05-18-2017, 11:37 PM
Thomas is one of those players who works his dot off and if he isn't paid the respect he deserves will hurt you because he works really hard between the arcs. He is much easier to stop these days than he used to be, but even when time is put into stopping him, it means someone else is able to play freely.
Graham is another one in this category although he has a bit more ability to play inside the contest, which is a positive and a negative. He is not a very big midfielder, and against the Freo mids, he might find the going tough to compete with the likes of Mundy and Fyfe who are taller and more mobile around the ground.
Boekhorst is a much more outside player than the aforementioned, and I dont believe is in the same category for workrate. He is one that can be more dangerous drifting forward and has a bit more leg speed than the above as well as possibly being the more skillful of this lot.
Armfield. Started the year poorly, but that might have been an interrupted preparation as his VFL form of late hasnt been that strong. He might give it away or he might have just recovered fitness and reignite his career. We will find out soon.
Jones. Strong VFL form has seen him come into the equation for selection. White has been playing more small, so it wouldn't make sense to put him out for a tall given the weather. I don't think we will make too many other changes and I don't really see a match up for Jones in the Freo forward line so unless we are thinking of giving Kreuzer some help against Sandilands or needing to stretch freos defense, I cant see Jones playing.
Given White is the omission, I'm inclined to think that we have picked some flexible options for our ins. Good weather might see Jones play, but if its going to be wet and dirty football, I think Armfield will get the nod in place of Simon White given that we are taking an experienced player out of the side. I know we need to be future proofing, but I just cannot see us going to young anymore.
Graham is another one in this category although he has a bit more ability to play inside the contest, which is a positive and a negative. He is not a very big midfielder, and against the Freo mids, he might find the going tough to compete with the likes of Mundy and Fyfe who are taller and more mobile around the ground.
Boekhorst is a much more outside player than the aforementioned, and I dont believe is in the same category for workrate. He is one that can be more dangerous drifting forward and has a bit more leg speed than the above as well as possibly being the more skillful of this lot.
Armfield. Started the year poorly, but that might have been an interrupted preparation as his VFL form of late hasnt been that strong. He might give it away or he might have just recovered fitness and reignite his career. We will find out soon.
Jones. Strong VFL form has seen him come into the equation for selection. White has been playing more small, so it wouldn't make sense to put him out for a tall given the weather. I don't think we will make too many other changes and I don't really see a match up for Jones in the Freo forward line so unless we are thinking of giving Kreuzer some help against Sandilands or needing to stretch freos defense, I cant see Jones playing.
Given White is the omission, I'm inclined to think that we have picked some flexible options for our ins. Good weather might see Jones play, but if its going to be wet and dirty football, I think Armfield will get the nod in place of Simon White given that we are taking an experienced player out of the side. I know we need to be future proofing, but I just cannot see us going to young anymore.
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Paul Hewson
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