Lindsay Thomas dropped

[SterlingArcher]

Very good player who would be much more effective if he played normally and not like a flog.

Attitude needs a shake-up I think.

Not a big deal though.

 

[SterlingArcher]

Yet he's dropped by the team in 12th place

How can he be one of the best half dozen small forwards in the league right now, if he's not even good enough to hold his spot in your side?

I remember Stephen Milne getting dropped in late 2000's (maybe 2008). He is comfortably the best small forward since 2000. Form happens. Small forwards are easier to make an example of than talls.

 

[Matera92]

His knees?

 

[Ned_Flanders]

I remember Stephen Milne getting dropped in late 2000's (maybe 2008). He is comfortably the best small forward since 2000. Form happens. Small forwards are easier to make an example of than talls.

That wasn't what he said though, he said he currently is

Not only is his current form shit, other posters have shown there is a conga line a small forwards pushing for the "best half dozen" tag long before Thomas gets a look in

What's next, nahas?

 

[Lyyynnnchy]

Needs a run i the twos to get his confidence up. Still easily in the best half dozen small forwards in the game

Would rather

Betts
Lecras
Rioli
Garlett
Elliott
Breust
Wingard
Walters
Puopolo
Ballantyne
Cripps

 

[Bojan KantKick]

He's a good small forward struggling for form in a team struggling for form. A spell in the 2's will do him some good.

 

[Wooljay]

Needs a run i the twos to get his confidence up. Still easily in the best half dozen small forwards in the game

Not even in the top 20.

 

[HBFlanker]

Would rather

Betts
Lecras
Rioli
Garlett
Elliott
Breust
Wingard
Walters
Puopolo
Ballantyne
Cripps

Drawign an extremely long bow with Cripps and Puopolo. The others you could probably have a conversation about

 

[HBFlanker]

Not even in the top 20.

And i presume you think Downhill skier Jamie Elliott is in the top 3?

Haven't seen him since you started playing decent teams

 

[Damon_3388]

How can he be one of the best half dozen small forwards in the league right now, if he's not even good enough to hold his spot in your side?

"North Melbourne are a top four side." - David King, 'AFL 360', Fox Footy Channel, 08/07/2015.

 

[DaVillaBlues]

Would rather

Betts
Lecras
Rioli
Garlett
Elliott
Breust
Wingard
Walters
Puopolo
Ballantyne
Cripps

Dennis Armfield

#EveryoneLovesDennis

 

[Ned_Flanders]

"North Melbourne are a top four side." - David King, 'AFL 360', Fox Footy Channel, 08/07/2015.

I still remember north posters were insulted by anyone not including them in the top four predictions preseason, and now they deny everything

 

[Lemma]

People are forgetting how dangerous he can be. He is out of form

 

[dazbroncos]

dropped or he fell forward giving the impression he was dropped….

His legacy, whatever that will be, is marred by this now…

too bad as he had more skills than that..

GO Catters

 

[Yippy Yi Yeo]

Needs a run i the twos to get his confidence up. Still easily in the best half dozen small forwards in the game

Lost it. Bit of wishful thinking there buddy, he'd be lucky to make the top 2 dozen small forwards in the game. Off the top of my head, Betts, Elliot, Walters, Ballantyne, Breust, Rioli, Harvey, Wingard, Zorko, LeCras, Cripps, Dahlhaus. Aside from kicking the odd goal he doesn't do a whole lot else, and half of his goals come from staged free kicks anyway, which is why his "form" has been down.

 

[Halftimehero]

Any coincidence that since the tightening of the ducking/shoulder shrugging rule that this cheating flog hasn't had a sniff?

 

[JUBJUB]

"North Melbourne are a top four side." - David King, 'AFL 360', Fox Footy Channel, 08/07/2015.

Oh Dave is a funny bugger with his predictions

 

[Kangaroos4eva]

Good on North for making this call. His influence on games in the past few weeks has been non-existent since the umpires have shut him out of getting frees from staging.

Has nothing to do with frees, his form and tackling are way down.

 

[Kangaroos4eva]

dropped or he fell forward giving the impression he was dropped….

His legacy, whatever that will be, is marred by this now…

too bad as he had more skills than that..

GO Catters

Sadly the media has torn his character to shreds.

 

[Kangaroos4eva]

Oh Dave is a funny bugger with his predictions

No, he's just an idiot.

 

[deflated]

Sadly the media has torn his character to shreds.

The media? He doesn't need any help making fans dislike him. Single-handedly moved North from 'disliked' to 'detested' for me.

 

[jess_1804]

Has he been dropped before?

Yep, back in 2011 and 2012. Kicked 6.2 last time he played VFL, but I'm guessing it's going to be a bit harder this time around.

 

[astrovic]

Has he been dropped before?

Yep, in 2012 at the height of his "yips".

Only played one game in the VFL, kicked 6.2, came straight back in, hasn't looked back...until now.

BTW methinks those who draw a connection between his loss of form and the rule change are ignoring that his kicking for goal has been getting steadily worse all season. 22.13 for the season doesn't look bad but when you look closer, it is padded by Joe the goose goals and the number of times he hasn't made the distance or kicked OOF with shots on goal he has been nailing in recent years.

I daresay his form is far more connected to that than the rule change.

 

[Dazb86]

Who is that North supporter that claims Thomas is holding the team back every time they lose a winnable game?

Says he runs into the space the taller guys should be using etc.

 

[Righteo]

Feels like a very un-Scott like move, could be wrong but I always had the perception that his favourites got a bit of a free ride. Good decision though.