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Cripps mighty my iffy, I though Kennedy was hurt also and Doc didn't train (I believe) the other day so Ill say there'll be a change.
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I've been critical for quite some time about Carlton giving up a first round pick for Dow, given it was known one of his problems was poor disposal by foot.
But how can the MC mark a player's papers so early in the season? Surely there has to be something else going on. It's not as though he is surrounded by players with elite foot skills.
Has some deal been done? Why would he be happy to put in consistent performances every week in the VFL unless he needs to keep some other team happy with his ability to stick out the season.
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Maybe Dow isn't hitting minimal standards during skills training.
Club probably has a matrix of player attributes like strength, stamina, jump and reach, etc and Dow isn't at standard with his kicking.
Its not the end of the world - plenty of players in VFL that can find plenty of the ball but can't kick.
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(06-01-2023, 10:14 AM)Macca37 link Wrote:I've been critical for quite some time about Carlton giving up a first round pick for Dow, given it was known one of his problems was poor disposal by foot.
But how can the MC mark a player's papers so early in the season? Surely there has to be something else going on. It's not as though he is surrounded by players with elite foot skills.
Has some deal been done? Why would he be happy to put in consistent performances every week in the VFL unless he needs to keep some other team happy with his ability to stick out the season.
It can only be that the MC have all the stats, data and facts in front of them that we supporters simply don't. When they do the match analysis and look at the strategy and match ups, they have to use all that data to pick the best side for the day. Of course we can be cynical and say we know as much or more but reality is we don't. We are just requesting change for the sake of change maybe?
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Pinot and GiC, your posts are quite logical. I am just unhappy that we threw away a first round pick.
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Dow said he wanted to stay at the club and earn his way into the senior lineup after the club couldnt get a bite on him last trade period. Clearly the club have had no interest in furthering his career and are just waiting for his contract to expire and then he will be delisted.
Some of our finest development and list management, and we wonder why we are where we are on the ladder....
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(06-01-2023, 10:25 AM)Macca37 link Wrote:Pinot and GiC, your posts are quite logical. I am just unhappy that we threw away a first round pick.
C'est la vie my friend.
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(06-01-2023, 10:39 AM)ElwoodBlues1 link Wrote:Dow said he wanted to stay at the club and earn his way into the senior lineup after the club couldnt get a bite on him last trade period. Clearly the club have had no interest in furthering his career and are just waiting for his contract to expire and then he will be delisted.
Some of our finest development and list management, and we wonder why we are where we are on the ladder....
As a wise man once said, you can’t polish a third (spoken with an Irish accent).
Dow wanted to stay at the club because he was contracted and no-one else wanted him. Sadly, he’s one of far too many players on our list that are marginal AFL players at best.
I don’t think that you can put that down to player development, it’s a list management failing.
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Port Adelaide captain Tom Jonas has been sent back to the SANFL to find some form.
FMD ..... if it is good enough for the team sitting second on the ladder to drop their captain due to poor form surely our mob should be dropping players who aren't delivering, especially serial offenders.
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