Preview Changes: R5 vs Richmond - Saturday April 16, 4.05pm ACST @ Adelaide Oval

[Scorpus]

IN:
McAdam, Cook, Berry

OUT:
Hinge, Rowe, Schoenberg

Hinge dropped and named as an emergency, not injured

 

[Southerntakeover]

Probably 20-25

No.

 

[Jeffcrowe]

No.

It’s all opinion I guess

But yeah he’s not the guy we should be worrying about , one of our only players that walks into any team

 

[Southerntakeover]

It’s all opinion I guess

But yeah he’s not the guy we should be worrying about , one of our only players that walks into any team

Does he? Does he get a run in the Melbourne midfield? Bulldogs? He's a B player. Gets plenty of it, terrible disposal, no hurt factor.

I wasnt targeting him particularly, my post was about the sum total of the three, but the idea that he's some unimpeachable elite is nonsense.

 

[Scorpus]

Probably 20-25

He’s not a problem for us , either is Keays . It’s a lack of talent outside them . Our recruiters haven’t had good talent ID for mids

Our best mid is a rookie pick AA defender

I think Laird might go top 25 in a midfield draft where you're looking for immediate impact for that season.

In a midfield draft overall there's no way he goes that high. There would be heaps of elite talent younger players taken ahead of him

 

[Jeffcrowe]

I think Laird might go top 25 in a midfield draft where you're looking for immediate impact for that season.

In a midfield draft overall there's no way he goes that high. There would be heaps of elite talent younger players taken ahead of him

Yep as an immediate draft

Not including your Hornes etc

 

[Jeffcrowe]

Does he? Does he get a run in the Melbourne midfield? Bulldogs? He's a B player. Gets plenty of it, terrible disposal, no hurt factor.

I wasnt targeting him particularly, my post was about the sum total of the three, but the idea that he's some unimpeachable elite is nonsense.

Terrible disposal ? You reckon most of the opposition analysts , media analysts would say that he’s got ‘terrible’ disposal ?

You think let him get the ball and zone off so he can shank it is what they think ?

An AA defender off half back which is a position that relies on good ball use with ‘terrible’ disposal is a bit of a LOL analysis to be fair

 

[Southerntakeover]

Terrible disposal ? You reckon most of the opposition analysts , media analysts would say that he’s got ‘terrible’ disposal ?

You think let him get the ball and zone off so he can shank it is what they think ?

An AA defender off half back which is a position that relies on good ball use with ‘terrible’ disposal is a bit of a LOL analysis to be fair

His disposal sucks. You only need eyes to see.

He was an all australian defender five ****ing years ago- he sucked there for about two whole seasons once the other teams started pressuring him- because his disposal is suspect under pressure. You seem to forget why he got moved into the midfield.

If the goal of the game was to kick the ball super high he'd be awesome.

 

[dylan123]

Laird has never really hurt the opposition by foot imo.

 

[Jeffcrowe]

His disposal sucks. You only need eyes to see.

He was an all australian defender five ******* years ago- he sucked there for about two whole seasons once the other teams started pressuring him- because his disposal is suspect under pressure. You seem to forget why he got moved into the midfield.

If the goal of the game was to kick the ball super high he'd be awesome.

His disposal sucks haha ok

You win

Is that why Fogarty can’t get a kick ?

 

[Miss Vanessa]

Does he? Does he get a run in the Melbourne midfield? Bulldogs? He's a B player. Gets plenty of it, terrible disposal, no hurt factor.

I wasnt targeting him particularly, my post was about the sum total of the three, but the idea that he's some unimpeachable elite is nonsense.

Yeah he does. He probably plays more half back but he definitely rotates through the midfields in both the Dees and Bullies… though granted, 5 points down with a minute to go he doesn’t step into the centre square for either.

 

[Southerntakeover]

His disposal sucks haha ok

You win

Is that why Fogarty can’t get a kick ?

Fogarty does more damage with one kick than Laird does with 30. If only he was as good at handball receives.

 

[hey shorty]

Laird has never really hurt the opposition by foot imo.

He does, but then again when you get 30 odd most weeks you'll do damage with some of them.

 

[hey shorty]

Fogarty does more damage with one kick than Laird does with 30. If only he was as good at handball receives.

Not this year he hasn't

 

[Jeffcrowe]

Laird has never really hurt the opposition by foot imo.

His kick is average , lacks penetration . Is neat enough over shorter distance

Josh Dunkley is a ‘terrible’ kick , Laird is a better kick than Taylor Adams and no one calls his kick ‘ terrible’ or ‘sucks ‘

 

[Jeffcrowe]

Fogarty does more damage with one kick than Laird does with 30. If only he was as good at handball receives.

Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha

 

[Southerntakeover]

His kick is average , lacks penetration . Is neat enough over shorter distance

Josh Dunkley is a ‘terrible’ kick , Laird is a better kick than Taylor Adams and no one calls his kick ‘ terrible’ or ‘sucks ‘

Imagine getting all agitated, and the highest you're prepared to put it is 'average'.

 

[Jeffcrowe]

Yeah he does. He probably plays more half back but he definitely rotates through the midfields in both the Dees and Bullies… though granted, 5 points down with a minute to go he doesn’t step into the centre square for either.

Yep he would play half back / mid

Maybe 3rd centre square starting mid at times

 

[Southerntakeover]

Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha

Come on, someone who thinks Laird is a top 20 mid shouldnt be laughing at anything.

 

[Southerntakeover]

Yep he would play half back / mid

Maybe 3rd centre square starting mid at times

So, in answer to whether he'd crack the midfield you answer he'd play half back.

Precisely.

A top 20 mid though. Lol.

 

[hey shorty]

Imagine getting all agitated, and the highest you're prepared to put it is 'average'.

A lot of the good to great midfielders are average kicks.

 

[Jeffcrowe]

Imagine getting all agitated, and the highest you're prepared to put it is 'average'.

Terrible and sucks

Didn’t realise I was talking to the love child of Darren Jarman and Gary Ablett junior lol

 

[Jeffcrowe]

So, in answer to whether he'd crack the midfield you answer he'd play half back.

Precisely.

A top 20 mid though. Lol.

In the top 2 teams Darren

 

[Jeffcrowe]

Come on, someone who thinks Laird is a top 20 mid shouldnt be laughing at anything.

Top 25 Daz

 

[Southerntakeover]

A lot of the good to great midfielders are average kicks.

A lot of mediocre midfielders are bad kicks too.

 

[Jeffcrowe]

A lot of the good to great midfielders are average kicks.

Yep

Petracca the best player in the game has penetration but sprays plenty of his kicks to targets