RussellEbertHandball
Flick pass expert
Last year I posted that I wanted us to pick Mitch Harvey for the Rd 23 game against Freo at Subi to bash and crash into Sandilands to help out Lobbe so he had a bit of a rest. I was criticised for my call, no dramas, its a forum for free opinions, we didnt pick him, Sandilands absolutely dominated Lobbe they went on a 9 goal unanswered run in the 3rd quarter and early last, we do our usual comeback, but lose, miss top 4 and therefore best chance to make a GF.
Against Freo in the semi we should have lost the game by half time but they didnt bury us because of bad goal kicking, so in the second half most of our goals come from tricky, freaky snaps near the boundary line and a couple from great runs along the boundary and kicking from way out wide. Similar story in the PF re bad goal kicking, but this time by us, and still kicking freaky goals.
We have been lulled into the belief that this style of play is sustainable long term. It isnt!!
We need to start structuring up correctly and playing more sustainable realistic footy. Gray and Wingard will do enough tricky, freaky stuff but we have to get the rest of the team playing percentage footy.
We need a gorillia and we need a proper forward line. Pick Mitch Harvey and tell him to play deep and he doesnt have to play past the CHF square line. Sam Gray isnt a 100 gamer, yet we pick him and expect him to have to beat Harry Taylor for maybe 20% of the game.
Against Geelong they had 3 true KPD's who had played over 700 games between them and we played Schulz, and then told Westhoff to drift all over the place including spending a bit of time on Blicavs. You cant win with that forward line against that defence especially when you throw in another 700 games from Mackie, Enright and Kelly - although we lucked out with Kelly going down.
If Harvey has 5 kicks within 52m from goal on reasonable angles, I reckon he will slot 4 of them.
Play him against a weak Carlton team at the MCG, give him the bye off and then play him on the smaller SCG where he doesnt have to run as far.
I have found out enough about the sort of AFL player Sam Gray will make. I want to find out what sort of player Mitch Harvey will make. Tom Hawkins got gifted games when he probably wasnt ready. It's not a sin to blood someone early. If Butcher is out of favour with the selection committee then Harvey has to play. The season is as good as over for finals. We arent going to find out any more about or win any more games with Sam Gray, Jake Neade, Aaron Young or Paul Stewart playing in the forward line in place of a KFP.
Now is the time to find out what sort of AFL player Mitch Harvey will make.
Against Freo in the semi we should have lost the game by half time but they didnt bury us because of bad goal kicking, so in the second half most of our goals come from tricky, freaky snaps near the boundary line and a couple from great runs along the boundary and kicking from way out wide. Similar story in the PF re bad goal kicking, but this time by us, and still kicking freaky goals.
We have been lulled into the belief that this style of play is sustainable long term. It isnt!!
We need to start structuring up correctly and playing more sustainable realistic footy. Gray and Wingard will do enough tricky, freaky stuff but we have to get the rest of the team playing percentage footy.
We need a gorillia and we need a proper forward line. Pick Mitch Harvey and tell him to play deep and he doesnt have to play past the CHF square line. Sam Gray isnt a 100 gamer, yet we pick him and expect him to have to beat Harry Taylor for maybe 20% of the game.
Against Geelong they had 3 true KPD's who had played over 700 games between them and we played Schulz, and then told Westhoff to drift all over the place including spending a bit of time on Blicavs. You cant win with that forward line against that defence especially when you throw in another 700 games from Mackie, Enright and Kelly - although we lucked out with Kelly going down.
If Harvey has 5 kicks within 52m from goal on reasonable angles, I reckon he will slot 4 of them.
Play him against a weak Carlton team at the MCG, give him the bye off and then play him on the smaller SCG where he doesnt have to run as far.
I have found out enough about the sort of AFL player Sam Gray will make. I want to find out what sort of player Mitch Harvey will make. Tom Hawkins got gifted games when he probably wasnt ready. It's not a sin to blood someone early. If Butcher is out of favour with the selection committee then Harvey has to play. The season is as good as over for finals. We arent going to find out any more about or win any more games with Sam Gray, Jake Neade, Aaron Young or Paul Stewart playing in the forward line in place of a KFP.
Now is the time to find out what sort of AFL player Mitch Harvey will make.
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