mikeychook wrote:
The Rhino wrote:
Hendo needs to start back. Last year's game shows that we can't match these flower in a shoot out. They own the corridor well, and have too many decent forward options to not kick a winning score.
No change for mine.
So with no change and Hendo down back, how do you see us lining up in the forward half?
Can't see us with any real potency to be honest.
I'd play the extra tall back. Henderson on Petrie, Jamison on Tarrant, McInness on Black. Play Watto as third man up, and try and get all play through him off half back.
Nothing wrong with winning ugly, and I think for us to win this game its going to try and be one of those games we need to win say 8 goals to 6. Also gives SFA space for Thomas to move around in as well.
I say this not only because they don't particularly have a player who's particularly damaging off half back who's going to set up plays good enough to beat the flood, but also get into their heads. If we're two goals down at the last change, they will shit themselves.
Doc made a great point that Henderson nullifying Petrie is a better result for us than him struggling to 2-3 goals on Scott Thompson. Going to have a harder task on Thompson (and a team with a defender who can go third man up) than he did an undersized Gwilt.
North beat themselves more than any other in the competition, whether it be by giving up large leads, or not getting their mix right (have played the one extra tall too many times this year as well). Don't get sucked into a shoot out, and we'll win it.