(05-17-2015, 09:28 AM)laj link Wrote:Certainly no-one is blaming the forwards. How could you?

(05-17-2015, 10:22 AM)Thryleon link Wrote:I've been thinking about our lacked run.

I think one major issue is we are very height imbalanced.

our talls cannot play football once the ball hits the deck.  Rowe, wood, Levi, Watson, all lack the necessary agility below the knees and that must have some effect on our lack of run.


I think we can only afford two of the above in the line-up.

Until Jamison and Hendo come back we are stuck with Wood and Rowe.  once they are back, I would drop Rowe and add Kreuzer to ruck/forward in a tandem, play Henderson chb, Jamo full back and Jaksch forward with Jones.

Casboult stiff but wood is our only capable ruck on our list, whilst Rowe is probably one of few winning his position more often than he loses this season.

(05-17-2015, 11:50 AM)laj link Wrote:Jones ahead of Casboult...lol.

Kreuzer's a great ruck but an awful forward. Casboult will ruck with Kreuzer. Wood won't play. Casboult's work around the ground is too valuable and the only one likely to be able to play as a key forward while not rucking.

Doesn't matter. While Mick's there we won't get any run anyway. He lost the players long ago. To get run firstly you have to put an effort in.

Key positions will be Jamison, Rowe, Casboult and Henderson with Casboult do some ruck work too. Jaksch will play a 3rd tall role for now at some end of the ground. Better in defence for his sake as he won't be getting a kick forward right now. Who would?

(05-17-2015, 06:21 AM)bignic link Wrote:I find it incredible, then again, perhaps I don't, that some of you actually think that Watson deserves YET ANOTHER CHANCE.

The fact that the ball "didn't get down there", is irrelevant.

The question must be, when it did get down there, what did Watson do?

Did he contest? Did he show toughness, effort, or any determination to actually try and get the ball?

Did he put his body on the line at any stage during his time on the field?

Now, if you are prepared to set aside your blinkered biased glasses and look at Watson's 3 possession performance objectively, you must, if you have got any idea about the game at all, agree that Watson, while he may be a very nice bloke, is, at AFL level,  a complete hack.

Putting everything else aside, after 4 years in the system, I have yet to see Watson kick with his right foot, nor do I know if he can.

That, in itself is an indictment of Watson's commitment to the game, to the club, and his desire to play at the highest level.

I wouldn't give him another game, and he MUST be delisted at the end of the year.

(05-17-2015, 10:01 AM)Blue Moon link Wrote:I think we need to make some major changes. first off I would take Gibbs, Judd and Murphy out of the midfield, I would play Gibbs down back and Murphy up forward. I also think we need another Key defender because Jacsck isn't up to the task. I would also use Kruezer as a key forward if fit, and I would play Yarran further up the ground as we lack pace thru the middle. Finally I would not play Carrazzo again as I think he is gone. This means I would go with the following
B.    Docherty Rowe White
H/B  Gibbs (Henderson/Jamison)* Touhy  *Only one
C    Yarran Curnow Everett
H/F  Tutt Kreuzer Bell
F.    Murphy Casboult Menzel
R.    Wood Cripps Graham
I/C  Simpson Buckley Whiley  Judd

All the rest, Walker, Thomas, Jacsk, Grant and the rest can play in the twos until they get form and passion.

(05-17-2015, 12:12 PM)Thryleon link Wrote:Something revolutionary.  Settle the side for 6 weeks, and see how well they go.  So far, we seem to average a lot of changes every week, and none of it makes much difference.  They might improve more if they get used to playing with each other.