Preview Rd 19 Changes and pre-match discussion vs St Kilda @ Marvel

[Psicosis]

Our midfield is genuinely horrendous. Hard to see how we throw any punches with only LDU and Phillips.

 

[Sphynx]

Our midfield is genuinely horrendous. Hard to see how we throw any punches with only LDU and Phillips.

Play ****ing Goater in there.

He was a complete jet as a center square mid as a junior.

He’s a big body and has break away pace.

So so frustrating how he’s being developed..

 

[The acurate one]

Don’t laugh but I think McDonalds could be playing in the middle.

Has been suggested as an option

 

[The Nostradamus]

I want to see Sheezel play full time mid this week

 

[tazaa]

Young survives. No Dawson.
This isn’t going to be a bounce back performance at all.
Saints are going poorly but not that bad to throw a game to us.

 

[JGreezy]

I want to see Sheezel play full time mid this week

He has looked good in there but hasn't gotten a good run at it.

 

[danj]

Don’t laugh but I think McDonalds could be playing in the middle.

Has been suggested as an option

As wacky as that sounds it has merit, the captain leads from the centre I like it

 

[Horizons_00]

Don’t laugh but I think McDonalds could be playing in the middle.

Has been suggested as an option

Not laughing

Been saying this for years. Try him as a defensive tagger.

 

[Event Horizon]

Our midfield is genuinely horrendous. Hard to see how we throw any punches with only LDU and Phillips.

In the same thread we are saying the midfield is horrendous (which I agree with by the way) and that we don’t need Reid as we’ve taken too many mids.




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[Event Horizon]

Young survives. No Dawson.
This isn’t going to be a bounce back performance at all.
Saints are going poorly but not that bad to throw a game to us.

If we are going to go down again, it won’t be because of Young or no Dawson. The midfield mix is just terrible. Is Powell still injured? On paper the midfield is VFL level


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[Kangaroos4eva]

Play ******* Goater in there.

He was a complete jet as a center square mid as a junior.

He’s a big body and has break away pace.

So so frustrating how he’s being developed..

Even more frustrating was that his best game, his debut, was because we pushed him up the ground to the wing. Now he’s back in deep defence because it’s slower than me getting out of bed on a Sunday morning.

 

[DocSholl]

In the same thread we are saying the midfield is horrendous (which I agree with by the way) and that we don’t need Reid as we’ve taken too many mids.




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And people want to trade Powell

 

[Sphynx]

And people want to trade Powell

Only because we might pick up the two best mids of the draft.

 

[Passmore]

Don’t laugh but I think McDonalds could be playing in the middle.

Has been suggested as an option

If you don't laugh, you'd cry.

Tapping into that plethora of midfielders that hasn't room for Harley Reid. I like it.

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[Harris 10]

Don’t laugh but I think McDonalds could be playing in the middle.

Has been suggested as an option

If he sticks to the middle of the ground it will be harder to kick it out on the full, maybe Ziebell can join him

 

[kangafruity]

This will 100% be preparation for him to debut next week, at home against the bottom side.

It makes too much sense.

Sense and selection at the Roos at the minute DO NOT belong in the same sentence

 

[shintemaster]

Don’t laugh but I think McDonalds could be playing in the middle.

Has been suggested as an option

This is good.

It shows they are well aware of how he is tracking. That's not to say I'm convinced he'll do better there, but yeah, good that heads aren't in the sand.

 

[shintemaster]

Even more frustrating was that his best game, his debut, was because we pushed him up the ground to the wing. Now he’s back in deep defence because it’s slower than me getting out of bed on a Sunday morning.

It's more about us than him though. We need players on the backline ASAP that can change the mix, rightly or wrongly they probably feel they have enough mids coming through that need gametime and development before decisions are made on them. Players that aren't capable of taking a more flexible role off HB.

 

[Mav]

This is good.

It shows they are well aware of how he is tracking. That's not to say I'm convinced he'll do better there, but yeah, good that heads aren't in the sand.

Spot on. They can see he's the only one winning ground balls and playing the defensive roll at stoppages better than anyone else.

Everyone wants to point out the one time Rankine got past him, but completely ignore the times he gave Bont a complete bath at stoppages when he was playing forward.

 

[BigRedRoo]

At least it not yet another late Sunday afternoon game...........oh wait!

 

[shinboner spiggs]

At least it not yet another late Sunday afternoon game...........oh wait!

Tbh with how embarrassing our side is playing, we might end up playing a few Tuesday mornings next year.

 

[northbergs]

In the same thread we are saying the midfield is horrendous (which I agree with by the way) and that we don’t need Reid as we’ve taken too many mids.




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Call me naive / stupid, but I still believe that our midfield on paper is better than what it is putting out. This week, centre square rotations of LDU, Thomas, Sheezel, Phillips, Greenwood and Shiels has a good mix of top 10 draftee class and experienced grunt! They all just need to stand up!


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[barnrokn]

Don’t laugh but I think McDonalds could be playing in the middle.

Has been suggested as an option

 

[JGreezy]

Spot on. They can see he's the only one winning ground balls and playing the defensive roll at stoppages better than anyone else.

Everyone wants to point out the one time Rankine got past him, but completely ignore the times he gave Bont a complete bath at stoppages when he was playing forward.

McDonald does an okay job on guys who aren't too quick. We keep putting him on quick forwards, though.

 

[DocSholl]

This will 100% be preparation for him to debut next week, at home against the bottom side.

It makes too much sense.

I'd rather he gets the nerves out of the way this week than add to the pressure of a debut by having it in front of all his family and friends.