DERRINALPHIL
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What about trying Bell down back? I reckon he is strong enough to play on a taller player.
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I don't know that you want a massacrer of the ball coming out of the defensive 50. Well, another one.What about trying Bell down back? I reckon he is strong enough to play on a taller player.
Out - everybody
In - nobody (since nobody is perfect)
Walker, Paps, Lester, Green and Bestmode for the ins
Outs- Martin, Jansen, Keays, Robertson and Bell
If Green is not ready then Keays can keep his spot.
Dropping Rockliff is a stupid idea.
Gotta check concussion I think... But why the hell not? He'll have a crack.
Is that you Green?hmmmm, foot long or six inch?
Been a lot better the last few weeks in the ressies but still no where near AFL level. I feel bringing him in this year will only embarrass the kid. Still would like us to hang onto him for another year or two, slowly coming around to think he might be able to make it at AFL level.
I am going against the much of the prevailing wisdom (bah...who am I kidding, like any of us have wisdom at this point). I would like to see Keays and Robertson stay in.
I just think games into them helps us more in the long term than the short term but the short term is gloomy to say the least. So let's play for the long term benefit.
I'd keep Robertson in the side. Of his four games this season, one was against last year's premiers and another was against last year's minor premiers, and he got 22 disposals in both. The other two games were 10 goal losses in which pretty much nothing went right for anyone at our club. He misses targets, gets caught with the ball, makes bad decisions, sure, but to my eyes he's trying really, really hard to compete: so hard, that perhaps he's trying too hard. I say give him an extended run in the firsts to see what happens if and when the shock of playing at AFL level subsides. Maybe then the panic attacks, brain fades, and sheer nervousness subside too. And if not, what have we lost by giving him a go? It's not like we've got Patrick Dangerfield in the twos, is it.
He also has a rare ability where instead of everything seemingly slowing down when he gets the footy like Pendlebury it speeds up.
I have noticed this seems to be a common trait amongst our players for years now. We seem unable to dispose of the ball quickly,instead attempting to run through packs which has a very low success rate. I'd love to know where we sit in the league on being caught holding the ball.Agree with everything you said, especially this:
I have noticed this seems to be a common trait amongst our players for years now. We seem unable to dispose of the ball quickly,instead attempting to run through packs which has a very low success rate. I'd love to know where we sit in the league on being caught holding the ball.
I think the difference is that Tippet has always had the athleticism and fitness to ruck. Freeman does not. He would need a lot of work to be fit enough to ruck for any length of time.In my opinion I think the club should use Freeman as the second ruck - he is still growing but he will be of more use there - ala Tippet - who has been transformed from a full forward to the premier ruckman in the comp - might be a while before we see him again.
although i didn't have hammer in my ins i wouldn't mind seeing him given a go, the couple of ressies games i have seen him in he looked pretty good IMO.For me:
Out - Martin, Merrett, Taylor, Bell
In - Walker, Hammelmann, Paparone, Mathieson
Hammer has consistently been in the best in the ressies and deserves a chance.