Changes for Rnd 13 V Richmond
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I never heard of this.
You might try using the Pythagorean Theorem if you want to get your angles right.
Collingwood won the hitouts 65 - 14. The clearances were 35 each and Melbourne won the centre clearances by 5. So much for the importance of ruckmen. Really, why do we even bother?
We can easily fit Dawson and Aliir in the side and Marsh can keep his spot. Just drop Naismith and Sinclair.
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Neil Cordy suggests Towers and Melican are in danger of being replaced by Rohan / Dawson & Aliir.Comment
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Just on the rucks: if the Dees only equalled the clearances with an extra midfielder (and despite losing the hitouts) how were they better off without a ruck? Assuming clearances are equal, you might still prefer to have a ruck with a different body shape to the other players on the field so you can mismatch them with the opponents and gain an advantage e.g. via their physical presence or ability to get their hands to the ball and either mark it (not in the case of Naismith/Sinclair) or bring it to ground. Would definitely be better if they were marking it more often.All opinions are not equal. Some are a very great deal more robust, sophisticated, and well supported in logic and argument than others. -Douglas Adams, author (11 Mar 1952-2001)Comment
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What Melbourne have shown over this period without a ruckman is that there alternative ways to approach the stoppages which can be just as effective as having a dominant ruckman.
Hopefully Richmond bring in Ivan Soldo to help out in the ruck so Reg can have an opponent to play on. Naismith can handle both of them easily. Against Nankervis alone, I wouldn't mind rucking Aliir and Reid against him and take the advantage around the ground. I would even ruck Reg against Nanka. Reg doesn't play Jack Riewoldt well and all the other Tiger forwards are small zippy types, so I don't know what Reg will do for the day. Maybe he'll have to play forward or go one on one against Dusty.Comment
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Swap the reserves for the firsts.
They had a screamer last week.Wild speculation, unsubstantiated rumours, silly jokes and opposition delight in another's failures is what makes an internet forum fun.
Blessed are the cracked for they are the ones who let in the light.Comment
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NEIL CORDY?S FORECAST: Dean Towers is likely to lose his spot to Jordan Dawson who was outstanding in the NEAFL kicking four goals and gathering 25 disposals and making 11 tackles. He looked a little overawed in his debut against the Magpies but will be better for the run. Aliir will get his chance to show his enormous talents on the open spaces of the MCG at the expense of Melican.Comment
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NEIL CORDY?S FORECAST: Dean Towers is likely to lose his spot to Jordan Dawson who was outstanding in the NEAFL kicking four goals and gathering 25 disposals and making 11 tackles. He looked a little overawed in his debut against the Magpies but will be better for the run. Aliir will get his chance to show his enormous talents on the open spaces of the MCG at the expense of Melican.Comment
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For me Marsh or a player like him is always been a selection that allows our backline to rotate more attacking players
If marsh can play a more shut down role on medium to smalls we can then have another backline attacking rotation
Because marsh is strong overhead and reasonably quick he can play on a 191cm down to a small
That frees up our attacking small to medium defenders to be more offensive
I suspect marsh may keep being nick smiths understudy and take over a nick smith type role in the future"be tough, only when it gets tough"
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Melican for Aliir, I can see why we could but gee Melican (and a heap of us) would consider himself unlucky.
Dawson for Towers, memories of last years Richmond game at the MCG maybe? I want to see Dawson on the big stage again, has all the tools.Comment
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