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We really do need to nail our ruck structure and decide what we want English to be. It has huge ramifications regarding list management.Bevo has said 50/50 split for Stef and Timmy
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We really do need to nail our ruck structure and decide what we want English to be. It has huge ramifications regarding list management.Bevo has said 50/50 split for Stef and Timmy
We’d be better off not going after Lobb if that’s our plan going forward.If this actually happens it could be more a dress rehearsal for Lobb coming in.
This is where getting a Lobb who can do both fairly well like Tim is crucial so we aren't either breaking even at best in the ruck or having a training cone sitting up forwardWe really do need to nail our ruck structure and decide what we want English to be. It has huge ramifications regarding list management.
Can he? I can’t help thinking Lobbs ruck ability is being well overstated in here.This is where getting a Lobb who can do both fairly well like Tim is crucial so we aren't either breaking even at best in the ruck or having a training cone sitting up forward
We really do need to nail our ruck structure and decide what we want English to be. It has huge ramifications regarding list management.
I'm with you on this, Garcia is the smarter footballer of the two (IMO) and as a result the more creative. I also think he's better defensively. The only thing you can bring in that small forward role is pressure on a constant basis, there will be days where you get involved in a lot of the play and others where you just need to do the hard stuff for little reward.And Garcia isn't and doesn't?
21 pressure acts last week.
They essentially play the same role.
It's competent which is what we need and as we saw last week he is a great mark and kick up forwardCan he? I can’t help thinking Lobbs ruck ability is being well overstated in here.
Stef has been dominant in the VFL (against some lesser opponents). I'm with Beveridge on this one. You can't ignore his form.
Au contraireSo why has Martin been selected?
1. Because Bev wants to play two rucks so that we win this particular game and Martin is the best option?
Or
2. Because two rucks is part of the structure we need for this initial two week period to win the flag and Martin is the best option for that for this period.
Or
3. Because Martin playing second ruck is the structure that can win us the GF this year?
I am not confident Martin can play 6 successive games so 3 is out. Must be option 1.
Martin starts in the ruck IMO. If he isn't performing well then English gets thrown in there.Is the Martin selection just because Bevo realises - as he did about this time last year - that English cannot be relied upon to provide a reliable, consistent effort in the ruck and we're now in must-win territory so he needs to change it up. The best of English is great, but we don't see it often enough and too often we see sub-standard performances. Bruce being slow to get back to good form coupled with a good stretch from Martin in the VFL has provided the opportunity to do it.
At least it's two rucks and if English isn't performing well enough in the centre then Martin can be thrown in there. Shouldn't really matter this week (we should be smashing this GWS team given their form and outs), but would be an interesting selection next week for McEvoy's final game.
There is no doubt about this. Martin's nearly 36 and still has more mobility and more around the ground impact than Sweet. What does this say about Sweet's progress over the past 4 years? In a couple of recent VFL games he looked like the penny had dropped and he was far more energetic and involved than we have seen before. However, this is the standard of performance he must consistently achieve but at a higher level if he's to be taken seriously as a ruck option at our club.A fit Martin is still better than a fit Sweet and thats a problem going forward.
It's only a problem going forward into next year. This year...it's a solution.A fit Martin is still better than a fit Sweet and thats a problem going forward.
No 3 is why he was recruited last year, didnt work because of injury but he could be the missing link in center bounces......age and injury doesnt help his cause.So why has Martin been selected?
1. Because Bev wants to play two rucks so that we win this particular game and Martin is the best option?
Or
2. Because two rucks is part of the structure we need for this initial two week period to win the flag and Martin is the best option for that for this period.
Or
3. Because Martin playing second ruck is the structure that can win us the GF this year?
I am not confident Martin can play 6 successive games so 3 is out. Must be option 1.