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Who should be named instead? Colyer? North? Bennell? We're naming fit players in the 26.Why even name him????
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Who should be named instead? Colyer? North? Bennell? We're naming fit players in the 26.Why even name him????
If that were the case why not name the other fit players?Who should be named instead? Colyer? North? Bennell? We're naming fit players in the 26.
I don't disagree, playing him with 3 rucks is crazy. But playing 3 rucks is crazy! I think we need to stop with the injuries excuse when we then drop our only genuine tall forward threat for the sake of playing 3 ruckmen in the same team, one of which has maybe 3 games left in his career. Very little of what is going on at the club makes sense to me.
Lobb's not a ruckman the way Darcy and Sandilands are.
He crumbed a goal, plucked a mark in the goal square and booted one from outside 50.
Hes a tall agile/mobile forward who works up and down the ground.
We're playing 2 rucks.
That's the thing, McCarthy has so little aerial ability he is not a genuine tall forward thread, that's the point. If he was, then sure, you play CMac, Lobb and a ruck. And if he had other strings to his bow (chase, tackle, pressure fwd, a tank and burst speed to lose his defender), then you could also use him, but he doesn't.
Seems McCarthy needs two other more mobile talls to be targets in the 50 and up the ground as a foil where he has a chance to get off the hook - that's what we had earlier in the year. When we have say Hogan and Lobb or even Tabbs there, they are nimble enough and/or have enough athleticism and a tank to make up for McCarthy's deficiencies but when we don't have that choice and it becomes Sandi and Lobb or Darcy and Lobb, McCarthy becomes dead wood.
Basically we're better playing 2 rucks and Lobb than 1 Ruck and Lobb and McCarthy. Either option reeks of desperation, but that's basically where we're at.
Didn't think that re: his performance vs West Coast which was almost a month ago, but both of those games- vs. East Perth and vs. West Coast - the Peel team was smashed in the midfield and the forward entries often went straight to the opposition.
I see he has played WAFL last 6 weeks, but he had injury setback somewhere along the line didn't he. Maybe he's been working back to full fitness through those games because amongst the other things, not keeping his feet, not converting his chances, he also seemed to have lost a lot of zip.
Unfortunately, whenever there's coverage of Peel games lately, the team has played poorly - maybe outside of that, last week vs EF and training he's looked sharper.
Which other fit players? Cupboard is pretty bare.If that were the case why not name the other fit players?
Those names are possible ins.
Which other fit players? Cupboard is pretty bare.
I had discounted Sturt as I think they will cotton wool him after the concussions (for this year). Carter could have.Carter? Sturt?
Couldn't disagree more, but that's the beauty of a footy forum!
Yet Switkowski's output as a pressure forward gets lauded on here. Don't get me wrong I like what Switkowski offers but he needs to hit the scoreboard. At least Ballas capable of doing both. Don't know if he still has it but at least worth consideration given Switta's lack of goals....Bit of drama going on in this thread re Ballas
This the 2014 Ballas? This season Ballas is absolutely cooked. He won’t be able to do both. Mentally he’s been preparing for retirement. Feels like Ross named him to give him hope and motivation.Yet Switkowski's output as a pressure forward gets lauded on here. Don't get me wrong I like what Switkowski offers but he needs to hit the scoreboard. At least Ballas capable of doing both. Don't know if he still has it but at least worth consideration given Switta's lack of goals....
Switzkowski or Switkoski didn't travel...
Switzkowski or Switkowski didn't travel...
Don't mind the changes, quite like them. Ballas is cooked, but Switta needs to know he has to do more at this level. Wouldn't be playing Ballas for the rest of the season though, see how he and Switta go respectively.Oh the melts for Ballas in.
Rebuilding to tanking.