Rd 1 Line-up B: Tom Murphy - Dustin Fletcher - Jasper Pittard HB: Bryce Gibbs - Scott Thompson - Rhyce Shaw C: Steve Johnson - Jack Redden - Luke Parker HF: Brent Harvey - Jarrad Waite - Sam Dwyer F: Jarrad Grant - Jack Darling - Tom Campbell R: Will Minson - Andrew Carrazzo - Gary Ablett INT: Jesse Lonergan - Liam Anthony - Scott McMahon - Cameron Sutcliffe (sub) IN: Scott McMahon (returning from injury) Brent Harvey (returning from injury) Tom Murphy OUT: Darren Glass (injured) Nick Smith (injured) Dayne Zorko (injured) Injuries: Nick Smith (1 week) Dayne Zorko (2 weeks) Brad Crouch (2 weeks) Darren Glass (5 weeks) Tactics: Sutcliffe on for worst peforming player at 3QT. Thompson on #1 key forward, Fletcher on #2 key, Murphy on #3. Carrazzo on #1 midfielder, if someone else starts to dominate then switch to him. Rotate Harvey, Dwyer and Gibbs throughout the midfield. Give Johnson and Parker stints in the forward line if slightly fatigued.
Code: FB: M. Talia K. Hartigan B. Stratton HB: B. Ellis B. Reid. G. Birchall C: J. O'Meara J. Watson. S. Hill HF: B. Matera J. Carlisle [B]S. Motlop[/B] FF: J. Howe L. Johnston C. Dixon R: S. Jacobs N. Van Berlo S. Burgoyne I: J. Polec K. Hardingham J. Trengove S: [B]K. Stevens[/B] Instructions: - Reid to no. 1 forward, Hartigan to no. 2 Forward, Talia to no. 3 forward. - Van Berlo only to tag if an opposition mid is getting out of hand - Sub worst performing out of Howe and Hardingham at the end of the third quarter. - Hardingham to rotate between forward and back depending on the situation. In: - S. Motlop - J. Polec Out: - G. Horlin-Smith - T. Bell Injuries: - T. Walker - B. Whitecross
CPL MVP: 5 - Jaeger O'Meara: Jaeger 4 - Steve Johnson: He was good. Real good 3 - Jobe Watson: Typical Jobe 2 - Ben Reid: Blanketed Darling 1 - Charlie Dixon: Dominated.
Yikes. Injuries didn't help, but I guess that's what you get when you probably have the worst 18-34 in the comp.