Changes for Rnd 18 V The Suns

[longmile]

Woohoo! Horse reads my team suggestions!

Pretty good suggestion if you ask me!

[Captain]

You can understand why the club wants this. TDLs size is never going to allow him to be a regular four goals in a game type player. He can probably at the top level be relied on to kick maybe two or three in a game at best so unless hes doing a lot of the other important things like tackling and putting pressure on the half backs etc then he really isnt that much value.

Good on him for working on his game to a point where he is forcing changes in a winning team.

Not many players in the history of the game average 4 goals a game. Nothing to do with his size.

[longmile]

That bloody vest. I've said it before that there is no point playing TDL as a near the end of the game sub. He seems to me a pure forward that needs to feel how the ball is coming in. Not running around like a headless chook trying to make an impact, especially if he's on borrowed time. Bird for mine.

I agree completely. But I think Longmire has learnt this from playing him sub before. I dont think Longmire will make the same mistake twice. I suspect Parker to sub.

[GongSwan]

I'm partial to a few rousing verses of Hare Krishna.

Oops, I've upset the Swans supporting Hare Krishna fraternity now.

I thought they were all GWS suporters

[Dirtyburt]

I thought they were all GWS suporters

Do you think that is why kirky got involved? The lure of the saffron robe?

[Mr Magoo]

Not many players in the history of the game average 4 goals a game. Nothing to do with his size.

Read carefully - I didnt say average 4 goals - i dont know if Plugger even averaged 4 goals, what I said was someone who can regularly (lets say 4 or 5 times a year ) have a four goal plus game. TDL so far is a one goal a game player who will bob up four or five times a year and kick two or three. This may change with time but hes no gorilla forward so he needs more strings to his bow.

[GongSwan]

Do you think that is why kirky got involved? The lure of the saffron robe?

Nah, I think the lure of building a young team and feeling of contribution to a team effort is the onliest thing on Kirk's mind there

[goswannie14]

He did well against Mcevoy for a half agreed. I just dont think he is ready to ruck against, cox, jolly etc for a whole game with only LRT as resting ruck. That was my point, which has been lost somewhat with long rambling tirades mentioning every reserve player!!

I also rate pyke btw, just think if both mummy and seaby not fit in finals. Pyke would need both white and LRT to take the load

Am I missing something? Cox and Jolly playing for the Gold Coast?

[Dirtyburt]

Am I missing something? Cox and Jolly playing for the Gold Coast?

Yes, you didn't read the previous posts about picking purely against the coasters, or picking a combo with an eye to finals without either seaby or mummy. Well, either that, or u are being obtuse

[goswannie14]

Yes, you didn't read the previous posts about picking purely against the coasters, or picking a combo with an eye to finals without either seaby or mummy. Well, either that, or u are being obtuse

Hmmmm....I went back and looked for said posts, to no avail, but given the title of the thread, the discussion is to do with this weeks game, and for some reason you named Cox and Jolly.

I actually thought it was a funny comment, but as I don't know you, I cannot account for your sense of humour.

[Dirtyburt]

Agree with that against gold coast.

The problem is match ups against stronger sides. I guess it comes down to whether match committee wants to try out alternatives come finals or picks a side for gold coast alone. We would be too short with that side in finals. Also as good as he has progressed, we cannot go into finals with pyke as our only real ruck, with only LRT as back up.

Imho we either trial pyke/white/LRT as a group or hope seaby or Mumford are available.

Be interesting to see which way they go

Hmmmm....I went back and looked for said posts, to no avail, but given the title of the thread, the discussion is to do with this weeks game, and for some reason you named Cox and Jolly.

I actually thought it was a funny comment, but as I don't know you, I cannot account for your sense of humour.

Help?

[bandwagon]

Anyone else surprised that we are not resting one or two for a game against the Suns? IMHO this is our strongest team of the year.
Collingwood are resting Jolly, Sidebottom, O'Brien and Thomas against GWS. I guess Horse must value continuity above all. Which makes me think Everitt may find it difficult to break back into the squad.

[Kirkari]

Not at all surprised. I think Horse means what he says about not treating this game as a walkover. He knows this team really well - or should, since he's been around them all these years - and hopefully therefore knows something about how their collective mind works. I wonder if he looks at the way we let the Tigers roll us in what should have been an easier game than the one before and believes that this is not a playing group that can play well if they're not mentally switched on for a tough contest. Hard to sell that message if you start resting your strongest players.

[jono2707]

At this stage of this year the Suns are much stronger than GWS and we don't seem to be carrying anyone with niggles anyway. Plus we're playing so well as a team at the moment so making wholesale changes would be tempting fate...

[aardvark]

At this stage of this year the Suns are much stronger than GWS and we don't seem to be carrying anyone with niggles anyway. Plus we're playing so well as a team at the moment so making wholesale changes would be tempting fate...

And % is going to be very very important.