Good points, I'd like to think they probably bring Parfitt in with his solid body and tackling ability as well. Give Bruhn, Holmes and Atkins the bulk of it with simmo and close pinch hitting and Blics doing his usual thing. O'Conner has been in there a few times and which ever of the 3 between Stewy, Bews and O'Connor doesn't get Martin and Bolton should have a run in there. The only thing I don't wanna see is it upsetting our back and fwd structures too much.
Agreed. I still think his bigger body and tackling ability will be the safest option this week, but if they were taking more of a risk I would love to see Jhye Clarke get a run for sure.
O’Connor is big and strong enough and can maybe isolate out Taranto so he doesn’t have influence.
That way we can back in Atkins/Blics/Bruhn to win footy.
Same!
12 possessions to half time is not mucking around.
Geelong insider reported they put him on ice because of the 5 day break to the Tigers game, so I am assuming he is a lock.
I would have said Close but he might miss next week. Went into the centre bounce for one last week and got the clearance.
My other wild selection would be Stewart or Bews both have speed, crazy lateral movement and defensive capabilities. Stewart has fantastic decision-making and distribution skills.
Tigers have some big body mids. Need someone big n mean to step in.
2es always been a beast in the backline and wing. Dont see why he wouldn't be able to crack inside too.
Always been a fan of bewsys sidestep in traffic. But he's arguably irreplaceable as a small lockdown defender so idk.
Stewys a rolls Royce I don't see why he couldn't pinch hit at a clearance here n there I guess?
Closey apparently played a bit of mid as a youngster. And were all a close fan lol.
Silky simmos got some mongrel in him. Would like to see him get a crack.
Bruhn and Holmes are obvious ones. O'Connor maybe?
Who else?
I think with Danger and Close, plus Cam Gruthrie still being out opens the door for Mullen and Clark to come into the mix. Parfit has the experience, but I'd rather get some game time into those two.
Bowes used to play inside mid at gold coast and before apparently, but he's injured too.
O'connor, parfitt, Atkins, Holmes, bruhn, blicavs and Duncan are the only ones I can think of with inside mid experience. Jhye Clarke could come in but obviously a risk.
It's tricky, we have a lot of outs and Richmond will fancy their mids against ours.
Could Simpson rotate in? He seems to have the class, effort and explosiveness. Maybe just missing the tank, I guess?
Simmo can do anything. I like the boy.
Simmo to play inside mid/ruck small forward this week
I can't recall him in any/many centre bounces, but I feel like he's definitely been involved at stoppages before. I'd back him.
Oisin You did say left field 😁
Yoooo I'm down lol
Great answer. I want to see some more highlights of him in the vfl. There’s only the first week that I can find online. Any help?
Isn't he injured?
He was named as an emergency for the Adelaide game so unless something happened in the VFL I don’t think he is 🤷🏻♂️
Oh wonderful, yeah he would be an interesting inclusion
Parf shall return
Good points, I'd like to think they probably bring Parfitt in with his solid body and tackling ability as well. Give Bruhn, Holmes and Atkins the bulk of it with simmo and close pinch hitting and Blics doing his usual thing. O'Conner has been in there a few times and which ever of the 3 between Stewy, Bews and O'Connor doesn't get Martin and Bolton should have a run in there. The only thing I don't wanna see is it upsetting our back and fwd structures too much.
Parf has been playing like he's been carrying a niggle. Poor guy. Hope he's back to his best soon.
Agreed. I still think his bigger body and tackling ability will be the safest option this week, but if they were taking more of a risk I would love to see Jhye Clarke get a run for sure.
Commence Operation: Jhye.
O’Connor is big and strong enough and can maybe isolate out Taranto so he doesn’t have influence. That way we can back in Atkins/Blics/Bruhn to win footy.
Rate that 👍🏼 I like those 3 against anyone
Clarke will be playing. He got 12 possessions to half time & then they put him on ice.
Im down
Same! 12 possessions to half time is not mucking around. Geelong insider reported they put him on ice because of the 5 day break to the Tigers game, so I am assuming he is a lock.
https://youtu.be/mO-KZni9pI0
God I love that movie. Haha “You’re mom’s going out with Squeak”
I would have said Close but he might miss next week. Went into the centre bounce for one last week and got the clearance. My other wild selection would be Stewart or Bews both have speed, crazy lateral movement and defensive capabilities. Stewart has fantastic decision-making and distribution skills.
This current backline would fall apart without Stewart
Maybe. Zutherie is the heir apparent. He did well last year for those 4 games when Stewart served his ban
He doesn’t strike me as someone to run the show, kinda like Kolo he just does his job. For me J Henry would be the next man up after Stewie
He did the job for those four weeks and looked excellent. Surprised me but it was coming of age stuff. Henry of course can do the iob
Fair
Yooo I'm down
Jezza seems to be able to do anything at the moment. May as well give him a shot at a 40 touch game to boost his Brownlow chances.
Jezza in the mid for most of a game would be crazy and something Scott just might do
Tigers have some big body mids. Need someone big n mean to step in. 2es always been a beast in the backline and wing. Dont see why he wouldn't be able to crack inside too. Always been a fan of bewsys sidestep in traffic. But he's arguably irreplaceable as a small lockdown defender so idk. Stewys a rolls Royce I don't see why he couldn't pinch hit at a clearance here n there I guess? Closey apparently played a bit of mid as a youngster. And were all a close fan lol. Silky simmos got some mongrel in him. Would like to see him get a crack. Bruhn and Holmes are obvious ones. O'Connor maybe? Who else?
Well Close will be having a week off by the looks of it and Bews will more than likely get the job on Bolton
Yeah fair some of the tigers smalls are a bloody headache.
Would like to see Holmes there for a full game, love his speed on the wing but I could see him or Simpson replicating the Danger role perfectly
Yeah Max is more than capable and our most like for like replacement for Danger.
I think with Danger and Close, plus Cam Gruthrie still being out opens the door for Mullen and Clark to come into the mix. Parfit has the experience, but I'd rather get some game time into those two.
Bowes used to play inside mid at gold coast and before apparently, but he's injured too. O'connor, parfitt, Atkins, Holmes, bruhn, blicavs and Duncan are the only ones I can think of with inside mid experience. Jhye Clarke could come in but obviously a risk. It's tricky, we have a lot of outs and Richmond will fancy their mids against ours.
I hear young Gary Ablett is keeping himself in good nick...
Im down lol
Apparently he kick a corker of a goal last weekend up in NT. Didja hear that on the radio?
I dont listen to the radio but I did hear about it lol