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Bryan dropped also for his future ruck partner while the dude who has retired is playing. What am I missing?
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This is one of the players that makes me question Scott a little.Why would you drop Baldwin after the game he just had...
Saving him from being pulverised by Briggs and Preuss maybe?Bryan dropped also for his future ruck partner while the dude who has retired is playing. What am I missing?
Been out for over 3 months, has only had 1 vfl gameApologies for the intrusion - I come in peace. Does anyone know why Setterfield is not getting a game?
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Pulverized? Briggs barely beat Hayes and lord last week. Bryan can hold his own, he’s over 100 kegsSaving him from being pulverised by Briggs and Preuss maybe?
Farewell game against the club he was drafted to?Bryan dropped also for his future ruck partner while the dude who has retired is playing. What am I missing?
Lol if that’s the case.Farewell game against the club he was drafted to?
Have we really gone out to make finals though? If we were doing that Caldwell and Setterfield are in.You’d think Baldwin played well enough to get 6 Brownlow votes against North the way some people are reacting.
He had some good moments absolutely, but he had a pretty minimal presence otherwise.
Also, of course they’ve gone out to make finals. Why wouldn’t you? Making and playing in a finals game would be gold for the likes of Hobbs, Menzie and Tsatas if we make it. It’s 100% the right call
Have we really gone out to make finals though? If we were doing that Caldwell and Setterfield are in.
Well played.Kelly is an option as stringer would be another forward. If Kelly goes back into the defense, I’d say it’s highly likely that they drop Baldwin.
FTFYWhich would have to occur if you want Heppell to realise and finally call time.
I'd be really cautious..
Setters in for Kelly for mine. Kelly looks like a man looking for a position at the moment. Hepp has kept him out of the backline and he didn't look great up forward.
Personally I'd only make the two changes with Setters and Draper. Let the other two come back via the VFL and actually some some form first.
He played better than BZT who got pantsed.You’d think Baldwin played well enough to get 6 Brownlow votes against North the way some people are reacting.
He had some good moments absolutely, but he had a pretty minimal presence otherwise.
Also, of course they’ve gone out to make finals. Why wouldn’t you? Making and playing in a finals game would be gold for the likes of Hobbs, Menzie and Tsatas if we make it. It’s 100% the right call
This sort of post deserves oxygen beyond whatever is left of the 7 day lifespan of a preview thread.This is a pretty good indication of what we can expect over the coming years, for better or worse (and I’m not complaining).
What are Brad’s selection heuristics on the evidence?
- Seniority matters. Runs on the board have a higher weighting than recent form. Perhaps a belief in returning to form in the AFL instead of being dropped
- Younger players need to substantially outperform senior players to force their way in, if there’s competition for positions
- Middle-rung established players, when returning from injury, are not an automatic in necessarily
- Top players returning from injury are an automatic in but only if proven to be fully fit and ready
- Some players who are omitted will be “soft dropped” by being named as sub but then late-replaced as sub on game day. Possibly done to ease the landing
- Accomodating the above, the team structure will generally be maintained on the field by moving some players around
- While “playing players in their best position” is important, it may bend to:
Observations:
- Accomodate gaps in the selected side
- Fill gaps that arise during the course of the match
- Experiment with players in different positions over the course of a small (?) stretch of games
- Preferred back six (current) is largely settled, barring injuries
- Midfield group is a bigger core of players and, given various injuries, has been less settled but well-stocked at most times, also noting the younger age profiles of some midfielders
- The forward structure is mostly settled but the players haven’t been due to injuries and other factors, including Weid’s form
- The small forwards, except for Menzie, have rotated a lot due to lack of solid 2nd/3rd options at this time
Lol if that’s the case.
BZT played on Nick Larkey, who's third in the Coleman.He played better than BZT who got pantsed.
Well I can only go on the games Baldwin has played...BZT played on Nick Larkey, who's third in the Coleman.
Baldwin played on Tristan Xerri, who's kicked three goals for the year.
It's not a fair comparison.
Do you honestly think he’s in for a farewell game against the club the drafted him? Lol we are a chance to play finals footy
That could also be a factor, since Draper and Flip is our best combination.Do you honestly think he’s in for a farewell game against the club the drafted him? Lol we are a chance to play finals footy
This sort of post deserves oxygen beyond whatever is left of the 7 day lifespan of a preview thread.
Also deserves some scrutiny but I’ll do it later and probably in some other thread
I doubt it’s a factor at all. 0.That could also be a factor, since Draper and Flip is our best combination.
Also if Drapes is coming back from injury they might want him to have a lighter ruck load, and they’re not going to dump that on Bryan. Flip offers more as a forward than Bryan also.
Toby will get him on short hit up leads all day, while Kelly ball watches.The problem matchup is Toby Greene. I think if Kelly gets the task Toby might just end his career by humiliating him, far too many tricks. Earlier in the season McGrath would have been my preference but he seems to have lost his pace recently