Strategy Changes Round 6: Melbourne Demons vs. Fremantle Dockers

[Ysaye]

Part of me thinks that the backup ruck for Melbourne will be Van Rooyen, a forward. If this is the case, then it seems to make sense that if Draper is running with him all day, he can follow him into the ruck as the backup ruck; or play on him in whilst in defence, with Cox and Pearce chipping him when/if required.

Use Voss' spot to bring in Dudley into the 22 and / or Erasmus into the 23.

 

[go_the_dockers]

Part of me thinks that the backup ruck for Melbourne will be Van Rooyen, a forward. If this is the case, then it seems to make sense that if Draper is running with him all day, he can follow him into the ruck as the backup ruck; or play on him in whilst in defence, with Cox and Pearce chipping him when/if required.

Use Voss' spot to bring in Dudley into the 22 and / or Erasmus into the 23.

They have a VFL ruck\fwd who kicked 5 on the weekend.

He would have to be a good chance to play on the weekend.

 

[go_the_dockers]

FB:
Aish , [25] Alex Pearce

25

Alex Pearce

Age

29

Ht

201cm

Wt

98kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.6

3star

K

5.2

2star

HB

5.4

4star

M

3.4

3star

T

1.8

4star

MG

106.3

2star

No current season stats available

D

11.0

3star

K

5.0

2star

HB

6.0

4star

M

4.4

4star

T

0.8

3star

MG

103.2

2star

, [36] Brennan Cox

36

Brennan Cox

Age

26

Ht

195cm

Wt

97kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.1

3star

K

5.8

2star

HB

5.3

4star

M

4.2

4star

T

2.1

4star

MG

182.8

3star

D

12.3

3star

K

7.5

3star

HB

4.8

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

1.0

2star

MG

182.8

3star

D

11.0

3star

K

5.8

3star

HB

5.2

4star

M

4.2

4star

T

1.8

4star

HB:
[5] Heath Chapman, [23] Karl Worner, [6] Jordan Clark

6

Jordan Clark

Age

24

Ht

185cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.7

4star

K

9.4

4star

HB

4.3

3star

M

4.2

4star

T

2.6

4star

MG

172.0

3star

D

12.5

3star

K

8.5

3star

HB

4.0

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

1.5

2star

MG

172.0

3star

D

12.2

3star

K

10.4

4star

HB

1.8

2star

M

3.4

4star

T

2.4

4star

C:
[14] Jeremy Sharp, [26] Hayden Young

26

Hayden Young

Age

24

Ht

189cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.0

3star

K

6.6

3star

HB

3.4

3star

M

3.2

3star

T

1.4

3star

CL

0.2

2star

D

10.0

3star

K

6.6

3star

HB

3.4

2star

M

3.2

3star

T

1.4

2star

CL

0.2

2star

D

10.0

3star

K

6.6

3star

HB

3.4

3star

M

3.2

4star

T

1.4

4star

CL

0.2

2star

, [2] Jaeger O'Meara

2

Jaeger O'meara

Age

31

Ht

184cm

Wt

84kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

22.9

5star

K

12.4

5star

HB

10.6

5star

M

3.7

4star

T

5.5

5star

CL

4.8

5star

D

20.9

5star

K

13.0

5star

HB

7.9

4star

M

3.6

4star

T

4.0

5star

CL

5.0

5star

D

19.4

5star

K

11.4

4star

HB

8.0

5star

M

4.0

4star

T

4.0

5star

CL

4.6

5star

HF:
[32] Michael Frederick, [39] Sam Switkowski

39

Sam Switkowski

Age

28

Ht

179cm

Wt

74kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.8

3star

K

5.3

2star

HB

6.5

4star

M

2.7

3star

T

4.8

5star

G

0.4

3star

No current season stats available

D

13.4

4star

K

7.2

3star

HB

6.2

4star

M

3.0

3star

T

4.0

5star

G

0.4

3star

, [15] Shai Bolton

15

Shai Bolton

Age

26

Ht

176cm

Wt

77kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.3

3star

K

6.9

3star

HB

5.4

4star

M

2.8

3star

T

2.9

4star

CL

1.4

4star

D

12.7

3star

K

9.2

4star

HB

3.5

2star

M

3.0

3star

T

2.7

4star

CL

1.8

4star

D

9.2

3star

K

4.6

2star

HB

4.6

4star

M

2.0

3star

T

2.6

4star

CL

0.0

1star

FF:
Erasmus, [35] Josh Treacy, [24] Jye Amiss
FOL:
[4] Sean Darcy

4

Sean Darcy

Age

26

Ht

203cm

Wt

111kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

10.1

3star

K

3.4

1star

HB

6.6

4star

CL

2.4

4star

HO

28.8

5star

D

6.8

1star

K

2.0

1star

HB

4.8

3star

CL

1.8

4star

HO

20.3

5star

D

11.4

3star

K

4.6

2star

HB

6.8

5star

CL

2.6

5star

HO

32.0

5star

, [3] Caleb Serong

3

Caleb Serong

Age

24

Ht

180cm

Wt

87kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.0

3star

K

7.0

3star

HB

6.0

4star

M

1.8

2star

T

3.6

5star

CL

2.6

4star

D

13.0

3star

K

7.0

3star

HB

6.0

3star

M

1.8

2star

T

3.6

4star

CL

2.6

4star

D

13.0

4star

K

7.0

3star

HB

6.0

4star

M

1.8

2star

T

3.6

5star

CL

2.6

5star

, [8] Andrew Brayshaw

8

Andrew Brayshaw

Age

25

Ht

185cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.8

4star

K

7.6

3star

HB

9.3

5star

M

2.6

3star

T

4.8

5star

CL

2.1

4star

D

18.4

4star

K

7.6

3star

HB

10.8

5star

M

3.3

3star

T

4.8

5star

CL

3.1

4star

D

12.6

4star

K

6.0

3star

HB

6.6

4star

M

2.6

3star

T

4.0

5star

CL

0.8

3star

IC:
[16] Murphy Reid, [41] Bailey Banfield

41

Bailey Banfield

Age

27

Ht

190cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.6

3star

K

7.2

3star

HB

6.5

4star

M

2.9

3star

T

3.9

5star

G

0.3

3star

D

9.5

2star

K

5.3

2star

HB

4.3

3star

M

2.0

2star

T

2.8

4star

G

0.5

4star

D

14.4

4star

K

7.6

3star

HB

6.8

5star

M

3.8

4star

T

3.2

5star

G

0.2

3star

, [44] Matthew Johnson, [37] Joshua Draper, Dudley


Out: Ryan (Rest), Voss (Susp)
In: Erasmus, Aish

Sub: Banfield

2nd ruck - Draper, Cox, Treacy (Ruck in fwd line only), Erasmus, Johnson (Like Cripps rucks for Carlton)

 

[A Mantle Full]

Out: Voss, Worner and Banfield

In: Simpson, Aish and Narkle

FB: Ryan Pearce Simpson
HB: Clark Draper Chapman
C: Sharp Young O'Meara
HF: Bolton Cox Switkowski
FF: Amiss Treacy Frederick

R: Darcy Serong Brayshaw

I: Johnson Dudley Reid Aish

S: Narkle

Yeah, I've stamped some papers for my make believe teams.

No way Worner is out. I thought that was his best game for the club.

 

[PowerToThePurpl]

I’m pretty sure Wags is considered best 23 and will be straight in for Voss with some reshuffling if passed fit.

Cox and Draper could both play forward and chop out in the ruck, so think one will go forward or they’ll rotate with each other.

Reidy should only play if he’s the sole ruck.

 

[Stinky Lomax]

The way Moose flushed that badboy on Sunday let's get the big man out of the goal square and bring omac in.

I know it’s tongue in cheek but do we remember what happened last time Moose played forward v Melbourne at the MCG?

Geez Kozzie & May were not moving well at training last night, there’s no way if they were Freo players they would play on the weekend. Melbourne are in a very different & desperate situation though.

 

[Quazar2]

Rumour has it Kossie is secretly conflicted about playing against his future club, as his heart grows more purple by the minute. Bowing out, too much emotion for him to take. You heard it here first, from an ITK (Idiot Taco Killer)

 

[go_the_dockers]

I’m pretty sure Wags is considered best 23 and will be straight in for Voss with some reshuffling if passed fit.

Cox and Draper could both play forward and chop out in the ruck, so think one will go forward or they’ll rotate with each other.

Reidy should only play if he’s the sole ruck.

Can you trust his calf muscle?

I would want to give him one week in the WAFL. I don't want him getting some more calf awareness early in games, and needing to be subbed out.

 

[Duz97]

Guess our 2 options for Voss are
Cox goes fwd or Dudley starts with narkle sub.

 

[Purpletown]

I know it’s tongue in cheek but do we remember what happened last time Moose played forward v Melbourne at the MCG?

Geez Kozzie & May were not moving well at training last night, there’s no way if they were Freo players they would play on the weekend. Melbourne are in a very different & desperate situation though.

Moose playing forward against Melbourne at the MCG previously was a bit of a disaster. Useless as a forward and I seem to recall he got injured as well?

With that plantar injury to his heel May will be battling to play to a reasonable standard. Mind you he seems to be as thick as a post so perhaps he won't feel any pain.

 

[freo84]

Moose playing forward against Melbourne at the MCG previously was a bit of a disaster. Useless as a forward and I seem to recall he got injured as well?

With that plantar injury to his heel May will be battling to play to a reasonable standard. Mind you he seems to be as thick as a post so perhaps he won't feel any pain.

Pearce looked like Bambi on roller skates that game.

 

[Heave Ho Bro]

Reidy playing 10 minutes a quarter halving ruck contests against a second ruck who runs all over him while we play a man down in the forwardline in the minutes he doesn't ruck is absolutely a selection move that can cost a game. I have never been so against a potential selection in my life and I will forever relegate JL to having no ****ng clue if he does it.

Yep. Darcy and Reidy should never play together. Reidy is the break glass in case of emergency to replace an injured Darcy. Having one of the aforementioned players give the odd chop out while Sean is up forward or having a spell is not the end of the world.

 

[Heave Ho Bro]

**** it, play Dudley in the ruck.

Exactly. Duds could quite literally climb Gawn and jump off his shoulders.

 

[MadMundy]

Rumour has it Kossie is secretly conflicted about playing against his future club, as his heart grows more purple by the minute. Bowing out, too much emotion for him to take. You heard it here first, from an ITK (Idiot Taco Killer)

Rumour has it, he's going to "accidentally" turn the ball over to our players at numerous moments during the match

 

[Eski3]

If he's anything like Shai last year, unfortunately he'll probably be turning it on for extra 00s in his contract next year

 

[Heave Ho Bro]

Rumour has it, he's going to "accidentally" turn the ball over to our players at numerous moments during the match

Or he'll try and knock Andy for 6 like he did in the All Stars game.

 

[FreoMatt]

Have to manage Darcy’s time on ground percentage. Gawn rucks for 80%. Darcy can’t get to that level yet.
We risk exposing Treacy to injury, or anyone else.

We can do that without Reidy.

 

[freo_leo29]

Any indication on who flew over for mcg training?

 

[CaseySibosadoHOF]

Any indication on who flew over for mcg training?

OMac's the leftmost player in that pic

 

[s_wd6]

Looks like Shai is limping at the end of the video they posted on socials?

 

[Flour bag punter]

I strongly agree with this. I think Frederick can play "taller" and bring in Dudley. I've said for a while I think we can play Frederick like Geelong used to play Gary Rohan, here's a chance to try it.
Walters always fills his boots against Melbourne, Dudley has the potential to do the same.
A tall defender to be second ruck. It just seems more dangerous than bringing in Reidy

Ball on the ground a lot with wet weather, perfect conditions for the Wombat !

 

[fleur]

OMac against his old club could bear fruit

 

[malpaso]

Looks like Shai is limping at the end of the video they posted on socials?

Looks like that to me, but he was training..

 

[freo84]

Not limping, adjusting to the ramp. He's fine.

 

[freo_leo29]

Hope omac plays defense, don't think he cuts it as a forward