Changes for Round 5 v Saints

[Gezball]

Out: LRT (injured)
In: Walsh

[DeadlyAkkuret]

Out: LRT, Armstrong
In: Bird, Everitt (Shaw if fit)

[Ludwig]

After hearing the post game interview with Horse, it's clear that Jetta will stay in the side. It also seems likely that Armstrong will be dropped although there seems to be a lot of good matchups for him against the Saints. I am not as upset about Reid's game at the moment as many poster seem to be. It was difficult to say what the value of Morton could be as he came into the side when the rest of the team were down. We also know that both LRT and Shaw are unlikely. St. Kilda have a lot of small forwards, so we don't have to bring in a tall player to replace LRT.

Out: LRT, Armstrong
In: Bird, Lamb

Everitt also a possibility to come for Morton, but I am inclined to give Morton a full game and put Lamb in the vest. Everitt could be more value than Reid at the moment, but I don't think this change is likely.

[ernie koala]

Out : Armstrong, Jetta, LRT

In Bird, Walsh, Lamb

IMO, Jetts needs a kick up the back side. Give him a stint in the 2's and tell him he won't be back until his tackling and pressure return...Like they did with Morton.

Lamb deserves a run ,and so does Walsh.

Reid also needs to perform, or his place should also be in jeopardy.

It's time to shake the team up and show them that there really is pressure from the 2's, not just talk.

[ugg]

Out : Armstrong, Jetta, LRT

In Bird, Walsh, Lamb

IMO, Jetts needs a kick up the back side. Give him a stint in the 2's and tell him he won't be back until his tackling and pressure return...Like they did with Morton.

Lamb deserves a run ,and so does Walsh.

Reid also needs to perform, or his place should also be in jeopardy.

It's time to shake the team up and show them that there really is pressure from the 2's, not just talk.

Problem is that the ressies have a bye so unless we want to do a Watts...

[ernie koala]

Problem is that the ressies have a bye so unless we want to do a Watts...

That's ok, it will Jetts a couple of weeks to think about it, then hopefully show something against the Lions reserves.

[mcs]

Out: Armstrong, LRT, In: Everitt and Bird.

Armstrong makes too many errors to go with some good play - its no good helping create goal scoring opportunities at one end if 3 minutes later a poor kick or poor tackle or lack of awareness gives the goal straight back. We really are missing Bird quite a bit imo, he is very important to the team.

[jetts32]

I can't believe what some of you guys were saying about Reid.
There is no doubt he's not playing well but the guy is only 21, big men don't peak usually until 23-25, we need to and we will commit to giving Reid games because there is no doubt he is going to he a force in the future.
Once Tippet is in, it will help free up Reid and put less pressure on him, he needs to develop and that won't happen by dropping him.
He is also very underrated below the knees, the kids got good handles for a tall player and this game and last have a few good score assists because of his good pick ups.

Out: LRT
In: Lamb
Sub: Jetta
(Don't drop Jetta, you never know when he's going to pick up his form, he had a bad month last year but killed it for the rest of the year, let him make an impact by being a sub)

[707]

That was disappointing and I think there must be changes although it's a pity the game is on foreign soil next week.

Out: LRT injured and whilst he got plenty of touches I don't think Armstrong looks composed enough and lacks pace

In: Bird has to come in and I know Everitt will be the other in but after seeing Geelongs kids last night I reckon it's time to roll the dice and debut Lamb. I'm assuming he won't be fit but if he is Shaw was badly missed last night.

Jetta has been massively disappointing this year (sub Morton got more touches last night), looks half pace and disinterested so I'd green vest him and bring him on for a quarter and a bit of high speed impact when all possible Saint taggers are stuffed.

[Panttz]

Out: LRT, Armstrong.
In: Lamb, Bird.

Give Lamb a crack, if his tackling and composure over the ball is better than Armstrongs I couldn't give a toss if he cant kick it.
Too many times last night Tony was soft. Really soft. Just like Jetta last year did, he needs to learn how to tackle and make them stick.
Give the red vest to Jetta.

[Donners]

Jetta and Reid are being carried at the moment, but we don't really have any like-for-like replacements.

[Melbournehammer]

i find it interesting that we have this view that jetta and reid are being carried. In my view jetta is doing a lot of things better than he did last year - he is chasing lots and we arent getting beaten around the side where wingmen are. we were beaten straight through the corridor - where the spine of midfielders are. last week there were numbers of people on this site talking about the success of reid as a player who is rarely outmarked - and that was the case last night as well. goodes was outmarked by taylor much more than reid was. goodes failure to kick accurately the set shots he had were one of the major problems for us. but people aren't calling for him to be dropped.

from the game i reckon we carried jpk and mumford much more.

as far as i am concerned i wouldnt be dropping jetta under any circumstances and that has been my view for three years - he offers us genuine leg speed and that is something that we have very very little of.

reid has been dropping marks, but so has goodes and mummy hasnt even been getting to the contests. i wouldnt be dropping him either - i think he is doing ok - but his hands arent much softer than jesse's so i do worry about him long term.

i think it is obvious and it was obvious last night that the decision to pick morton as a sub was daft. he either starts or isnt in the 22.

id keep rampe over armstrong. if there is another fastish backline player i'd be picking him as well, if shaw cant come up, for lrt.

out lrt, armstrong
in bird, 1 other.

i think if mumford is injured and is struggling id be putting jesse in over him - in fact i must say i am increasingly thinking this anyway. mumford has been poorish all season and is struggling. if it is injury related id give jesse a run - he has always been a decent ruckman in the ones and quite decent around the ground

watching the saints now. may have further comments later.

[RogueSwan]

Only change: Dre for LRT.
Let the guys have a chance to right Friday nights wrongs. I don't think there were any passengers last night, they all seemed to be genuinely busting their guts, Hanners was my hero last night. They were just beaten by a better side on the night.

[Go Swannies]

As the six people next to me got up to leave halfway through the last quarter one, who ironically thinks LRT is hopeless, said "that was awful". I replied - "that's by far the best we've played this season". And it was, we were so far behind the other good teams it's sad. If LRT spends a long time on the sidelines we won't go back to back - he's that important to the team (and didn't it show last night?) Though Pike is improving by the week - he's now clearly ahead of Mummy. Alex was a big loss and that's doubled by LRT going down. I hope Shaw is nearly recovered as we desperately need him.

JPK had a shocker but who didn't - apart from Pike, Teddy, LRT, Dan and Mal. I didn't even see ROK until well into the loss.

I'm hoping there is a masterplan for Jetta because there's something really strange happening right now. It's as if he's been instructed not to run. I watched him a bit and one period was really telling. He got the ball in space on the wing and jogged about 20 metres to lob it short of our attacking 50 where it was effortlessly intercepted and run down the ground by the Cats. After Jetta kicked it he was jumping up and down in frustration and waving his arms at no-one. Last year he would have run 50 metres and kicked to the goal square to at least give our forwards a chance. I can only guess he's carrying an injury that we hope to heal while he plays soft. Good luck on that when you play a team like the Cats.

Aren't they a joy to watch - except for Selwood who has turned cheating into an art form? He's such a good player but the ducking his head then putting his hand out for the ball before the free has even been called - and his dropping into tackles to collect highs - would frustrate me even if I supported the Cats.

Finally, I said at the GWS game that the over umpiring may drive me from the game. We were even booing when we were given ridiculous free, not just when they were given against us. And it was back with a vengeance last night. Compare the umpiring this year with even the GF last year, and tell me it's the same game.

[Danzar]

Jetta needs to be dropped. He's fallen back into his 2011 habit of lurking around the contest without really executing.