Pre Match. Pies v. Roos - All comments please.

[tbaker]

[Cam]

Apparently last week was our first game this year with red footys :O

btw ANZAC Day was yellow, I just checked. Ditto Queen's Birthday.

[tbaker]

[K]

^ Orange?

[stui magpie]

[tbaker]

^ GWS was a 435pm start (funny, I remember it as a day game - perhaps it was because daylight saving was in). So that would likely have been yellow too. I think red tomorrow.

[K]

^ As long as it does not have McDonalds arches on it, we'll be fine.

[Raw Hammer]

We’ve used the silver ball more times than the red this year.

[Raw Hammer]

Pies by 53.

[tbaker]

That's it...we're screwed

[Magpietothemax]

Those who have emphasized the massive loss that Adam Treloar represents seem very correct to me. His line breaking abilities and huge legspeed are elements that we have severely lacked since his absence. That is why I see the inclusion of Sam Murray so important. He has the very attributes that we so desperately need, with the loss of AT. We need to be bold, and take some risks in working out where exactly Sam Murray should play, and what role he should adopt. He is a somewhat loose defender, so we need to emphasize his talents: speed and line breaking. Therefore, maybe rotate him with Tom Phillips/Chris Mayne, and play him on the wing to gain maximum value from his speed. I would not play him on Ziebell, since we need a somewhat tighter defender to control him. I don't know all the permutations/match ups possible, but I think we really have to map out precisely what role Murray should play to maximize his assets.

[K]

^ Maybe play SM in our rugby side, so he doesn't need to dispose of the ball.

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[Magpietothemax]

I hope Mason Cox is OK to go for tomorrow. If he is, then we can win this game. The power of our forward structures is dependent on Cox's presence: his capacity to either mark or bring the ball to ground is crucial for our F50 dynamic. S. Murray to break the lines and drive the chaos ball forward.
With Cox there, and his ability also to go into defence and take intercept marks, gives us huge flexibility with permutations in defence and forward. I hope that our coaches have done their homework, and are fully conscious of all the combinations available to us.
Containment of Brown will not be the responsibility of one defender, but will be a team effort.

[Magpietothemax]

I hope Mason Cox is OK to go for tomorrow. If he is, then we can win this game. The power of our forward structures is dependent on Cox's presence: his capacity to either mark or bring the ball to ground is crucial for our F50 dynamic. S. Murray to break the lines and drive the chaos ball forward.
With Cox there, and his ability also to go into defence and take intercept marks, gives us huge flexibility with permutations in defence and forward. I hope that our coaches have done their homework, and are fully conscious of all the combinations available to us.
Containment of Brown will not be the responsibility of one defender, but will be a team effort.