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but he lacks speed problem, tackling and Blues have a running backline.
we've always got McPharlin who can play forward
I've become very keen to see Duffy debut. I've got very little to back up this theory, but I think he'll compliment our forward line beautifully.
Walters Mayne Duffy
Ballantyne Pavlich Clarke
I've read this a couple of times now... and I still can't see your point.I actually thought through this... I still remember last season when Freo beat the tigers by a point and Griffin did his knee. Obviously he got replaced by a smaller guy and Clarke carried the ruck in the rest of the game. If a small mid or forward got subbed out, then he would be replaced by another medium sized runner.
I remember that demons game a few weeks ago in the NT. Apeness played half a game and Morabito got subbed in. It didnt hurt the team. I expect Freo to beat Carlton and win easily. Still I was thinking lets give Alex Pearce half a game then sub him off for Silvagni. Dawson and Johnson are the 2 main key defenders. Worst case scenario, you have 2 mids in the bench being rotated.
Still with the interchange cap, when you have 4 guys on the bench its usually 3 mids and the sub or 2 mids and a tall and then a sub.
Still remember a Carlton vs Essendon game I think in 2011 or 2012, where 3 carlton players were injured in the 1st quarter and they were down to one sub. They made bugger all rotations while Essendon made plenty. Essendon won easily that day.
I've read this a couple of times now... and I still can't see your point.I actually thought through this... I still remember last season when Freo beat the tigers by a point and Griffin did his knee. Obviously he got replaced by a smaller guy and Clarke carried the ruck in the rest of the game. If a small mid or forward got subbed out, then he would be replaced by another medium sized runner.
I remember that demons game a few weeks ago in the NT. Apeness played half a game and Morabito got subbed in. It didnt hurt the team. I expect Freo to beat Carlton and win easily. Still I was thinking lets give Alex Pearce half a game then sub him off for Silvagni. Dawson and Johnson are the 2 main key defenders. Worst case scenario, you have 2 mids in the bench being rotated.
Still with the interchange cap, when you have 4 guys on the bench its usually 3 mids and the sub or 2 mids and a tall and then a sub.
Still remember a Carlton vs Essendon game I think in 2011 or 2012, where 3 carlton players were injured in the 1st quarter and they were down to one sub. They made bugger all rotations while Essendon made plenty. Essendon won easily that day.
Has he been doing that in the wafl?Yeah the train is getting closer, really like his ability to hit a target in the forward 50 and kick a clutch goal.
Has he been doing that in the wafl?
Sorry for the intrusion. I have read Walters won't return this week. Do you expect him to play the following week against us, or would he need a game in the WAFL first after so much time out?
Sorry for the intrusion. I have read Walters won't return this week. Do you expect him to play the following week against us, or would he need a game in the WAFL first after so much time out?
We can't go into the finals with Pav as the only (damaging) big forward target (resulting in a double team). Need to keep putting game time into another tall. Otherwise if Pav got injured (yes, i know there's another thread discussing this), goodbye 2014. Tabs is just not there yet, the old guys too injury prone, hannath didn't do much either. Apeness is the only one for me who looked dangerous in the forward 50, worked hard at ground level, generally kept out of Pav's way, and gave Pav a tall target to kick to when Pav marked on the wings, even if only to spill or pass to Ballas (or Walters). He was a 1st round pick selected for his size and ability as a forward. I think we should give him game time the remainder of the home and away season. He could also help to ruck forward if we lost a ruck during an important game. He showed enough for me that i would hope he is given more games at this time. taberner has not (yet?)I've become very keen to see Duffy debut. I've got very little to back up this theory, but I think he'll compliment our forward line beautifully.
Walters Mayne Duffy
Ballantyne Pavlich Clarke
Sorry for the intrusion. I have read Walters won't return this week. Do you expect him to play the following week against us, or would he need a game in the WAFL first after so much time out?
I can see your point but I think when Walters comes back it changes our forward line dynamic that much so the second big forward becomes less important. I believe Mayne's game has suffered with Walters out and hence he could become damaging once again. The fact is we don't have a second talented big man to come in at the expense of our talented smaller players.We can't go into the finals with Pav as the only (damaging) big forward target (resulting in a double team). Need to keep putting game time into another tall.
Anybody hear what RTB had to say on 882 tonight?
I am disappointed at the lack of a fuss made about his awesome mark, backing back. My mark of the week in the AFLHas Tendai trained? He looked very proppy with a bad landing but did play the game out, but sometimes the real pain comes later.
Brades has probably been working his Mzungu voodoo doll with a needle all week.Has Tendai trained? He looked very proppy with a bad landing but did play the game out, but sometimes the real pain comes later.
I suspect he'll wear the green vest in his first game back. Can't see him having a huge impact in his first couple of games after missing 3 months of footy though.