Pies v. Cats - All comments please.

Post by **RudeBoy** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 10:52 pm

I know they say that all Tasmanians are related, but Sam Iles looks and moves very much like Graeme (I think Heath was his son who also played later) Shepherd, who played on a wing for us in the 1970s.

hermerl · Post by **hermerl** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 10:06 am

The only changes I would make are
In Rocca, Presti (If Fit)
Out Cox (injured) Medhurst out of form
If Presti is unavailable I would bring in Bryan

Streak · Post by **Streak** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 10:22 am

DaVe86 wrote:The other obvious key players for us to stop are Ablett, Chapman, Bartel.

I don't think I've seen any Geelong games this year, so I really don't know much about how they go about it. To be honest, I watched a game of theirs in round 2 or 3 and said "They really need to replace 2/3 of their list of nobodies. If they think they can make the 8 they are kidding themselves."

Anyway, hasn't Steve Johnson been in dangerous form? If we cover Mooney, Hawkins, Champan, Ablett... what about Johnson? The danger here is that the Cats, more than any team we've played in the last few weeks, have the potential to really expose our defense. They seem to have the forward potency to challenge us.

This is why I am looking forward to this game. It'll tell us whether we have a backline that's been successful only because of the lack of quality opposition, or whether we have a backline capable of holding the fort in a Premiership side. On an individual note, this is the sort of game that could be the making of Goldsack.

DaVe86 wrote:Pendlebury going head to head with Bartel.

OK now I'm drooling. This would be a magnificent matchup to watch. There's not that much space between them in skill, but the Pendog has little Charlie Bartel outpaced.

Really looking forward to this game!

Tannin · Post by **Tannin** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 12:26 pm

I think it's more about midfields than forward lines and back lines, Streak. (Well, that's true most weeks, but maybe more so than ever this week.) They have decent forwards, so do we. They have decent backs, so do we. Whoever wins the midfield struggle will win the day ..... as long as our lot can kick the bloody thing straight at least some of the time.

They have got a heap of run, we are the best pressure side in the comp. Their ability to run and move the ball against our ability to shut down run and force the turnover. Should be a great game.

melliot · Post by **melliot** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 1:00 pm

Tannin wrote:I think it's more about midfields than forward lines and back lines, Streak. (Well, that's true most weeks, but maybe more so than ever this week.) They have decent forwards, so do we. They have decent backs, so do we. Whoever wins the midfield struggle will win the day ..... as long as our lot can kick the bloody thing straight at least some of the time.

They have got a heap of run, we are the best pressure side in the comp. Their ability to run and move the ball against our ability to shut down run and force the turnover. Should be a great game.

Spot on. Our last three performances have seen dominance/pressure in the middle. Thats where we'll win/lose it. Our backs have generally done the job cos of our fantastic midfield/forward defensive pressure!

DaVe86 · Post by **DaVe86** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 1:24 pm

If Rhyce Shaw is back he can play on Steve Johnson...he has the pace and can hurt him going the other way

DaVe86 · Post by **DaVe86** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 1:26 pm

otherwise isles can take johnson the way he destroyed milne last week

Leggie · Post by **Leggie** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 4:37 pm

http://www.sportingbet.com.au/uipub/spo ... 4id=654725

The boys are $5.00 to win by 25+

Not bad

MardyP · Post by **MardyP** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 10:02 pm

Did I hear on the Ten news that Junior and Stokes both have the flu???

perthmagpie · Post by **perthmagpie** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 2:12 am

Just read in the Herald Sun that Rhyce trained at full pace and is ready to return:
http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/footy/ ... 22,00.html

Johnson#26 · Post by **Johnson#26** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 10:47 am

You did, Mardy. Interesting indeed, the Brownlow Medal favourite a tad under the weather.

Ev5Magpies · Post by **Ev5Magpies** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 1:01 pm

MardyP wrote:Did I hear on the Ten news that Junior and Stokes both have the flu???

I doubt that either of them will not play, I would be very surprised if either of them didn't play...

Anyway, i'd rather they did play so when we give them a mother of all hidings a la last year, the media can't say anything that their best player wasn't playing...

If you didn't already pick it, I have a very good feeling about this weekend, they are due for a loss & we never give in, we have always found something at stages during the year...

melliot · Post by **melliot** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 1:08 pm

DaVe86 wrote:If Rhyce Shaw is back he can play on Steve Johnson...he has the pace and can hurt him going the other way

Not sure about that.

Johnson is good overhead and Racer isn't. If I were Cats I'd pull Racer back to the goal square with a strong marking player when ever possible.

Racer is best suited to a more crumbing type of forward. IMO.

Tannin · Post by **Tannin** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 2:25 pm

Re Steve Johnson:

* How strong is Iles overhead?

* Is Goldsack already spoken for with another player?

* If not Goldsack, who are Heath and Harry likely to get?

panga · Post by **panga** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 2:36 pm

Heath will get whoever is tagging him

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