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(05-20-2018, 06:50 AM)laj link Wrote:Don't mind Lamb. We seemed to have found a role for him. Rowe I don't mind usually but would prefer we go with Marchbank and Weitering when they are ready again. Maybe rowe's experience with the other two might be useful for this year still but that's it. Kerridge is ok for depth but that's all as is Graham. Don't play when other's are up and going.
The only thing I got out of today's game was in the first half with the McKay, Kerr combination for the future. Poor buggers had no hope in the second half. Those two and Curnow, who can play key position, 3rd tall or even midfield, are a forward line we can base ourselves around for many years.
I agree with most of that except for Lamb, he wouldn't be getting a game anywhere but Carlton.
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(05-20-2018, 06:41 AM)JonDorotich link Wrote:Let’s get real
O’Shea, Garlett, Jones, Thomas, Rowe, Mullett and Kerridge VFL at best
Kerr, Dow, McKay, SPS, OBrien wouldn’t be playing in many other teams
Probably left out a number of others, but it’s 50% of the side, so that’s the issue
Of that later lot though other clubs would snap them up fast for a high draft pick if available. Thomas has had a great year. Rowe does ok but like Levi is a fill-in while other s develop. The other's we don't need in the side.
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Regarding injuries: I heard Oliver broke a finger last round and had surgery during the week. He was a bit quiet today - probably because of that. Just shows that sides with depth can carry a player or two. We are not one of those sides. Playing Murphy was plain stupid from where I sit.
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A few harsh on SPS. 22 possessions, was actually throwing himself into the packs, 6 tackles. A significant improvement on recent efforts IMO.......after 28 career games.
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(05-20-2018, 06:54 AM)blue4life link Wrote:I agree with most of that except for Lamb, he wouldn't be getting a game anywhere but Carlton.
Sometimes you get the best out of players by finding them roles that they are suited. Sydney forever makes a silk purse out of a sow's ear by doing that with ordinary players. That's what good sides do with those types.
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Nothing positive to say after that, turned off at the start of the 3rd but it was all over long before. Pick yourselves up, dust yourselves off and train hard this week. Oh and bring your mouth guards. What I do know is that inconsistent sides like ours lose the winnable and win the losable. They are likely to drive down to KP and knock off the Cats this week.
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(05-20-2018, 06:58 AM)townsendcalling link Wrote:A few harsh on SPS. 22 possessions, was actually throwing himself into the packs, 6 tackles. A significant improvement on recent efforts IMO.......after 28 career games.
Ironically he did look better today, I agree.
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He is a 'chaos creator'...but creating chaos on the backline isn't always productive.
A good game last week and he started well today with a couple of strong marks but it went downhill pretty quickly.
Not that he had much chance with the way the ball was coming in but he played well off his man again so he virtually gave himself no chance.
With Casboult out today was a day we could have used him in that second ruck position and brought Weitering in to play his role.
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(05-20-2018, 06:58 AM)townsendcalling link Wrote:A few harsh on SPS. 22 possessions, was actually throwing himself into the packs, 6 tackles. A significant improvement on recent efforts IMO.
Agree wasnt our worst and in conditions that probably dont suit him......Nick Graham was amongst our best and clearly the sting taken out of the track suited a slower player like Graham.
We just dont have the big bodies apart from Cripps and in conditions like that especially when Gawn dominated the ruck we were going to struggle...E. Curnow was a big loss in those conditions..
Melbourne did their homework too and had some good matchups, we struggled in the coaching box and were slow to move players IMO.....
Melbourne are an ok side but not 100 points better IMO....OShea, Mullet and Rowe were woeful which didnt help either.....
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