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Kudos to Binnsy
Correct me if I'm wrong but his kniock early days was his inability to endurance run? Obviously gone to work on it so well done to him
So it turns out in incredibly wrong here - still kudos to him and shut up, reg
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With O.Hollands going back I reckon we can just about lock in Doch and Acres as our 2 permanent wingers. Newman, O.Hollands, E.Hollands, Walsh and/or Jagga all capable of rotating there when they need a rest. Binns to cover in case of injury.
I dont buy Newman moving up the ground permanently. Reckon we're just trying to add another string to his bow for flexibility.
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Motlop in the bottom 5 for the 2km time trial is real danger signs if true. Thats way off the mark for many of the top small forwards in the league.
Hope for my sake he has a massive pre season, I'm not sure my laptop can handle another year of me slamming in all caps the need for better small forwards on our list.
Hope for my sake he has a massive pre season, I'm not sure my laptop can handle another year of me slamming in all caps the need for better small forwards on our list.
How do we know Motlop finished bottom 5?
In either case its not automatically huge concern. Looking at our list how many players would we honestly expect him to beat?
Endurance is never going to be his strength. Whats more important is whether hes improving or going backwards. And if he is bottom 5, was he reasonably close to others or a mile behind the pack.
If there were 5 seconds between the bottom the 10, thats not as much of an issue as if he was lagging 30 seconds behind.
In either case its not automatically huge concern. Looking at our list how many players would we honestly expect him to beat?
Endurance is never going to be his strength. Whats more important is whether hes improving or going backwards. And if he is bottom 5, was he reasonably close to others or a mile behind the pack.
If there were 5 seconds between the bottom the 10, thats not as much of an issue as if he was lagging 30 seconds behind.
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How about Cerra? Should be a lock for the midfield with Cripps Walsh etc surely
He is. I was just talking about players who could rotate onto a wing to give doc and acres a spell.
Nice. Did you get intel on that or was it posted somewhere? Didnt see anything.
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I reckon they are monitoring his loads more than anything else
Walsh only knows one speed and it’s too early for that
3rd in the 2k or something like that
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For a player who lacks acceleration I'd say its hugely concerning if true. His best bet is getting uber fit and simply outworking his opponents ala Dylan Moore/Gryan Miers. Unfortunately for him he doesn't have the athletic profile of someone like Kozi Pickett or Bobby Hill where they can genuinely burn off opponents with straight line speed or agility.
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Or just throwing darts at the board to see what might stuck
That’s what early preseason is for too
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I think it’s a massive concern for his ability to apply sustained pressure up forward
He’s no good up there if he blows up early and opposition just waltz out of their back 50
Not concerned with Motlop at this stage, especially coming off foot and hammy concerns
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Highly likely certain players were under instruction to take is easy, particuarly those in the managed group like Gov.McGovern
Charlie finished 4th in our 2km last year. Fanta is would be in our top 6-8 for endurance too. Those 2 at the very least werent trying.
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Doubt it.
So you think Charlie has gone from top 5 in endurance at the club to bottom 5?
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Charlie is consistently in the top 3-5 runners at the club. Even if McGov and Fanta were in the bottom bracket we need not worry about Charles. Likely just recovering from his ankle surgery still.
On the others I agree. I'm not sure why anyone would believe a player would get sent out to do a 2km TIME TRIAL and told to take it easy lol? The whole point of them is to get a basis to model the rest of their preseason running around.
They'd just be doing individual running if they were being told to cool the jets a bit when everyone else is doing the 2km
On the others I agree. I'm not sure why anyone would believe a player would get sent out to do a 2km TIME TRIAL and told to take it easy lol? The whole point of them is to get a basis to model the rest of their preseason running around.
They'd just be doing individual running if they were being told to cool the jets a bit when everyone else is doing the 2km
Fanta is a top endurance runner too. Im not saying all bottom 5 were told to take it easy. But the fact Charlie and Fanta were close to last suggests at the very least some were. There is no world in which those 2 are bottom 5 if they are going 100%.
As for why they would bother even doing it. Im not sure. Maybe just to be part of the group if they were going to be running laps anyway.
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Fogarty also has 4 years longer in the system- the upside of Motlop is much higher.
Plus I am happy to sacrifice the 1 extra tackle a game Fogarty provides for a greater attacking presence
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Kemp may be a victim of his flexibility - so he can play in multiple spots, but when compared to players who plays a specific spots - he doesn't quite match up
I think his best position if in the forward line for 2025
