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Re: Round 5 preview Carlton v Collingwood - deags - 04-29-2015
(04-29-2015, 12:08 AM)Navy Maven link Wrote:Menzel was one of our better players in Rd 1, 17 disposals and 2.1 on the score board. Didn't do anything against West Coast, but who did? Then he's been out injured the last 2. He's still got more class than Ellard and Armfield combined.
A lot of people here criticising the suggestion to drop Armfield. Sure he played ok against the Saints, but the problem with our team at the moment is that we have too many good honest C-B graders and not enough class. I'd play Menzel ahead of Army because Menzel is the future. He is still young, he will have some shocking games and some brilliant ones. But the more game time he gets, the more likely we'll get the brilliant games. We're never going to evolve if she keep playing the same players with gross limitations. Ellard is not up to it, Armfield is not up to it in the long term. Time to move forward.
As for the 'Casboult is our only ruck relief' argument that people are throwing about; bringing Jaksch back in means we can afford for Rowe to relieve in the ruck. It wouldn't be for large chunks of the game anyway. But to be honest, I wouldn't be fazed to see Jones dropped instead, but stand by the opinion that Watto deserves his chance.
Armfield isn't the answer to all of our woes, but dropping him this week is saying that we don't respect effort, and effort is what is holding us back. He was great last work and worked his bum off. Plus his pace is/was a bonus on several occasions.
Re: Round 5 preview Carlton v Collingwood - cookie2 - 04-29-2015
Army is another one who is OK until a better option comes along - as a week to week proposition, he'll be in and out of the team for his remaining time with us. I think he'll stay in this week, deservedly so.
Re: Round 5 preview Carlton v Collingwood - Thryleon - 04-29-2015
In the form he is in, Id be leaving him in the team until such point that he significantly misfires.
28, might net us a decent trade or even might end up on the market via free agency. Either will get us decent compensation.
HAVE to shop him around, particularly whilst he challenges the younger more able bodies to beat him to a game.
Re: Round 5 preview Carlton v Collingwood - LP - 04-29-2015
(04-29-2015, 06:02 AM)Thryleon link Wrote:In the form he is in, Id be leaving him in the team until such point that he significantly misfires.
28, might net us a decent trade or even might end up on the market via free agency. Either will get us decent compensation.
HAVE to shop him around, particularly whilst he challenges the younger more able bodies to beat him to a game.
Our list is looking too slow, most of our recent drafts are pretty slow, we can't keep getting rid of pace and bringing in slow!
Re: Round 5 preview Carlton v Collingwood - bignic - 04-29-2015
(04-29-2015, 03:52 AM)rocky link Wrote:While I agree with the bit about him being dropped I think you've gone in a bit hard on the guy. By all accounts he's a natural leader and 100% committed to the cause but his current form is just so SHIZEN it's difficult to see how he's survived the chop for this long. Lack of options I guess is the main reason. Watson is not the answer, he is a dead set spud I don't care what anyone says. Play the new kid Jaksch and just roll the dice.
Agree about Watson, except for one thing. Spuds are useful. You get beautiful chips from them. At least when my missus makes them!!
As far as Rowe being a natural leader, maybe in the locker room, he is.
Out on the track, sorry to say it, but he's a waste of space.
Re: Round 5 preview Carlton v Collingwood - bignic - 04-29-2015
(04-29-2015, 04:01 AM)raven link Wrote:Swan in doubt with a sprained ankle according to FB Supercoach.
Walking around in a moon boot.
Re: Round 5 preview Carlton v Collingwood - DontgoJuddy - 04-29-2015
(04-29-2015, 06:42 AM)bignic link Wrote:Walking around in a moon boot.Showed him on the news doing run throughs at training. Had a slight limp but with him the way he walks like a duck, you cant tell.
Re: Round 5 preview Carlton v Collingwood - DJC - 04-29-2015
(04-29-2015, 09:03 AM)DontgoJuddy link Wrote:Showed him on the news doing run throughs at training. Had a slight limp but with him the way he walks like a duck, you cant tell.
Swan trained for 10 minutes so his ankle must not be good. I suppose we'll have a jab and come out and play a blinder.
Re: Round 5 preview Carlton v Collingwood - DontgoJuddy - 04-29-2015
(04-29-2015, 09:38 AM)DJC link Wrote:Swan trained for 10 minutes so his ankle must not be good. I suppose we'll have a jab and come out and play a blinder.lol
Re: Round 5 preview Carlton v Collingwood - kruddler - 04-29-2015
(04-29-2015, 09:38 AM)DJC link Wrote:Swan trained for 10 minutes so his ankle must not be good. I suppose we'll have a jab and come out and play a blinder.
They interviewed him on Triple M on sunday. At the time he was actually in a tattoo parlour getting the back of his knee tattood!
They asked him about the amount of time he spent forward on ANZAC day and he said it wasn't planned, but he rolled his ankle a little bit early on and it was better if he played more forward.
He also said that it should be fine and there was more pain in his knee after getting the tatt done.
Perhaps a bit of both is to why he wasn't training so much.