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Likely we see SDK in the ruck, it was working before his injury...DeKoning and Henry back. Is there still a place for Sav?
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Likely we see SDK in the ruck, it was working before his injury...DeKoning and Henry back. Is there still a place for Sav?
Careful Daz might read that and get twitchyLikely we see SDK in the ruck, it was working before his injury...
You must be watching Bews from a few seasons ago. J.Henry when he is up and running will have more agility and athleticism than Bews. Esava and De Koning are mobile for big men.J Henry, Ratu, SDK, Kolo - quick?
I dons thin so! Maybe in a straight line but not when they have to turn to chase an opponent or bouncing ball. O'Connor and Bews are quicker and more mobile but Bews is hopelessly out of form, lacks fitness and has lost some speed. We desperately need a small zippy defender.
I thought it was being discussed within the context of playing on small forwards? It is possible that he is not quick or agile enough for that I would have thoughtI always get a little chuckle when someone says J Henry isn’t quick (or agile).
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Still so funny.I thought it was being discussed within the context of playing on small forwards? It is possible that he is not quick or agile enough for that I would have thought
Why do you seem to only post after losses?I thought it was being discussed within the context of playing on small forwards? It is possible that he is not quick or agile enough for that I would have thought
Thats your confirmation bias. I didn't post last week after we lost to the Tigers but posted after the Adelaide game.Why do you seem to only post after losses?
Actually no, you disappeared for almost the entirety of our 5 game winning streak.Thats your confirmation bias. I didn't post last week after we lost to the Tigers but posted after the Adelaide game.
I also disappeared for our first few loses as well. Thats confirmation bias for you. Perhaps you need some self reflection on why you are getting so upset.Actually no, you disappeared for almost the entirety of our 5 game winning streak.
You're a troll. Ignore you go.
Putting him on ignore is no good, he's still using up valuable virtual space.Actually no, you disappeared for almost the entirety of our 5 game winning streak.
You're a troll. Ignore you go.
You’re unbearableI also disappeared for our first few loses as well. Thats confirmation bias for you. Perhaps you need some self reflection on why you are getting so upset.
Also, no need to tell everyone you are going to ignore. Just slap the button![]()
We will have to pinch some games but look at the top 8.
Other than melb pretty much all teams have a % 130 or below. Theres several teams in the top 8 that are barely above 110 %.
This tells you a couple if things.
One is the comp is even and apart from hawks and wce (and not every team has played them both yet) no one is smashing anyone consistently.
It also tells you there are no standout teams.
Hence if we get fit and in form (which we are not we lack cohesion due to all the changes) we can win a run of games and end up top 4, and if we are not fit we wont do that anyway.
I think we have to persist with Sav in the backline, Savaloy gets battered in the ruck. Plenty of upside with Sav down back.Careful Daz might read that and get twitchy
Why not stick to the point instead of having a go at your fellow posters?Why do you seem to only post after losses?
Well he seems to thrive on negativity... Aimed at getting a reaction.Why not stick to the point instead of having a go at your fellow posters?
I agree with the scrutiny of our back half. It's ages since I have seen us leak so many s**t goals. There is always an unchecked forward able to mark within shooting range. We struggle to make quick exits.
Bews, young Guthrie, even Stewart don't look like themselves. We need a better small defender than Bews now. Tuohy's decision-making has been poor. Kolo looked his former self at the weekend.
At least Sav takes marks, though he does run under the ball too often.
Meanwhile Simpson and Parfitt are low possession players and are too slow. I assume they'll make way for Danger and Cam Guthrie in due course.
Defence needs to sured up by J Henry who I think has that athleticism to inject some “speed” into defending. 2E is interesting as we are just seeing the decline - but his value add when he has the ball is pretty good. He simply can’t challenge defenders in the air anymore nor speed on the ground. But as I say when he gets it, his experience is useful. I just don’t know what to do with him.You make some great points SOC.
Backline was very disorganised at times and we leaked goals easily , particularly to their smalls.
Being at the game you could see the structure falling apart even when the ball was coming in from 100 metres away - there seemed to be very little communication between our guys and their smalls were running riot creating space which we failed to defend.
Agree on Parfitt and Simpson - the game gets faster each year and these guys despite the effort are at a severe disadvantage.
Regarding the sub I thought it was pointless bringing on Dempsey only to park him in the forward pocket - nothing against him but why have fresh legs in no mans land?
We were getting slaughtered in the midfield - would much rather have picked Willis and given him a run on the ball for a quarter........................
Wasn’t there a game not so long ago where Freo beat us. The consensus then was that they compressed the backs by pushing up in defence to the point where if they exited out the back it made many of their forward entries look easier. It seems we got sucked in again. They have some good runners and their switching looked good in the bits I managed to watch. One for the coaches to contemplate maybe?I agree with the scrutiny of our back half. It's ages since I have seen us leak so many s**t goals. There is always an unchecked forward able to mark within shooting range. We struggle to make quick exits.
Dempsey may turn out a decent player, but right now he's miles off providing anything substantial to our best 22. Injuries or not.Re the sub, Dempsey is reportedly one of the 5 or 6 best runners at the club. He should have been introduced earlier, put on the wing, told to both get to contests and also to find space. It would have been chance for the kid to show what he can offer; after all they just signed him for another 2 years so presumably they think he can play.
The next possible options were a player with about 3 VFL games to his name (Willis) and an Irishman. The cupboard is bare.Agree season is on the brink. As for Dempsey if they think he can't "make an impact" surely they wouldn't have picked him.
The next possible options were a player with about 3 VFL games to his name (Willis) and an Irishman. The cupboard is bare.