The Exclusives vs Skip B: Greg Broughton David Astbury Lachie Hansen HB: Curtly Hampton Alex Rance Ed Curnow C: Nathan Hrovat Ryan Crowley Stephen Hill HF: Matthew Wright Josh Jenkins Brendan Goddard F: Jack Watts Jesse Hogan Mark LeCras Foll: Sam Jacobs Scott Thompson Jack Steven I/C: Lachie Neale Lachie Hunter Kristian Jaksch Sub: Andy Otten Crowley to hard-tag Nathan Fyfe. If another mid starts to dominate, Crowley to tag him instead. If Fyfe moves into forward line, tag Rockliff. If Rockliff and Fyfe are both in forward line, tag Swallow. Curnow to hard-tag rotating mid. Rance to Cameron, Astbury to McGovern, Hansen to Lynch. If midfielders are floundering, switch Goddard for Hrovat. If small defenders are floundering, switch Goddard with Hampton. If small forwards proceed to flounder after switch, move Goddard back into the forward line for whoever he was switched for. Hampton to play looser after HT. Hansen to move forward if both Hogan and Jenkins are struggling. Watts and Jenkins to be FF and CHF respectively, Hansen 3rd KPF, Hogan to move down back. Neale in mid rotation, Hunter in fwd rotation, Jaksch in def rotation. Sub Otten on for least effective small midway through 3rd. Otten to semi-tag Jack Billings for remainder of game.
Preseason Round 3: vs Hen B: Stratton - Talia - Grimes HB: Martin - Hartigan - Hunt C: Buckley - O'Meara - Merrett HF: Menzel - Reid - Bird F: Johnston - Bellchambers - Ambrose R: Clarke - Ellis - Beams I: Conca - Polec - Bews S: Jetta Sub off worst performing of Ambrose and Johnston.
Theo wanted to play me, so... B: Tuohy, Glass, Gardiner HB: Gleeson, Thompson, Shaw C: Johnson, Rischitelli, Horlin-Smith HF: Grant, Darling, Parker F: Vardy, Close, Yarran R: Spencer, Carrazzo, Crouch Int: Wright, Anderson, Martin Sub: Lonergan Thompson on #1 key forward Glass on #2 key forward Gardiner on #3 key forward Carrazzo on #1 midfielder or whoever is dominating. Back: Wright Mid: Anderson Fwd: Martin Lonergan on for worst performing small at the end of the 3rd quarter.
I'll be naming a pretty depleted side so make sure to check my proper side when named to revise your tactics
Good to get a win and was pleasing to see the spread of goal kickers. Guys like Witts, Bell, Lloyd and Jones all putting their hands up for Round 1 selection.
Native Tongues Preseason 3 FB: Sean Dempster - James Frawley - Jared Rivers HB: Rhyce Shaw - Harry Taylor - Steven Morris C: Danyle Pearce - Dion Prestia - Cyril Rioli HF: Jake Stringer - Matthew Kreuzer - Jimmy Bartel FF: Jesse White - Jack Gunston - Michael Walters R: Mike Pyke - Dayne Beams - Chris Judd INT: Kade Kolodjashnij - Josh Kelly - Gary Rohan SUB: Taylor Duryea Tactics: James Frawley to Jon Patton Jared Rivers to 3rd tall Harry Taylor, Rhyce Shaw to play a little looser than usual Steven Morris, Sean Dempster a touch tighter If a midfielder is running riot move Steven Morris onto them to tag, Danyle Pearce to HBF Swap Rioli and Bartel if either is extremely ineffective (and the other not extremely effective, obv) Sub out Matthew Kreuzer half way into the third, Duryea to the back line, James Frawley to the forward line, Jesse White ruck relief Def interchange: Kade Kolodjashnij Mid interchange: Josh Kelly Fwd interchange: Gary Rohan
Bearded Ninjas Preseason Round 2 vs. Diggler Code: FB: J. Laidler D. Talia J. Patfull HB: M. Broadbent E. Mackenzie C. Guthrie C: C. Jones S. Burgoyne P. Dangerfield HF: B. McGlynn S. Day S. Gray FF: M. Daw J. Schulz H. Cunningham R: T. Goldstein D. Hannebery J. Ziebell INT: L. Dunstan A. Silvagni T. Goldsack SUB: L. Greenwood Special Instructions: Jones to tag #1 mid and move onto any mids getting out of hand Talia to take #1 Forward Mackenzie to take #2 Forward Patfull to take the resting ruck Guthrie to shutdown Menzel Gray and Guthrie to rotate through midfield Daw as ruck relief Greenwood on for worst mid just after half time.
Code: FB: J. Johanissen J. Clarke S. Docherty HB: J. O'Rourke J. McGovern J. Glenn C: A. Morabito L. Whitfield J. Billings HF: B. Lennon J. Daniher A. Sexton FF: C. Cameron L. Henderson R. Thompson R: M. Gawn D. Sheed T. Adams IC: J. Aish (M) N. Fyfe (F) J. Cameron (D) J. MacRae (S) OMIT: B. Ebert D. Mundy T. Jonas T. Hickey N. Naitanui A. Miles J. Cameron T. Lynch T. Rockliff D. Swallow R. Henderson McGovern -> Jenkins Clarke -> Hogan Cameron -> Watts Thompson and Daniher to relieve ruck. MacRae to come on at 3QT for shittest cunt.
I played essentially full strength (a little tactic tinkering will occur plus one or two ins) I'm going to struggle to kick a score this season.
