Team changes v port

[year of the tiger]

Too tall again? Supposed to be wet and no marshall hmmm

Forecast is for a wet and windy day with thunderstorms but they ease during the afternoon - reckon it will be a bit wet underfoot maybe but rain and wind should have past - still 2 days out so could change but I can’t see weather being a factor.

The age and experience factor dropped a mile with two 30 yo out and two under 20 yo in.

Out 503 games experience, in 14 + 13 = 27 games experience.

Dimma trusts our youth - go rebuild - I love it

 

[Tigers of Old]

I reckon we look a bit tall with the team Port has named. Won't be surprised to see a late change. Say Melee or Dow for Gibcus.

 

[btoz_01]

Gibcus hasn't done much in the ressies and with the wet weather no need for another tall. Also, both Mitch Georgiades (Omitted), Todd Marshall (HS Protocol) are out.

Richmond team v Port Adelaide, Saturday, August 6, 7.40pm AEST (7:10pm ACST), Adelaide Oval

In: Josh Gibcus
Out: Dylan Grimes, Shane Edwards (managed)

Backs	Josh Gibcus	28	Robbie Tarrant	6	Noah Balta	21
Half-Backs	Liam Baker	7	Nick Vlastuin	1	Daniel Rioli	17
Centreline	Marlion Pickett	50	Jayden Short	15	Kamdyn McIntosh	33
Half-Forwards	Jack Graham	34	Trent Cotchin	9	Shai Bolton	29
Forwards	Jack Riewoldt	8	Noah Cumberland	38	Tom Lynch	19
Followers	Toby Nankervis	25	Dion Prestia	3	Tyler Sonsie	40
Interchange	Jack Ross	5	Ben Miller	46	Maurice Rioli	49
	Nathan Broad	35
Emergencies	Rhyan Mansell	31	Thomson Dow	27	Shane Edwards	10
	Ivan Soldo	20

We’ve probably picked our side without knowing their outs
Hope we make a few changes considering predicted weather

 

[TigerForce]

a little peculiar Sheds is out as soon as he hits 300 ... or is it ... ?

the line up looks good .. strong across each line ..

hope Sonsie and Gibcus have good ones over there

I reckon he's gonna call it quits soon enough.

 

[craig]

I reckon he's gonna call it quits soon enough.

Probably waiting to see what happens this week.

 

[craig]

I wouldve preferred Moju and Stack in for Grimes and Sheds.

Gibbus not needed against them this week, and didnt play that great last week either.

I know Stack didnt set the world on fire either but a smaller player with skill and sure hands in the wet is a better option.

 

[dimmauchamp]

I wouldve preferred Moju and Stack in for Grimes and Sheds.

Gibbus not needed against them this week, and didnt play that great last week either.

I know Stack didnt set the world on fire either but a smaller player with skill and sure hands in the wet is a better option.

Agree. Seem to have a fascination with rushing certain blokes straight back in. Gibcus been nowhere near early season form and with Balta moved back really no reason at all for him to come back in. Should have been Stack or Mansell

 

[St Kevin]

Far too tall. One of Miller or Gibcus not needed.

 

[Coburgtiger]

This is another week of silly team selection.

We are, yet again, going in to a game with 9 defenders.

Are we seriously going in with Nank and Miller as our Rucks?

Nank is barely moving and Miller is a backman.

Take both out, play Soldo and one of Dow/Stack/Hugo/Clarke. Granted, aside from Dow none had great games in the VFL, but neither did Gibcus.

I would have thought we learned last week that you play mids as mids, and forwards as forwards.

I'm not sure why we feel the need to handicap ourselves every week this year.

 

[Jake]

See Brisbane have named Zac Bailey, so it wasn't a Dustin Martin type injury. Flog of a club.

 

[craig]

Far too tall. One of Miller or Gibcus not needed.

Gibbus as Miller can ruck

 

[Smoking Aces]

This is another week of silly team selection.

We are, yet again, going in to a game with 9 defenders.

Are we seriously going in with Nank and Miller as our Rucks?

Nank is barely moving and Miller is a backman.

Take both out, play Soldo and one of Dow/Stack/Hugo/Clarke. Granted, aside from Dow none had great games in the VFL, but neither did Gibcus.

I would have thought we learned last week that you play mids as mids, and forwards as forwards.

I'm not sure why we feel the need to handicap ourselves every week this year.

I hear you CT but I don’t mind the Nank/Miller combo.

Miller gives us flexibility and we don’t have to hide him on the bench like we did with Soldo.

 

[Smoking Aces]

With regards to Edwards I have seen this movie before.

Will 100% be the sub.

 

[Tenacious]

Gibbus as Miller can ruck

We want Gibcus to play a lot footy over the next few years - not to be destroyed in early days as an underweight pretend ruckman

 

[Coburgtiger]

I hear you CT but I don’t mind the Nank/Miller combo.

Miller gives us flexibility and we don’t have to hide him on the bench like we did with Soldo.

I would be okay with it if we didn't also pick Gibcus.

We will absolutely be hiding him on the bench. He can't go back due to who else we have selected, and he is not a forward.

 

[seven]

Give Edwards a rest.
He would have been on the cans after the game.
If he is anything like me now, it’ll take him days to recover from a night out.

Damn! You got it right again.

 

[Coburgtiger]

We're lining up with Gibcus on Robbie Gray. That's bad news.

 

[waiting]

Why Gibcus?
Good to see Edwards is out We’re finally taking playing finals seriously
Hopefully out of the emergencies Mansell is the sub

No Stack..
Disappointed there.
Agree, out the emergencies I would have Mansell as the sub.
I hope they don’t play Gibsus forward.

Means possibly Balta forward.
Thought Miller did a good jog rucking in the second half.

Port have thrown Finlayson forward and dropped Georgiadis with Marshall Covid.

Too tall - us?

 

[craig]

We want Gibcus to play a lot footy over the next few years - not to be destroyed in early days as an underweight pretend ruckman

Yeah hence Miller in the ruck and Gibbus in the VFL as Balta goes back to defence.

Theyve lost Marshall and Georgiades and going in with 2 extra smalls instead.

 

[AstuteTiger]

We’ve probably picked our side without knowing their outs
Hope we make a few changes considering predicted weather

It shouldn't have mattered., once Marshall was out there was no need for an extra tall in Gibcus. Balta, Tarrant and Broad would take care of Dixon and Finlayson will play forward and 2nd ruck Also, the weather forecast is for rain.