about Selection

[Toy Saint]

Allbeit with the benefit of hindsight......our selectors made some pretty poor choices....

FOUR small forwards to share limited opportunity, and mostly completely lacking physical presence.

Only one ruckman against this mob, it was embarrasing to see Meister contesting the centre bounce.

Lack of tall defender, their talls had no competition. Blake is no star, bit he can at least contest!

Hickey or even Kosi would be less embarasing in the ruck.

We were better balanced when Seb Ross replaced Milera.

I reckon this selection probably cost us 4 or 5 goals.

[noob]

Blake would have given at least a few freekicks away after last weeks performance. I agree on the balance. Which it makes it more baffling that Sebastian Ross should have started and Milera or TDL should have been sub.

[BigMart]

Less said the better

[BringBackMadDog]

The problem with the four small forwards is none of them can rotate through the midfield this really limits our options. Seb Ross should have started and one of TDL or Milera should have been sub.
We also definetely needed another ruckman this would have allowed us to keep two falls in the forward 50. There was a 3 minute period in the 2nd quarter where the tallest bloke up forward was Lenny

[borderbarry]

By playing three small forwards and Milera we were too small. What are they going to do when Schneids returns. Play all five? Ridiculous situation. They should be nursing along at least one medium forward.

[evo]

I find not playing Lee and Sippos against a tall side like Essendon baffling.

[Con Gorozidis]

Fair call OP. We needed Hickey in and Ive seen enough of Seb Ross to think hes going to be a player.
When Maister had to play ruck (not his fault) it was just demoralising.

[Junction Oval]

It will be very interesting to hear what the Coach has to say.

[SainterK]

Is Lee injured?

Why in one week, out the next?

[Toy Saint]

This is definately a better balanced team than last week.

We have ruck support for Big Mack.

We have defenders.

We have a proper forward line, not just four opportunists.

And we're debuting a couple of rookie midfleilers.

Let's hope the boys play with pride and confidence.

Thank you selectors

[Greg T]

I find not playing Lee and Sippos against a tall side like Essendon baffling.

Even dropping Kosi in there for ruck duties would have helped big boy.
SW should know these players better I would have thought.