There really is no need to do much in terms of changes. Nason needs to play a full game whether at Seniors or Coburg so will be interesting the tactic for the the sub if White doesn't come up. I am a big advocate for speed and I have plenty of time for Nason but this is a game I wouldn't mind seeing an extra tallish type over a runner.
I think this will be the game that Jack explodes. Markovic has shown some good signs (finally!) as a key back and has allowed them to take a stance on Lake but under the roof at Etihad I expect this to be a super open fast game and I think this match up is ideal for him. Hopefully, the doggies struggle to consistently get a 3rd man up to help Markovic out and I really wonder who is their "Plan B" if it all goes sour. Tom Williams will break even with Miller but would be embarrassed on Jack.
I think this will be a cracking game and the I'd be surprised if the Doggies don't put through 16+ goals mainly from their mids and flankers (and our inexperienced errors) but the question will be can we put through 20?
Don't underestimate the Doggies... most of their mids are now fit after a slow start to the pre-season and we won't be able to slow the game down and shut their run down like the Swannies did. If Whitey is injured then that is a huge break for "Gia" I reckon who I am really worried about in this game. Batchelor may get a massive job there instead. Newman to Higgins if he comes back. But with Griffen, Cooney (getting fitter), Gia, Ward and Hill they have plenty of speed like us on the outside but theirs is more mature than ours so a massive task for our mosquito fleet.
High octane offensive game coming up. Should be an awesome spectacle. If we are within 20 points of them I think it is a massive tick in the box for development. If we win..... well, the whole situation will just get out of hand and the band wagons will be rolling up to the 'G' for the Dreamtime game.
