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On Wed i remember seeing Boekhorst, Graham, Sumner and one or two others at most. Not sure about the senior guys.
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Plowman wasn't brought in to us, as solely a back-man.
Guy will be a beast and will be given the chance to develop as a mid.......although a short one.......compared to Cripps.
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Wouldnt surprise me in the slightest if we played Plowman as third tall defender and Jaksch as third tall forward... and then during a game, have them swing to opposite ends for a spell.
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Fingers crossed he can play some games this year. Had a tough run since coming on board.
a midfield of cripps murphy gibbs plowman graham curnow docherty whiley sumner lamb thomas kerridge byrne has some depth and real potential. Add 2/3 of balic francis oliver clarke gresham partington and its looking very good.
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1-2 more years I suspect for Jamo... the slightest knock to them and he goes down clutching them.
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Is it just me or is Buckley looking HUGE?
Cripps, Murphy and Gibbs are the 'provens' The others are just the 'hopes'
Curnow does what he knows how to do without the flash.........Docherty & Plowman are the guys I want to see in middle.
Reckon Docherty could become quite a revelation if we give him the opportunity.
docherty played in the midfield when he arrived under malthouse. did very well and wasnt fit. we have enough running defenders to release him. in a few years i could see byrne as a gun mid as well.
Don't want to take Byrne out of his comfort zone and he'd likely make for a better forward than a mid, anyway.
Docherty is the one I think could surprise. I've seen him make very good decisions in close this time last year and should be the next cab off the rank.
agree about docherty in the midfield. good user and decison maker and wins the ball. i still think byrne with a year or two under him could be a star mid. has size and physicality, a running ability and his ball use is as good as we have. an elite user. just my thoughts.
agree about docherty in the midfield. good user and decison maker and wins the ball. i still think byrne with a year or two under him could be a star mid. has size and physicality, a running ability and his ball use is as good as we have. an elite user. just my thoughts.
My thought too but we said that about so many other players (Tuohy included) yet it rarely eventuates...................although if it was going to, then Byrne is a good chance. He does have a 'Fyfe-type' bounce to him but it's a long way to go.
Docherty just seems suited to being a mid and I'd be surprised should Bolton not see that in him.
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Everitt for me, I think he's got all the makings of a special player.
Needs to concentrate on work rate and four quarter effort but I think BB will make him into an excellent player.
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Bigger yes, but still dwarfed by Keg Kerridge.
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We can't fit Doc, Plow, Buckley, Touhy, Sheehan and Byrne all at half back (not to mention Simmo who will probably see out his career down there). Will be good to see some of these names in the middle or forward.
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I want the three irish guys as our defensive flankers who and push up to the wing. Doc could definately spend more time in the middle, and Buckley could really utilise his pace as an ouside mid.
No we can't and which is why Docherty and possibly Plowman can easily be used elsewhere........(Don't forget DVR also.....and possibly Dick.)
Just don't want to be messing around too much though as a stable back-line has always served the club (most football teams) well.
We'll see what Bolton thinks will serve the side best by about February I'd say, but I'm pretty sure that Tuohy, Byrne and Sheehan will continue to ply their trade down back....for now at least.
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It wouldn't surprise me if we see Bucks up forward a little bit more.
Would expect to see far greater proportion of our starting 22 rolling through the middle.
The Hawks often have Rioli, Roughie, Breust, Gunston taking their turn.
Less rotations this year logically means a team that can spread the work load will run out a game much better than a team that can't.
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Have to agree with HARKS re: Doc in the middle. Seen him do some very nice things when he's pushed up from half back and got into some contests in the middle. Well rounded dynamic player, can run hard and fast, kick goals, surprisingly good overhead, generally a good user. Probably needs to sharpen up his handball a bit (get him to do drills with Cripps). On top of all that he's tough and will push himself all day.
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