Strategy Changes: Round 7 Fremantle Dockers vs Adelaide Crows

[dexter_]

In: C.Wagner, H.Chapman, Q.Narkle
Out: J.Aish (omitted), J.O'Meara (hamstring/foot), B.Banfield (omitted)

 

[FreoRicci]

Erasmus couldn’t even get in with JOM Out.

 

[MadMundy]

Good changes honestly.

Narkle getting a run is cool, Erasmus a little stiff not to be picked but in reality it's nothing legitimate to get upset over.

 

[Sherriff Incorporated]

In: C.Wagner, H.Chapman, Q.Narkle
Out: J.Aish (omitted), J.O'Meara (hamstring/foot), B.Banfield (omitted)

If Narkle's the sub then we are playing 8 defenders in the 22. Surely Worner will be sub now.

 

[Mogumber]

Ras is on the way out unfortunately.
Was a top 10 pick wasn't he?
Walls isn't all good like most on here say

 

[King Tenz]

B.Banfield (omitted)

we did it ladies and gentlemen

 

[FreoRicci]

If Narkle's the sub then we are playing 8 defenders in the 22. Surely Worner will be sub now.

Itll be Dudley.
8 defenders.
Jl for the Worner on the wing move.

 

[FreoRicci]

Ras is on the way out unfortunately.
Was a top 10 pick wasn't he?
Walls isn't all good like most on here say

Don’t know if you don’t play him.

 

[King Tenz]

Ras is on the way out unfortunately.
Was a top 10 pick wasn't he?
Walls isn't all good like most on here say

Can't nail every pick though.

But yeah Erasmus just isn't that good.

 

[Mogumber]

He's had a bit of a chance without really claiming a position tbh

 

[apuchar]

He's had a bit of a chance without really claiming a position tbh

Yeah. One game in and out the next week after getting 18 good possies, one more than Johnson. Shocked he didn't blitz it.

 

[mattis117]

Crazy how fast Chapman has become one of our most important players.

Ras is in the wilderness now!

 

[Purple Jesus]

Don’t know if you don’t play him.

Pretty sure we've seen enough.

 

[Quazar2]

Crazy how fast Chapman has become one of our most important players.

Ras is in the wilderness now!

feel for him, especially as a top ten pick, the pressure's already there. Unfortunately, and sadly, it just doesn't work out for everyone and Ras is one of those cases.

 

[BeinPurplenGreen]

Erasmus couldn’t even get in with JOM Out.

Ras can't even get to be named an emergency. But Banfield is...
Bizarro world, feel for Ras, just consigned to the dustbin by JLo.

That said, much as it pains me to lose my 2025 BF Board Buddy James "Jamie" Hhh'AishyHaitch from the team, seeing both JOM and Banfield out of the team far outweighs any sadness on my part.

Equally rapt that OMac has kept his spot and Pearce is fit enough to play after that little impact incident at training.

Will be keen to see how The Narc QNark goes, especially defensively, he has a real opportunity to show chase pressure and tackle hard.

But geez the AFL site named half forward line is surely not right, we're really starting out with 3 short people across the half forward line and three bigs in the full forward line? Our tallest slowest forward pocket players in a while.
I'm sure that ultra clever JLo pre game tactic has the Crows fully fooled...

 

[Perfect Purple]

feel for him, especially as a top ten pick, the pressure's already there. Unfortunately, and sadly, it just doesn't work out for everyone and Ras is one of those cases.

Still, it’s not over till it’s over.

 

[Righteo]

Think Matt Johnson is pretty fortunate tbh. Coasting on a reputation I'm not really sure he's earned.

Looks like it's over for Raz not even being an emergency and all. If the season slips away from us I wonder if we'll give him some games to boost his value or do we just write off the top 10 pick investment and take a 4th rounder for him. Probably depends on who is coaching us.

 

[BeinPurplenGreen]

Aish to run with Rankine. Makes it simple, Aish can play onball and in defence.

I really think this was the matchup that makes most sense. Seriously, not just as the Aish Buddy Dude for 2025.
Aish has shown he can be really good at tagging, and still has enough ability to get separation to hurt going the other way. Which Rankine and similar types are very open to be exposed by.

We just seem to have decided no tagging ever - and just a shadow half follow role for Johnson, but only at stoppages and centre square work, not a proper intense whole game tag approach. Just a bizarre decision, especially when the gamestyle also has so much stop start, long down the line to contests kicking.

 

[Alfonz]

Pretty sure we've seen enough.

We absolutely have not seen enough to know for sure one way or another. He might indeed be a dud, but we can't know that when he has only played 11 full games (which have mostly been "OK" and not terrible) and he hasn't had a continuous run to adjust to senior football.

The thinking would now be "he needs a full game in the WAFL", cause we've kept him out of any football for 2 weeks. That's why he isn't an emergency.

 

[AstonSouffle]

Completely dumb statement

Not really, unless you were going to be leaving anyway even when they were winning then no you shouldn’t be leaving.

It’s a huge indictment on one’s character and values if they only hang around when it’s good.

 

[Superkoops]

Still think we’re a bit tall. Draper may play on Rochelle or Rankin. He has been playing on smalls.

I just don’t see the three talls (Draper, Pearce, Cox) plus two additional medium taller types in Ryan’s en Chapman is working too well.

I would play an extra mid like Erasmus.

 

[Purple Jesus]

We absolutely have not seen enough to know for sure one way or another. He might indeed be a dud, but we can't know that when he has only played 11 full games (which have mostly been "OK" and not terrible) and he hasn't had a continuous run to adjust to senior football.

The thinking would now be "he needs a full game in the WAFL", cause we've kept him out of any football for 2 weeks. That's why he isn't an emergency.

What stand out glimpses of his attributes would have you saying 'yep, there's definitely an AFL quality footballer here, just needs a 12th game"?

 

[FreoRicci]

We absolutely have not seen enough to know for sure one way or another. He might indeed be a dud, but we can't know that when he has only played 11 full games (which have mostly been "OK" and not terrible) and he hasn't had a continuous run to adjust to senior football.

The thinking would now be "he needs a full game in the WAFL", cause we've kept him out of any football for 2 weeks. That's why he isn't an emergency.

Meanwhile we’ve seen JOM played 40 games for Fremantle.

Players deserve a chance when others have milked theirs.
Switkowski should be next if he continues his form

 

[FreoRicci]

Pretty sure we've seen enough.

Seen enough of
JOM
Switkowski
Worner
Johnson

Yet they’re still getting kicked. Can’t just push Aish, Erasmus and Brodie to the corner when so many haven’t performed

 

[Purple Jesus]

Seen enough of
JOM
Switkowski
Worner
Johnson

Yet they’re still getting kicked. Can’t just push Aish, Erasmus and Brodie to the corner when so many haven’t performed

The only one of those that aren't c-grade or garbage is Johnson, and that is only on potential. There have been glimpses.

Everyone else has already hit their ceiling and are