- Nov 14, 2010
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Needs more wilphilIn: Goldy & Corr
Out: Xerri & Bergman
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Needs more wilphilIn: Goldy & Corr
Out: Xerri & Bergman
He’s a liability ball in hand and even without the ball he doesn’t position himself well to impactLast time I looked, it’s a fast track over West, to drop 1 of possibly only 2 elite hard runners we have, would appear crazy. There’s absolutely no chance Scott doesn’t play.
Starts and Sleevo sub.Needs more wilphil
Clarkson rates him. Which is a pretty important factor.Why not…?
He was poor for large parts of the game.
It was pretty clear at the game that he often mistimes his leap at the footy, is bodied out of contests too easily, gets lost when the ball hits the deck and doesn’t have very good positioning & game sense when opposing mids are around the 70-80m region - all of these factors completely negate his athletic abilities.
Also, his disposal and decision making is haphazard and I don’t actually think our team trust him with ball in hand.
I think Corr and Dawson show far more immediate benefits to the team as defenders and we should be playing them accordingly.
If we want to persist with Bonar in this role, that’s fine, but there’s a reason we have a reserve team to help develop our players.
Totally agree.Clarkson rates him. Which is a pretty important factor.
I also was at the game & saw things a little differently. He like all our defenders had some moments that they’d like to forget. No real surprise in the first outing of their new system.
I thought he won some critical contests throughout the day. When he attacked the ball & killed it, he was able to use his athletic traits and worked well in our team defence. When he was complacent, worrying too much about his man, he looked average, same could be said about Ziebell and Luke. At various stages all three had to play undersized given no Buckets & all three did a good job IMO.
Interesting take re his disposal. He went at 100% disposal efficiency yesterday. Validates my opinion that he didn’t overcomplicate things and played within his limitations. We all see what we want to see I suppose.
I go back to my original point though. Clarkson rates him. People need to get their head around that.
Wouldnt be surprised if they have Bonar earmarked as a Version2 of Gibbo.Dawson was poor this pre season, not sure he has done anything to suggest he is ready.
I would like Clarko to go to Bonar and tell him he has free reign to get done holding the ball if he attacks, LDU style. He is overly tentative and it screams lack of confidence. It seemed he had started to turn this around pre season but that game was back to old habits. He has a few weeks to work this out as I would assume the 3 KP is the preferred option and I like Bergman and Goater as options
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It's good to have aspirations.Wouldnt be surprised if they have Bonar earmarked as a Version2 of Gibbo.
The only thing spiller than saying Turner should be dropped is that Scott should be dropped.
Maybe longer term. They both have issues.
But they also do things others can’t/won’t and those things have been praised and valued by successive coaches, and more importantly our current master coach.
A win would be better.Alistair ain’t swinging 3-4 changes after a two-time spooner has a R1 win.
Goldy for X. Lots of love and homework on structure to slow the Freo boys.
Honourable loss would be great next week.
We didn't get Corr over and pay him heaps to languish in the twos when he's right to play seniors. If he doesn't come in next week to replace Bonar then we're not serious about putting the best possible team out there.This.
Goldy for X is the only change, unless there is another injury we didn't hear about.
Yep until we have a better option but until then he's a liability offensively.What Turner offers (until we have a better option) is a component piece in the modern way to play football, which is to prevent the opposition exiting their D50; or put another way, defence is the foundation of offence. On which basis, Turner will be playing next week
Yeah, while I think the addition of Goldy and Corr is the most obvious selection decision he could make, after last weekend, I'd almost be disappointed if he doesn't do something loco, like say list Drury as the fullback.I’m expecting another head scratcher 22, which starts with this board wanting blood, before calling Clarkson a genius post game.
He’s thinking outside the box, which is why I don’t expect the “obvious” changes that many here are suggesting.
Oh please, Bonar was good on Saturday apart from 2 errors but he consistently left his man to help others. Did you go the game at all? And Corr has had an interrupted preseason which is why he's in the VFLWe didn't get Corr over and pay him heaps to languish in the twos when he's right to play seniors. If he doesn't come in next week to replace Bonar then we're not serious about putting the best possible team out there.
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McCarthy and Hogan no longer a threat, so job done ... more seriously, Will Brodie will not get 37 touches this weekend; the fact that's his career high just confirms how bloody bad we were last yearYeah, while I think the addition of Goldy and Corr is the most obvious selection decision he could make, after last weekend, I'd almost be disappointed if he doesn't do something loco, like say list Drury as the fullback.
And just as a general observation, I know the Dockers didn't look very effective yesterday, but hot damn our recent results against the Dockers are sobering.
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Brodie won't get 37 but their midfield will be a solid test for ours.McCarthy and Hogan no longer a threat, so job done ... more seriously, Will Brodie will not get 37 touches this weekend; the fact that's his career high just confirms how bloody bad we were last year
Larkey?Out: Xerri (inj), Scott (omit)
In: Goldstein, Corr
Don't need drastic changes, I reckon.
Poor choice Chad. Scott was good.I watched the game from start to finish. Maybe it was different at the ground but from the broadcast I didn't notice Scott a huge amount.
As I said, I'm not saying he (or anyone) was terrible. But next week I want both Corr and Bonar in the backline so someone needs to be omitted and I picked Scott.