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Roger Mellie
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A tagger that can turn around and become an effective attacking player when required is far more valuable than just a tagger. Clint Jones, Carrazzo and Crowley do this. Jordie McKenzie does not.

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    A tagger that can turn around and become an effective attacking player when required is far more valuable than just a tagger. Clint Jones, Carrazzo and Crowley do this. Jordie McKenzie does not.

    I take your point on this but wouldn't put Jones in this category. He would be one of the worst kicks in the game, we don't have total ownership of that inability.

    One that has been inconsistent with form and injury but used to defend and attack is Taylor-Hunt at Geelong. I'll be interested to watch his progress and see how they use him this year.

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    I thought that Ro Bail was doing well in that role under Bailey, until his concussion issues.

    Perhaps he'll fill that role again, but he's much maligned on this forum.

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    I thought that Ro Bail was doing well in that role under Bailey, until his concussion issues.

    Perhaps he'll fill that role again, but he's much maligned on this forum.

    Personally I really like Rohan Bail, but IMO he will struggle, with his disposal and concussion issues, to be in our side, if we are any good or hope to be.
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    I thought that Ro Bail was doing well in that role under Bailey, until his concussion issues.

    Perhaps he'll fill that role again, but he's much maligned on this forum.

    Not so sure that he is as much maligned; rather that his deficiencies especially related to his recurring brain injuries aka concussion are being acknowledged and are expected to limit his ability to play to his true potential.

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    I'm a McKenzie fan. I think he'll bounce back from an injury interrupted and poor 2013 to a very good 2014 as an important player.

    Long term I'd love to use a more skilled player in the tagging role but first things first I'd focus on developing our defensive game and shutting down other teams and that means using our best tagger.

    I don't think we have another player who is suitable as a tagger who is better than McKenzie. To be a tagger I think you need the following:

    - Top 10 endurance at the club

    - Enough speed to stay defensive side

    - Good tackler

    - Good reader of the play

    - Hard and durable

    So it's McKenzie tagging for me. The only others on our list who fit that criteria are probably Vince, Viney, Tyson, Nathan Jones and Cross. I think all of those guys are better utilised trying to find the ball. Evans and Matt Jones might be possibilities but I don't see them being nearly as effective as McKenzie. Michie's played 1 AFL game, it's too early for him to be forced to tag. When/If we get 12 midfielders better than McKenzie then one of them can be our tagger. Right now we don't have that.

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    Paul Roos will love Jordie

    So many MFC supporters are morons for bagging this guy, he is a warrior who shuts down a star midfielder every week

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    I'd like to see Dunn as our tagger. Best negative player on the team, gets in peoples faces, and has other attributes that make him useful as well (can take a contested mark, kick goals, and launch long bombs). He performed an excellent job on Judd last year. The only question mark on him is endurance. He's a big body to be running all over the park.

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    Incidentally, I think Jordie is a great tagger too, and not a bad contested ball-winner either. I certainly prefer to see him dishing handballs than disposing by foot, however.

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    Incidentally, I think Jordie is a great tagger too, and not a bad contested ball-winner either. I certainly prefer to see him dishing handballs than disposing by foot, however.

    I try not to discuss analysis of footy here lest I show my ignorance.

    Could I suggest the same to you !

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    I try not to discuss analysis of footy here lest I show my ignorance.

    Could I suggest the same to you !

    Jeez, you're bowling short and into the ribs tonight puntkick!

    Typo

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    Jeez, you're bowling short and into the ribs tonight cuntkick!

    That's an interesting typo there BBO.Freudian no doubt.

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    Jeez, you're bowling short and into the ribs tonight cuntkick!

    Oh my, looking for another 2 week sin bin Bitty? Had a few drinks today have we?

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    Jeez, you're bowling short and into the ribs tonight cuntkick!

    Lucky we're friends or I'd tell you to fluck off !

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    I'd like to see Dunn as our tagger. Best negative player on the team, gets in peoples faces, and has other attributes that make him useful as well (can take a contested mark, kick goals, and launch long bombs). He performed an excellent job on Judd last year. The only question mark on him is endurance. He's a big body to be running all over the park.

    ...other big question marks are his self discipline and sanity, IMVHO. Too many brain fades and at critical moments. Maybe Mr Roos can somehow engender some discipline into him, in which case your may be right.

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