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The old switcheroo. When John Worsfold was coaching West Coast through the mid-2000s, he had a signature move when the Eagles were in trouble: Adam Hunter from defence to forward.
At St Kilda, coach Brett Ratten is the other way around: he swings forward Tim Membrey to defence.
It’s not a move that signifies the Saints are in strife; it’s a more safe move.
It’s now close to a month-long experiment that started against the Suns when Membrey went to defence late in the game.
It’s evolved from there to several times a game and it’s worked – save for the final quarter on Sunday.
For the past five games, the Saints outscored their opposition in time-on in every game. In the six weeks before then, they were outscored in time-on in every game.
Membrey is making it work. So much so, in his past four games he has taken five marks in the forward 50 and six marks in defensive 50, making him important in this Saints resurgence."
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Re: The Tackle
Marshall n Ryder drop into defence as well.
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It's a good move too
Always good to see Members safe hands back there when we're under the pump.
Always good to see Members safe hands back there when we're under the pump.
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Re: The Tackle
Membrey is proving to be the Saints' most versatile marking tall swinging between attack and defence, as well as on the wings at times, has great hands and rarely beaten in the contest.
Hard to believe he is just 190 cm!
In that regard he is arguably the team's most important player.
Hard to believe he is just 190 cm!
In that regard he is arguably the team's most important player.
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Well he needs to tweak that when necessary.
5 more mins and we would have lost that game
5 more mins and we would have lost that game
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That would make him the same height as plugger. Only trouble is the AFL officially has him listed as 188cm. AFL could be wrong though.Sanctorum wrote: ↑Mon 05 Jul 2021 2:31pm Membrey is proving to be the Saints' most versatile marking tall swinging between attack and defence, as well as on the wings at times, has great hands and rarely beaten in the contest.
Hard to believe he is just 190 cm!
In that regard he is arguably the team's most important player.
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We had the last 2 shots on goalThe Fireman wrote: ↑Mon 05 Jul 2021 2:43pm Well he needs to tweak that when necessary.
5 more mins and we would have lost that game
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Now just get a leading functioning forward line ....
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No we had collected ourselves and had the.last two shots at goal.The Fireman wrote: ↑Mon 05 Jul 2021 2:43pm Well he needs to tweak that when necessary.
5 more mins and we would have lost that game
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Re: The Tackle
Ahem, if I remember correctly Ratts moved Members to defence late in our round 1 game vs the giants once we hit the front halfway through the last quarter. He's been doing it for months, not weeks.
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He goes and plays loose man as a 7th
Not a ‘swing man’ who goes to play as a defender
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Not a ‘swing man’ who goes to play as a defender
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