Pre match. Pies v. Tigers - all comments please

stui magpie · Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2014 6:55 pm

I hope he plays and plays well.

AN_Inkling · Joined: 06 Oct 2007

I think Thomas is a great inclusion. A better Collingwood player than Adams at this stage, so we have a gain there, not a loss.

Witts is important to give Grundy assistance. Wouldn't worry too much about the conditions.

No Kennedy though is a real concern. Is he really that bad? This is a player that we'd be expecting a lot of this year. A first round pick in his second season, he should be really starting to show something. I like him and think he offers something a bit different as he has pace and a bit of flair (actually moves a lot like Krakouer). I can not understand why he's not a lock to play in our forward line and rotating through the middle.

Blair, like an earlier number 11 Wink

, simply seems undroppable (though I was more supportive of O'Bree). For his modest output and impact he has played a lot of games. Kennedy simply has to be a better option. Goldsack's the other one, but he does at least offer some quite unique attributes.

Tannin · Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2014 6:57 pm

Happy with those changes. Still not a huge Kennedy fan, I'd rather have JT or Adams. Actually, I'd rather have both - not sure who comes out to make the space though. Witts, if he plays, could make a significant contribution. Lot's of people here are rather mindlessly down on him.

AN_Inkling · Joined: 06 Oct 2007

^^JT and Adams are too samey. Neither has shown anything outside of their inside midfield position. We need a mix of players, and right now I think we're missing a bit of what Kennedy can offer over the more one-paced and bullocky type players in Thomas, Adams and Blair. He has some real agility, pace and a readiness to take risks.

Dave The Man · Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2014 7:00 pm

Better then the Q-Stick

swoop42 · Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2014 7:03 pm

People are making some big assumptions over Adams on the back of what 1 and a half games for the club.

Blair should make way for Kennedy if Witts is to play which is still doubtful given the weather conditions.

mattys123 · Joined: 06 Jul 2009 Location: Narre Warren, VIC

Tannin · Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2014 7:09 pm

Breathe easy. Witts is definitely not playing tonight. Then again, neither is Pendlebury. Trust me on this.

AN_Inkling · Joined: 06 Oct 2007

melliot · Joined: 07 Apr 2006 Location: Bendigo

Lynch is a far better option if it's wet Imo. He is capable of a bit more crash and bash and getting it off the deck and belting it forward. If the weather is as bad as we think it might be, I think they'll make the late change for more mobile bullocking ruck.

But if we are more concerned with Witts development than winning this game then go with Witts.

Grundy will get worn down as the single ruck. But I'm concerned well be too big and slow in the wet with both Grundy and Witts when it's better to go smaller than bigger.

Effectively we've dropped two smalls for a big and a small. We're bigger yet weather is wetter and ground heavier. It doesn't really make sense other than player development.

Beast · Joined: 26 Oct 2011

Breadcrawl · Joined: 13 Oct 2007

Adams and Thomas are both guns. It is great to get JT back but I'd rather not be losing Adams at the same time. To the contention that they are 'samey' I respond, "shit yeah we have TWO of them". 'cept not this week obviously. But soon.

I'd have both over Blair, Kennedy, Goldsack every time

AN_Inkling · Joined: 06 Oct 2007

I'm not sure we'll fit Adams, Thomas, Ball and Beams all in the same team too often this year. It's nice to have hard players, but you do need some different types as well.

Beast · Joined: 26 Oct 2011