Rhys Stanley - It's Time

walski · Post: # 902805Post **walski** » Fri 09 Apr 2010 10:08pm

Just had to say it with Roo out

Hit them where it hurts!

Bardon Saint · Fri 09 Apr 2010 10:09pm

Am still in disbelief, say it aint so?

If so, lynch? stanley?

ausfatcat · Post: # 902852Post **ausfatcat** » Fri 09 Apr 2010 10:31pm

Bardon Saint wrote:Am still in disbelief, say it aint so?

If so, lynch? stanley?

it aint so

Munga · Post: # 902988Post **Munga** » Fri 09 Apr 2010 11:40pm

Agree, straight swap Roo for Stanley. He's tall and athletic. Make it happen.

plugger66 · Post: # 903219Post **plugger66** » Sat 10 Apr 2010 1:38am

Munga wrote:Agree, straight swap Roo for Stanley. He's tall and athletic. Make it happen.

How did he go Sunday?

ThomasR · Post: # 903227Post **ThomasR** » Sat 10 Apr 2010 1:43am

Would think McEvoy is ahead of Stanley at this stage and Raph might come into the picture and either play up forward or down back so we can send Fisher/Goddard up there. Hard to swap like-for-like with Roo as there is nobody like him and we will have to rejig the structure in any case, quite possible we will go smaller before Kosi comes back

SainterK · Post: # 903230Post **SainterK** » Sat 10 Apr 2010 1:45am

Agree Ross will probably re-jig the squad, personally think no-one should be dropped after that gutsy win.

saintstime · Post: # 903243Post **saintstime** » Sat 10 Apr 2010 1:50am

I liked gardiner going forward for a quick fix, looked good at the time, but something more permanent will be needed

saintsRrising · Sat 10 Apr 2010 1:50am

SainterK wrote:Agree Ross will probably re-jig the squad, personally think no-one should be dropped after that gutsy win.

Well Roo is one spot.

Zac is seriously out of form though. If Raph has another good game he may be back for Zac.

Up forward..Cahaill, Stanley and even Patoo and Ben all have their chance to put up their hands on Sunday.

Given Roo will be out for a while aplayer that can compliment Kosi would be good.
Lynch out injured and so cannot be him.

Cahill and Stanley have the chance to impress.

SainterK · Post: # 903251Post **SainterK** » Sat 10 Apr 2010 1:52am

If I was to make an early call, Raph back in, Jimmy up forward

plugger66 · Post: # 903254Post **plugger66** » Sat 10 Apr 2010 1:52am

saintsRrising wrote:
SainterK wrote:Agree Ross will probably re-jig the squad, personally think no-one should be dropped after that gutsy win.
Well Roo is one spot.

Zac is seriously out of form though. If Raph has another good game he may be back for Zac.

Up forward..Cahaill, Stanley and even Patoo and Ben all have their chance to put up their hands on Sunday.

Given Roo will be out for a while aplayer that can compliment Kosi would be good.
Lynch out injured and so cannot be him.

Cahill and Stanley have the chance to impress.

Zac was terrible tonight but the thing he has on everyone in the seconds in height. No way can raph play on a tall like Cloke. Zac will be played pretty much what ever happens.

Teflon · Post: # 903260Post **Teflon** » Sat 10 Apr 2010 1:56am

Zac HAS to stop turning his back on the ball/play in a marking contest.

He was ordinary tonight and looks really vulnerable 1 on 1.

Without help its a weak link...

skeptic · Post: # 903262Post **skeptic** » Sat 10 Apr 2010 1:57am

I agree

0 game player to take on Riewoldt's role.

Got a good feeling about this

jonesy · Post: # 903269Post **jonesy** » Sat 10 Apr 2010 1:59am

There's rumours of Zac losing weight before the season through sickness,I'm not sure if it's true,but he certainly looks a shadow of his former self. Anyone know the truth?

Last year he looked quite bulky,and capable of mixing it with the big guys. This year,he looks like a stick who is not capable of playing full back

noob · Post: # 903271Post **noob** » Sat 10 Apr 2010 2:00am

yeah whats with that every time the ball is near the contest zac isn't even looking at the ball how the hell are you suppose to spoil when you can't even see the thing..

saintsRrising · Sat 10 Apr 2010 2:00am

plugger66 wrote:
Zac was terrible tonight but the thing he has on everyone in the seconds in height. No way can raph play on a tall like Cloke. Zac will be played pretty much what ever happens.

Given Freos forward set up I don't think we need an out of form Zac.

plugger66 · Post: # 903279Post **plugger66** » Sat 10 Apr 2010 2:03am

saintsRrising wrote:
plugger66 wrote:
Zac was terrible tonight but the thing he has on everyone in the seconds in height. No way can raph play on a tall like Cloke. Zac will be played pretty much what ever happens.
Given Freos forward set up I don't think we need an out of form Zac.

Well he will be playing.

saintsRrising · Sat 10 Apr 2010 2:08am

plugger66 wrote:
saintsRrising wrote:
plugger66 wrote:
Zac was terrible tonight but the thing he has on everyone in the seconds in height. No way can raph play on a tall like Cloke. Zac will be played pretty much what ever happens.
Given Freos forward set up I don't think we need an out of form Zac.
Well he will be playing.

Does not alter my opinion.

bigcarl · Post: # 903299Post **bigcarl** » Sat 10 Apr 2010 2:13am

gardiner to play kosi's role, goddard to play roo's. raph in to play like bj around the ground (if only).

i like the look of stanley very much but he needs goals/games on the board.

saintsRrising · Sat 10 Apr 2010 2:41am

bigcarl wrote:gardiner to play kosi's role, goddard to play roo's. raph in to play like bj around the ground (if only).

.

I don't think Gardi is mobile enough.
Leave him to ruck and drift forward.

clarky449 · Post: # 903346Post **clarky449** » Sat 10 Apr 2010 2:44am

Lets just see how it all goes on Sunday,

bergholt · Post: # 903529Post **bergholt** » Sat 10 Apr 2010 10:00am

SainterK wrote:If I was to make an early call, Raph back in, Jimmy up forward

NOOOOOO

jimmy g looks great in defence, but he's not a forward. i've just started to like him, i don't want to go back to bagging him.

he played forward in the first quarter last night and didn't really get near it, then went back and was very very good. his composure and skill are best suited to the back line. leave him back there and send raph forward if you must bring him in.

AnythingsPossibleSaints · Sat 10 Apr 2010 10:41am

bergholt wrote:
SainterK wrote:If I was to make an early call, Raph back in, Jimmy up forward
NOOOOOO

jimmy g looks great in defence, but he's not a forward. i've just started to like him, i don't want to go back to bagging him.

he played forward in the first quarter last night and didn't really get near it, then went back and was very very good. his composure and skill are best suited to the back line. leave him back there and send raph forward if you must bring him in.

I pretty much agree with that. He's been given plenty of good opportunities up forward and has never really looked like it. He's starting to kick-ass down back (25+ possies again), so I'd much rather see BJ played at FF and maybe bring Raph in.

plugger66 · Post: # 903592Post **plugger66** » Sat 10 Apr 2010 10:52am

bigcarl wrote:
bigcarl wrote:gardiner to play kosi's role, goddard to play roo's. raph in to play like bj around the ground (if only).

i like the look of stanley very much but he needs goals/games on the board.
or, if stanley is deemed ready. goddard ff, stanley chf, raph hff, though that would leave us without a strong contested marking target such as kosi/gardiner.

Stanley could never play CHF he would get lost. If he plays it will be FF. BJ will play on the ball and float forward. Raph has never and will never be a hff.

bigcarl · Post: # 903600Post **bigcarl** » Sat 10 Apr 2010 10:55am

plugger66 wrote:
bigcarl wrote:
bigcarl wrote:gardiner to play kosi's role, goddard to play roo's. raph in to play like bj around the ground (if only).

i like the look of stanley very much but he needs goals/games on the board.
or, if stanley is deemed ready. goddard ff, stanley chf, raph hff, though that would leave us without a strong contested marking target such as kosi/gardiner.
Stanley could never play CHF he would get lost. If he plays it will be FF. BJ will play on the ball and float forward. Raph has never and will never be a hff.

so you liked the first suggestion better plugger? just out of interest what would be your solution to restructuring the forward line without riewoldt?

i think we're going to have to play bj mainly as a forward. no one else in the team who can play tall has his goal-kicking nous.