IMO Betts has been the worst performed out of the 3 considering experience, is he content with his spot??
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IMO Betts has been the worst performed out of the 3 considering experience, is he content with his spot??
And so it would seem that playing VFL did not hurt him
Of course not, but he wasn't sent their for poor form which is more to the point. He was lower in their pecking order which is different to Hendo.
But in saying that, Dawes and Hendo are very similar in stats over their careers and Dawes IMO wasn't great against us, so i wouldn't have him any further ahead of Hendo apart from size.
Agree to disagree i guess
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I think he is a postive father figure to them, has extended up the ground well and added plenty of this fwd pressure palaver!
Don't disagree, but looking at the 3 of them only he IMO has been the least effective, again based on experience and expectations.
I for one thnk we should keep all 3 in the team for the whole year.
Gumbleton's got a year and a half on Henderson. Is also an athletic freak with amazing fitness. Will be a star if he stays fit.
I'd suggest Hendo is more hampered by lack of physical development than Gumbleton as he's slower and as such has an opponent breathing down his neck. Henderson gets hands to the ball enough but doesn't have the strength/hands to clunk them just yet.
His resemblance to Kennedy at the same age is pretty uncanny, actually. Very similar types.
Not if their defensive pressure is going to be called into question. We don't need three new Fevs. It seems pretty clear that there's a strict No Passengers policy being enforced this year... at long last.
As for Fast Eddie, he appears to be wanting to bring his two proteges more into the action at perhaps the expense of his own game. Someone should maybe give him the "lead by example" talk.
Really? Finds more of the footy and has more shots for goal than either. Unfortunately accuracy has let him down (has kicked 11 goals 12) but for mine is the most consistent of the lot.
While Yarran is freakishly skilled, he is prone to go missing as you'd expect from a second year player playing as a HFF/FP.
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Yeah, his tackling is always good as well but he's added a new dimension to his game with his play as a lead up forward.
Yep. He's a surprisingly good lead for a player of his size. Very sticky hands.
This is not the first season that he has shown his lead-up skills but it is getting more attention from team-mates and media because Fev is not there.
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Watch the first quarter where Henderson played forward and then tell me he should be dropped.
Yarran got away to hit the woodwork because Henderson smashed a pack from the side and sent O'Brien flying.
And Betts stayed down to get the crumb to Yarran who missed a sitter.
Yarran's first goal came from Henderson's handpass.
When we moved the ball inside fifty quickly which was almost never, Henderson was valuable and contributed.
Henderson then had to move back to take Dawes who suddenly went quiet.
Premature thread of the year.
Almost as bad as Harley flaming Henderson after Setanta's handpass backwards to Lachie who was standing still and under pressure.
I think your expectations of a 20 year old replacement for a Coleman Medallist are far too high.
Yarran got away to hit the woodwork because Henderson smashed a pack from the side and sent O'Brien flying.
And Betts stayed down to get the crumb to Yarran who missed a sitter.
Yarran's first goal came from Henderson's handpass.
When we moved the ball inside fifty quickly which was almost never, Henderson was valuable and contributed.
Henderson then had to move back to take Dawes who suddenly went quiet.
Premature thread of the year.
Almost as bad as Harley flaming Henderson after Setanta's handpass backwards to Lachie who was standing still and under pressure.
I think your expectations of a 20 year old replacement for a Coleman Medallist are far too high.
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Not often this happens TG, but I totally agree. I've just finished watching a replay (had to wait for the sads to pass after seeing it live) and I think there wasn't much wrong with Henderson's game. OK, so the kid's not dominating games yet, but did anyone expect him to?
It'll be interesting to see what the MC do this week, I'd like to see a fit and firing Waite back, but I'm not so sure I'd like to see Henderson dropped now.
Look at what JK has become given an extended run in the 1s. That's all I'm saying.
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I thought he copped a dose of concussion on Sunday, perservere with him up forward I reckon ,you only need to look at JR's rise.
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Henderson was a lot stronger on Dawes than White.
Dawes failed to break Lachie's tackle.
Or take a mark one out with Henderson spoiling.
Setanta's free came about due to the pressure from Henderson's long clearing kick off half back put the Pies under pressure.
Supporters will only remember his error deep in their forwardline.
Dawes just pushed White aside because he was just too big.
White didn't really do much wrong, so he has a future as a third tall defender after another few pre-seasons.
Dawes failed to break Lachie's tackle.
Or take a mark one out with Henderson spoiling.
Setanta's free came about due to the pressure from Henderson's long clearing kick off half back put the Pies under pressure.
Supporters will only remember his error deep in their forwardline.
Dawes just pushed White aside because he was just too big.
White didn't really do much wrong, so he has a future as a third tall defender after another few pre-seasons.
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Premature?
The season is nearly 1/3 of the way through.
Where he was flatfooted and froze while weighing up options?
There were a lot of bad handpasses that game. Putting team mates under pressure. Yeah it sucked, but Hendo could have done better.
You're the one comparing him to Fevola.
Not me.
JK spent most of his first year at the weagles in the WAFL and only played a handful of games.
Then in his second year, he really started to come on and now in his third year, he is starting to really shine.
I think that I said with Hendo, we would only want to play him for about 16-18 games this year so that he can get used to it all and for the rest of the time, sit him in the Ants.
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I concede that in a competition somebody must always be last!
It's been six games and Hendo's contribution has been steadily falling as the season has progressed. Non plussed about his effort down back on the weekend as he was only sent there because White was getting monstered (Dawes still out muscled him at leat once and left him behind on a lead at least once for a goal/point? plus Dawes hasn't earned the tag 'quality' yet).
Its been stated by Ratts he's the future of our forward line so I look at how he goes there.
Unless Ratts has specifically told him to play way up the ground to create space for Irish, betts etc and take his guy out of the game then I would expect our CHF to at least provide an alternative goal kicking target at some stage during the game and should be looking to contirubute on the score board.
And for the sake of clarity this is not about saying he is crap and should play the rest of the year in the two's, but just going back to the Bully's and getting his hands on the ball and some goals on the board.
Hendo has definately polarised posters in terms of 'should he stay or should he go' but whatever happens lets hope he's up to the next clash.
Its been stated by Ratts he's the future of our forward line so I look at how he goes there.
Unless Ratts has specifically told him to play way up the ground to create space for Irish, betts etc and take his guy out of the game then I would expect our CHF to at least provide an alternative goal kicking target at some stage during the game and should be looking to contirubute on the score board.
And for the sake of clarity this is not about saying he is crap and should play the rest of the year in the two's, but just going back to the Bully's and getting his hands on the ball and some goals on the board.
Hendo has definately polarised posters in terms of 'should he stay or should he go' but whatever happens lets hope he's up to the next clash.
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Sure but at least caveats brighten the place up.
Indeed. Maybe its because we're not all face to face so tone of voice, body language and facial expressions can't be taken into account, although if we were it would probably rival UFC Wired for entertainment value.
Plus very disappointed you missed 'should he stay or should he go' but whatever happens lets hope he's up to the next clash.
Ay, see what I did there.
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