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(04-28-2015, 03:31 AM)LP link Wrote:Agreed, tagging is a double edged sword, for example some "scribes" are saying that Freo's attacking upside is primarily due to Crowley's absence!
Problem with Crowley is he doesnt get the ball or do much with it when he does get it.....the best taggers are the ones who tag and get the footy.
Cam Ling was great for this reason....Jordan Lewis can mind a man and still get 30 good touches.....I reckon Freo are better off without Crowley
and more dangerous...
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(04-28-2015, 03:34 AM)shadesy link Wrote:apparently Collingwood turn it over more than us.
If we are willing to push back and defend hard and play with some freedom up the guts, we are a big show.
Sadly we will get cut up on rebound after multiple repeat inside 50's.
We are still 12th for DE I believe and 12th for uncontested possessions.
If we fix our DE a bit we will also fix our uncontested possessions.
Could be an ugly game. 
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(04-28-2015, 03:31 AM)LP link Wrote:Agreed, tagging is a double edged sword, for example some "scribes" are saying that Freo's attacking upside is primarily due to Crowley's absence!
I think Lyon himself alluded to this.
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My tip would be:
IN: Judd, Menzel, Jaksch, Watson
OUT: Armfield, Ellard, Dick, Casboult
I agree with a few others, I think Watson deserves a run in the Seniors. I think Jones is offering slightly more than Casboult right now, but only just. Last senior game Watson kicked 4 against the Bombers. This is his last year of his contract, let's see what he's got as a forward in the 1's before it's too late. Give him 4-5 games minimum in a row to show his worth. He can't possibly stink it up as much as Casboult has been.
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(04-28-2015, 04:18 AM)Navy Maven link Wrote:My tip would be:
IN: Judd, Menzel, Jaksch, Watson
OUT: Armfield, Ellard, Dick, Casboult
I agree with a few others, I think Watson deserves a run in the Seniors. I think Jones is offering slightly more than Casboult right now, but only just. Last senior game Watson kicked 4 against the Bombers. This is his last year of his contract, let's see what he's got as a forward in the 1's before it's too late. Give him 4-5 games minimum in a row to show his worth. He can't possibly stink it up as much as Casboult has been.
This! Just amazing he hasn't been given a decent run at it when he's clearly shown he's up to senior footy.
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(04-28-2015, 04:18 AM)Navy Maven link Wrote:My tip would be:
IN: Judd, Menzel, Jaksch, Watson
OUT: Armfield, Ellard, Dick, Casboult
I agree with a few others, I think Watson deserves a run in the Seniors. I think Jones is offering slightly more than Casboult right now, but only just. Last senior game Watson kicked 4 against the Bombers. This is his last year of his contract, let's see what he's got as a forward in the 1's before it's too late. Give him 4-5 games minimum in a row to show his worth. He can't possibly stink it up as much as Casboult has been.
Hard to see Armfield getting dropped, he has played pretty well.
Buckley may struggle to retain a spot though!
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(04-28-2015, 12:30 AM)Professer E link Wrote:For Watson to play we have to drop Jones... we simply can't play both.
That works for me, Jones is a waste of space.
If all the stars align we could pinch a win but it's highly unlikely.
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Cant believe people want Caz dropped.
His kicking is worse than ever but his presence creats so many scoring opportunities for every1 else around him. Dropping Caz would be a massive mistake IMO.
Menzel in ????? Whats he done for us lately? Why is he an automatic in for us???
For mine Judd and Jacksh (if fit) come in for Ellard and................I dunno but not Caz >  
Too little and Way too late. Pull your fingers out boys!!
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I'd stick with Jones & Casboult.
Happy to persist with Jones, and we need Casboult for ruck relief.
As a forward, Watson is on "L" plates. Nothing wrong with letting him build up several weeks of form in the 2nds.
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Casboult must stay as he provides the relief ruck option, and an ok one at that. Without him, we would need to turn to Rowe to provide a second ruck option, which is very disruptive to the backline. As we have seen already this season, moving a key defender forward or into the ruck is disruptive and causes as many problems as it solves.
Watson will just have keep working hard in the seconds and he will get his chance.
Big test this week and will show where some of our players are really at against better opposition. Jones has improved each game so far, and many of the issues forward are the result of them getting in each other's way more than a lack of effort. He is a limited player certainly, but he is still quite young and has not played heaps of footy.
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