Pre Match. Pies v. Bulldogs. All comments please.

[LaurieHolden]

OUT : Thomas (omit)
IN : Appleby

Thomas’s output over the past 3 weeks doesn’t warrant inclusion. Mayne in his original role as a defensive forward offers greater impact and versatility.
Appleby has earned another crack. For a 1st year player, he was building each game before doing his hammy. Good player this kid, plenty more games to come.
The Pig gets another week to do a job on the dangerous Macrae who has been dominating. Mayne might also be considered if he gets off the chain. Greenwood can kick goals and I see them as complimenting each other.

While many are calling for Varcoe’s re-instatement, his ability to regularly impact a game has tapered. On the upside, I believe he can develop into playing an effective HBF role, potentially managing kicks-ins. If afforded this trial through several weeks in the VFL, he might just craft a fresh role and prolong his career. This would release Maynard.
Ben Reid? That’d be a regressive step. If he starts ripping it up for several weeks, then, only them would I consider his return. Cox still offers more upside on his output to date.

I’m concerned Treloar won’t be their heir apparent to Pendles as a centre. Let Treloar use his outside play making and use his pace on the wing / HFF driving into 50.
Maynard has progressed to where I'd like see him given the opportunity / rotated through the middle as a big bodied Centre. We haven’t alleviated our clearance deficit from last season, this is worth a crack.

Doggies like to run, but we'll do it better. Pies by plenty this week, 6 goals.

B: Appleby, Roughead, Crisp
HB: Howe, Moore, Langdon

C: Sidebottom, Pendlebury, Mayne
FOL: Grundy, Beams, Adams

HF: Stephenson, Mihocek, Treloar
F: Elliott, Cox, JDG

I/C: Greenwood, Phillips, Maynard, Aish

[watt price tully]

[burnsy17]

I suspect the only change will be Varcoe in for Greenwood.

[The Boy Who Cried Wolf]

Pies in a canter 27 points. ^ And as above for changes.

[eureka]

Need a bounce back type win play more positivity

[think positive]

Just....

I can’t come home if we don’t win

[eureka]

Very lucky Aish maybe Phillips unlucky greenwood I thought Appleby would have been better to try out before Varcoe pies please win this have Brisbane away next won’t be easy also is our Roughhead Jordan nick name really roughy I thought hawthorn all ready have their one roughy

[Magpietothemax]

Glad changes were kept to a minimum.

[PyreneesPie]

[swoop42]

Selection this week is basically just a shuffling of the deck chairs.

Still on course for the West Coast iceberg.

[eureka]

Not quite that bad we play dogs next

[RudeBoy]

[PyreneesPie]

[Magpietothemax]

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