Strategy Changes Round 2 Fremantle vs. Sydney

[Alfonz]

Hopefully Chapman is playing midfield. Need some more height and athleticism through there. I think he can be a Will Day type of player.

 

[Purpletown]

I think Sydney has made a mistake playing 2 rucks this week.

Our ins are very good. JLo is back baby.

JLo back is something to look forward to.

 

[malpaso]

Need to keep NOD and Sharp wide against the Swans, they get eaten up by wingers.

 

[ignoramus]

Help me out here, has Heath ever been tried forward of the centre?

Yes, when he came on last week.

 

[Tonga Bob]

His best position is the other side of the picket fence, hopeless.

 

[Hamann188]

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"You know where you got that shirt..."

 

[wakojako]

Hopefully Chapman is playing midfield. Need some more height and athleticism through there. I think he can be a Will Day type of player.

That should be Johnson's role not Chapman's.

 

[Purple Suit]

Unless: chapman defender, Banfield and ras mids, Voss forward, Draper sub

Banners in the mids = Tagging Heeney

Unleash the smiling assassin.

 

[Fred Ziffel]

I'm so excited to see Bolton but as others have said I won't believe it until I see him on field after the game has started...

Also for the love of Pav can we PLEASE not select Ras as sub. He's no good as sub and it's not good for his development to then also not get a full game at Peel because he's waiting on the sidelines (or worse - when we had him travel as an emergency for lots of last season).

Subbing him off is a different thing altogether.

Players who I wouldn't mind as sub who could inject something a bit different to impact a game, in no particular order:
Bruce - showed he can impact a game very quickly & may help him last out the full season being first year (personally think he's too good with his bal use but I could see the logic behind it)
Banners - versatile
Voss - I think he subbed on once last year and came on and smashed and crashed packs when everyone else was tired. will benefit Bolton & Bruce too.
NOD - pace out of the mid, breaking lines, don't think we can afford not to have him starting at this stage though
Draper - especially if we have no injuries and put him wherever he can get his hands on the ball not try squeeze him into def
JOM - experienced, good ball use, again don't think we can afford him not to start with our current outs

Voss will need to start the game. If he isn’t in to help Luke in the ruck there’s no point selecting him.
He is in to avoid Josh going into the ruck.

 

[groggm]

Could the plan be for Erasmus to tag Heeney? Give him a role, give him a whole game if he's doing it well and see if his confidence grows from there

 

[pK75]

Could the plan be for Erasmus to tag Heeney? Give him a role, give him a whole game if he's doing it well and see if his confidence grows from there

I’d do that, banners can go to Blakey and stop him charging out of the backline.

 

[The Round House Drunk]

I’d do that, banners can go to Blakey and stop him charging out of the backline.

I like the idea, but do we ever do this (use a forward in a predominantly shutdown role)?

 

[Docker82]

That should be Johnson's role not Chapman's.

Johnson had a good game last week but overall the midfield was still the issue.

Basically one big bodied mid isn't enough.

 

[Randomizor]

Can’t really complain with the changes

 

[PeopleEater]

Hope they change the not 15 rule out as they have done in the Collingwood game tonight.
Campaigners have gone back to feet.

 

[dominguez]

Very nice.
Reidy is going to have a tough year. Just not AFL material unfortunately

Hopefully Darcy is back round 4 and stays fit and in form and Reidy leads the Peel ruck to a Premiership.

 

[dominguez]

Could the plan be for Erasmus to tag Heeney? Give him a role, give him a whole game if he's doing it well and see if his confidence grows from there

IMO every time he's been subbed out it's been warranted. He was a top ten pick, the club want him to succeed. If he's filling his role he'll play a full game.

Time for Erasmus to show that he can contribute at AFL level.

 

[dominguez]

Plat him against small/mediums and it's the same most weeks. When he plays taller, he excels. He doesn't have the agility/nippyness against the smalls. It's been obvious for the last 5 years.

Agree 100%, having Cox, Pearce, Chapman, Draper and Ryan in the same 22 is insane.

It's effectively 2 key backs plus 3 x 3rd tall defenders. Too tall, too slow.

I think Draper will be a player but he should be back up at this stage or playing the forward/2nd ruck role that Voss will fill this week.

 

[Righteo]

TABtouch team: Three changes made

Fremantle have confirmed their final team of 23 set to take on Sydney on Sunday

www.fremantlefc.com.au

Bolton, Ras and Vossy in.
Worner, Reidy and Switta out.

Pretty decent changes

Damn solid team. With Sydney's form and their outs there is no excuse not to win this.

Raz to wear Heeney like a glove and finish with 10 tackles.

 

[MadMundy]

I think you could honestly argue this is our strongest team with all the players we currently have available. There's no reason we can't win this Sunday.

 

[The Feeder Club]

I think you could honestly argue this is our strongest team with all the players we currently have available. There's no reason we can't win this Sunday.

With all due respect......

Game Day - Round 1 2025 Fremantle ⚓️ v Geelong 🐈

Worner starts. Aish is at Peel and Chapman is sub Inspiring

www.bigfooty.com

 

[2big2strom]

just remembered I had a dream last night that delean got the call up to debut, we both burst into tears at the same time and I had to pretend it was because I was extremely happy for him, guess it wasn't just pre-season driving me loopy

 

[MadMundy]

With all due respect......

Game Day - Round 1 2025 Fremantle ⚓️ v Geelong 🐈

Worner starts. Aish is at Peel and Chapman is sub Inspiring

www.bigfooty.com

True, I do tend to huff the copium, but I think we have more chance of beating Sydney at home than Geelong at Kardinya Park.

 

[Purple Suit]

IMO every time he's been subbed out it's been warranted. He was a top ten pick, the club want him to succeed. If he's filling his role he'll play a full game.

Time for Erasmus to show that he can contribute at AFL level.

That was one game in 2025, the only game he started and he wasn’t the worst. His 3 other games he was the sub.

The only way he is going to pick up the pace of AFL is to get a block of full games. Even guns struggle sometimes first game back, just look at our whole team last week.

 

[The Feeder Club]

True, I do tend to huff the copium, but I think we have more chance of beating Sydney at home than Geelong at Kardinya Park.

I agree, I just hope you're closer to the mark this week sister