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Re: Reset Rants - cookie2 - 05-05-2018
(05-05-2018, 10:29 PM)Lods link Wrote:Cripps probably has a better idea than any of us as to the state of the club.
His decision will go along way to determining opinions of where we're really at.
It would be a blow to confidence should he choose to go and a big boost should he decide to stay and be a part of any success.
A bellweather.
Re: Reset Rants - Peter Brady - 05-05-2018
A Weather Cock, hopefully pointing East
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Re: Reset Rants - LP - 05-06-2018
(05-05-2018, 10:31 PM)cookie2 link Wrote:A bellweather.
It's a Bellwether Cookie, a leading sheep, it's not raining bells! ;D
We need two things to further our progress.
In the short term we need a fair dinkum structural KPF, McKay is some years away, our current KPFs play more like a Darling role next to Kennedy, we need a Kennedy. Long term McKay looks capable, Kerr looks capable too, but long term.
Darling was able to step up and change roles to fill Kennedy's shoes for a game or two, but nobody will claim Darling can do that for a season, in finals or in the additional absence of other talls like Naitanui or Lycett! Kennedy in that way is structural, that is what we need!
Secondly, we need at least one other A-Grade midfielder to allow Cripps a breather, the other mids we have now are just support acts and if this keeps up we'll run Cripps into the ground! Making him captain too soon could be a millstone for him, he looks like he is willing to harm himself for a short term benefit! If he gets something like OP we are stuffed! Ideally, someone with a bit more pace that doesn't break our bank!
When you saw Dow, O'Brien and Fisher next to Yolmen or Greenwood, it was clear our guys are the future outside. None of them have the size to be serious inside chop-outs for the Cripps types.
Re: Reset Rants - cookie2 - 05-06-2018
(05-06-2018, 01:53 AM)LP link Wrote:It's a Bellwether Cookie, a leading sheep, it's not raining bells! ;D
We need two things to further our progress.
In the short term we need a fair dinkum structural KPF, McKay is some years away, our current KPFs play more like a Darling role next to Kennedy, we need a Kennedy. Long term McKay looks capable, Kerr looks capable too, but long term.
Darling was able to step up and change roles to fill Kennedy's shoes for a game or two, but nobody will claim Darling can do that for a season, in finals or in the additional absence of other talls like Naitanui or Lycett! Kennedy in that way is structural, that is what we need!
Secondly, we need at least one other A-Grade midfielder to allow Cripps a breather, the other mids we have now are just support acts and if this keeps up we'll run Cripps into the ground! Making him captain too soon could be a millstone for him, he looks like he is willing to harm himself for a short term benefit! If he gets something like OP we are stuffed! Ideally, someone with a bit more pace that doesn't break our bank!
When you saw Dow, O'Brien and Fisher next to Yolmen or Greenwood, it was clear our guys are the future outside. None of them have the size to be serious inside chop-outs for the Cripps types.
I didn't know whether it was a bell or not tbh?
As you say Cripps needs a big bodied partner to back him up - we've been calling for it on here for some time.
Re: Reset Rants - ElwoodBlues1 - 05-06-2018
(05-06-2018, 01:53 AM)LP link Wrote:It's a Bellwether Cookie, a leading sheep, it's not raining bells! ;D
We need two things to further our progress.
In the short term we need a fair dinkum structural KPF, McKay is some years away, our current KPFs play more like a Darling role next to Kennedy, we need a Kennedy. Long term McKay looks capable, Kerr looks capable too, but long term.
Darling was able to step up and change roles to fill Kennedy's shoes for a game or two, but nobody will claim Darling can do that for a season, in finals or in the additional absence of other talls like Naitanui or Lycett! Kennedy in that way is structural, that is what we need!
Secondly, we need at least one other A-Grade midfielder to allow Cripps a breather, the other mids we have now are just support acts and if this keeps up we'll run Cripps into the ground! Making him captain too soon could be a millstone for him, he looks like he is willing to harm himself for a short term benefit! If he gets something like OP we are stuffed! Ideally, someone with a bit more pace that doesn't break our bank!
When you saw Dow, O'Brien and Fisher next to Yolmen or Greenwood, it was clear our guys are the future outside. None of them have the size to be serious inside chop-outs for the Cripps types.
Agree..I think we lack two more big mids, Dow is a decent height but his game isnt based around being a coalface grunt, once Greenwood had locked up Cripps the game was over....
Cripps looks on the verge of losing it too...he is sick of the close tagging, being run into the ground every game and looks really frustrated and his disposal looks like that of a tired man....
Of Urgency in the off season is two readymade bigger framed mids just to help preserve Cripps.....
Re: Reset Rants - LP - 05-06-2018
If somebody wants to know why building too much of a stronger midfield is stupid, have a look at Nthmond playing Freo.
Nthmond are basically surrendering the midfield clearances, while Nthmond's HB line is destroying Freo on turnovers, rebounds and counter attacks.
We have a midfield that wins, and a HB line that creates turnovers, but we also have HBFs who turn the ball over on counter-attack and small forwards who don't chase! Our winning in the midfield or at stoppages is like winning a ticket to nowhere!
Re: Reset Rants - Jack Burton - 05-06-2018
Kennedy will be one of those 2 big mids we need. He had no preseason and has been playing with a bad ankle. I thought he showed some better signs last night and gave us a glimpse of what he will bring when he's right
Re: Reset Rants - kruddler - 05-06-2018
In the battle of mids vs kpf and what we require more....how about this for a solution...
We recruit a genuine key forward. Lets say Lynch.
We let Curnowfides loose in the midfield.
Then we have Cripps and Curnowfides running through the midfield, as well as our smaller 'outside types' and we suddenly have depth.
Then with our new KPF (lynch) tagteaming with McKay, and potentially Casboult or Kerr and SOJ.......and soj2.0 along with him.
Re: Reset Rants - Lods - 05-06-2018
On Game Day today Carey named Curnow as one of the top 5 forwards in the game and said he could end up being the best of the lot...at least since Franklin
Re: Reset Rants - ElwoodBlues1 - 05-06-2018
(05-06-2018, 05:48 AM)Jack Burton link Wrote:Kennedy will be one of those 2 big mids we need. He had no preseason and has been playing with a bad ankle. I thought he showed some better signs last night and gave us a glimpse of what he will bring when he's rightApart from his fitness he also lacks a bit of class with his disposal, he isnt bad just not at that elite level, apart from Fisher and OBrien its a very unreliable group of mids headed by Cripps with regard kicking skills..