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Like others, I don't see how MDB and Clancee can both be in the team, surely one or the other with Crozier in
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With all the talk of Clancee potentially taking up tagging duties to cover Crowley there's been a case of amnesia regarding the success he has had in the past (2012/13) as a rebounding defender with a high effective disposal rate and penetrating kick.Like others, I don't see how MDB and Clancee can both be in the team, surely one or the other with Crozier in
So isn't that a recruiting issue? I see Port as a similar team in that fitness is key to our game, but they've been fortunate in having some classy players join them from other teams, and have drafted well while they were shit. We've had some dreadful luck with some of our early round draft picks, and we've been shithouse at luring players over from other teams.
The Saints were an awesome side in 2009–10, and that final they lost to the Cats should have been theirs. Maybe Ross should stop coaching perennial loser clubs that lose their shit just getting to the big show.
I don't think recruitment is the issue here. As Lyon said in his pre-season interview, the club is well stocked for running players and flankers. This round is a selection of 100+ game flankers with more of a negating / defensive skill set over alternatives with much less experience who may bring a different skillset. Does picking Crozier/Duffy over Suban/De Boer increase the risk of losing? Maybe marginally. But could there upside at the tail end of the season make the difference?
That's the assessment. Take a risk now for a potential enormous pay off later. He prefers to not take the risk. Due to that, he has a better winning percentage over his career than Alistair Clarkson, Mark Thompson at Geelong, Mick Malthouse at West Coast, or Kevin Sheedy at Essendon.
The side he picked is the most experienced possible based on who is available to play. It will probably win - Ross Lyon coaches team rarely lose.
Like others, I don't see how MDB and Clancee can both be in the team, surely one or the other with Crozier in
So would I. If Ross can show a little bit of dare to do things differently this season, then I will have faith the team might have enough of an edge to go even further.Given Gu and Crozier are playing for Peel I believe Blakely will come in for Duffield hence Clancee in the side on HBF.
It would also mean Sherro will play a full game. His game against wc was encouraging.
Connor the sub.
I will be satisfied with that lineup.
So would I. If Ross can show a little bit of dare to do things differently this season, then I will have faith the team might have enough of an edge to go even further.
The round 1 selection as it stands is uninspiring.
Missing out of the 22 for our September games last year, were Ballantyne Johnson and Mcpharlin (3 All Australians). So barring injury we would not field the same 22 by choice.It's not so much about doing things differently for me, well maybe a little bit, but its more about bringing in much needed class, which you've already nailed many times earlier in this thread clogged. If we want to go deeper into Sept and even deeper still, October, we'll need the class of guys like Blakely, Weller, Crozier and Sheridan playing a part. With the same 22 as last year, we won't succeed, simple as that.
Way too long to read sorry. But all I can say is if you can have a say then so can we. So stop sooking.I was saying this thread is toxic as its riled everyone up and turned us against each other for issues that aren't relevant two days out.
Issues being listed are:
We havent improved like the other top sides because they have exciting new inclusions.
- Ok maybe we havent. Maybe we have. We don't actually know because we haven't played a game yet.
RTB is too conservative, to the detriment of long/short term success.
- We’re doing “doesn't play youf" to ourselves a couple days before kickoff? Really?
We have gone too defensive
- Our defense is based on gameplan not cattle. Many of you were lamenting how the media weren't catching on to how attacking we had become in our gamestyle in 2014. All training reports indicate that is going to go up another notch this year. It may not but we don't know because WE HAVENT PLAYED A GAME YET.
MDB, Subes, CP need to be upgraded
- Yeah they do. Hopefully the opportunity to do so happens from within or we can find good trades this year.
All these issues are concerns that have existed for months (in some cases, years). Raising them in this thread because of 1-2 player selections is pointless. It's too late to change anything.
There is really only one question we need to be asking ourselves. Can we beat the best? Recent evidence would say we can but we won't know with any certainty for a few weeks.
If you guys seriously want to get bummed out before the ball has even bounced, before we have seen what we have been working at, before we have seen the improvement our boys have made then go for it.
However, coming from where we have come from and knowing how hard the road was, I think this thread is just nervous excitement for a lot of you.
Just need to channel it and get behind our club for a potentially great 2015.
Way too long to read sorry. But all I can say is if you can have a say then so can we. So stop sooking.
And that is an opinion you are free to have. Even though I don't agree with it.I wouldn't say he was sooking.
And that is an opinion you are free to have. Even though I don't agree with it.
Mundy beat his PB in the preseason so hopefully he can push through more consistently.
To make September we need to win games now. Putting kids on the park who aren't ready for AFL will cost us games, which will effect our top 4 chances and thus a tilt at the flag. By the sounds of it on the Peel thread these kids are doing everything right. Their time will come. The season is a marathon, not a sprint.It's not so much about doing things differently for me, well maybe a little bit, but its more about bringing in much needed class, which you've already nailed many times earlier in this thread clogged. If we want to go deeper into Sept and even deeper still, October, we'll need the class of guys like Blakely, Weller, Crozier and Sheridan playing a part. With the same 22 as last year, we won't succeed, simple as that.
It's was a sook. He had to stop posting here because it affected his emotions.Maybe you should have read what Lost_deputy had to say before accusing him of having a sook.
Because at the moment it makes your opinion even less informed than usual.
Come on clogged you may hurt his feelings again.It's was a sook. He had to stop posting here because it affected his emotions.