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(04-21-2021, 04:25 AM)Milhanna13 link Wrote:Agreed - its an easy reign to pull during a rebuild, as it
a) assures you lose, so higher draft picks
b) allows the club to sell hope - look at these kids, arent we going to be great, soon
c) buys time
But, it can be counter-productive, as it can, as you point out, kill the confidence of the kids (looking at you, Paddy Dow)
It should come as little surprise that SOS followed the GWS model, given his pedigree. Lots of young kids playing and growing together. Given the injuries and average recycled players that he also recruited (O'Shea etc.), maybe the kids were played becuase there was no on else.
On the flip side, one could reasonably speculate that Dow's confidence took a hit when he was no longer being selected, or selected for 1 game, then dropped. He started really well in 2018, despite our worst season in history.
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Blue Moon....I'd add Nic Newman to that list of injured players in our best 22 as well. I think he played every game in his first season for us in 2019 and did his knee in Round 1 last year and hasn't played since. He's got a little bit of mongrel in him and is usually a reliable and penetrating kick off half back or can be used off a wing. I'd have him in the backline before Williamson and SPS at the moment.
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I wonder how we would go against BrisVegas if all 22 played with the work ethic of Walsh, Cripps & Weitering?
Only our ruthless best, from Board to bootstudders will get us no. 17
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(04-21-2021, 06:15 AM)Baggers link Wrote:I wonder how we would go against BrisVegas if all 22 played with the work ethic of Walsh, Cripps & Weitering? Probably a win. I'd go as far to say that we could beat every team if all 22 played with the work ethic of those three. The question is though, how often would all 22 play with the work ethic of those 3?
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If we come to play we can give any team a run.
You'll know in the first ten minutes which Carlton side turns up.
I'm expecting a good effort this week.
They've been stung.
If we don't see it, that will be a worry.
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Tom Williamson needs to be dropped this week and probably delisted unless we see a major improvement.
Been a fan since day one but right now he is a major liability and its impossible to have a defender who cant kick on his non preferred foot in some shape or form playing down back. The game is too quick and high pressure to get back on your preferred all the time and you have to be able to hit targets on both feet.
You add that to some horrible decision making, plus shaky kicking on his preferred foot and I cant see how he can command a place in our best 22. The sooner Newman is fit and back in the team the better...
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(04-21-2021, 08:17 AM)ElwoodBlues1 link Wrote:Tom Williamson needs to be dropped this week and probably delisted unless we see a major improvement.
Been a fan since day one but right now he is a major liability and its impossible to have a defender who cant kick on his non preferred foot in some shape or form playing down back. The game is too quick and high pressure to get back on your preferred all the time and you have to be able to hit targets on both feet.
You add that to some horrible decision making, plus shaky kicking on his preferred foot and I cant see how he can command a place in our best 22. The sooner Newman is fit and back in the team the better... And apart from not being able to use his right foot, he has virtually zero awareness and gets caught very often. Shame really, he has a good physique and a decent tank. Maybe he needs to be tried up the ground.
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(04-21-2021, 08:22 AM)Gointocarlton link Wrote:And apart from not being able to use his right foot, he has virtually zero awareness and gets caught very often. Shame really, he has a good physique and a decent tank.
Glad to see people are coming around to my way of thinking nowadays re willo.
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(04-21-2021, 08:22 AM)Gointocarlton link Wrote:And apart from not being able to use his right foot, he has virtually zero awareness and gets caught very often. Shame really, he has a good physique and a decent tank. Maybe he needs to be tried up the ground. Fair point about his awareness, the time away he had from the game with his back injuries has really messed with him
and he just isnt that same assured player we all had high hopes for.....
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(04-21-2021, 06:15 AM)Baggers link Wrote:I wonder how we would go against BrisVegas if all 22 played with the work ethic of Walsh, Cripps & Weitering? I'd like to see that.
A better work ethic will add speed to some of the players who don't run both ways with intensity (for a player with decent speed, SPS doesn't run either way with intensity) but it won't change the fact that some of our players lack the speed to apply pressure on opponents.
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