Round 3 - PINK Round v Adelaide

[Hammo]

Back to the standard Sunday 5pm slot!
Adelaide will be a tough proposition, also coming off the back of consecutive 1-1 draws against Sydney and Newcastle. They have looked well up for it in their opening games!
We will need to go up a gear to be a chance of keeping the points at home! But I can see the improvement and I reckon we’re on for 3pts this week! Cmon!!

 

[NoDiggity]

Both strikers blackwood & baba diawara are out injured, Adelaide are also playing FFA Cup final on Tuesday. A few things working in our favour

 

[Big Al]

Need to sort out the link to the attack. Few times we got the ball out of our own box and there was no kne ahead to give it to.

McGlinchy is way to slow for counter attack football

 

[Big Al]

 

[BrisRecky]

Need to sort out the link to the attack. Few times we got the ball out of our own box and there was no kne ahead to give it to.

McGlinchy is way to slow for counter attack football

way too slow, he is now, so what do we do, swap him for Oneill on a more permanent basis and start Oar with Connor as his backup...hmm, that might work actually...HAHAHA look at me getting all footbally

 

[Michael]

Not expecting many changes for Adelaide.
Backline will stay as is, Kye was immense for the entire 90 unlike the brissy game where he grew into it.
O’Neil and Tommy H were extremely solid and O’Neil should hopefully get the 90mins done this week.
The only change I’d perhaps make is dropping wee Mac, he was non existent unfortunately so perhaps put Oar back in. Connor reeeeeeeaaaaaally needs to be more active and stay in the game. He’s impacted both games to his credit, we need more from him.
Gameiro trained last week from what I heard so I’d like to see him make the bench for Melling.

But in all honesty, it’s just going forward that needs abit of a tweak and continue in improving our possession. We’re getting Adelaide at a good time.

 

[Ancient Mariner]

Wee Mac was solid and worked his butt off. He keeps his spot. Watch the replay and the amount of work he had to do on the right. You may notice that most of Rowles work was done deep in the final third leaving a massive amount of sideline to be covered.

Replace a DM (Melling) with a striker (Gamiero) after his first full training session in yonks?

Que?

 

[Antlion]

One you're forwards - mids click Weemac will come into his own, like all of them up front

 

[Wombat]

way too slow, he is now, so what do we do, swap him for Oneill on a more permanent basis and start Oar with Connor as his backup...hmm, that might work actually...HAHAHA look at me getting all footbally

Just no Recky.

 

[BrisRecky]

Just no Recky.

Och well...gave it a shot....head pulled back in

 

[adz]

Och well...gave it a shot....head pulled back in

that'll learn ya

 

[BrisRecky]

Yep,that’s me learned...I’m sticking to Dr Who and pro wrestling

 

[scottmac]

For me the problem we need to sort is having our mids move to space, pass then move again. That includes Kye and Clisby. The midfield has been covered well by both Roar and City and it seems that teams are going to kill our attack by making us go to Simon first time. Simon will need to start having his touches go to players. It's no good him winning all his challenges only to have the ball go to the opposition.
I think Adelaide will be much more open to the counter than the last 2 games. We need to be quick in attack and transitions to win this game.

I'd much rather us play 4132 this game with Tom behind the strikers or sacrifice Tom for WeeMac. Hoole/Pain on the right Oar on the left.

 

[Ancient Mariner]

Against City Wee Mac got forward and along with Ross the odd Simon head down was actually won but the majority still went astray. I agree we need better options in transition than the high ball to Simon. I would like to see more diagonal releases to our wingers from the DMs and a lot more attacks down the sidelines, with the Simon knock down used more as a surprise.
A lot of our problems stem from having Kye Rowles playing as a fullback. He is massive in defence but is not an attacker, more a centre back filling the role.
Now whether this is because he is following instructions or still coming to terms with the position I do not know, but it is a limit on our attacking options.
I am yet to be convinced with the pairing of Ross and Simon up front. Maybe it just needs time but I would like to see some more creativity there.
I am not sure that our defence is strong enough yet to play 4132 (or in deed, whisper 442). It probably would be if we could retain a decent share of possession.
Early days yet, so probably changing things too much would upset the building of understandings that are necessary to retain said possession.
Looking forward to more progress on Sunday.

 

[scottmac]

Yes more diagonals or switching the play. A number of times against city the switch was on only for us to hold the ball and pass short and backwards

 

[Big Al]

Way to much heave it to Simon.

 

[Michael]

So ofcourse Goodwin finds form 5 days before playing us.
They’ll be extremely confident after lastnight. Praying for a cup hangover now.

 

[Ozhammer]

My big concern for this game is how Golec has pulled up, as he looked very proppy after the $ity game. Monty thought it was a groin issue and they don’t generally fix themselves quickly.

If Golec is unavailable, Kye surely has to move to left CB, meaning we start McGing at RB. Not the worst thing we might have to do but it will take some adjusting to. Who knows, McGing might just give us a bit more going forward?

 

[Antlion]

My big concern for this game is how Golec has pulled up, as he looked very proppy after the $ity game. Monty thought it was a groin issue and they don’t generally fix themselves quickly.

If Golec is unavailable, Kye surely has to move to left CB, meaning we start McGing at RB. Not the worst thing we might have to do but it will take some adjusting to. Who knows, McGing might just give us a bit more going forward?

This would probably be ok, provided McGing keeps his defending up

 

[Antlion]

Pretty happy with the growth (and ongoing growth I hope) in defence.

What I'd like to see this game is work having gone into combinations with the mids and forwards