Changes for Rd.4 V The Cats

[wolftone57]

actually when you look at the cats back six you get a really good idea of why we struggled so much against them last season at KP. They have a very dependable group and all reasonably skilled. Still i continue to think that the critical thing will be the midfield - beat them there both inside and outside and we win the game. grundy plays on pods, ted on hawkins, lrt on bilcavs. Presumably smith on johnson and mattner on someone like stokes (or vice versa).

Very good match ups and they do match up well on us.

the key will be coming out of defence - when we kick it long to the get out forward we really do need someone to be front and centre - otherwise it just comes back in too often and too fast. We could really do with goodes finding a bit of touch tonight.

Our talls need to spread and not be all at the one contest. What we need is for the talls to each take a different part of the ground to lead into and therefore splitting the Cat tall defenders. If they do that we need a small or medium to go with each of the talls. This can work and it is the thing they suggest other sides do to us but we are actually really good one on one. I don't think Cats are as good one on one.

The other thing is that if we spread then Mackie and Corey will have to be accountable for their men. This means even if they do decide to be the second man up in the contest we have a free player at ground level and lets face it if any of our resting mids or Mitch are free at ground level they are in trouble.

[BillyRayCypress]

I think Craig was very hard done by. Two weeks on the bench and then a token appearance.

Then to rub insult to injury he gets dropped.

Time for a Family Guy dedication to our Craig.

[ShockOfHair]

I wasn't surprised at Bird given how little game time he's had in the last two weeks. It will be interesting to compare how he goes in the reserves compared to Lamb - if Lamb is to force his way in you'd think it would have to be at the expense of someone like Bird. An opportunity will probably open up for another of that type of player in the relatively near future. Can Lamb poke his nose in front? That said, I'd like to see Bird return. I like him. He plays a variety of roles with a minimum of fuss.
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I think Bird just had his injury at the wrong time. Because he was returning from injury he was the logical sub, and then because he'd been sub for a couple of weeks now has to go back to the reserves. Plus his versatility makes him the ideal vest man - I'd be hard-pressed to say what position he usually played.

I think Rampe more likely as the sub. We need Armstong to play the Shaw role.

[cyanide]

Excellent analysis as always on RWO. I'll sound very knowledgable at the pub in 10 min ;-)
I'm excited about the return if Mitch - agree he has more smarts around goal than Dre, can work off the crumbs and take contested grabs and his work rate is excellent.
Taylor is on fire atm - if he does go to Goodes we need the great man to fire up and give us an SCG special.
Leigh Matthews on AFL.com made the point that the Cats are near bottom in hit outs and clearances and we are near top. If that continues the service to our forwards will be regular and Hawkins will be less dangerous. We should win this at home...but I always get nervous when we are unanimously tipped!
Go Swannies

[RogueSwan]

Changes for Rd.4 V The Cats

- I'd be hard-pressed to say what position he usually played.

Defensive small fwd