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Davey in the Forward Line

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First time this has happened since 07'. Wow, it took that long for the MFC to realise his true position. Bout f***n time. Should stay there for the rest of the year. Morton can play half back and I think a move of Morton to half back from wing/half forward will help so he can pick up the cheapies like he should. No man that skinny should be in a contest. I think MFC are lining up Blease to come in next week for Strauss with Morton and they will play Tapscott half forward and Blease back pocket. If only the coaching staff could be bolder.

 

What did I miss? Where you watching a replay or something. I thought our forward line was very ordinary and disfunctional and Davey did bugger all.

 

If only the coaching staff could be bolder.

I have no doubt Todd will be very bold up until Round 24...That is why he is there. He is list managing right now.

He doesn't want the coaches job next year...but he wants to develop them.

P.S it was a goal in the 2nd Q BTW. just yet another Carp decision!!!

Oh and How far did that Carlscum [censored] run with the ball without bouncing it in the first Q??

God i despise Carlton...even more than the filth.demon_cool.gif


I liked seeing him start there. I still think his best role is as a forward.

However, given we were going inside 50 with all the regularity of a constipated 80-year old, he should have been moved out in the second half to get his hands on the ball.

I liked seeing him start there. I still think his best role is as a forward.

However, given we were going inside 50 with all the regularity of a constipated 80-year old, he should have been moved out in the second half to get his hands on the ball.

The problem was he could hardly move with some type of calf injury. He also looked grossly underdone after 10 weeks out.

When I read the title of the thread I presumed it was going to be about how he shouldn't be playing forward.

I don't know how bad his injury was but he seriously struggled to get involved today (still used it beautifully when he did). As a result, all today did was show that he should be playing mid and behind the ball as much as possible, certainly didn't look like a forward today!

 

First time this has happened since 07'. Wow, it took that long for the MFC to realise his true position. Bout f***n time. Should stay there for the rest of the year. Morton can play half back and I think a move of Morton to half back from wing/half forward will help so he can pick up the cheapies like he should. No man that skinny should be in a contest. I think MFC are lining up Blease to come in next week for Strauss with Morton and they will play Tapscott half forward and Blease back pocket. If only the coaching staff could be bolder.

I will be as positive and constructive as I can, Davey was pathetic today and as a leader, he was a total waste of space. Today was the perfect example of why I laughed at suggestions by many on here he should be Captain. He is scared.

I hope GWS or the Gold Coast want him next season because he's a dud and a list clogger his game today just sums up how stupid we were to sign him till 2013.


First time this has happened since 07'. Wow, it took that long for the MFC to realise his true position. Bout f***n time. Should stay there for the rest of the year. Morton can play half back and I think a move of Morton to half back from wing/half forward will help so he can pick up the cheapies like he should. No man that skinny should be in a contest. I think MFC are lining up Blease to come in next week for Strauss with Morton and they will play Tapscott half forward and Blease back pocket. If only the coaching staff could be bolder.

Davey Forward, Morton back in the team, Hmmn, 1 step forward & 2 steps backwards.

Davey deserves some slack, he's just back and looked very tentative and rusty.

There's plenty others amongst the leadership group (not Jones as I've had pointed out elsewhere & agree) who've been there week in and week out, and whose efforts were poor.

I hope the coaches are encouraging and supportive as he gets opportunity to re-gain confidence.

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Davey Forward, Morton back in the team, Hmmn, 1 step forward & 2 steps backwards.

Sorry I didn't know that either knew how to take a step forward cos they're so scared and weak, but as I said Davey was an out and out forward pocket, now he is a running halfback/wingman, never played there before, never again should be. Whenever the ball is near him in the forward line on the ground things look dangerous again, and i mean dangerous like anything could happen. He is such a valuable player, such a waste playing halfback where he A) Can't defend cos he never has, and B is out of position and tries to hit too many cute targets. Morton is an out and out cheapie half backer, he plays wing as a side role. He is our version of Gibbs except our version hasn't manned the f**k up in recent years, Gibbs has a little bit.

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We've got to have some sort of crumber. If it's not Flash we've got to find somebody. Maric is going down the tubes, Wona is still on the comeback trail and.... anyone else? So much bombing to the square at least if there's somebody lively down there causing trouble we can put a bit more pressure on defences.

We've got to have some sort of crumber. If it's not Flash we've got to find somebody. Maric is going down the tubes, Wona is still on the comeback trail and.... anyone else? So much bombing to the square at least if there's somebody lively down there causing trouble we can put a bit more pressure on defences.

Big hole you have identified there .

hard to find good crumb gatherers these day .

Jetta needs to learn it .


There were times yesterday when it was obvious we needed a crumber. Davey was really on one leg from early on.

Davey deserves some slack, he's just back and looked very tentative and rusty.

There's plenty others amongst the leadership group (not Jones as I've had pointed out elsewhere & agree) who've been there week in and week out, and whose efforts were poor.

I hope the coaches are encouraging and supportive as he gets opportunity to re-gain confidence.

Agree wholeheartedly.

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