Changes for Round 7 v North Melbourne

[Cosmic Wizard]

Our emergencies are interesting:

EMERGENCIES

36 Aliir Aliir
19 Matthew Ling
30 Tom McCartin
27 Daniel Robinson

Our two young recruits Ling and McCartin seem to edging closer to a first game.

You would image that they would come in over Robbo.

[Meg]

Seems they may be (more) worried about our speed .....

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Now that is a truly wondrous thought!

[liz]

Our emergencies are interesting:

EMERGENCIES

36 Aliir Aliir
19 Matthew Ling
30 Tom McCartin
27 Daniel Robinson

Our two young recruits Ling and McCartin seem to edging closer to a first game.

You would image that they would come in over Robbo.

I doubt that. Robinson is clearly the most AFL ready of the four, taking into account Aliir's fitness and recent match practice. He'd still come in if they need a tall but otherwise, if anyone actually is expected to miss, I'd expect Robinson to come into the team. Ling missed a chunk of the late pre-season and early season proper, and was mediocre in last week's NEAFL game. McCartin started last week very well but faded as the game went on. I question whether he's physically ready (or close to ready) to play a senior game.

The four named emergencies don't mean a whole amount. They seem to rotate them around the younger and fringe players. But if they don't actually expect to need to call on an emergency (ie if no-one is in doubt), they sometimes give a younger player the chance to prepare and warm-up with the senior team, just for the experience.

[Markwebbos]

Interesting comments from Horse on some of the missing players: Key quotes: John Longmire - sydneyswans.com.au

Aliir Aliir?s progress
?He?s coming along well. Last week was his second game in about nine weeks, so it was good to get another game under his belt. He played that forward-ruck role for us in the reserves. His second half was certainly pretty solid. So we?d like to give him a look at that space in our senior team and at some stage pretty shortly. We think he can contribute in that area.?

Nic Newman?s progress
?He doesn?t have an injury ? he was our travelling emergency for the NEAFL side on the weekend. It?s always a bit of a mix trying to get the balance right. As others have, he?s got a bit to work on. Ollie Florent has stepped up in that midfield role and that?s what happens ? it ebbs and flows a bit. But we?re confident he can really contribute to our team as well and he was close last week and he?ll be close again this week.?

Ludwig would be very excited by some of that

[stevoswan]

Waite out is an odd one. Niggling injury perhaps? Good for us anyway......

[stevoswan]

Our two young recruits Ling and McCartin seem to edging closer to a first game.

You would image that they would come in over Robbo.

Stoddart obviously not setting the two's alight then......after being touted pre season as a possible bolter.

[707]

Young players rarely feature in their first year unless they are standouts (Heeney, Mills) or playing a level above in the NEAFL (Papley). These young outside types are fairly light for the hard hitting senior grind. Plenty of time for them to become regulars.

[dejavoodoo44]

Young players rarely feature in their first year unless they are standouts (Heeney, Mills) or playing a level above in the NEAFL (Papley). These young outside types are fairly light for the hard hitting senior grind. Plenty of time for them to become regulars.

True; but I'm not sure that Papley has ever played in the NEAFL? He might have played one or two games when returning from injury, but if I remember rightly, he was so surprisingly good in his first preseason, that he was selected for the firsts straight away?

[Nolie]

Thank God they left Fox in. He is a gun!

[DaveyCaper]

Interesting comments from Horse on some of the missing players: Key quotes: John Longmire - sydneyswans.com.au

Aliir Aliir?s progress
?He?s coming along well. Last week was his second game in about nine weeks, so it was good to get another game under his belt. He played that forward-ruck role for us in the reserves. His second half was certainly pretty solid. So we?d like to give him a look at that space in our senior team and at some stage pretty shortly. We think he can contribute in that area.?

Nic Newman?s progress
?He doesn?t have an injury ? he was our travelling emergency for the NEAFL side on the weekend. It?s always a bit of a mix trying to get the balance right. As others have, he?s got a bit to work on. Ollie Florent has stepped up in that midfield role and that?s what happens ? it ebbs and flows a bit. But we?re confident he can really contribute to our team as well and he was close last week and he?ll be close again this week.?

Ludwig would be very excited by some of that

I actually liked Alliir's potential as a forward in that game vs. Western at Etihad. It seemed clear to me that we wasn't comfortable yet but I thought his skills could lend itself to that role when he gets more used to that role.

[S.S. Bleeder]

Our emergencies are interesting:

EMERGENCIES

36 Aliir Aliir
19 Matthew Ling
30 Tom McCartin
27 Daniel Robinson

Our two young recruits Ling and McCartin seem to edging closer to a first game.

You would image that they would come in over Robbo.

I doubt that Ling or McCartin will be at the front of the emergency line, however, the fact that two first year recruits, one of which is a key forward is is in itself remarkable. Our future is looking bright. We got two bargains there.

[Scottee]

I doubt that Ling or McCartin will be at the front of the emergency line, however, the fact that two first year recruits, one of which is a key forward is is in itself remarkable. Our future is looking bright. We got two bargains there.

Tom must learn to kick though.

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[aguy]

Tom must learn to kick though.

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or like I?ve mentioned he would be an outstanding intercept defender

[wolftone57]

I doubt that. Robinson is clearly the most AFL ready of the four, taking into account Aliir's fitness and recent match practice. He'd still come in if they need a tall but otherwise, if anyone actually is expected to miss, I'd expect Robinson to come into the team. Ling missed a chunk of the late pre-season and early season proper, and was mediocre in last week's NEAFL game. McCartin started last week very well but faded as the game went on. I question whether he's physically ready (or close to ready) to play a senior game.

The four named emergencies don't mean a whole amount. They seem to rotate them around the younger and fringe players. But if they don't actually expect to need to call on an emergency (ie if no-one is in doubt), they sometimes give a younger player the chance to prepare and warm-up with the senior team, just for the experience.

I haven't been impressed with any game Robbo has played this year. Definitely not up to the standard he himself set in the matches he had already played. Not up to AFL standard either. I am hoping we get some players back soon so he doesn't have to be an option if he can't put it together. I do think him putting himself up for trade is effecting his game. When a player is unhappy in his situation, not getting many senior games etc, it can play on his mind and impact his performance.

But he is not the only one who has had ordinary games this year. The captain and his lieutenants have all had bad ones, the difference is they have bounced back. We still don't have full strength impact from every player in every game. That is not unusual the early games and most sides suffer this. We have also been hit pretty hard by injury. Just hoping this is not another 2013 or 2015, full of promise but not enough depth to cover the injured. I think this year is different in that we do have depth. But we do need our list to start getting healthy as the season progresses.

The inclusion of Towers will be good for the ruck contests as he has provided quite a lot of drive from there. his ability to leap and then come to ground running is very important. He also provides a marking target forward as he has proved on several occasions against much taller key backs. I think the balance of the side is quite good even though we are playing small. Our younger players were sensational last week. It's a pity that the coaches left that extra man for so long otherwise I think we would have won by far more. They were not killing us in the clearances they were killing us on the rebound with the extra w huge problem. we need to insure that doesn't happen tonight. No letting extra players anywhere on the ground.

[I?m-uninformed2]

If you?re North who do you tag with Jacobs.

Right now, I?d go Heeney. He?s been consistently our most effective mid and reckon North would be thinking he mightn?t be used to a tag - even allowing for his ability to go forward.