Changes vs Bulldogs

[Cpt. Kirk]

also agree with this. We had too many players around the contest all night and then often cleared the ball straight into Collingwoods arms. Poor strategy and looked just like our game plan under Roos. Very Dissapointing!

I also think it was lack of personal that made that strategy hard for us. We need to bring in a goalkicker and atm it looks like morton could be our man.

[Wazza]

LRT was fantastic worked his butt off all night, Goodes had a shocker very poor descion making terrible skills on the night. I think LRT and Goodes can work up FWD but we need Sam Reid or another key forward. Goodes plays as a HF not a key Fwd he needs to get 3rd best defender. If Reid is still injured TDL for Spanger/Morton or even White IMO we need one more tallish fwd.

Cheers

Waz

[Cheer Squad]

Out: Goodes
In: Spangher (if he's fit)

Goodes had one of the worst games I've ever seen him play last night. He seems to be injured and needs a rest.

Leave Reid out until his leg is completely healed. Another week should do the trick.

[ugg]

Leave Goodes out? Surely you jest. He needs game time to get himself back into sync and subsequently form. He does this every year and plays himself into form as finals approaches but this year due to the injury setback that schedule might be pushed back a little.

[Ratna]

Out: TDL
In: Spangher

[Swansinger]

Thanks for the laugh this morning. I really needed that.

We missed Reid, Bolton and Goodes last night. Not having those 3 there really was the difference.

I'd bring in Morton for TDL next week. (Reid too if he's fit)

Six hours and no bait-takers ? OK , Al , I'll do it - you are a smart-arse !

[Big Al]

Six hours and no bait-takers ? OK , Al , I'll do it - you are a smart-arse !

Flattery will get you everywhere. ;-)

[Jewels]

Thanks for the laugh this morning. I really needed that.

We missed Reid, Bolton and Goodes last night. Not having those 3 there really was the difference.

I'd bring in Morton for TDL next week. (Reid too if he's fit)

Six hours and no bait-takers ? OK , Al , I'll do it - you are a smart-arse !

No bait to be taken cause what Al said was true, Goodes may as well have been with Jude and Sammy for the good he was doing on field.

[ernie koala]

Not sure what the thinking was having Armstrong as the sub.

He's a lively player with good skills...Definitely looks to have a future.....

But to expect an impact from him, in what was always going to be a physical, intense game...he's not that type of player.

Would have much preferred Everitt for that role, he's done it well this year a few times already....

What happened to him? Did he play reserves?


Changes;

OUT : Armstrong
In : Everitt (as sub)

[ugg]

No he didn't play reserves

[J_Moore]

Goodes doesnt need to spend more time in the airfield. He needs to keep playing the forward 50, but start playing as a lead up forward again, instead of as a resting midfielder/crumber. His game against the Crows was fantastic, and showed he could do it.

No fancy tricks, no stupid dish offs.

Just strong leads, good marks, and backed himself with the set shots.

[GongSwan]

Goodes doesnt need to spend more time in the airfield. He needs to keep playing the forward 50, but start playing as a lead up forward again, instead of as a resting midfielder/crumber. His game against the Crows was fantastic, and showed he could do it.

No fancy tricks, no stupid dish offs.

Just strong leads, good marks, and backed himself with the set shots.

It's the right thinking, but against Pies they flooded our forward line so much no one could get a run at teh ball, think it may be time, against the Dogs, to try something else with the fwd line, as much as we can probably beat them without one, we will need to find some winners against Hawks and Geelong

[J_Moore]

It's the right thinking, but against Pies they flooded our forward line so much no one could get a run at teh ball, think it may be time, against the Dogs, to try something else with the fwd line, as much as we can probably beat them without one, we will need to find some winners against Hawks and Geelong

The flooding was effective because the Swans were bombing it long with no particular target in mind. In part, this is because the forwards were standing still waiting for the long ball, despite the fact they were double teamed and can't take contested grabs.

We tried to actually hit up targets in the last quarter, but for some reason delivered lace out to the pies spare men.

So it's a combination of @@@@ skills, lazy forwards, and reckless mids.

[Melbournehammer]

The reason why he succeeded against the crows was that they mostly played small midfielder types like Reilly and Doughty on him. Against genuine key position players he fails time and time again.

[bodgie]

Goodes doesnt need to spend more time in the airfield. He needs to keep playing the forward 50, but start playing as a lead up forward again, instead of as a resting midfielder/crumber. His game against the Crows was fantastic, and showed he could do it.

No fancy tricks, no stupid dish offs.

Just strong leads, good marks, and backed himself with the set shots.

Do you think he could maintain the discipline? He's been at his best when allowed freedom to be an inventive freelancer, and his kicking for goal, especially under pressure, is a heart in mouth proposition. He's always been pencilled in for that forward role, but on nights like the last he creates a lot of confusion in his own teammates. I guess with Reid firing consistently it could work.