Changes for Prelim v geel (Friday Sept 20)

[seven]

No Hawkins could mean Geelong play a smaller forward line, and it might be wet.

In: Stack
Out: Soldo

Will he drop his ruckman again?

 

[thegdog]

Will he drop his ruckman again?

Menadue Having a blinder

 

[tempany14]

3rd qtr in the VFL no one standing out so no obvious change . If hawkins is out do we need to have 2 rucks

 

[seven]

3rd qtr in the VFL no one standing out so no obvious change . If hawkins is out do we need to have 2 rucks

Thought it was a even display from our VFL
No one really put there hand up for a game.

 

[Tigerfan]

Having a look at today’s VFL team that just defeated Port Melbourne, the only absentees were Rance Higgins and stack.
It was a pretty physical game.
I’m betting : no change.

 

[Disco]

So if Hawkins misses, what do Geelong do.
Do they push Taylor forward or go with Danger out of the square?
If we win the clearances, Danger will be starved of opportunity and they’ll be forced to move him on ball. This should work in our favour as Esave won’t be able to handle being the No. 1 forward.

 

[year of the tiger]

Interesting to see whether Nank plays or we play another mid or do we try and dominate the clearances

 

[tigerlove]

If Pickett has a 4 qtr game like his last qtr against the bombers then he comes in for bellis

Had a 2 quarter game.

 

[TigerForce]

It's gonna be wet during the game.

 

[tigerlove]

Well subject to injury I say no change for next game. Pickett played 2 quarters of good footy. I was getting a bit excited after 1st quarter but he dropped out completely. Menadue had a blinder but he's been tried too many times at AFL level already and this is not the time to try him again. Ross needs more time. Stack, if he was a chance, needed to play at least some VFL today to see whether he has recovered enough. CCJ stood up again but he won't be replacing Nanks or Soldo at this stage. Balta non-existent until the last quarter. Chol started like a house on fire, jumping high for ruck contests and then just went back into that shell getting pushed out of the way easily and ended up playing forward only in the last quarter and a half. Anyone else on the radar? If there was they didn't stand out today.

 

[tigerlove]

It's gonna be wet during the game.

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Depends where you look. Mine says no rain in the evening next Friday night. Let's not do a Scott and try and predict the weather too early.

 

[French Tiger]

No change unless the weather changes the match committee’s minds re the 2 rucks , then it’s a tough call between Nank or Soldo

 

[Sintiger]

Menadue Having a blinder

Menadue has played really well at vfl level for a number of weeks in a row now. Will definitely be an emergency for the afl team but I am expecting no change.
Will be interesting to see if stack gets up although I am not sure he is eligible to play vfl finals is he ?

 

[kiwitiger]

Too difficult to pick the weather this far out ,

While the predictions suggest there may be some rain about , there are no guarantees it will be over the mcg on game time

 

[tigerlove]

Let's face it, Ellis could cure cancer and the first post on here would be 'Yeah but what's he done about AIDS?'.

The criticism of his game is well out of proportion.

Weird analogy I have to say

 

[lamb22]

After the VFl , Stacky and Balta in, Ellis and Soldo out.

Menadue and Ross close.

 

[tigerlove]

Will be interesting to see if stack gets up although I am not sure he is eligible to play vfl finals is he ?

I think he was eligible for this game just gone but not 100% as the rules seem overly complex and poorly written to me.

 

[Bullarto Tiger]

Don't believe there will be any change unless illness or injury strikes during the week.
Ross will probably be named as an emergency and may play (very slim chance though) if the weather really turns to *smile*.
Hardwick just needs to keep the 22 primed during the week and focused on playing contested footy from the first bounce.

 

[No 4]

There will be only one change.
they wont want to change to much
Stack in
???out
Stack has x factor.

won't recover in time, hence, can't be considered.

 

[AngryAnt]

Let me simplify it.

What I am saying is no matter what Ellis does well, the focus seems to always be on what he doesn't do so well.

He ran his arse off on Saturday night, especially in the second quarter and plays a huge role in shutting down and creating spread.

Is he the most comfortable bloke in a contested situation? No, neither is Houli or Short because it is not the role they are primarily in the side to play. I reckon Tom Lynch would battle if we asked him to play as an inside mid, Astbury would battle as a wingman, Prestia would be a liability as a key forward.

So Ellis can play his role, put in elite numbers of kms of hard two way running and the focus is always on the other stuff. It's like Tom Lynch kicking six and all the posts being about how he didn't win enough clearances.

Ellis was soft in the contest, Ellis got beaten one on one etc, etc....

Yes everyone needs to go when it is their turn and he occasionally battles with that, the same way Houli has, but the times when he hesitates to go are very much in the minority. Does that mean he will win contested ball contests? Probably not because he is physically presented to run high distance at high speed. He isn't in the gym trying to break bench press records, he carries less weight and strength to allow him to run.

It's already documented that Hardwick focussed too much on his weaknesses and not enough on his strengths, I reckon a lot of posters should learn the same lesson.

Get your argument but the notion that Houli is not good in a contest is dubious IMO.