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(07-23-2016, 11:22 PM)Professer E link Wrote:We're not the only side to struggle with this but we really lack chunky, strong, fast players... all our pacy blokes are little light blokes like Boeky, Sumner and Buckley and we don't have a match for the likes of Heeney, that fast, explosive burst kind of player. Heeney killed us in the third and our blokes with pace couldn't match his strength or attack on the ball.
Swans are light on for outside run IMO and looked far better with Heeney up the ground.
Oh GITC, a lot of Buddy's goals were from smart forward play, but gees he cheats and sneaks forward of the contest a lot and score easy goals as a result. I thought a lot of Swan's scoring opportunities came from space created by questionable err "handballs" across F50 arc, it craps me no end when sides get away with that.
And that's why I'd like to see Billy Gowers get a game; he's hard, fast and a good size.
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It was very noticeable that we really struggled to lay effective tackles on the likes of Kennedy, Heeney and Parker.
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(07-23-2016, 11:22 PM)Professer E link Wrote:Oh GITC, a lot of Buddy's goals were from smart forward play, but gees he cheats and sneaks forward of the contest a lot and score easy goals as a result. I thought a lot of Swan's scoring opportunities came from space created by questionable err "handballs" across F50 arc, it craps me no end when sides get away with that. He gets out the back because he's smart. He's is a 197cm version of Rioli or Betts, quick and agile for his size and uses it to get out the back. Easy, cheap goals? Who cares, goals a goal.
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Cunningham is another bigger faster ball carrier as well.
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(07-23-2016, 11:29 PM)DJC link Wrote:And that's why I'd like to see Billy Gowers get a game; he's hard, fast and a good size.
x2....Cripps doesnt really chase so we need another bigger mid who can play on and bring down the likes of Kennedy....
I know his form has tapered in the twos but I'd like to see him in the team and given a few games...
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(07-23-2016, 11:39 PM)Professer E link Wrote:Cunningham is another bigger faster ball carrier as well.
Pacy but not overly big at 183cm, 80kg...its funny as that is 6ft tall and in years gone by he would have been seen as a decent height but in todays footy thats about the minimum entry level size.
He is in that group with Boekhorst, Tutt, Buckley who all have decent leg speed, evasive skills but lack physical strength and I think vs the Swans we missed some key tackles on players like Kennedy and Heeney purely because our players didnt have the body strength , size to bring them down...
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(07-24-2016, 12:16 AM)ElwoodBlues1 link Wrote:Pacy but not overly big at 183cm, 80kg...its funny as that is 6ft tall and in years gone by he would have been seen as a decent height but in todays footy thats about the minimum entry level size.
He is in that group with Boekhorst, Tutt, Buckley who all have decent leg speed, evasive skills but lack physical strength and I think vs the Swans we missed some key tackles on players like Kennedy and Heeney purely because our players didnt have the body strength , size to bring them down...
Billy Gowers isn't that big at 184cm and 81kg but he looks bigger and hits hard.
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(07-24-2016, 12:23 AM)DJC link Wrote:Billy Gowers isn't that big at 184cm and 81kg but he looks bigger and hits hard.
We definitely need a couple of really hard hitters - make those tackles stick and put some doubts into the minds of opposition ball carriers.
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Look forward to Harry McKay playing next year. Although he'll still be well short of developed he'll certainly play some decent footy. He'll have Levi's big body with him to take the heat of the defence, which will help heaps. Levi will be eventually superseded by McKay and C.Curnow but for someone who was essentially the equivalent of pick 150, as 3rd round pick in the rookie draft, he has done a decent job holding up the key forward/ruck role while we develop other players.
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I was most happy with our third quarter today. Sydney, who are a top 4 side, came out hard after half time and really put us to the sword. Yet we were able to withstand the onslaught and come back with two goals at the end that kept us in the game. This has been unthinkable over the past few seasons. Previously we would have just laid down and died when it got too hard. I look forward to having young fit guys having a real hard go. I think the future is bright.
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