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5 minutes ago, chook fowler said:

I thought Charlie was good late in the season. Doesn’t deserve the abuse. 

Fair point chook plus he is still only a kid.

We've now drafted 2 more small guys to compete for his spot. It will be interesting to see how he responds to this pressure.

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11 hours ago, picket fence said:

Massive fail but to sack him??? Hnmmm

Elegt, I believe, is Latvian for "negativity"... I can't recall seeing much of anything positive from him.

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I’m not a fan of threads for specific players and particularly players who are young and developing. They’re under enough pressure as it is. And we should remember that players don’t pick themselves, either in the draft or at the selection table, and they are reliant on the coaching staff addressing deficiencies in techniques and skill. If there’s a failure its either in recruiting or development. As long as players are professional, hard-working and sweat for the cause we should just leave them alone.

And if we insist on separate threads then I’d prefer to focus on senior under-performers such as Melksham and TMac. They’re well paid and in the case of Melksham, the application isn’t there anymore. He deserves some home truths.

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We could do with a zippy kicker down back, especially if we ever want to move Salem or Rivers.

We could definitely do with skilled users on the wing.

We need multiple options across half forward to get Kossie closer to goal where he can hit the scoreboard.

And above all else we are crying out for a handball receive player on ball to make use of our bigger guys getting first hands on the ball.

The two new guys probably have a bit more versatility than Spargo. Laurie has a bit of extra size and a thick frame, Bowey has a little more athleticism. They can fit in other roles if the coaches aren't afraid to go smaller. 

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2 hours ago, poita said:

Slow, small, indecisive with ball in hand, can't hold a tackle and always in the wrong position. And I'm pretty sure I saw another set shot at goal from 40m that failed to make the distance.

Agree,  Yesterday for most of the  first quarter his direct opponent was Caleb Daniels. Daniels repeatedly rebounded and set up many scoring opportunities for the Doggies. Sorry to say it, but if Spargo keeps  getting a game we are in trouble. 10 possesions yesterday, is poor!  Not his fault that he was picked up by us but that is another matter. He was also given a two year extention. Good luck but I cannot see the value he brings to the team.

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1 hour ago, old dee said:

How does he continually get games?

Because we basically have nobody else in the small forward department.

Compare with St Kilda who have Lonie, Higgins, Gresham and Billings. All classy goal kickers.

Our forward line simply does not stack up with the rest of the comp.

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3 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

Because we basically have nobody else in the small forward department.

Compare with St Kilda who have Lonie, Higgins, Gresham and Billings. All classy goal kickers.

Our forward line simply does not stack up with the rest of the comp.

And why is that???

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9 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

Because we basically have nobody else in the small forward department.

Compare with St Kilda who have Lonie, Higgins, Gresham and Billings. All classy goal kickers.

Our forward line simply does not stack up with the rest of the comp.

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8 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

Because we basically have nobody else in the small forward department.

Compare with St Kilda who have Lonie, Higgins, Gresham and Billings. All classy goal kickers.

Our forward line simply does not stack up with the rest of the comp.

Agree but he has had 34 games for an average of 6 kicks per game, 2.4 tackles 0.7 goals. His long kicks struggle to make 40 metres

I think the writing is on the wall, surely by now almost anyone is worth investing  a few games to see if they can do better.

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