For a player who was knocked for not finding enough of the ball, 20 disposals is a good start.
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For a player who was knocked for not finding enough of the ball, 20 disposals is a good start.
Newman's stats are great for a first game back from injury.
One of my favourite players, won't be long til he's back at AFL level.
One of my favourite players, won't be long til he's back at AFL level.
He was pretty classy with his ball usage and for the most part made good decisions too.For a player who was knocked for not finding enough of the ball, 20 disposals is a good start.
what possie did he play?
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Played back pocket against Nicoski all day. Had the better of the contest.
could he be the zippy back pocket we need?
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He was pretty impressive for his first game of the year today. Has to put in similar performances for the rest of the season now.
Dont know if I said it earlier but Bennell has been penciled in as our small backman next year pending good form and no injuries.
Was part of the reason we rookied him, his kicking in drills at training has been very good for the last month or so.
Looks a better choice than Carter who is the other small backman we have on list.
Was part of the reason we rookied him, his kicking in drills at training has been very good for the last month or so.
Looks a better choice than Carter who is the other small backman we have on list.
sounds good,and plenty on here have been bagging the bennell pick recently.If he stays healthy will be a great pick up.Hopefully Dick can crack a game at some stage too
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Not sure. If, as you claim, he isn't quick enough to take the small forwards then he won't be quick enough to tag the quick outside mids/wingers. And he won't be big enough to tag the bigger inside types.
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Man, I had that nagging thought at the back of my head as well. He just doesn't have enough natural ball winning ability to compensate for his lack of pace, so I couldn't place him in the guts or on a wing.
FWIW, I base that claim re: Carter's pace on watching Dick get goalside on him in that EF/SF derby a couple of weeks ago. Carter played well on him for the most part, but just couldn't go with Dick when he got goalside.
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It's probably too early to be making these calls on Adam anyway, he's still only in his first season of senior WAFL footy.
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Good point. I'm sure our development staff are aware of his deficiencies and are working to address them regardless.
Carter's a good player, it's just hard for me to pinpoint a role for him within our structure at the moment.
Additionally, it's probably unfair to compare his WAFL form to Bennell's given Bennell has spent time on an AFL list previously and has a few years of development (albeit at Melbourne) under his belt.
From memory I thought Carter had reasonable pace.
No shame in not catching Dick goalside.
No shame in not catching Dick goalside.
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WC's season is shot, so may as well play Newman, (and some others), sooner rather than later. Perhaps another game or two at waffle level, then a good, continual stint at AFL level for the rest of the season to see how he goes, without the pressure that comes from potentially being axed and sent to the magoos hanging over his head. I think Newman would thrive under those conditions. At the very least, he'll be better prepared to step into his role at AFL level next season, in spite of the burden of potential axing if he doesn't perform. Such an opportunity might just see the becoming of a player who becomes a shoo-in for a place in WC's best 21 at the outset of season 2014.
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Just on Newman, if he comes into the team where would he play and who would go out for him? Isn't he more of a forward?
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Newman would be lucky to get a gig prior to August
His fitness base would be nowhere near afl standard
We do have a vacant small pocket up for grabs which hams tries and fails to fill
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Hams and Cripps aren't regulars though. Hams only came in to cover Lecras. Cripps was the sub.
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So if Newman's fitness isn't quite there yet, make him the sub.
( I do get that it is better for him to play a full game in the WAFL, but better for our team for him to be sub as he offers more than Hams/ Cripps IMO. We played Gaff as sub for most of his first year, so it's not unheard of.)
( I do get that it is better for him to play a full game in the WAFL, but better for our team for him to be sub as he offers more than Hams/ Cripps IMO. We played Gaff as sub for most of his first year, so it's not unheard of.)
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Thinking about heading up to watch one of the games on today. What do you guys think would be the best option? Haven't watched a WAFL game in a long time.
Both should be good games...flip a coin!
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I thought Nicoski was not great at all yesterday. Bennell beat him convincingly for most of the game, and a couple of Nicoski's goals were gifts due to a 50 metre penalty and a lucky kick into the pocket that fell his way. Bennell looked good for his first senior game back. Funnily enough Ch7 mentioned Nicoski's 3 goals in the WAFL report as if it was the highlight of the game.
