B: [42] Adam Saad, [23] Jacob Weitering, [2] Lachlan Cowan HB: [17] Brodie Kemp, [11] Mitch McGovern, [24] Nic Newman C: [4] Oliver Hollands, [9] Patrick Cripps, [13] Blake Acres HF: [6] Zac Williams, [10] Harry McKay, [20] Elijah Hollands F: [14] Orazio Fantasia, [30] Charlie Curnow, [44] Matthew Owies R: [12] Tom De Koning, [18] Sam Walsh, [7] Matthew Kennedy Int: [37] Jordan Boyd, [29] George Hewett, [39] Alex Cincotta, [8] Lachie Fogarty, [16] Jack Carroll
Em: [19] Corey Durdin, [33] Lewis Young, [25] Jaxon Binns
In: Adam Saad, Lachlan Cowan, Lachie Fogarty Out: Corey Durdin (Omitted), Marc Pittonet (Injured), Caleb Marchbank (Managed)
[1] We will miss Pittonet, who usually plays well against Witts. Tom has a very poor record against Witts and has always played to his weaknesses against him. If he plays to his strengths and moves Witts around ... Still, I see this is a major danger.
[2] Saad, Cowan and Fogarty in is good for us. Saad defends and attacks. Fogarty keeps the ball in our forward half and provides opportunities for his team mates. Cowan played well last week in the 2's: I'd be thinking of using his in the middle.
[3] GC's strength is their midfield. If we can keep them under control, we should do well. But we should match up carefully.
[4] How Fantasia still gets games amazes me. Corey Durdin was good against Melbourne, but has been too quiet too often. How is he not better than Fantasia though? Fantasia has 1 goal in the seniors for the year and hasn't looked dangerous.
[5] Marchbank - he has to be a worry. If he can't play 3 weeks in a row, then he is done.
[6] Olli Hollands was brilliant against Melbourne for 3 quarters, but that's been it. He needs to stand up this round.
Just a couple of points: Durdin has been way more ineffective than Fantasia. If Motlop was fit I'd guess neither would play. With Moo back this week, I'd chuck Cincotta in the guts and add him to the midfield rotation. Played midfield in his VFL days, has size, speed, grunt and is a good driving (ie low) kick.
Solid Ins, Cowan should never have been dropped. Marchbank managed is hilarious, actually he is taking the piss. Do the right thing Marchy and hang em up now.
I don't think Harley is coming back That horse has bolted. He's leaving the very best in his wake. That's not a player who will suffer second year blues...unless they come at him with a tank.
What a player he is and will become. I truly hope he plays his whole career at West Coast, if I were them I'd thow the keys to the city at him, literally. Give him a 15 year contract now at a $1M a year.
Saad is very good under pressure, usually finds a target and can alter his decision making and find alternative targets quickly on different angles. I think Boyd is a good kick but is better when he is in the clear and heading forward, for a VFL unknown player I have warmed to Boyd and think he is in our best 22/23 and happy to give Austin a tick for his recruiting.
As have I, all I'm saying is to my eye, his kicking isn't elite.
I think Boyd has a done a decent job in filling in for Saad and even Cincotta defensively but we miss that rebound and accurate kicking that Saad provides as it breaks up the play and those quick switches across ground often lead to thrusts forward where our big key forwards can be one out.
Defensively he has shown desperation and a willingness to defend dourly (as per his effort to cop a kick in the face v the Swans). His kicking, IMO, is not as elite as its made out to be.
Swans would argue Heeney/Warner were being held most of the time as well and I think this is why umps dont bother calling these frees...
Agree, I think the holding and blocking at stoppages happens on both sides, it has to be very bad to be paid. What I won't cop is the over the shoulder and head high contact of fwds, Harry and Charlie copped quite a few and didn't get one free. Not that it would have made a difference to the shellacking we copped, just saying.
Be handy if we could get Motlop and Saad back this week. In Saad Motlop Cowan Binns Wilson Out Williams Durdin Fantasia Marchbank O Hollands Chuck Binns on Ollie's wing, Wilson the sub Obviously if Weiters doesnt get up, bring Young in for him. Those ins could not possibly do any worse than what those I would drop dished up.
If the American judicial system wasn't so broken and corrupt, this discussion wouldn't even be happening.
If the American judicial system wasn't so broken, they'd have wings in prisons just for presidents and ex-presidents. Biden would be in a cell with Trump and Obama on either side. Clinton in the cell after that.
