Elwood Blues1 wrote:
I would play Hartlett or Setanta at FF vs Scarlett..I think the taller leading player is the best option for him and you need the extra cm's against a player who likes the body on body stuff and who is very strong.
Nah Scarlett's way too good for those two at this stage. No good for their confidence to be towelled by the best defender in the game. Our young blokes need to be matched up on players who they can have a good contest on.
Elwood Blues1 wrote:
Major problem will be the Geelong small forwards....Chapman and Ablett are both that combinaion of strong bodies, good marking ability for their size, pacy and have the footy smarts....like Medhurst,Russell Robertson, Nathan Brown etc we dont really have the ideal players to match up on them...Teague, McGrath etc are handy but are lacking overall..I would be tempted to start with Bannister on G Ablett...N Ablett tends to get a lot of ball from his bro so I think if you can cut Gary out it might make life easier for who ever gets Nathan...
Yeah I thought maybe Carrots on Gablett both on the ball and when he's up forward. 1AW has been preparing as an attacking playmaking defender I thought reading the training reports, so maybe he can take one of the cats small - mid sized forwards.
Elwood Blues1 wrote:
re: Ottens...if he plays I would play Mclaren on him...be intersting to see how Pagan plays Lance..does he play down back and get a bunny or would Denis back him against something that was a bit more quality like N Ablett and hope Lance's experience can win out over the more athletic son of God...
DON'T put Lance on anyone. Let him be an extra man playing loose in defence.
Elwood Blues1 wrote:
Look forward to seeing Blackwell, Russell etc as I rate Geelong as a good team and a premeirship chance and it will give us a good indciation on how we are improving especially if Geelong field a decent team and are interested which is always debatable at this time of year....
Russell should be out in space on a wing linking up the run out of defence with delivery to our forwards.