Official Tiger Team -v- Freo Round 11

[dwaino]

Foley is a massive out, massive. What position does O'Hanlon play, hope he is hard and a mid....

wingman/HFF from what i can gather. These types are hardly ever what you would call inside mids. sounds like he is a good mark and can kick goals from 50 though.

Arnott is more your inside type, but I'd guess they felt it better to move someone with at least some experience into the middle. Hardwick mentioned in a presser that our clearance winning ratio had dropped off in the last couple of weeks and they wanted to rectify that. Losing foley's not going to help that cause, so probably not the best time to be giving a close to pure inside mid his debut

Will be an interesting game to look at this stat again. Freo have been winning the hit outs because of Sandilands' size, but have been losing clearances. Last year we were trained to win clearances from opposition hitouts. I hope that is still really fresh in the minds.

[Penelope]

You want a 25kilo bloke in at centre bounces trying to win the hard ball and get clearances?

Well who else then Coach! Who can pay in and under? Maybe Ellis? Who mate.......Nahas has done it before.

When has Nahas played as a ball winning mid? He's outside. Think people are overrating Foley's ball winning ability. He's been good but we still have Deledio, Tuck & The Chimp. All 3 of them get a lot of contested ball. Foley out will just = more time on ball for Conca I'd say. We'll be right.

It's Freo guys. They only score 7 goals a game.

true.

Lyon will feel his job just a got a little easier with foley out though.

[The Glove]

Foley is a big loss

I think mini Maric should take Foley's place in the midfield rotations.  Good chance for him to show his wares.

Replacing King also very difficult - they might actually rotate Dea through there for his defensive pressure.

O'Hanlon the sub Id say.

[WA Tiger]

You want a 25kilo bloke in at centre bounces trying to win the hard ball and get clearances?

Well who else then Coach! Who can pay in and under? Maybe Ellis? Who mate.......Nahas has done it before.

When has Nahas played as a ball winning mid? He's outside. Think people are overrating Foley's ball winning ability. He's been good but we still have Deledio, Tuck & The Chimp. All 3 of them get a lot of contested ball. Foley out will just = more time on ball for Conca I'd say. We'll be right.

It's Freo guys. They only score 7 goals a game.

Conca can not IMO play Foleys role and I dissagree, Foley wins the ball a hell of a lot and his contested centre clearances are up in the top....so I don't think he is very overrated at all!

[Hellenic Tiger]

You want a 25kilo bloke in at centre bounces trying to win the hard ball and get clearances?

Well who else then Coach! Who can pay in and under? Maybe Ellis? Who mate.......Nahas has done it before.

When has Nahas played as a ball winning mid? He's outside. Think people are overrating Foley's ball winning ability. He's been good but we still have Deledio, Tuck & The Chimp. All 3 of them get a lot of contested ball. Foley out will just = more time on ball for Conca I'd say. We'll be right.

It's Freo guys. They only score 7 goals a game.

Yep leave Nahas in the fwd 50 waiting for Big Ivan to take a mark there so he can get the easy handball receive. Hapenned in the last two weeks.

[Penelope]

conca can get clearances.
The kid is smoooth in traffic. He wont win the amount of contested ball foley gets but he'll use it with more poise.

Martin is the one that will get an increased workload.

[Hellenic Tiger]

You want a 25kilo bloke in at centre bounces trying to win the hard ball and get clearances?

Well who else then Coach! Who can pay in and under? Maybe Ellis? Who mate.......Nahas has done it before.

When has Nahas played as a ball winning mid? He's outside. Think people are overrating Foley's ball winning ability. He's been good but we still have Deledio, Tuck & The Chimp. All 3 of them get a lot of contested ball. Foley out will just = more time on ball for Conca I'd say. We'll be right.

It's Freo guys. They only score 7 goals a game.

Conca can not IMO play Foleys role and I dissagree, Foley wins the ball a hell of a lot and his contested centre clearances are up in the top....so I don't think he is very overrated at all!

Conca wins his own ball in the backline and is not afraid of the tough stuff Nahas on the other hand like all small forwards love the handball receives and will be a pushover in the centre square. Can't agree with you there PNGQT. Conca is the obvious choice. If we could get Nahas pace and Conca's hardness we have Foley's identical replacement.

[Ekto]

Replacing King also very difficult.............

Yeah, spot on.

There is no one else in the AFL that can upset the umpires, and his own team's balance through regular suspensions like Jake does.

[WA Tiger]

Ok then, well we will see how they line up on the day.....and then how they go..

[Penelope]

edwards will probably get more time in middle than he has been too, as he also can win clearances.

[TigerTimeII]

where is matty white jackwad?????

Shepparton on Sunday.

but jackwad gave us all his 
and assured us white is in the team and will play
surely jackwad was not wrong and the team is incorrect

[bojangles17]

Nahas and conc will get some time going through the middle....nahas knows how to find it, dont underestimate him

[Judge Roughneck]

Wooah

[Coach]

Nahas and conc will get some time going through the middle....nahas knows how to find it, dont underestimate him

Nope, just spoke to Virra twice. Nahas to play forward and Conca/Edwards to get more time in the midfield

[Penelope]

who's Virra?
weren't you listening the first time?