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(06-22-2021, 11:41 AM)kruddler link Wrote:Again, i'm not just talking about 1 game. I'm talking all year.
Lets look at it this way. A few close losses against the top teams is 'acceptable'. Confidence levels don't take too much of a hit.
However, turn one of those close losses into a win, and suddenly confidence levels rise. Imagine if the 16 point loss to the dogs was a win. That kind of confidence boost can lead to potentially more wins.....etc
....and its not just personnel, but where they are played too. Murphy proved he is more effective in the middle than up forward.
I'm all for giving the kids a run through the middle, but when its crunch time. Put your best players in the middle.
If you are happy with the teams that are announced each week, i think you are in the minority.
Not disagreeing with what you have said, I just personally think it would have made SFA difference who is selected. The way they are playing seems engrained in every one on the list. I guess the review will find out.
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(06-22-2021, 11:29 AM)capcom link Wrote:Parks is likely a reserve player, nothing more.
Parks could be a decent player, if he gets reasonable development and learns how to play team defence. I wouldn’t mind seeing him back in the 22 provided he can string together 8 or 9 good games in the reserves.
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(06-22-2021, 11:53 AM)Gointocarlton link Wrote:Not disagreeing with what you have said, I just personally think it would have made SFA difference who is selected. The way they are playing seems engrained in every one on the list. I guess the review will find out.
It may not change L to W but the result would be closer if we selected 22 fit players in reasonable form and played them in the right positions ?
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(06-22-2021, 12:06 PM)DJC link Wrote:It may not change L to W but the result would be closer if we selected 22 fit players in reasonable form and played them in the right positions ?
That's quite enough of that DJC. Common sense will not be tolerated ?
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(06-22-2021, 12:06 PM)DJC link Wrote:It may not change L to W but the result would be closer if we selected 22 fit players in reasonable form and played them in the right positions ?
But do we have 22 mentally fit players DJC?
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Parks is a VFL player and Martin on Whitfield was a dumb move given Whitfield runs all day. I would have played Cottrell on Whitfield as he has the pace and endurance and has done the job before.
Whitfield hates a hard tag and that isn't Martins game at all as he was recruited to be creative and provide some goals, not sit on a bloke who needs an endurance type of tagger.
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(06-22-2021, 07:45 AM)Gointocarlton link Wrote:Agree Rock, given how we're travelling, it doesnt really matter. Problems aren't at the selection table.
I reckon the selection table is a major source of our problems. Pick the best 22 fit players, play them in the right positions and tweak the gameplan to suit the personnel.
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(06-22-2021, 09:19 PM)cookie2 link Wrote:But do we have 22 mentally fit players DJC?
I suspect we do Cookie. Confused and frustrated perhaps but most are probably pretty resilient ?
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(06-22-2021, 10:47 PM)ElwoodBlues1 link Wrote:Parks is a VFL player and Martin on Whitfield was a dumb move given Whitfield runs all day. I would have played Cottrell on Whitfield as he has the pace and endurance and has done the job before.
Whitfield hates a hard tag and that isn't Martins game at all as he was recruited to be creative and provide some goals, not sit on a bloke who needs an endurance type of tagger.
As much as I agree with this, Martin is a player that could play the Whitfield role, and it might have been a good learning opportunity for him to understand what it takes to break a game open.
He can do it, but based on what I heard on a podcast this morning, I think there is a lot our players are not owning which is likely more to do with why we are under performing as a unit.
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