Crows way. Got to keep our middle of the road never bottoming out record intact.
I remember 2014 I think it was when we gave Brodie Martin a string of like 12 games despite his form not being great prior to that. It's not always about what you're doing now, but seeing if a player has anything left to give beyond this year. Douglas is like Jacobs and Mackay who are 30 or over and aren't contracted beyond this year. I wouldn't be surprised if we give Douglas and later Jacobs an extended run to determine what the plan is for them next year. Clearly by Douglas' and Jacobs performances in the SANFL last week they have something there given they both dominated without much trouble, but I get the feeling we wouldn't keep them around to play SANFL next year, so it's either AFL, or they look for another option elsewhere or retire.
Do any of our recruits? 3 years is normal transmission for our selections.
Murphy has banked credit from the some of the games he has played this season and is better than Gibbs and Greenwood in chasing any day. Gallucci was very good with limited possessions last week so it's understandable why they weren't dropped.
Imagine if Sloane is a late out and of that bunch they choose Mackay as the replacement
Douglas numbers looked good against the bottom team in the SANFL, some supporters watching him live said he turn the ball over a reasonable amount of time, that's why his inclusion was very strange based on this observation.
Like I said, it's less about his performance in the SANFL demanded selection, but about seeing how much he has left in the tank. I watched it at the ground live, he made a few mistakes, but certainly no more than any other game he's played and certainly not the worst in the team. But for example, say it comes down to 1 contract spot for 2020 and it's between Douglas and Poholke. You don't want a 32 year old spending the entire year in the SANFL, you could live with a 22 year old doing it. The worst thing that can happen is we find out Douglas is past it at AFL level and that makes the list management decision pretty easy for next year.
Douglas will play in the Middile .......... 2 x Crouches on the Ball. ......... Gibbs to replace Sloane
If that's the case, they should do that against a different team and later in the season.
I think its fairly stable after the top 15. Terribly run bottom clubs pump games into picks before they are ready , using the sink or swim method. Others look for the long term
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Hart said he will play forward?
If Jacobs and Greenwood come in next week then it makes sense. Tigers are without their ruck, running a few guys back from injury and some youngsters in, get a fresh Jacobs in to give our mids first use and Greenwood back to hopefully being able to play at a high level over 4 quarters.
