Team Selection v Essendon - Round 5

[Nick]

Forward: Lane S.Rocca Brown
Back: Solomon Fletcher Wallis

Half Forward: Crosisca A.Rocca Watson
Half Back: Barnard Wellman Hardwick

Centre: Patterson King Davis
Centre: Blumfield Misiti Fraser

Half Back: Williams Richardson Freeborn
Half Forward: Mercuri Lucas Caracella

Back: Scotland Prestigiacomo Burns
Forward: Alessio Lloyd Bewick

Followers: Gardiner Betheras Orchard
Followers: Eastaugh Heffernan Denham

Interchange: Schauble Tape Wild Fuller
Godden Jacotine Monkhorst
Interchange: Berbakov Doolan Johnson Moorcroft
Rioli Symons Young

[David West]

I hope that Jacotine and Tape get a run certainly ahead of Wild and Patto but does the Collingwood selection committee really believe that a slow old slug like Presti has any chance on Lloyd.What of Walker,can anything be gained from playing him in the reserves when a known and repeated failure like Richo still commands key positions.Finally,leave A. Rocca in the backline.How can he ever gain confidence when he plays in three different positions a week?I just hope for the best.

[Lulie Street Phantom]

Swap the Half back line and the Half forward line around, line up the rest as selected. Play Tape, Fuller, Wild and Jacotine on the bench.

[bokka]

I'd definitely run A Rocca on Lloyd, and persevere with that for over a quarter even if he was getting beaten initially. Failing that, Crosisca. hard to see who else would do the job - (Watson?).
But I like the idea of Crosisca as a forward.
He's got height, mobility, speed , character and a great footy brain. Maybe try Richardson at CHF to start. Or maybe rotate CHF with him and gardiner or something like that. Keep em moving so they don't get bogged down.

Obviolusly you'd reckon you have to start Sav at FF for Anzac day, but I wouldnt' count on it this time. I'd be ready to move him into the ruck quick smart.