I felt our season was going well until half time of the last game against st kilda. We lost the second half and the game, Reid got suspended, we lost again the following week at home to north and things kept spiralling.
Reid to come out this week with a point to prove and turn things back around.
Was watching him a bit at the game as he was lining up on the wing near my seat. He’s still learning where to run, there were a couple times he was clearly in the wrong spot and caught in no man’s land. Also a couple times he was in the right spot but wasn’t clean enough. Then a couple times he...
There is an uneven balance to the list which Simmo keeps mentioning - we’re either really young or really old so the question is if we’re ready for a series of retirements. Or we could drop off if certain players get injured which becomes more likely as they age.
McGovern and Yeo are the two...
6 wins or more would be great with one or two away. Going away as a team and winning seems to strengthen team relationships and build belief. Other things I’d love to see:
Oscar continues to be one of the comps best key forwards
Maric to kick 20 goals
Reid, Hewett, Ginbey, Chesser, Hough, Long...
I think the Geelong pick ends up with North if it gets traded. They‘ve got 4 late first rounders and a second rounder over the next 2 drafts - if they want it there is plenty of picks to play with. 14 & 19 this year would have to be close to sufficient.
If there was an elite 8 it makes even less sense to trade out two picks comfortably inside the top 8. I hate Port but in my opinion they dominated that trade and draft. Recruiters and clubs can say what they like about going after kids, that would have no impact on my decision to draft a kid...
It is. It’s also smart to learn from other people’s mistakes.
Splitting pick 1 is high risk high potential, but I think we’re better off going the safer route in this instance.
Keep pick 1 and take the best player.
Take a look at what Freo did with an amazing draft hand in 2018. Had pick 5 and 6 which eventually ended up being Connor Rozee and Max King - not to mention guys like Bailey Smith and Zak Butters also being available. However Freo sent one of those pics...
Why is anyone concerned about Masten getting games? Simmo proved this year he’s more than happy to drop him if his form isn’t up to standard.
He will only play if he consistently delivers.
Getting Allen at 21 illustrates why we were happy to trade out next years first round for GCs second.
If (big if) both clubs finish around the same spot we get pick 21 and give up 13. Given we were expected by many to take Allen at 13 this year, it shows there potentially can be little...
I don’t have a problem with it, study just isn’t for some people. It’s not like starting an apprenticeship 6 months earlier will make much of a difference overall. He’d have to quit once he started playing footy anyway.
Also the WA kids have typically finished school the year before. Some of...
Was the ball in Billings hands before Steele even got close to it?? Maybe just the way I saw it...
Also, are the saints fans about 5 beers short of a 6pack. The things they call for are ridiculous.
Like everyone else I was happy with Liam's game, he needs to back it up though. He should take a lot of confidence from that which should help immensely. His kicking will improve if he relaxes a bit too.
Sheed was our best mid today after a good performance last week and he's only just turned 22. The last 2 guys I can think of who were as good as young were Shuey & Gaff. Gives me hope Sheed has a higher ceiling than first thought.
I have been getting frustrated with Butler this season, too...
Our midfield set ups are just horrible, we just never have anyone in the right spot.
Whenever we do get the ball in a stoppage we're either facing the wrong way with no one coming the other way for a handball or we get tackled straight away.
I still remember that pre-season game in his first year vs Port when we were down and Lamb stood up and kicked 2 (I think) in a quarter to get us back in the game - looked like he had serious potential.
Has he developed at all since then? I'm not making excuses for him because you have to be...
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