Discussion 2021: AFL Pre-Season Practice Matches & AAMI Community Series Discussion

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Indeed.
Feels like we are using him as 'Ben Cunnington Lite' - that guy who can gather the first possession and push out a handball through pure strength while being sat on.
Makes me think there may be more worries in camp around Cunnington's ongoing fitness.
Any idea what he'll do when Anderson, Dumont and possibly Cunnington come back in? North's endless supply of inside mids makes it hard to be at all certain about anyone's role. I assume they'll try to prioritise LDU and Simpkin of course.
 

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At Greater Western Sydney, uncapped ruckman Kieren Briggs will lead the ruck against Sydney at Giants Stadium with Matthew Flynn absent and Shane Mumford an emergency.

GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY

B: N.Haynes 19 L.Keeffe 25 C.Idun 39
HB: I.Cumming 13 S.Taylor 15 H.Perryman 36
C: J.Kelly 22 T.Taranto 14 C.Ward 8
HF: T.Bruhn 5 H.Himmelberg 27 M.de Boer 24
F: T.Greene 4 J.Riccardi 26 D.Lloyd 38
Foll: K.Briggs 32 J.Hopper 2 S.Coniglio - C 3
I/C: L.Ash 7 J.Buckley 44 T.Green 12 S.Reid 50 N.Shipley 34 M.Buntine 21 X.O'Halloran 33 J.Finlayson 31
No Flynn

K Briggs $123,900 D/F.
 

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3rd Qtr update
  • Brockman 71 SC @ 74% TOG
  • Ziebell 90
  • T.Phillips 87
  • Impey 36 (disappointed he didn't play the 2nd half - 2nd qtr created some question marks for me)
  • Kosi 112 @ 84% TOG (Even bigger in the 3rd, with a 50 pt qtr! Finally a defensive rookie to lock away and perhaps even startable)
  • Bramble 21 @ 85% TOG
  • T.Powell 52 @ 88% TOG
  • Lazarro 20 @ 46% TOG (subbed off at HT)
  • Downie 30 @ 80% TOG (Much better this qtr. Looks still a likely type although his DT/SC isn't great so far)

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Full time update
  • Brockman 79 SC @ 75% TOG
  • Ziebell 107
  • T.Phillips 134 (47 pt final qtr!)
  • Impey 40 (from the first half)
  • Kosi 130 @ 84% TOG
  • Bramble 29 @ 85% TOG
  • T.Powell 57 @ 67% TOG (think he missed the final qtr)
  • Lazarro 21 @ 35% TOG (subbed off at HT)
  • Downie 39 @ 78% TOG (Looks like a low score but 63DT is promising)
Some others to think about
  • Tyson (243k MID) 109, 3 goals! (but Dumont, Cunnington and Anderson missing...)
  • Jiath (267k DEF) 123 (a consistent four qtr performance from Jiath. Tall enough at 188cm to take the Intercept Marks and also has some dash about him, worth some thought).

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WEST Coast will welcome back gun ruckman Nic Naitanui, however respective All-Australians Luke Ryan and Tim Kelly will be sidelined for Sunday's AAMI Community Series Derby at Optus Stadium.

Ryan failed to recover from a heavy knock in last week's practice match, while Kelly will miss his second consecutive hitout of the pre-season with a broken thumb.

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The Dockers will also be without Adam Cerra (calf) but experienced defender Alex Pearce will suit up alongside draftees Heath Chapman and Josh Treacy.

Naitanui returns from a hamstring injury for the Eagles who will also miss Josh Kennedy as he continues to nurse a calf complaint.


Star Adelaide midfielder Matt Crouch will play his first match of the pre-season against Port Adelaide at Flinders University Stadium having overcome recent groin soreness.

The Crows will also unveil prized No.2 draft pick Riley Thilthorpe after he starred in the reserves last week, alongside fresh faces James Rowe, Mitch Hinge, Sam Berry and list hopeful Nick Murray.

However, midfield signing Jackson Hately has been reduced to the emergency list that includes Fischer McAsey and Elliott Himmelberg.

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The Power will enter with a jam-packed line-up that includes Robbie Gray for the first time this pre-season after a recent head knock but Todd Marshall (cheek) will be sidelined.

Connor Rozee has been picked despite a recent foot issue alongside captain Tom Jonas who was managed last week.

At Greater Western Sydney, uncapped ruckman Kieren Briggs will lead the ruck against Sydney at Giants Stadium with Matthew Flynn absent and Shane Mumford an emergency.

The Swans will again turn to first-year youngsters Logan McDonald, Braeden Campbell and Errol Gulden for the trip across town, however 2019 first-round pick Dylan Stephens is among the emergencies.


Sunday, March 7
Greater Western Sydney v Sydney at Giants Stadium, 1.10pm AEDT


GREATER WESTERN SYDNEY

B: N.Haynes 19 L.Keeffe 25 C.Idun 39
HB: I.Cumming 13 S.Taylor 15 H.Perryman 36
C: J.Kelly 22 T.Taranto 14 C.Ward 8
HF: T.Bruhn 5 H.Himmelberg 27 M.de Boer 24
F: T.Greene 4 J.Riccardi 26 D.Lloyd 38
Foll: K.Briggs 32 J.Hopper 2 S.Coniglio - C 3
I/C: L.Ash 7 J.Buckley 44 T.Green 12 S.Reid 50 N.Shipley 34 M.Buntine 21 X.O'Halloran 33 J.Finlayson 31

Emerg: S.Mumford 41 Z.Sproule 28 B.Hill 37 C.Stone 18

SYDNEY

B: M.Ling 19 L.Melican 43 D.Rampe 24
HB: J.Dawson 34 T.McCartin 30 C.Mills 14
C: B.Campbell 16 J.Kennedy - C 12 N.Blakey 22
HF: J.Bell 32 L.McDonald 6 G.Hewett 29
F: W.Hayward 9 I.Heeney 5 S.Reid 20
Foll: C.Sinclair 18 L.Parker 26 T.Papley 11
I/C: O.Florent 13 J.Rowbottom 8 C.Warner 1 E.Gulden 21 H.Cunningham 7 S.Wicks 45 T.Hickey 31 R.Clarke 4

Emerg: H.McLean 41 D.Stephens 3 B.Ronke 25 J.McInerney 27

Adelaide v Port Adelaide at Flinders University Stadium, 3.40pm ACDT

ADELAIDE

B: L.Brown 16 N.Murray 18 A.McPherson 36
HB: B.Smith 33 J.Butts 41 M.Hinge 20
C: C.Jones 1 M.Crouch 5 L.Sholl 38
HF: N.McHenry 25 T.Walker 13 B.Keays 2
F: J.Rowe 31 B.Frampton 22 D.Fogarty 32
Foll: R.O'Brien 43 R.Laird 29 R.Sloane - C 9
I/C: W.Hamill 17 P.Seedsman 11 H.Schoenberg 26 S.McAdam 23 R.Thilthorpe 7 S.Berry 21 T.Lynch 27 L.Murphy 4

Emerg: K.Strachan 45 E.Himmelberg 34 F.McAsey 3 J.Hately 6

PORT ADELAIDE

B: R.Burton 3 T.Clurey 17 D.Houston 5
HB: R.Bonner 26 T.Jonas - C 1 D.Byrne-Jones 33
C: X.Duursma 7 O.Wines 16 K.Amon 15
HF: O.Fantasia 13 M.Georgiades 19 C.Rozee 20
F: Z.Butters 18 C.Dixon 22 R.Gray 9
Foll: S.Lycett 29 W.Drew 28 T.Boak 10
I/C: P.Ladhams 38 J.Mead 44 S.Motlop 6 M.Bergman 14 A.Aliir 21 K.Farrell 24 L.Jones 34 T.Rockliff 11

Emerg: J.Lienert 40 S.Mayes 32 J.Garner 27 B.Woodcock 36

West Coast v Fremantle at Optus Stadium, 4.10pm AWST

WEST COAST

B: T.Cole 28 T.Barrass 37 B.Sheppard 5
HB: S.Hurn 25 J.McGovern 20 A.Witherden 23
C: L.Duggan 14 J.Redden 8 A.Gaff 3
HF: Z.Langdon 7 O.Allen 12 J.Cripps 15
F: J.Petruccelle 21 J.Darling 27 L.Ryan 1
Foll: N.Naitanui 9 D.Sheed 4 L.Shuey - C 13
I/C: J.Jones 31 N.Vardy 19 I.Winder 22 X.O'Neill 24 Z.Trew 26 J.Nelson 30 J.Rotham 35 H.Edwards 42

Emerg: J.Brander 10 L.Foley 29 B.Ainsworth 33 B.Ah Chee 41

FREMANTLE

B: A.Pearce 25 B.Cox 36 R.Conca 6
HB: E.Hughes 15 J.Hamling 21 T.Watson 38
C: J.Aish 11 N.Fyfe - C 7 M.Frederick 43
HF: M.Crowden 12 M.Taberner 20 L.Schultz 28
F: B.Banfield 41 R.Lobb 37 M.Walters 10
Foll: L.Meek 22 A.Brayshaw 8 D.Mundy 16
I/C: H.Young 26 B.Acres 9 C.Blakely 19 D.Tucker 18 T.Colyer 33 H.Chapman 27 L.Henry 23 J.Treacy 35

Emerg: S.Switkowski 39 J.Western 34 N.Wilson 14 T.Duman 44
Rookies of interest (might've missed some)
  • DEF: N.Murray (on field, 102k SSP?), J.Butts 177k (on field), Ling 163k (on field), Chapman (INT), L.Jones (INT), H.Edwards (INT), Winder (INT)
  • MID: Campbell 189k (on field), Bruhn 157k (on field), Gulden 117k (INT), Shipley 123k (INT), Mead 123k (INT), Berry 117k (INT), Z.Trew WCE 102k (INT)
  • RUC: Meek (on field), Thilthorpe R/F 203k (INT), Treacy (INT)
  • FWD: L.Henry 184k (INT), J.Jones 182k (INT), Warner 144k (INT), Bergman (INT)
 
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Dom Tyson, literal potatoe that he is, has to be worth some consideration at $243k if he is starting in the guts all the time.

In the last six years he hasn't averaged below 75, even as he has been on and off the park. That's almost 100k profit straight off with a bonus for some spikes.

I'm more confident in him than Dow for only 40k more :unsure:
Cunnington?
 
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