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I'd imagine Tapscott won't be able to play...

In: Blease, Strauss

Out: Tapscott, Davey

 

Yep as long as Davey is out I will be happy. As Evans showed young blokes that come in can have an Impact. Also swap Newton for Cook.

bailey out, viney in

 
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Yep as long as Davey is out I will be happy. As Evans showed young blokes that come in can have an Impact. Also swap Newton for Cook.

Yeah, that's a good point. Against Carlton's weak backline (excluding Jamison) I reckon Cook would have a good game, as would Watts.

Also, Jurrah and Macdonald on notice, especially Macdonald. Thought the latter's turnovers in the last quarter really hurt us.

I'd imagine Tapscott won't be able to play...

In: Blease, Strauss

Out: Tapscott, Davey

At least now we can all accept this year is continued development!

In: Blease, Strauss, Howe, Morton

Out: Tapscott (Inj), Bate, Newton, Davey


Things are only going to get tougher for the Dees. Starting to run out of players who deserve a game next week.

In: Gawn, Cook, Howe, Nicholson

Out: Bate, Davey, Newton, Tapscott (inj)

Could drop plenty more but there is simply nobody to come in for them.

B: Macdonald, Warnock, Rivers

HB: Bartram, Frawley, Nicholson

C: Gysberts, Moloney, McKenzie

HF: Green, Cook, Jurrah

F: Maric, Watts, Petterd

Foll: Martin, Jones, Sylvia

I/C: Evans, Gawn, Howe, Jetta

bailey out, viney in

clueless, u think bailey's the problem, you got no idea

 

bailey out, viney in

If we sacked out coach half way through the season, I think it will = a number of steps backward.

Out: Tapscott (bugger it), Davey, Newton, Bate

In; Gawn, Blease, Bennell/Howe (depending who plays better at Casey), Strauss

Carlton are quick, we need pace, pace and more pace. Have Bennell as the substitute, Gawn in ruck, Martin Full Forward, Watts CHF, Jurrah wing.

Petterd has didged one this week.

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Outs:

Bate, Newton, Davey, Tapscott

Ins:

Howe, Morton, Blease, Nicholson

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Hey was out coached again today. Leaving Davey in the one spot for 3 qtrs was terrible. He would have been subbed if it was for tappy's hammy. Good move with Watts going back though.

Also, Jurrah and Macdonald on notice, especially Macdonald. Thought the latter's turnovers in the last quarter really hurt us.

Rubbish about Macdonald, was one of a few players who is tough and takes the game on.

I'd imagine Tapscott won't be able to play...

In: Blease, Strauss

Out: Tapscott, Davey

Dropping Davey, WHY? Would St Kilda drop Goddard.

Flash is a good player. Just having a bad start to the season. He will find it (I hope).


bailey out, viney in

You're right.Bailey, Brad Scott and Lyon all terrible coaches. Chris Scott pure gold. Where can we get a half-brother who is 100-times better than the other half-brother that is also coaching? Injuries and experience are just excuses..

Dropping Davey, WHY? Would St Kilda drop Goddard.

Flash is a good player. Just having a bad start to the season. He will find it (I hope).

Goddard is a complete player, Davey has one attribute of kicking and some elusiveness. If the club have any cohuna's they'll be sending him to the scorps and i'd certainly advocate it.

They mentioned on the radio Bartram might be out for 3 weeks. Was there a report or anything of that nature? I didn't watch only radio'ed so i could be wrong but that's what I heard.

Tapscott (3-5) -> Strauss

Bartram (if reported) -> Blease

Davey -> Howe

P.s anybody put your hand up at Casey because we have 5 or 6 players who don't give care. I'd prefer a trying Isaac Weetra to an insipid class player.

The club need to make a stand. I don't expect us to win the next 4 games and i'd be happy if we got within 5 goals of any of them. But show me some heart please please MFC

Davey needs a good kick up the ass. Simple as that. He's turning softer as his career goes on. The squib today was shocking. Drop him for that alone.

I'm thinking the most obvious swap for Tapscott would be Strauss, but he's nowhere near as hard at it and against the Carlton mosquito fleet that would kill us. Blease has the pace for it but there are still questions about his form. Probably needs more time. Given that I'd be tempted to bring Nicholson up and give him the job.

Martin was absolutely stuffed today. He needs some real backup in the ruck. Gawn or possibly Campbell have to be brought in to help him out. Especially when you look at what Carlton will be throwing at us.

Newton did two good things that I saw. The rest of his game was shite. I've often said to give him some games, but I think it may be time to cut our losses and look for the next generation. Howe would be my first choice to take his spot. Cook a half chance, but I think he's still a way off.

Bate needs to be more productive as a forward. He was good with his pressure acts today, but if that's all he offers, he needs to step aside and give someone more damaging a go. I'd giving him one more week to show something. If he is dropped, then I'm looking for one of Morton, Strauss or Blease to come in. It's not like for like, but we can swing a few of our midfielders through the forward line as crumbers to make up the lack, and Morton at least is quite capable of playing as a tall forward.

Out: Tapscott, Newton, Davey.

In: Gawn, Howe, Nicholson.

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Dropping Davey, WHY? Would St Kilda drop Goddard.

Flash is a good player. Just having a bad start to the season. He will find it (I hope).

Not after today, Goddard may have racked up cheapies across half back but he still racked them up. Davey needs a good kick up the butt.

Also, I mentioned Macdonald because he was...I won't say insipid, but he was one of our worst, if not the worst in the last quarter.

Petterd deserves to stay. One off week? You don't get dropped for one bad week against one of the best defenses in the competition.

Rubbish about Macdonald, was one of a few players who is tough and takes the game on.

MacDonald was disgraceful. Takes the game on?? How obvious to everyone at the ground ( excluding J Mac) how important the first goal of the last qr was. First minute he gets it, instead of moving the ball on he trys to take everyone on, holds onto it for way too long and gives away a free. Just to ensure St Kilda get a momentum boost he then gives away 50 to ensure saints kick the goal.

He should be dropped never to return.


The only thing that is postponing Baileys demise is the injury excuse. And fair enough we had a better crack today. But it is time to stop playing non performers and blooding new players ASAP. Aaron Johnstone should be chopped but I doubt there is the courage to do it at the moment.

Petterd's perennial problem of not providing defensive pressure when he does not have the ball was showcased today. Its not a one off. Its the reason he spent time at Casey this year. Lively at times when he gets the ball but lack of effort and accountability when he doesn't.

 

It's virtually irrelevant who you put into the forward line if the team continues to play the way it's been going lately. We move the ball so inefficiently and poorly out of defence that we make the forward line almost irrelevant.

We need a new direction in coaching.

That's all.

Hey was out coached again today. Leaving Davey in the one spot for 3 qtrs was terrible. He would have been subbed if it was for tappy's hammy. Good move with Watts going back though.

Could say the exact same thing about Lyon leaving DalSanto on Green.

At least Davey is drawing the oppositions best tagger which frees up Moloney and Sylvia. Granted thats about the only thing Davey is currently doing.


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