How/Who to tackle "Daisy"

Junction Oval · Mon 30 May 2011 9:17pm

There are plenty of good Magpie players and you can't cover them all - man-on-man??

How/Who should cover Daisy Thomas this week. Ross named him as perhaps the best AFL footballer going around at the moment (not a bad complement).

Any really good ideas.

plugger66 · Post: # 1083166Post **plugger66** » Mon 30 May 2011 9:18pm

Hands work best.

FQF · Post: # 1083176Post **FQF** » Mon 30 May 2011 9:33pm

Unforunately, we do not have anyone on our list who is both experienced, fast and agile enough to be a suitable match for daisy.

Winmar seems similar in the last two categories, but obviously lacks experience.

I think Gilbert might get a run on him, with an emphasis on making him accountable the other way.

#1GILL · Post: # 1083178Post **#1GILL** » Mon 30 May 2011 9:36pm

Kosi will be back this week and the best way to put Dale off his game is to line him up from 40 meters away and put him into the turf. Kosi is the one.

Quixote · Post: # 1083179Post **Quixote** » Mon 30 May 2011 9:38pm

Whoever goes to him, suffice to say I found Ross starting the mind games at 8am this morning on SEN... Pleasing.

Thinline · Post: # 1083183Post **Thinline** » Mon 30 May 2011 9:42pm

Quixote wrote:Whoever goes to him, suffice to say I found Ross starting the mind games at 8am this morning on SEN... Pleasing.

Noted. Wind up bum. Funny.

The Fireman · Mon 30 May 2011 9:50pm

Block the scoreboard so he can't look at himself should do it.

goddardisgod · Mon 30 May 2011 9:53pm

Many hands make light work.

dcstkfc · Post: # 1083193Post **dcstkfc** » Mon 30 May 2011 10:02pm

Dempster if he's right

kosifantutti23 · Mon 30 May 2011 10:16pm

Brett Cook and Nathan Burke

SainterK · Post: # 1083200Post **SainterK** » Mon 30 May 2011 10:19pm

dcstkfc wrote:Dempster if he's right

He'd probably get Didak if he was right to play, but I'd be surprised if he plays.

Bernard Shakey · Mon 30 May 2011 10:26pm

CJ will do the job.

Teflon · Post: # 1083205Post **Teflon** » Mon 30 May 2011 10:34pm

Bernard Shakey wrote:CJ will do the job.

yep, has pace to go with him.

TBH Pendlebury worries me more - stop him and stop a lot of their drive.

#1GILL · Post: # 1083207Post **#1GILL** » Mon 30 May 2011 10:40pm

Teflon wrote:
Bernard Shakey wrote:CJ will do the job.
yep, has pace to go with him.

TBH Pendlebury worries me more - stop him and stop a lot of their drive.

Stop Pendlebury and you achieve something that no teams have managed so far this year.

FQF · Post: # 1083211Post **FQF** » Mon 30 May 2011 10:44pm

#1GILL wrote:
Teflon wrote:
Bernard Shakey wrote:CJ will do the job.
yep, has pace to go with him.

TBH Pendlebury worries me more - stop him and stop a lot of their drive.
Stop Pendlebury and you achieve something that no teams have managed so far this year.

We stopped Judd - probably a harder feat on current form.

It's great timing that Dal had such a strong game last week, because he will demand more attention from there, even if he doesn't really deserve it.
Joey and Goddard (if playing) will cause them headaches. It will be mostly head to head match ups, and then it all boils down to our regular problem of clearances.

Lets hope Armo, Steven and Polo can stand up to the pressure.

philtee · Post: # 1083229Post **philtee** » Tue 31 May 2011 12:08am

Wasn't it Goddard who crunched Thomas with a hip and shoulder in the first GF last year ? A 2010 highlight.

Quixote · Post: # 1083234Post **Quixote** » Tue 31 May 2011 12:27am

Correct. If there's a flaw in Thomas' game at the moment, it's that he still struggles to come up after some really hard (but fair) treatment.

matrix · Post: # 1083235Post **matrix** » Tue 31 May 2011 12:29am

cj to pendles

baker to come in and go to thomas
therefore he shouldnt have any effect on the game after about the 5 min mark of the first

saint tash · Tue 31 May 2011 12:49am

matrix wrote:cj to pendles

baker to come in and go to thomas
therefore he shouldnt have any effect on the game after about the 5 min mark of the first

Funny how u are the first to defend Baker like most on here yet when it comes to roughing the opposition Baker is the first to mind.

Which way do u want it????

matrix · Post: # 1083251Post **matrix** » Tue 31 May 2011 12:55am

yup thats right
i seriously wanted him to come back in after a two game suspension only to ACTUALLY go out their and clout daisy behind the play and get another 16 weeks.

maybe baker and dempster are both tagging defenders and with dempster playing the better footy (much to my surprise) he has been getting the gig
dempster might not get up this week so baker being the next in line that plays the same kind of game should get the gig

pendles is s mid...jones is a taggin mid
pretty much the reason i thought that match up should occur

daisy will have him beat in the air tho i think

SainterK · Post: # 1083253Post **SainterK** » Tue 31 May 2011 12:56am

What about Gilbert?

Just asking...

matrix · Post: # 1083255Post **matrix** » Tue 31 May 2011 12:57am

lol

gilbert to daisy K??

SainterK · Post: # 1083257Post **SainterK** » Tue 31 May 2011 12:59am

matrix wrote:lol

gilbert to daisy K??

Why not?

He has leg speed, can follow him into the midfield and forward....loves a good run down tackle

matrix · Post: # 1083261Post **matrix** » Tue 31 May 2011 1:03am

could work huh
could keep up alright
gives him a job and really make him accountable

could be a good option

only thing that gets me with gilbs is his disposal of late
and it seems to be the close short handballs and kicks most of the time

i mean he never used to be like that.

anyhoo
gilbs to daisy, yeah..i could see that

ralphsmith · Tue 31 May 2011 9:49am

Thomas, Swan and timewarp Pendlbury. Absolute superstars of our game. Covering one is not enough all 3 have to be soundly beaten. Teams can never do it, so one or two of these guys always run riot.

Massive challenge for our guys.

Collingwood supporter at work said you have to break Thomas' legs to stop him.