jim wrote:
bondiblue wrote:
Hawkins and Pods will be taken by Jamison and Hendo imo.
I think Hawkins is too good for 2nd year player Watson.
Watson is learning his trade just as Hawkins did for his first 4 years.
Watson or Bower for their resting ruckman West?????
Do we tag one of there's in the middle? Which ones? Bartel? Selwood?
Our tagger would be Joseph after the good job he did on Boak last week.
Are Bartel or Selwood taggable by Joseph??? I don't think so. They're too big for him imo.
Do we tag their attacking HBF's Enright and Mackie?
Both pretty tall and good marks let alone great distributors of the ball.
Russell could be big enough...but not in form and missed last weeks VFL game.
Robbo can do a Fletcher role, but I think we need the kamakaze pilot in the guts this week.
Surely Walker would be taking one, and they'd have to keep tabs on the spedy Tex.
So the Johnson factor??? Russell use to get him, but he's in lala land atm....could be a surprise...Duigan?
Johnson has been doing a bit of a Buddy run around the ground lately....can't kick goals from the HB, but who will be capable of keeping a lid on him? I'd say its Tuohy or Duigan.
Why play Duigan? Maybe he's finally fit. Cats are big bodies hard players and Duigan is one of our few with that shape and weight. Geez I hope he steps up to 2011 form.
I really hope we mix it up a lot, with lots of midfield rotation which include cameos from Betts, Garlett and Tex.
I'm thinking TBird for Bower, but TBird hasn't been mentioned as having recovered from glute injury.
Have to play the 3 rucks this week. We need targets at CHF and FF to straighten us up by having a target taller than Betts.
Got a chance this Friday, but I am shitting myself...just as are Cats supporters I know who have been traditionally cocky against us despite us giving them a touch up over the last 3 years. Interesting. They tell me they are not convinced that the Cats are in form, questioning whether they are developing a few this year, or on the way out. They won last week...and that's all I can think of. Winning form.
Fair chance Hawkins is out still.
Not sure Kruezer's fit for us. Hopefully
Thornton's fit and recovering from his glute injury (playing like a busted arse?...lol)
can go forward with Henderson leaving Hammer to just play a resting ruck role. Like to see
Judd forward as well with Gibbs (screw the lazy man's role at half back) both rotating with Walker in the midfield. Betts can have a run sometimes in the midfield too sometimes (bonus then he's not a forward target one out against 3 tall defenders. We'll be lot ..lol!)Need a change there as Garlett can't get a kick in a stampede right now. Tough nuts in the guts, Robinson, Ellard, McLean, Tuohy. Jammo, Bower and Watson in defence with Yarran, Armfield and Joseph. Chuck Collins, Kerr (has to play at sometime), Lucas on the bench with Dale as sub.
I don't think Cats will shy away from their proven game plan, nor will they change it too much to match Carlton.
We're the underdogs, not them.
We drop out of the 8 if we lose and others win. It's THAT important!
I look at what you think could happen and its like everyone elses: dependent on the mifield to win.
If they struggle, Watson and Bower supporting Jammo doesn't fill me with much confidence.
Pods, Hawkin West are not novices; they the reigning Premiership fwds. Add Motlop Stokes Johnson an their mids and you have trouble if the mids leak.
I like the idea of Hendersen at CHF, love it.
But that depends on Kreuzer's availabilty?
I'm led to believe its Kreuzer, Hendo and Duigan in and Waite is out indefinetely.
If Kreuzer plays, the 3 ruckmen would be retained.
We are thin on good big talls ( because of fitness & form)
I don't think Gibbs has much choice where he's selected.
Just doing my team, I look at who to put at HB, C, HF ...on the usual types (Johnson, Enright, Mackie)...it's Gibbs everytime as that "Mr Fix it, Mr dependable in my teams. I'm always robbing Peter to pay Paul though. I reclon against Cats its time to play Ginns mid/ fwd imo to help the ream. When everyone's back he can go back to asignments for the MC.
Got a better feeling about this game than I did on Saturday night and Sunday, and Monday, and Tuesday...geez, we gotta get up. I don't want our players being average like they seem to be off field in the 'boys club'. Its all up to the players.
You have Joseph in the backline. No tagging at all? Midfield? HB?
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