03-22-2017, 09:42 AM
(03-22-2017, 09:13 AM)LP link Wrote:You might not have a match winner with Daisy, but you won't win a game with an unbalanced list and it's as simple as that. Our club obviously thinks it has a better than 50/50 chance to win this one.
This is AFL not TAC Cup, clubs cannot player half a team of kids, Cripps said as much discussing the pre-season games.
If Cuningham or Fisher come in, one of those other four would have to go out.
Yet again.... replacing Thomas with Cunningham would not unbalance the list. Both would have a similar impact, I'd wager that Cunningham will run faster after an opponent and be able to kick and keep it in bounds.
Cunningham has a decent sized body and is capable of competing. I never spoke of Fisher, while I like the kids endeavour, he is truly undersized. As the team is listed Docherty will not line up on the wing nor will Thomas at half back. Cunningham could play on the wing, Daisy will be sitting in the forward pocket, as he is a liability further up the field. So with that in mind Cunningham's inclusion would give us more flexibility, but if we need two duds to play to give us "balance" as I've been informed twice, then there is no way we are serious about developing youth.
They is very little chance we will win this game, we will finish bottom four, probably bottom 2 and that's fine if we see a Cunningham type taking the game on and stuffing up, rather than Daisy get the ball and kick it out on the full, we've seen that or Lamb look too scared to put his head over the ball then push someone like a tough man.