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Tolstoys Nudge   1,304

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I was just thinking, I would love to see Cale played 1 out in the square..

Why?

He has great acceleration.. Is tall, with an even larger wingsan, and alot of people at the club keep saying he has grat hands over his head..

So what better way to show what he's got than playing him 1 out for a few 10 min bursts..

he would be quite a difficult match up, it would help alot with his development, and of course could really give us an option down there which were struggling to find..

Im not suggesting he become a FF, merely looking at the long term benefits, mixed with the fact that it will really give him some confidence to become a target..

Why not..

I for one would love to see it!

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I was just thinking, I would love to see Cale played 1 out in the square..

Why?

He has great acceleration.. Is tall, with an even larger wingsan, and alot of people at the club keep saying he has grat hands over his head..

So what better way to show what he's got than playing him 1 out for a few 10 min bursts..

he would be quite a difficult match up, it would help alot with his development, and of course could really give us an option down there which were struggling to find..

Im not suggesting he become a FF, merely looking at the long term benefits, mixed with the fact that it will really give him some confidence to become a target..

Why not..

I for one would love to see it!

absolutely love the idea but unfortunately would never happen

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I was just thinking, I would love to see Cale played 1 out in the square..

Why?

He has great acceleration.. Is tall, with an even larger wingsan, and alot of people at the club keep saying he has grat hands over his head..

So what better way to show what he's got than playing him 1 out for a few 10 min bursts..

he would be quite a difficult match up, it would help alot with his development, and of course could really give us an option down there which were struggling to find..

Im not suggesting he become a FF, merely looking at the long term benefits, mixed with the fact that it will really give him some confidence to become a target..

Why not..

I for one would love to see it!

No thanks.

I can see it now, Luke McPharlin jumping into his back and Aaron Sandilands backing back into him, both at the same time.

I guess that's one way to prematurely end his career.

When he is at least 90kg of rippling muscle it might be worth a thought. In the mean time he can show us his great hands above his head by taking some marks in the corridor instead of getting all his possesions outside it.

GO DEES - Building for the Future.

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No thanks.

I can see it now, Luke McPharlin jumping into his back and Aaron Sandilands backing back into him, both at the same time.

I guess that's one way to prematurely end his career.

When he is at least 90kg of rippling muscle it might be worth a thought. In the mean time he can show us his great hands above his head by taking some marks in the corridor instead of getting all his possesions outside it.

GO DEES - Building for the Future.

LOL..

Fair enough..

I still think its worth a go 4 short bursts..

But yes, I 2 cannot wait 4 him to bulk up, look out world ;)

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No!

Morton is to small and his engine is to good to waste at FF, He will gain very little from a developing point of view and will be easily shruged out of contests.

Why waste Morton's talent at FF when he would gain alot more and develop better on the wing or at HFF. He will be gromed as a CHF or a wingman (depending on his body).

He might play FF in 12 years time at the end of his career.

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No!

Morton is to small and his engine is to good to waste at FF, He will gain very little from a developing point of view and will be easily shruged out of contests.

Why waste Morton's talent at FF when he would gain alot more and develop better on the wing or at HFF. He will be gromed as a CHF or a wingman (depending on his body).

He might play FF in 12 years time at the end of his career.

Whoa!

Relax buddy..

Im not saying play him FF, in a traditional sense!

Im talking about having him 1 out, from the square, move the ball down there long and fast!

For 5-10min bursts now and then, thats all!!

Cale will be a KPP, eventually.. Im just wanting to see him 1 on 1 versus a shorter opponent, as he has great speed, thus 2 quick 4 bigger defenders..

I dont want him to be our FF! ;)

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I don't think the risk of him being permanently injured is actually real - as in the probaility is not signifigantly higher than playing in any other position

As for his talents being wasted, well, for one thing we haven't seen much of them, and we're not entirely concerned with actually WINNING in case you haven't noticed

To say it's counter-developmental is also rubbish, I reckon it would be excellent experience

I reckon he would do well ...

Ah well I'm sure he'll drift down from the middle into the arc for some grabs and goals throughout his career and I have a feeling quite a few from long ones from outside 50

At least he bloody well better :o

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Whoa!

Relax buddy..

Im not saying play him FF, in a traditional sense!

Im talking about having him 1 out, from the square, move the ball down there long and fast!

For 5-10min bursts now and then, thats all!!

Cale will be a KPP, eventually.. Im just wanting to see him 1 on 1 versus a shorter opponent, as he has great speed, thus 2 quick 4 bigger defenders..

I dont want him to be our FF! ;)

Don't worry im not angry, just enjoy exclamation marks.

This does make more sense but i think Morton would be more valuable for us at the HFF still rather than FF even if it is only for short stints. This idea might have more value in a year or two after he has packed on some muscle.

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No thanks.

I can see it now, Luke McPharlin jumping into his back and Aaron Sandilands backing back into him, both at the same time.

I guess that's one way to prematurely end his career.

When he is at least 90kg of rippling muscle it might be worth a thought. In the mean time he can show us his great hands above his head by taking some marks in the corridor instead of getting all his possesions outside it.

GO DEES - Building for the Future.

Can I just say that might be the smartest, most well rounded post I have read on any forum ever. Totally agree.

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Well his brother plays a lot of the time out of the goalsquare at Tigerland. I dont know how their heights compare between the 3 brothers, but they all seem to be a fairly similar size height-wise. Obviously the other two have a lot more muscle, so there's plenty of upside in Cale filling out.

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Well he has Exceptional take off speed! so I dont see why not!

I wouldn't say exceptional take off speed. Worth a 10minute try. But that's about it. One thing you can't do on a lead is shirk the issue when a pack of players is coming at you....now can he do that?

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Don't worry im not angry, just enjoy exclamation marks.

This does make more sense but i think Morton would be more valuable for us at the HFF still rather than FF even if it is only for short stints. This idea might have more value in a year or two after he has packed on some muscle.

When he bulks up and strengthens up in the upper body - which won't be all that much I would of thought with his frame - I see him in the midfield, he has the skills...........just needs improvements and the confidence to go in and get it - I almost put him in the Cooney type mould that IMO I want - but he's not there at present. Cooney was the same in his 1st year...........

Anyone agree with that.....sort of?

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When he bulks up and strengthens up in the upper body - which won't be all that much I would of thought with his frame -

look at his brothers. he will bulk up. he will probably never be a david neitz, but there is no reason he wont fill out enough to hold a KP spot.

what it really depends on is how we (and he) develop him. do we put him in the gym and bulk him right up and develop him into a KP player (when he starts putting on the muscle) or do we keep him lithe and use him as a runner (he can still do strength work, but you do it in different ways for different results).

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I see your point Nudge. Play him one on one in the goal square and his take off speed will let him beat his opponenant to the ball.

Its a good thing in theory, but if that plan actually worked we would be able to do it with Davey to much better effect.

He isn't big enough yet.

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