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Most of these possible ins and outs won't really make much difference to our side. The only key players we need to bring in are Fyfe and to a lesser extent Mayne. I'm not really thinking about Sandilands, because who knows when he'll be fit. The rest don't really matter. Whoever plays out of Suban, Broughton, Duffield, Neale, Mzungu, Sutcliffe, Roberton, Ibbotson, Mellington, Dawson/Silvagni, Clarke/Bradley, etc. ... I don't really care.
Mellington was battling to get a kick with West Perth on the weekend,so he would be a while off playing yet,when/if he does come back this year wont necessarily mean Walters is out,Balla needs to extract the finger,whilst his forward pressure is great he seems to be fumbling/dropping easy marks at the moment along with giving up 50metre penalties and is to distracted with upsetting his direct opponent instead of focusing on the ball.
Last year he was our barometer to how we were going,this year he has been mostly average,Needs to get back to creating and kicking goals
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Very good post, agree with everything except i think your undervaluing Mayne. As least the equal of Fyfe in importance, the team desparately needs another forward that is capable of hitting the goals. Apart from Pav, Mayne is our best forward by a long stretch.
The rest as you rightly point out is shuffling deck chairs.
agree 100%.
one thing Kepler does do also, is he can crash a pack like noones business. The way he moves is so awkward that when he flies for the ball he almost always takes down 1-2 defenders. The way he crashed into the GWS kids on the weekend showed me his value. You put Clarke in that scenario and the ball is easily rebounded. Kepler bought the ball to ground and created an oppotunity.
Not creating on the rebound is my biggest issue with Ibbotson. He never does anything. Mark. Stop. Look around. Ignore the first option. Run-back. Look around. Look around some more. Look back to the first option. Nope. Kick sideways and/or backwards. There is no risk/reward in his play. Not necessarily a bad thing except you get nothing from him.
His reading of the play has improved, his 1-on-1 work has improved, his physicality has even improved but he is such a nothing footballer. He's a momentum killer.
I've said before that he's Stephen Dodd v2.0. Thinking about our current line-up though, I'd say he's the homeless man's version of Adam McPhee.
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Reminds me of the debate last season with Mayne - his forward pressure vs kicking goals. If I recall, people agreed that Mayne brought a lot to the table in terms of forward pressure but his inability to convert and translate that effort to the scoreboard, as a forward, meant he wasn't doing enough to justify his position. 'A forward who cant kick goals' - it's the same knock on Kepler this season
Actually I do care if Suban gets a game ahead of any of those others. Also Dawson adds massive backbone to our defense whilst freeing MJ to do the role he's designated for. I would argue that your underestimating the impact that Mzungu's running has on the game plan and Neale adds a fair bit as well.
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I use to think people were crazy to say that Walters was a better then then Hill, this kid can ball.
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Hey shibz_1989, we should drop Keps
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Is Mellington really fighting Walters and Ballantyne for a spot in the side? He's only one cm shorter than Mayne, Sure 6 2 isn't tall for a footballer but it's still a way down to Walters and Ballas.
With Griffin's form at the moment I'm thinking if Sandilands did get himself 100% fit and Mellington's wafl form warrents it, then maybe drop Kepler and Clarke for Sandliand's and Mellington, ok so not the tallest foward line apart from the resting ruckman but still?
With Griffin's form at the moment I'm thinking if Sandilands did get himself 100% fit and Mellington's wafl form warrents it, then maybe drop Kepler and Clarke for Sandliand's and Mellington, ok so not the tallest foward line apart from the resting ruckman but still?
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Heard enough, give the lad a 5 year contract let alone a spot in our best 22. We don't have enough players of his skill in our team.
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Yeah, I know where you're coming from actually. He looks like he's creating something, but it's often just lots of action with little reward. Saying he's Dodd 2.0 though is a bit tough. Ibbo is a level above Dodd. He's plays a touch smarter surely?
One thing I liked about Ibbo early in the piece (a few years back now) is he seemed to know, occasionally at least, how to provide fwd play - he has a great penetrating kick when he gets it right was a great kick into 50 or at goal. That seems to be rarely seen - whether it's a Lyon-structure thing or a confidence thing or what, I agree he's no where near as creative as you'd expect him to be.
We have a weird team balance at the moment with too many hbfers v KPDs or proper mids.
So out: Duffield, Ibbotson
In Dawson, Fyfe
Then Obviously: Out Suban
In: Broughton
And in the forward line Out: Clarke
In: Mayne
I'd consider Grover in if Roberton's form dropped at all.
My best back 6 atm might be:
Spur Dawson Johnson
Broughton McPharlin McPhee Bench Roberton
So out: Duffield, Ibbotson
In Dawson, Fyfe
Then Obviously: Out Suban
In: Broughton
And in the forward line Out: Clarke
In: Mayne
I'd consider Grover in if Roberton's form dropped at all.
My best back 6 atm might be:
Spur Dawson Johnson
Broughton McPharlin McPhee Bench Roberton
Ibbbotson seems to always have 1 or 2 major stuff ups each game, and they are a lot more damaging as they are usually behind centre. But I have noticed he is very strong in 1 on 1 marking contests, and seems to take marks that he shouldnt be taking (4th at club in marks, number 1 non KPP). He just needs to work on his creativity once he gets the ball and he will be a good half back. He is not nearly as bad as everyone is making out.
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Ibbo is well behind the other HBF with creativity/efficiency with ball use. Often just looks for the easy one down the line and in the off chance he looks to take the daring kick into the corridor it usually isn't accurate...
Here are our half backs DE%:
1. Roberton 85%
2. Duffield 83%
3. Spurr 82%
4. McPhee 79%
5. Johnson 78%
6. Broughton 73%
7. Suban 73%
8. Ibbotson 70%
8 half back flankers, 7 of which played on the weekend! Too many
Ibottson is ranked 4th in marks but 10th in contested marks. Only 9 contested marks for the year. Thats only 10.9% of his marks are contested. His marks are generally switchs of plays or in space kicks.
He ranks 4th in uncontested possessions,14th in contested possessions and 8th in total possessions. For a guy that gets alot of outside ball or in space and averages 70% DE.
He ranks 4th in uncontested possessions,14th in contested possessions and 8th in total possessions. For a guy that gets alot of outside ball or in space and averages 70% DE.
