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I thought I’d throw this one out for discussion. The fact is the guy can move and would be a challenge for any team bombing into their forward 50. Ok, he’s not the most agile, but he ain’t bad and his field kicking is generally ok.
Another benefit would be moving Jones out to the wing, which would mean that I wouldn’t need to bring an oxygen tank to the footy each week as I hold my breath with every kick me takes in D50.
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Pass.
Unless Harry McKay gets injured Casboult will be playing in the reserves in 2019.
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Not a fan, if this was a realistic option you would have thought it would have been tried, can't remember that happening. Our key defenders have started to to have some experience there and don't believe adding Levi will be of benifit . We are flush with , re genuine defenders with out trying to manufacture a role for some one , who hasn't really created his space. If we weren't so desperate at times he wouldn't have played the games he has
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I think Levi's card is marked and will only be getting senior games due to injuries to other players. He may surprise us but I'm not expecting too much.
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The deficiencies in Casboult’s toolkit that limit his effectiveness as a forward would be exploited by most key forwards.
SOS made it clear that Levi is there to provide ruck depth and, hopefully, he won’t have to be called on.
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Not smart enough, not fast enough and not hard enough. This is it for Levi, just can't see him getting a gig at all in the seniors this year even if we had another horrific run with injuries. I reckon he'll even struggle at the bullants.
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An Interesting thought, and not to be ignored. However, I don't think we'll do it.
[1] Levi doesn't have the recovery on the ground that many of the better forwards have.
[2] Given a free run at the ball, he would take quite a few marks in defence.
[3] Levi isn't hard enough. I was watching his 1st season a few days ago and Levi chased and tackled. If he did that now, he wouldn't have been dropped to the 2nds.
[4] Levi's body work isn't that great, but it might be good enough to put someone else off.
[5] Levi would be butchered on the lead. He doesn't have the football smarts to react to a leading forward.
[6] Levi's kicking is better than it was, but you wouldn't want him kicking out.
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Could work. I know people rubbish Jones but I like him in defence, reinvented himself. Levi could do the same. He could replace Rowe as the gorilla minder.
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New rules for 2019 could see all sorts of changes we wouldn't normally think about, it will be interesting to see the different tactics teams use.
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(01-04-2019, 04:42 AM)LP link Wrote:New rules for 2019 could see all sorts of changes we wouldn't normally think about, it will be interesting to see the different tactics teams use.
And if we can be ahead of the game with some radical ideas to exploit the rule changes, it would be more than a welcome change.
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