Rd 1 Line-up B: Nick Smith - Dustin Fletcher - Jasper Pittard HB: Bryce Gibbs - Scott Thompson - Rhyce Shaw C: Gary Ablett - Jack Redden - Luke Parker HF: Brent Harvey - Jarrad Waite - Dayne Zorko F: Jarrad Grant - Jack Darling - Tom Campbell R: Will Minson - Andrew Carrazzo - Brad Crouch INT: Jesse Lonergan - Liam Anthony - Tom Murphy - Scott McMahon (sub) IN: Tom Murphy (returning from injury) Dayne Zorko (returning from injury) Brad Crouch (returning from injury) OUT: Sam Dwyer (injured) Cameron Sutcliffe Steve Johnson (injured) Injuries: Sam Dwyer (1 week) Darren Glass (2 weeks) Steve Johnson (season) Tactics: McMahon on for worst peforming player at 3QT. Thompson on #1 key forward, Fletcher on #2 key. Smith on #1 small. Carrazzo on #1 midfielder, if someone else starts to dominate then switch to him. Rotate Harvey, Zorko and Gibbs throughout the midfield. Give Parker a stint in the forward line if slightly fatigued.
B: Dylan Grimes - Daniel Merrett - Josh Bruce HB: Nick Malceski - Michael Hurley- Courtenay Dempsey C: Bachar Houli - Nathan Foley - Kane Cornes HF: Jordan Lewis - Ben Griffiths - Nick Kommer F: Liam Jones - Kurt Tippett - Patrick Karnezis R: Matt Kreuzer - Dane Swan - Luke Shuey INT: Chris Newman - Jarryd Blair - Reece Conca Sub: Tom Sheridan Instructions: - Cornes tag Ablett - Sub Sheridan on for worst mid/small fwd just before 3QT - Have Kommer lock down on the best HBF (Gibbs if he's there) - Rest Kreuzer forward - Use Lewis in the midfield alot - Griffiths as second ruck - Have Josh Bruce the the 3rd tall forward Injured: - Trengrove - Byrnes - Warnock
CPL MVP: 5 - Will Minson: Just decided to turn it on in the game when his team needed it the most. 10/10 game. Would have been very close if he weren't playing 4 - Jack Darling: His goals came at more vital times; he lifted when needed 3 - Jarrad Grant: Dominated a matchup I expected him to lose. 2 - Dayne Zorko: Good game 1 - Luke Shuey: Another good game.
Gotta say this one did catch me a little by surprise. Thought Theo got his matchups in defense really right and Morgie was definitely short one or two KPDs. Fletcher isn't a KPD so I do get why Griff smashed him.
tbf you were the bolters anyway. Mousey goes in favourites IMO as with KT and Griff out (fuck you've had some terrible luck there) your defence is gonna be soooooo stretched with his fwd line
