(07-13-2018, 12:22 AM)blue4life link Wrote:I don't know how you reach that conclusion.
It's not unreasonable to conclude this, that players in poor form but making the effort would get the nod over players in better form who seem to lack the application.
FWIW, while assisting at TAC Cup Dev level I've seen would be champions of the game cut from squads because they lacked intensity at training despite being among the BoGs on match days!
I'm not saying that it's fair or correct, but it seems to be a thing that coaches look for!
The real worry for me is that when injuries or poor form result in someone like McKay getting a run despite apparently being in cruise mode at VFL level! IMHO McKay deserves a run this week even less than SoJ had deserved a return from the AFL, and that is saying something, because young SoJ had really only displayed his midfield ignorance! That sort of selection sends mixed messages and can be very disruptive to a club!
"Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck ....... Ruck, ruck, ruck, ruck"