?

[Trickster]

Why does everyone seem to have inside knowledge on Geelong's team?

One of the officials is tied up in the RWO cellar

[johnno]

Why does everyone seem to have inside knowledge on Geelong's team?

No inside knowledge, just a hunch. Also as I have said in a previous thread, I have had a look at the Geelong thread at Bigfooty, and quite a few of their supporters seem to think that a certain number of players will not be playing on Saturday night.

[AnnieH]

I thought we wanted to win this game for Goodesy.

How come Ablett and Barlow are named????


Good to see Melcho on the emergency list.

[jono2707]

I thought we wanted to win this game for Goodesy.

How come Ablett and Barlow are named????


Good to see Melcho on the emergency list.

Barlow's doing just fine and deserves his place in the team. Anyway its always fun to have one guy in your team who will do something zany mixed in with some good stuff - especially now that LRT is playing with more maturity and consistency.

Maybe Ablett will be trade bait at the end of the year (if he's worth anything) so perhaps he's being kept in the team to remain visible and hence of some value come trade week???

[DST]

Why does everyone seem to have inside knowledge on Geelong's team?

Pretty easy really, monitor the opposition fan forum, look at the emergencies and you can work out pretty quickly who is likely to be a last minute withdrawal.

Stevie J has hardly trained all week and Ryan Gamble would be his replacement in the forward line.

DST

[Mr Magoo]

Pretty easy really, monitor the opposition fan forum, look at the emergencies and you can work out pretty quickly who is likely to be a last minute withdrawal.

Stevie J has hardly trained all week and Ryan Gamble would be his replacement in the forward line.

DST

If your relying on fan forums your in trouble. How many times are we so far off the mark on this forum in guessing roos' selections for the week. Fan forums pretty much equal speculation and opinion.

[ugg]

Umpires

Saturday 15th August Sydney Swans vs Geelong
ANZ Stadium 7.10pm
GREEN
FIELD UMPIRES: Michael Vozzo (2) Matt Stevic (9) Scott Jeffery (29) EM: Troy Pannell (28)
BOUNDARY UMPIRES: Luke McSpeerin Luke Roberts Michael Saunders Chris Simms
GOAL UMPIRES: James Savage Sergio Villagra EM: David Flegg

[Lucky Knickers]

How long has Scarlett been out?

[dimelb]

I do worry about our midfield being able to get hands on the ball and to the forwards.
This is a good test without McViegh.
Be interesting to see where Ling goes.

I wouldn't be surprised to see Ling on Goodes - and I hope he does.

[Lucky Knickers]

I wasn't sure if Ling would take Goodes if he plays forward.

[BSA5]

I wasn't sure if Ling would take Goodes if he plays forward.

Goodes needs to start on the wing and push forward. Goodes is versatile, he needs to use that to @@@@ with Geelongs matchups. If we were to start with White at FF and Barlow at CHF, and have Barlow push up and Goodes push forward (assuming it's Ling to Goodes and Taylor/Lonergan to Barlow), then I think we can create some mismatches. Whether you're a fan of Barlow or not, he's a highly versatile player, and if we use that in conjunction with Goodes, we might be able to get Goodes up forward on Ling a few times, or pushing onto the wing with a key defender keeping him company at others.

[10Totti10]

Ling will dominate Goodes as usual. Goodes needs to play half forward. Last time he played half forward, he dominated Mackey. Then he went into the mid and he was held by Ling. Expect some late changes from Geelong.