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Re: Round 2 - Port v Blues (Sat, March 30, 5.10pm)

Reply #15 –
Quote from: flyboy77 – on
I too see shortcomings in Bolton's unwillingness to 'stop' certain opposition players....

Ed C. and Kennedy the most likely but if you stop certain players having a real, ongoing influence, you can effectively stop the opposition....

Jones on Westhof?

As for ed Curnow as a forward? why?

I'm starting to think that we are trying to find roles for players we have, rather than find players for the roles we have.

That is, if Ed is no longer needed in the midfield, perhaps he's no longer needed at all. Perhaps we can find a HFF who is better than Curnow in the same position.

Re: Round 2 - Port v Blues (Sat, March 30, 5.10pm)

Reply #16 –
Quote from: kruddler – on
I'm starting to think that we are trying to find roles for players we have, rather than find players for the roles we have.

That is, if Ed is no longer needed in the midfield, perhaps he's no longer needed at all. Perhaps we can find a HFF who is better than Curnow in the same position.

You nailed it...was just about to write same.......I like Ed and he is a good warrior but positions onball are tight with the impressive Setterfield, Dow and Walsh now
filling onball roles. Having to find a role for Ed isnt right and we need a specialist HFF who can help distribute the footy as well as lock it in...
I'd use SPS in that role if he could be consistent with his tackle pressure/chasing  etc as he can use the footy and deliver unlike Ed..


Re: Round 2 - Port v Blues (Sat, March 30, 5.10pm)

Reply #17 –
Port looking very good against Melbourne at the MCG so far.
We’re in trouble next week if they bring this effort at their home ground and we dish up more of 1st and 4th quarter efforts.

Re: Round 2 - Port v Blues (Sat, March 30, 5.10pm)

Reply #18 –
Quote from: Barbs – on
Port looking very good against Melbourne at the MCG so far.
We’re in trouble next week if they bring this effort at their home ground and we dish up more of 1st and 4th quarter efforts.
We don't run as fast and hard and for as long enough as Port to be a chance.
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Re: Round 2 - Port v Blues (Sat, March 30, 5.10pm)

Reply #19 –
Quote from: Professer E – on
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Cheer up Prof, there's worse things going on in the world than our football teams performance. We just have to get oursleves up week in week out no matter the result. I have no doubt the players will. Look for the positives and be happy with them for now, good times will come again, nothing surer. You just have to believe in our young blokes (well most of them at least), they will improve as a unit. I can see the differences and improvements in alot of them. Eg. Fisher taking down Dusty trying the dont argue, Weiters back to his first year form, Cunners dash and run, The Colossus Cripps who is taking the competition by storm, H starting to become the player we dreamt he would be, Walshy the 18 year old kid who looks like he's played for 10 years, Paddy Dow who's put on bulk and added power to his running. When Charlie snaps out of his form slump and he, Gov and H learn to play together, mark my words we will be hard to stop. Fas, Gibbo and Cunners at their feet we have the makings of a very nice forward line. We still have Kruze, Marchy and Willo to come back in and bolster up their divisions. Just keep the faith Prof, we'll be right mate.
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Re: Round 2 - Port v Blues (Sat, March 30, 5.10pm)

Reply #20 –
Quote from: flyboy77 – on

Jones on Westhof?

As for
Ed Curnow as a forward? why?

Ed C as a forward is a strange move I reckon. Just don't understand that one.

Ed is a good hard on-ball player. A good tagger and can run all day. I don't understand why we are trying to change him now.

Jones on Westhoff. Certainly worth a try.
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Re: Round 2 - Port v Blues (Sat, March 30, 5.10pm)

Reply #21 –
Quote from: ElwoodBlues1 – on
You nailed it...was just about to write same.......I like Ed and he is a good warrior but positions onball are tight with the impressive Setterfield, Dow and Walsh now
filling onball roles. Having to find a role for Ed isnt right and we need a specialist HFF who can help distribute the footy as well as lock it in...
I'd use SPS in that role if he could be consistent with his tackle pressure/chasing  etc as he can use the footy and deliver unlike Ed..

x3
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Re: Round 2 - Port v Blues (Sat, March 30, 5.10pm)

Reply #22 –
Quote from: BluePhantom – on
We don't run as fast and hard and for as long enough as Port to be a chance.
Well they got up against Melbourne by 4 goals, in Melbourne.
We’re going to struggle against them in Adelaide.

Re: Round 2 - Port v Blues (Sat, March 30, 5.10pm)

Reply #23 –
Quote from: sandsmere – on
Ed C as a forward is a strange move I reckon. Just don't understand that one.

Ed is a good hard on-ball player. A good tagger and can run all day. I don't understand why we are trying to change him now.

Jones on Westhoff. Certainly worth a try.

Agree...Ed has to go back tagging and Westhoff has just bagged 5 vs the Dees so its going to have to be Jones who plays on him because he is the only one with the mobility and size.
Port surprised the Dees with their pace and ball movement.....Lycett also out muscled Gawn, wonder if we might play two rucks....

Re: Round 2 - Port v Blues (Sat, March 30, 5.10pm)

Reply #24 –
Quote from: ElwoodBlues1 – on
Agree...Ed has to go back tagging and Westhoff has just bagged 5 vs the Dees so its going to have to be Jones who plays on him because he is the only one with the mobility and size.
Port surprised the Dees with their pace and ball movement.....Lycett also out muscled Gawn, wonder if we might play two rucks....

They haven't just bettered the Dees and Gawn, they smashed them!

It was pointless running McKay vs Nankervis, and it'll be twice as pointless running him against Lycett and/or Ryder.

Unless of course our season is about gaining another No.1 pick to wedge Kelly onto the list!

At this stage on a cursory level they are making the same mistake with McKay that they made with Casboult, they are taking a player's A-Game and discarding it for their B-Game.

The other problem for us is it's was Ports hard as nails mids doing the dominating, against Jones, Oliver, Viney, Hibberd, etc., etc.. Next week they have Cripps and a bunch of kids to deal with.
"Extremists on either side will always meet in the Middle!"

Re: Round 2 - Port v Blues (Sat, March 30, 5.10pm)

Reply #25 –
Quote from: LP – on
They haven't just bettered the Dees and Gawn, they smashed them!.....

Unless of course our season is about gaining another No.1 pick to wedge Kelly onto the list!
If we earn a first round pick this year it goes to Adelaide.
The Ox is slow but I'm running out of patience.

Re: Round 2 - Port v Blues (Sat, March 30, 5.10pm)

Reply #26 –
Quote from: LP – on
They haven't just bettered the Dees and Gawn, they smashed them!

It was pointless running McKay vs Nankervis, and it'll be twice as pointless running him against Lycett and/or Ryder.

Unless of course our season is about gaining another No.1 pick to wedge Kelly onto the list!

At this stage on a cursory level they are making the same mistake with McKay that they made with Casboult, they are taking a player's A-Game and discarding it for their B-Game.

The other problem for us is it's was Ports hard as nails mids doing the dominating, against Jones, Oliver, Viney, Hibberd, etc., etc.. Next week they have Cripps and a bunch of kids to deal with.

93 uncontested possie advantage to Port...thats a lot of Port players running hard and a lot of lazy Dees players not working hard enough.....Rockliff 44 possies....Dees must have let him run around on his own all day as Rocky isnt known for knocking himself out to get the tough ball.
Agree on McKay....not that comfortable rucking and was brushed aside in a few ruck contests......to Casboult or not to Casboult thats the question?....not sure of Lobbe's injury status?
I'd ruck Jones for some X factor but with our backline lacking proven key talls its not an option....

Re: Round 2 - Port v Blues (Sat, March 30, 5.10pm)

Reply #27 –
Quote from: ElwoodBlues1 – on
I'd ruck Jones for some X factor but with our backline lacking proven key talls its not an option....

If we want McKay to learn the role of a mobile KPF who occasionally rucks, running him around tagging Westhoff wouldn't be too bad of an option!
"Extremists on either side will always meet in the Middle!"

Re: Round 2 - Port v Blues (Sat, March 30, 5.10pm)

Reply #28 –
I would play DeKoning
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Re: Round 2 - Port v Blues (Sat, March 30, 5.10pm)

Reply #29 –
Quote from: Sexybronco – on
If we earn a first round pick this year it goes to Adelaide.

Yep, part of the Stocker deal. Unless we somehow deal ourselves back in, we're out of the 2019 1st round.