bondiblue wrote:
Sidefx wrote:
Without looking at stats from either team these would be my like for like changes:
Plowman for Parks
LOB for Cottrell
Stocker for Boyd
JSOS for Pitto (if injured)/TDK
Kennedy/Carroll for Newnes
I've changed my mind about wholesale changes since we lost our first game this year.
I agree with 99prelim, there's no point rewarding mediocrity from our bottom six week in week out.
I have no problems with those changes.
If Carroll is elevated due to good form and Kennedy is fit again, add another one out ... Fisher, Owies, Setterfield, Durdin, take your pick.
Add Motlop.
Its North for goodness sake. Its a chance to build our percentage let alone win. We have to turnover our bottom 6...in our case we currently have problems with our bottom 8.
I thought about those changes too.
My only concern with Fisher is we still need speed and swapping him with Carroll will be like for like with little gain, IMO.
As for Owies and Durdin, they really didn't get to see much ball in the F50. Durdin played most of his game in the defensive half of the ground and Owies spent the most time of all the forwards deep in the F50 with little ball to see.
Setterfield, we don't actually have a replacement for a 192cm wingman and we really need his size to stop Harry and Charlie from coming down. Maybe he just needs new direction, contest every mark and have a mid there to crumb every time.
It's a tough one, we really need an Ed Langdon or Isaac Smith to control the wing and keep our forwards at home, especially with the 6-6-6 rule.
This is where McGovern would be good, if he could stay on the park or a JSOS with more speed.
With North, I'd just be happy with a win as they are our Hoodoo team and they pumped us last year when they were on the bottom.