Hogan is a gun though when the gws gives him the service they should be able to.
Id love him in our side right now.
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Id love him in our side right now.
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Might have to give Baldwin a go if things continue - he isn't afraid of collisions and seems a natural footballer. If he gets his hands on the ball he will hold it. Athletic ability seems to be the question mark.
Agree on the size thing, but size doesnt matter when it comes to kicking very basic shots as well.
It was fine when he played decoy last week and Langford bobbed up.
This week it didnt happen and none of weid, jones or stringer gave us anything.
But for perkins, caldwell and the mids contributing, we were impotent fwd.
We all saw what we did wrong but the essendon of the last 20 years loose that by 10 goals. Just need to be playing the hobbs, Voss's, it would be handy to get reid & cox on the park. Things aren't that far off.
Is Mass in the right position? Not a defender his foot skills have passed merret. Is he better suited on a wing
With no 2m, Flip should be playing.
Durham - doesn't do enough for me
Archie - needs to be better
Hepp- That is it mate get formn in VFL like every player does.
Davey - will be a player just not getting it yet in the big time this is not school footy
Parish / Caldwell- consistently are in and out of games can't carry both each week!
Changes I would like to see
In: BZT, Flip, Voss, Hind, Hobbs ( I thought hinds play on made us play a different brand of football.
Out: Heppel, Durham, Laverde, Davey, Jones or Weid
But we are playing differently and we are playing better footy!
Is Mass in the right position? Not a defender his foot skills have passed merret. Is he better suited on a wing
With no 2m, Flip should be playing.
Durham - doesn't do enough for me
Archie - needs to be better
Hepp- That is it mate get formn in VFL like every player does.
Davey - will be a player just not getting it yet in the big time this is not school footy
Parish / Caldwell- consistently are in and out of games can't carry both each week!
Changes I would like to see
In: BZT, Flip, Voss, Hind, Hobbs ( I thought hinds play on made us play a different brand of football.
Out: Heppel, Durham, Laverde, Davey, Jones or Weid
But we are playing differently and we are playing better footy!
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Agree in the past and was a potato forward. Playing wing seems to have unlocked something in him
I think we pick one of weid or jones and play flip as 2nd ruck
I'd also have stringer out of the side and langford/martin/duz rotating wing and forward.
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Was really annoying to pull level only to give 2 (possibly 3) goals away straight away due to direct turnovers coming out of defence.
What made it worse was the kicker not being under direct pressure, they were just shit kicks.
What made it worse was the kicker not being under direct pressure, they were just shit kicks.
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So you name him as an in on Thursday before you know the results of his injury ?Hobbs is playing VFL.
Yes he is in the VFL but he was only cleared to play yesterday.
When he team was named he was yet to be cleared.
Cannot agree on durham.
Suspect davey will get a rest when guelfi is good to go. Im fine to invest for now given he does team things.
Mass probably too short for the wing role. Team needs to make sure he's not last man standing in defence. A better game from mason and he isnt as exposed.
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My initial thoughts are to drop Jones and Heppell for Zerk and Phillips.
Emergency, then late change?So you name him as an in on Thursday before you know the results of his injury ?
Yes he is in the VFL but he was only cleared to play yesterday.
When he team was named he was yet to be cleared.
He should be playing over hepp.
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Mason would be in the AA team if it was picked right now, been amazing in all 3 games.
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He doesn’t play wing and midfielders playing wing is not a good idea .
Heppell should be out but Hobbs needs to play a position he can actually play. Midfield or small forward.
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I'm 18 beers deep.... but I want mass kicking inside 50 whenever he can. Put him on a wing of fwd flank and loop past every mark 50-75m out and hitting it up. Elite kick.
Plus why on earth did we drop Phillps. Criminally underrated.
How Hepp wasn't subbed at qtr time I'll never know. Staggering.
Plus why on earth did we drop Phillps. Criminally underrated.
How Hepp wasn't subbed at qtr time I'll never know. Staggering.
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For sure he should not be in the starting lineup, but, in no way did Heppell alone cost us the game tonight. He was a contributing factor, but not the sole cause.
Redman had a bigger impact on the loss than Hepp. Our slow ball movement had a bigger impact than Hepp. Our skill errors had a bigger impact than Hepp. Our fwd structure had a bigger impact than Hepp. Team selection had a bigger impact than Hepp.
I could go on, and on, and on...
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Jeez I agree with a lot but bit harsh on Parish.. our highest possession getter, highest contested possession winner.. 35 on the night with a goal and 4 clearances.. not bad in a losing side.
Caldwell is struggling to find his place now that Setters has taken that inside mid role.. but he played a 5 minute purple patch that shows his class. Caldwell is a bit player.. a rotation.
I agree that Davey, whilst exciting, needs to do the basics better and make better decisions. He is going to be a player.. no one doubts it.. but you aren't the fastest/best player on the field yet.
I think we missed a trick not playing Hobbs and I also think that Guelfi did enough last week to suggest he should be getting a gig ahead of Stringer/Menzies.
Stringer was our, statistically, worst performer on the night and Heppell was our worst player by a long way. Very concerning stuff when you two most senior players (and you could argue only senior players) are your worst. Highlights how young we are and how bumpy the ride is going to be. St Kilda are in a different phase of development to us and I still think we could beat them on our night. It is going to be hard to watch but gotta have faith.
I agree. Against good teams he cannot even draw a football.
Great effort to stay in the game. When you are so obviously off the boil early it can become a ten+ goal loss before you know it. To work our way back shows new levels of maturity.
We are not going to be anywhere near the finished product yet. What I am seeing is progress from a team that is young and still missing key components.
The only thing I’ll back the naysayers here on is that the call needs to be made on Hep. Not that he is done as such but more to the point that if you’re not performing you go find form in the VFL.
Some of the negative views I am seeing are based on the venting of emotional recency bias. Jones has the tools to make it but he needs to develop as a third tall. Too often he’s the focal point but he’s not ready for that. Scott doesn’t need to prove himself to any of us fans yet. He’s working out the pieces of a puzzle and if that means that Langford is played in position you don’t agree with then suck it up because he will be crucial as a swingman when we’re contending. Hobbs needs to develop his midfield craft with some continuity. If that means being in the VFL until after the bye I’d be ok with that. His inclusion would’ve gained little tonight.
Let’s see how we bounce back next week. As Knighter once said, ‘I’m bullish’.
We are not going to be anywhere near the finished product yet. What I am seeing is progress from a team that is young and still missing key components.
The only thing I’ll back the naysayers here on is that the call needs to be made on Hep. Not that he is done as such but more to the point that if you’re not performing you go find form in the VFL.
Some of the negative views I am seeing are based on the venting of emotional recency bias. Jones has the tools to make it but he needs to develop as a third tall. Too often he’s the focal point but he’s not ready for that. Scott doesn’t need to prove himself to any of us fans yet. He’s working out the pieces of a puzzle and if that means that Langford is played in position you don’t agree with then suck it up because he will be crucial as a swingman when we’re contending. Hobbs needs to develop his midfield craft with some continuity. If that means being in the VFL until after the bye I’d be ok with that. His inclusion would’ve gained little tonight.
Let’s see how we bounce back next week. As Knighter once said, ‘I’m bullish’.
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I find it amusing that most picked us to win 6 games and are now blowing up when we lose
I feel like he took a lot of his marks previously by coming in from the side. Seems like he's trying to lead and mark more but he's not getting enough separation.
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It came down to two really poor turnovers coming out of defence once we drew level . Killed the momentum .
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Hepp wasn't sole cause.. but I'd put him up there as a very large part of it.. his first five kicks were all shocking turnovers.. plus RTB had primed his players to run off Dyson.. hence why they moved the ball so freely in the first quarter. Brad Scott then moved Dyson up to the wing/rotating flanker and then durham was tasked with covering Heppells man.
Redman cost us badly with his brain fades.. agreed but Heppell skill errors just killed our momentum.
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My dog loves wacky waving inflatable arm flailing tube men, but what the hell does she know she's only a dogThat’s not unpopular, it’s a fact.
Weid is just Francis mkII and Jones is nothing more than inflatable advertising stuffed into a guernsey.
Most of the melts I'm seeing are about Heppell being selected. Not seeing too much else negative.I find it amusing that most picked us to win 6 games and are now blowing up when we lose
This was one of themI find it amusing that most picked us to win 6 games and are now blowing up when we lose
Not really, but damn that was winnable
