Changes for Prelim final V North

[undy]

Out: Shaw
In: Mitchell

(Did I really get in first on a Thursday arvo ?)

[aardvark]

No change

[ernie koala]

No Change

[ugg]

I'm really confused, are these the official changes or what you think is going to happen?

[ernie koala]

For me , it's what I think.....And I'm often wrong!

[erica]

Official: no change.

[wolftone57]

i was talking about this today 7 came up with the same scenario as Undy. I will explain my reasons. Norf pride themselves on being the extraction specialists. Why not include another extraction specialist to stuff them up completely. Macca could go back and we could rotate through the bench & forward line. Mitchell's goal kicking has improved no end and he is a wonderful extractor. add him to the likes of Joey & Lukie and I think the match would be better for it. Rhyce looks proppy to me. His delivery was in the most part not particularly good. But that has always been his issue. I still can't believe he got a 69.9 rating for disposals last game. I watched it back and believe me I could only rate him about 40%.

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But the reality is there will be no change. Horse doesn't change things much. I think he should really be careful with the match ups this week.

[goswannies]

I feel for Tom Mitchell. A 64 possession match can't get him a game. BoG in a Granny can't get him a match. Until the poor kid polls 3 votes in 20 consecutive NEAFL matches to win the NEAFL B&F, tops the NEAFL goal kicking, is selected to tour Ireland (based solely on NEAFL form) and we have a bunch of senior injuries, he might not get to enjoy much senior footy under Horse.

[Melbourne_Blood]

Tom will get his oppurtunity , probably not this year but it's not as though he's been bagging down the door all year In the ressies. He's had a bad run with his body and struggled with continuity in his training. He'll have a big year next year I'm predicting, injuries permitting .

[ScottH]

Who knows? If we win this week, he could be the surprise packet in the GF!!

[wolftone57]

No Change. Not surprised. But very worried about Shaw breaking down.

[wolftone57]

Interesting that Norf only picked Jacobs, a mid, as a replacement for MacMillan. i would have thought they would have gone tall in the backs but maybe they are going to try to run off our talls. We need to be very tuned in tomorrow. I think we need to do two things, kick the ball accurately and not bomb to the forwards and kick straight in front of goal. Can't afford to miss too many as they don't.

[Ludwig]

No Change. Not surprised. But very worried about Shaw breaking down.

Why would you think Shaw would break down?

I see the biggest danger is North's outside run, especially Boomer. Surely he will get a tag. Perhaps McGlynn, but Shaw is another option which would leave McGlynn playing more forward. Maybe we will mix it up a bit.

Their other 3 outside accumulators are Dal Santo, Wells and Gibson. Usually Gibson gets free because the other 2 are better kicks, in fact excellent kicks. Cunningham is likely to get one of them. Bird may again be the sub as the other option, Lloyd, had such a good game vs. Freo. Lloyd would be handy keeping Gibson under some control as they are both aerobic specialists.

[undy]

Currie named as one of the emergencies for North.

[wolftone57]

Why would you think Shaw would break down?

I see the biggest danger is North's outside run, especially Boomer. Surely he will get a tag. Perhaps McGlynn, but Shaw is another option which would leave McGlynn playing more forward. Maybe we will mix it up a bit.

Their other 3 outside accumulators are Dal Santo, Wells and Gibson. Usually Gibson gets free because the other 2 are better kicks, in fact excellent kicks. Cunningham is likely to get one of them. Bird may again be the sub as the other option, Lloyd, had such a good game vs. Freo. Lloyd would be handy keeping Gibson under some control as they are both aerobic specialists.

Shaw came back after injury last year and broke down two or three weeks later. On Boomer, Benny will get him, he is hard at it and Boomer will lose his temper. Atley is a very big part of their running game too. I think Hannas will play on Wells. harry will play on the HB & will probably get Gibson or Atley. Del Santo is a problem and I think that is why Macca might start forward, then Parker & Jack when resting. We need to expose Del and make him accountable. so far the opposition have played a defensive forward on him, I'd play a resting mid. As I say, Joey, Macca, Parker, Bird. Make Del work the other way, that will stuff him as he doesn't really like tackling and isn't the best defensive player.