08-09-2024, 04:17 AM
(08-09-2024, 02:39 AM)Adelaideblue link Wrote:If we manage to survive well into the finals race, injuries to keep players is always likely.I would have played Lemmey earlier and tried to do a Sam DeKoning and get him up to speed quickly and see what he has to offer.
Therefore during the season we need to keep blooding/trying out at AFL level those players who are performing to a "reasonable" level in VFL games. (IM humble O)
eg. a fortnight ago we could have played Harry Lemmy at CHF instead of backman/ruckman Young in that position.
Yes big Harry L. hasn't been knocking the door down with his performances, but appears to at least have some of the skill set.
Who knows how he will go at AFL until we give him a try.
Imagine how we would go in a final if we had both Charlie and Harry M. out injured? A bit late to then perhaps to give a replacement their first game.
On the same theme, this week could be time to give young Binns his first full game.
As others have pointed out, selections lately by CFC seem to go to the more experienced "name" players, often rushed back in, who are soon re-injured.
cheers Ab
This going back to Young, dropping Kemp and vice a versa is getting us nowhere and its time to change that cycle, having a 200cm player who can potentially play both ends is a game changer and the kid himself is just meandering around in the twos playing cameo's and we need an intervention in our defensive end and we saw what happened when Geelong played S Dekoning and persisted with him.