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5 minutes ago, Earl Hood said:

A couple of times, in our forward line, he held onto the ball for ages, I suspect looking to manufacture an outcome to small out numbered forwards and got clobbered. Last year I suspect he had straight forward options that worked or didn't. 

Looked lost at sea today.

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Just now, beelzebub said:

Many have been plying this line for a while. Today cements it.

If they actually do relegate Pedersen to Casey then I think we may not be playing to our merits.

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11 minutes ago, Clint Bizkit said:

I had no confidence in Watts when he was one-on-one with an opponent in our forward line, lacked any kind of explosiveness.

Watts plays his best forward as a high half forward with space. He is not a KPP FF and wasn't recruited as one. Having to play deep forward is limiting his creativity and he has to play on the best or 2nd best defender. Look at his stats for the first part of the season - he was averaging 18-20 disposals per game, more marks etc as he was playing up the ground. He'll be fine when Hogan and Gawn is back. That'll mean Hogan, Pedo, Watts as forwards and Watts can emulate his early 2016 form again.

Definitely had a poor game today, but our structure is killing us which is limiting players such as him.

 

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Posted
12 minutes ago, rjay said:

I can cut Kent a bit of slack, he missed a big chunk of the pre season.

...but I can't have all the rubbish that's get talked on here about him being an important player, tough, blah, blah, blah....

He's a poor kick for goal, can't mark overhead, is not interested in chasing and wouldn't land a tackle unless someone ran straight into his arms.

Now these are my observations of his career to date.

Today, in the last Q you can also add...not interested in the hard ball. When the game was there to be won he had an opportunity to attack the footy that was in front of him. Instead of attacking the ball he put one arm out and tried to play clever, the North player ran straight through the line of the ball as you should do and cleared it easily.

 

 

Exactly I pointed this out elsewhere he backed out of that contest and the ball went sailing past him. For all the vitriol JKH got Kent has not been any better. Give me ANB, Harmes or Stretch any day of the week

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Weed, Kent and Bugg have to go. Wouldn't be sad to see OMac at Casey also - very dumb footballer. Maybe to time for a left field selection like Huelett or Keilty. Melksham is a certainty but I hope they play him on a wing and not down back.

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Out: Kent 

In: Harmes

Harmes may not have the best disposal, but I can't say that Kent is much better. At least Harmes can tackle and can take an overhead mark.

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Posted
13 minutes ago, Earl Hood said:

A couple of times, in our forward line, he held onto the ball for ages, I suspect looking to manufacture an outcome to small out numbered forwards and got clobbered. Last year I suspect he had straight forward options that worked or didn't. 

Probably a fair call. Just wish he would win a marking contest one on one in the forward line. He needs more breakout games. I suppose the rucking hasn't helped him kick goals

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I'd like to see Ben Kennedy given a go instead of Kent. At least he'll have a go 

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Posted
41 minutes ago, rjay said:

I can cut Kent a bit of slack, he missed a big chunk of the pre season.

...but I can't have all the rubbish that's get talked on here about him being an important player, tough, blah, blah, blah....

He's a poor kick for goal, can't mark overhead, is not interested in chasing and wouldn't land a tackle unless someone ran straight into his arms.

Now these are my observations of his career to date.

Today, in the last Q you can also add...not interested in the hard ball. When the game was there to be won he had an opportunity to attack the footy that was in front of him. Instead of attacking the ball he put one arm out and tried to play clever, the North player ran straight through the line of the ball as you should do and cleared it easily.

 

Go through our losses when Kent plays and he is always near the bottom of the stats. That for me is a clear sign he cannot be relied upon when we are playing poorly. This of course added to what my own eyes tell me.

Classic downhill skier.

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Posted
Just now, Mud Dogs Gonna Win said:

Th Machano Man?

Meccano. Could mark. 

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I'm not in the habit of potting players, but Kent has to go, and won't be welcome back while he shirks the contest.  Very, very disappointing!

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Posted
1 hour ago, Satyriconhome said:

Oh my gid Melksham back in and Kent out, must have been a loss

Awful TEAM performance

In Intensity and Intent for 4 qtrs

Better get 'intensity and intent' registered then...

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I've always liked Kent and wanted him back in the side the last time we dropped him.

But efforts like today's are inexcusable and should not be tolerated. Must be dropped. Bring back one of Harmes or ANB.

Wagner's giving us little off half-back. He's not giving us a huge amount of run and his kicking hasn't been great either. If Melksham's in form at Casey I'd make that swap too.

Weideman ought to be dropped and developed at Casey but we can't afford it as we don't have any talls on the list ready to come back in. Even if we could bring a tall defender in, to free up TMac to play forward, that would be preferable to playing Weideman in his current form but we don't have a choice and so he stays.

When Gawn and Hogan return, and we can play a forward line of Hogan, Watts and Pedersen, with Gawn the ruckman and Pedersen providing the relief, that will be a far stronger set up. It will likely come too late to save the season, though.

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1 hour ago, leave it to deever said:

Out Watts if we could.....

His disposal is usually great but how often does he take the game by the scruff like Reiwoldt?  He just seems so average of late and he is one of our most experienced players with 150 games. Look at Hannon for goodness sake he kicked 3 to jacks zilch. Where is this guys passion?

But for sure Weid.......should not have been in all year. Even if he got 20 touches a game he just does not kick any goals

I'll say it again, I knew Watts and the MFC would have a shocker when we saw Jack awkwardly playing [censored] ping pong with Sam bloody Newman on the steaming turd known as the Footy Show on Thursday night! 

Out- Kent, Bugg

In- ANB, Milkshake. 

 

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Posted
2 hours ago, danielE288 said:

Ben Holland still run around?

Juice Newton anyone:P

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