Changes this week

[older saint]

I actually wouldn't make any changes this week.
Clark again as the sub

Keys to beating Geelong IMO:

Sharman to play a role against Stewart like he did on Scilliy
Time needs to be put into Dangerfield
Marshall to push to dangerous positions as Stanley can get lost in traffic and doesn't defend great.
Cameron is a gun - Wilkie when forward , when he goes on ball put Steele head to head with him which will then make him have some accountability
Duncan very underrated
Our small forwards can hurt them
play with speed
IF hawkins plays Cordy first option if Cameron forward

[saynta]

Maybe add Caminiti and Hayes to the squad.

[SaintPav]

Sounds about right.

Need a backup plan for Stewart if Sharman doesn’t work.

Hopefully we can out run them.

[Josh Battle]

Rest any player with niggles or any tightness. I’d be inclined to manage Pou this week

Mattaes will get plenty of opportunity to play in big games for his career.

They have Ratugolea, De Koning, and Stewart. We need to isolate these guys. No long bombs!!

I know it won’t happen, but I’d love to see King, Sharman, Membrey and Caminiti in the side. Drop Higgins and bring in Caminiti.

I reckon with 4 talls leading in different directions we can stretch their backline.

Get Owens to start in the centre. Don’t try and tag Danger. Just beat him to the football

Get Steele to tag Duncan if Duncan is causing us havoc

Steele is a gun defensively and will be a target up forward if Duncan doesn’t pay him any respect

[Vortex]

Hayes and Caminiti and possibly Coff up for selection this week?

Sharman is the obvious tall out.

[saynta]

Hayes and Caminiti and possibly Coff up for selection this week?

Sharman is the obvious tall out.

Why am I not surprised.?

You are nothing if not predictable.

[Hack]

Out: Clarke, Phillipou (needs a rest)
In: Billing’s, Hayes

[Vortex]

Hayes and Caminiti and possibly Coff up for selection this week?

Sharman is the obvious tall out.

Why am I not surprised.?

You are nothing if not predictable.

yeah most pundits this week will make similar predictions with Hayes, Caminiti and Coff being available for selection.

[nostalgicsaint]

Would like to find space for Billings but not sure anyone deserves to make way.

Would flip Clark and Pou- pou to sub.

Off Topic

[Hack]

I like to see subs coming on and making some impact, especially when you’re playing for a spot in the team. Clarke was going through the motions, several clangers and had no impact.

[saynta]

I like to see subs coming on and making some impact, especially when you’re playing for a spot in the team. Clarke was going through the motions, several clangers and had no impact.

It's Clark mate ffs.

[SaintPav]

I’d be very tempted to drop Jack Higgins and Matias for Caminiti and Billings. Clark goes into the 22 and Billings is the sub.

[saintsRrising]

Sharman is the obvious tall out.

So Sharman went how against Sicily?

So Sharman went how against Vlastuin?


Just as well Geelong do not have Tom Stewart playing....

[nostalgicsaint]

I like to see subs coming on and making some impact, especially when you’re playing for a spot in the team. Clarke was going through the motions, several clangers and had no impact.

Did have one if the best clearances/passages of play for the game.....

[samuraisaint]

Harvey Keitel out for Martin Sheen.

[samuraisaint]

Hayes and Caminiti and possibly Coff up for selection this week?

Sharman is the obvious tall out.

No way. Hayes not ready for senior selection yet. Sharman is a better option in the forward line against the experienced, big bodied Cats defenders.

[Vortex]

Sharman is the obvious tall out.

So Sharman went how against Sicily?

So Sharman went how against Vlastuin?


Just as well Geelong do not have Tom Stewart playing....

Sicily had really good numbers and was the 3rd highest ranked player for the Hawks.

Sherman had an average game against the Tiges and was subbed out.

Coff is my guess for the player to tip him out but could be Hayes if we are looking for some support in the ruck

[Scollop]

Sharman is the obvious tall out.

So Sharman went how against Sicily?

So Sharman went how against Vlastuin?


Just as well Geelong do not have Tom Stewart playing....

Membrey wasn't available against Sicily and last week was his first week back

I'd be inclined to play Tim on Tom

Having said that, maybe Coops can surprise me and maybe he's ready to take another scalp

[Yorkeys]

Harvey Keitel out for Martin Sheen.

Liked Harvey in From Dusk to Dawn. Martin not so much in Grace & Frankie. Harvey copped a bad injury but I'd give him another chance.

[Killa]

The question remains in that did Coffield, Billings, Hayes et al get game time last weekend seeing Sandringham again did not play (noting the proximity to September so thank you AFL, once again)

And if they did, did they impress and demand selection?

In regard Phillipou, it was of interest to me that he spent the time he did in the centre square (also Owens)

So I very much doubt he will be omitted

The coaching staff will introduce the requirements to the playing group

And we trust we can run them off their legs

[shanegrambeau]

Hayes and Caminiti and possibly Coff up for selection this week?

Sharman is the obvious tall out.

Why stop there? Why not amputate him? He doesn't need legs.
Look at 11:27

[terry smith rules]

I like to see subs coming on and making some impact, especially when you’re playing for a spot in the team. Clarke was going through the motions, several clangers and had no impact.

Wow, not sure what quarter you were watching

5 disposals at 100% efficiency (yes I know DE does not tell the whole story but it’s something)
4 tackles
2 score involvements

I think his quarter was ok

Maybe you can take us through his clangers

FQF

[WellardSaint]

Sharman is the obvious tall out.

So Sharman went how against Sicily?

So Sharman went how against Vlastuin?


Just as well Geelong do not have Tom Stewart playing....

Sicily had really good numbers and was the 3rd highest ranked player for the Hawks.

Sherman had an average game against the Tiges and was subbed out.

Coff is my guess for the player to tip him out but could be Hayes if we are looking for some support in the ruck

Sharman out was tactical.
They wanted Clark in but they wanted to keep our run so took out a tall, maybe Membrey needed more game time otherwise he would've been pulled

[saintsRrising]

Sharman is the obvious tall out.

So Sharman went how against Sicily?

So Sharman went how against Vlastuin?


Just as well Geelong do not have Tom Stewart playing....

Sicily had really good numbers and was the 3rd highest ranked player for the Hawks.

Sherman had an average game against the Tiges and was subbed out.

Coff is my guess for the player to tip him out but could be Hayes if we are looking for some support in the ruck

Sharman out was tactical.
They wanted Clark in but they wanted to keep our run so took out a tall, maybe Membrey needed more game time otherwise he would've been pulled

Plus the Tigers had subbed off already their ruckman Solda as a tactical move. So Lyon subbed out one of our talls to match them.

Plus subbing off Sharman allowed Membrey to be given more of a run up the ground for more match practice rather than the the mainly decoy role that Membrey had been playing up till then to prevent the Tigers from playing too many players on Max.

[saintsRrising]

Sharman is the obvious tall out.

So Sharman went how against Sicily?

So Sharman went how against Vlastuin?


Just as well Geelong do not have Tom Stewart playing....

Sicily had really good numbers and was the 3rd highest ranked player for the Hawks.

Sicily was reduced largely to getting cheap out the back kicks from his team mates in the main, which padded his stats but largely did no harm.

First time we played the Hawks Sicily destroyed us with his intercept marking and was BOG.