(04-27-2021, 04:19 AM)Macca37 link Wrote:I understand your frustration with our side and your wanting to make changes.
But to me the side you have selected just exposes how weak our list is. For example, Pittonet is the one and only ruckman in your side. Who relieves him? If we use McGovern, who goes to CHF?
Setterfield and Dow are average at best with ball disposal and like O'Brien can go missing for periods of time during the game. If they were all to go missing at the same time as Cuningham then we would be in real trouble.
We are so short of KPPs and a ruckman that picking a side with what is available is just changing deck chairs.......
No I'd use McGovern and/or Kennedy as 2nd ruck/relief ruck. Cripps to play mostly forward to allow kids to be given time and exposed to the top level. All about opportunities ala Darcy Parish at Essendon.
McGovern, to me, does his best work either in defence or with a greater role. Ie, not as the 3rd or 4th banana. I think he needs added focus and responsibility as a focal point. I'd be going with more runners and crumbers so I'd certainly consider Owies or Honey. This happened with McGovern through injury at the start of last year and he was relief pinch hitting ruck. with the two main tall forwards as Gov and JSOS. I think one genuine key forward in McKay with a rotation of smalls and medium types - Kennedy, Silvagni, McGovern as an example. Casboult is getting in the way and offers zero right now. Hoping that changes with him though.
Who says we lose with picking the Cuninghams, Stockers, Dows, Setterfields, Honeys, Owies, etc? Other teams can do it.
We are falling off the pace and it's obvious.