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Agree with that but at least Juice is usually good for 2 goals a game. I say we play him the next 3 praccy matches and see if he warrants a rookie upgrade.

Agreed. Don't like juice but he gets shots on goal and does put forward line pressure on (as much as prople dont think he does he this is one area i rate the bloke). Just can't kick! Whats the point in even having him as a rookie if he doesnt play NAB games? Even Hughes when are we going to see him play? He was taking hangers last year in the forward line for Casey wasnt he?

Just put some blokes over 6.2" in our forward line ffs we need to see if we are capable of putting the score on the board

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Martin to replace Garland down back.

HF: Bate Dunn Sylvia

F: Garland Green Jurrah

I'd give this set up a crack and then ease Watts into the set up off the bench. Miller is unlikely to make it although for some reason I hold a faint glimmer. (I think it's the effort he puts in) So roll the dice with Dunn. Give him 6 - 8 weeks and say "Lynden, if you want to play in a Premiership with this club you've 8 weeks to prove to us you can own a position"

Oh and say it really loud to him so he knows you mean it.

In fact grab him with both hands by the collar and yell it in his face!

Used to work in the Under 16's

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please god no!!!! do not let morton anywhere near the ball...he is hyped up and should not be on our list

congratulations...you just lost all credibility


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after hearing him speak last night I have no doubt our CHF will be jack, he seems really annoyed with last year and his injuries this year and he is very very keen to get out there and show his stuff.

According to Garland who was also at the night he has been training with the backs but he said he would be happy to play anywhere. The way that he was talking I think he will be down back.

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According to Garland who was also at the night he has been training with the backs but he said he would be happy to play anywhere. The way that he was talking I think he will be down back.

With a fit Garland, we have one of the best backlines in the league. With that in place, we should move on to other areas, midfield, forwardline, ruck etc without dirupting the one decent area in the side.

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please god no!!!! do not let morton anywhere near the ball...he is hyped up and should not be on our list

u cant be serious can you....? i dont think he should be CHF but he is not hyped up, you must really rate the rest of the

team if u dont rate morton.

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I want Newton to have an extended run up forward, if he gets promoted.

But until then, we need Newton in the forward line. Underrated and much maligned. Too bad he's a rookie now.

To most posters on this board Juice isnt in our best 22

I would be delighted if he shows he should be

Dear God...

Newton has never once shown that he is capable at AFL level. Never once. I don't care that he's never really had an extended run in the team, he's never deserved one. His time is gone, and that is why he is sitting on the rookie list.

Martin, Miller or Morton could do the job better than Newton. So could Garland, but I feel he's best suited to defence.

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please god no!!!! do not let morton anywhere near the ball...he is hyped up and should not be on our list

Sarcasm? Confusion of names? Sheer ignorance?

One of the few players who SHOULD be near the ball, but not at CHF.

There is only one word to answer the OP's question.

Watts.

As soon as whatever injury he has is healed, he should be played on the forward line, not necessarily CHF, but somewhere, and left there to learn the game. I'm not in favour of [censored]-footing around with these supposedly talented young players. If he gets a couple of shots on goal a match he'll likely kick them, which can't be said for Miller and Newton. All talk of Newton should be terminated. Miller? There is an argument for someone who puts himself on the line and has a heart, short-term at least.

I favour trying Dunn at CHF for a while, and Green at FF. I contend that Jurrah will be crowded out in the pocket this year, but if he's got a brief to do what he likes and wander around the forward line, I suppose there's no harm in naming him there.

Bate is a good player, but I've never seen him 'play tall'. Remind me of some of his overhead marks. I don't just mean over his head - over an opponent's head.

Martin is a defender who won't be able to gain enough of the ball in attack.

Garland is as yet a mystery as a forward, and won't be in the side for a while.

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In the long term FF and CHF will be Watts and Fitzpatrick. Laugh if you will, but I have faith in my own entirely baseless conclusions despite a complete absence of facts and four games between them at senior level. Just you wait until 2014 and see who's laughing.

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In the long term FF and CHF will be Watts and Fitzpatrick. Laugh if you will, but I have faith in my own entirely baseless conclusions despite a complete absence of facts and four games between them at senior level. Just you wait until 2014 and see who's laughing.

It's certainly in the club's mind that Fitzpatrick play forward but Jack is the CHF. Someone with his height, pace and agility needs more room than FF offers.

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u cant be serious can you....? i dont think he should be CHF but he is not hyped up, you must really rate the rest of the

team if u dont rate morton.

what has he done to deserve all the aclaim he is getting????

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It's certainly in the club's mind that Fitzpatrick play forward but Jack is the CHF. Someone with his height, pace and agility needs more room than FF offers.

Entirely possible. I won't commit to which one will play which spot, but I think they will be the pair to anchor our forward 50.


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Martin looked much better as a defender than as a ruckman or forward. They need to find a position for him a keep him there.

I agree he is far too raw to be a hole filler. He needs stability even if he has to do that at Casey and that goes for Dunn too. Play them both in then positions that they have showed the most promise cause ATM what they are doing with them is not working. Make the experienced players the hole fillers cause they are no good being our match winners and let the kids play.

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Newton... CHF?......I don't know whether to laugh or cry.

The season hasn't even started and a parallel universe, unrestrained by reality has opened up. A place where players struggling to hold a place on the list roll out into key positions

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