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MATCH PREVIEW AND TEAM SELECTION - Round 10

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45 minutes ago, Deestroy All said:

Never understood how a player gets dropped, doesn’t play, then gets named in the squad the next week. 

It's almost like players train between games or something, and that this "training" influences the coaching group in some way. It's all very mysterious… 

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    10 minutes ago, WERRIDEE said:

    No way Spargo done a good job on Simpson.

    I agree he has been good but they will rest him soon.  Garlett is aldo a better player and is to good to be in the 2’s

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    8 minutes ago, WERRIDEE said:

    No way Spargo done a good job on Simpson.

    Spargo has been very good, but may be replaced by Garlett as a like for like to give Charlie a break, remember, that is what they did with Fritsch earlier in the year.

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    If Spargo were to be rested it would be so nice to see Garlett replace him and really fire like he did last year up in Alice.

    Be great to see him run our in the jumper designed by his auntie.

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    Would prefer to try Hunt forward over Garlett. 

    No future in Jeffey.

    Hunt would at least chase and tackle like his life depends on it, and from memory he was a tricky match up and kicked a couple when he was thrown forward last year. 

    Play him in a position where he can still use his athletic traits but his poor field kicking isn't as obvious - just like TMac. 

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    Jeffy in for Spargo 

    Pederson for TMac if he doesn’t come up

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    6 minutes ago, Watts Jurrah Dunn? said:

    Would prefer to try Hunt forward over Garlett. 

    No future in Jeffey.

    Hunt would at least chase and tackle like his life depends on it, and from memory he was a tricky match up and kicked a couple when he was thrown forward last year. 

    Play him in a position where he can still use his athletic traits but his poor field kicking isn't as obvious - just like TMac. 

    No future, you are kidding mate. 

    He kicked 42 goals last year and is far more dangerous than Hunt. 

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    2 minutes ago, Demons11 said:

    No future, you are kidding mate. 

    He kicked 42 goals last year and is far more dangerous than Hunt. 

    Garlett was afraid to take possession of the ball against Richmond. He's a cat.

    Cant be trusted and is almost 29.

    No future at all.

    Hunt far too talented and young to have him rotting in the 2s. 

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    Just now, Watts Jurrah Dunn? said:

    Garlett was afraid to take possession of the ball against Richmond. He's a cat.

    Cant be trusted and is almost 29.

    No future at all.

    Hunt far too talented and young to have him rotting in the 2s. 

    I'm a Hunt fan but it's his fault that he's rotting in the two's.  He has been average at best since midway through last season.

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    1 minute ago, Watts Jurrah Dunn? said:

    Garlett was afraid to take possession of the ball against Richmond. He's a cat.

    Cant be trusted and is almost 29.

    No future at all.

    Hunt far too talented and young to have him rotting in the 2s. 

    I agree Hunt will have to come in but not as a forward. 

    Since when is 29 old? And We don’t need every player to be a contested ball player. 

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    20 minutes ago, Watts Jurrah Dunn? said:

    Would prefer to try Hunt forward over Garlett. 

    No future in Jeffey.

    Hunt would at least chase and tackle like his life depends on it, and from memory he was a tricky match up and kicked a couple when he was thrown forward last year. 

    Play him in a position where he can still use his athletic traits but his poor field kicking isn't as obvious - just like TMac. 

    You have to be taking the P15S

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    IMHO, Jeffy is a dangerous forward pocket and Hunty is a line breaking HBF or wing (preferably). We should make close to like for like changes.

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    We beat them in Adelaide last year without Gawn and Hogan.  They were at almost full strength from memory.

    We can beat them on neutral ground with a near full strength side.

    i still think we’ll win by 6+ goals.

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    29 minutes ago, hells bells said:

    We beat them in Adelaide last year without Gawn and Hogan.  They were at almost full strength from memory.

    We can beat them on neutral ground with a near full strength side.

    i still think we’ll win by 6+ goals.

    And they belted us in Darwin, what happened last year means very little.

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    11 minutes ago, Rod Grinter Riot Squad said:

    And they belted us in Darwin, what happened last year means very little.

    Just one win out of 8 games in the Northern Territory.. batting average certainly needs to improve .

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    3 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

    Just one win out of 8 games in the Northern Territory.. batting average certainly needs to improve .

    True, but until last year, we didn’t win much full stop.

    We play Docklands well now, not long ago we lost over 20games straight there

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    1 hour ago, Nasher said:

    I just think of it as a ranking from 1-40 (or whatever) and Tyson, through form and the availability of Viney fell from 22nd to 23rd. The fact that he was in the senior side in the first place means they thought him a better option than all the other players at Casey. Being dropped from the side doesn’t necessarily change that.

    Not so much 23rd overall IMO.  Personally feel he is ranked much higher than that in an overall team sense.  More like the next cab off the rank out of the available inside/outside mids (including those at Casey) or vying for a position with one of them (should they drop off the pointy end a little).  Of course you need more than just mid fielders to make up the overall team but, as you say, he was pushed out onto the mid field fringe by the return of Jack.

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    I wish this game was at the MCG so I could go

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    1 hour ago, Watts Jurrah Dunn? said:

    Would prefer to try Hunt forward over Garlett. 

    No future in Jeffey.

    Hunt would at least chase and tackle like his life depends on it, and from memory he was a tricky match up and kicked a couple when he was thrown forward last year. 

    Play him in a position where he can still use his athletic traits but his poor field kicking isn't as obvious - just like TMac. 

    Garlett was the best tackling and pressure forward for 3 quarters of the year last year, by a long way. 

    I like Hunt, but he chooses when to chase. 

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    1 hour ago, Wiseblood said:

    I'm a Hunt fan but it's his fault that he's rotting in the two's.  He has been average at best since midway through last season.

    Hopefully hunt realises that a) with a bit of form he is a lock and that b) there are two old blokes one the back flank keeping him out but they'll be gone in 3 to 15 months. 

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    27 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

    Just one win out of 8 games in the Northern Territory.. batting average certainly needs to improve .

    Mmmm, coincided with poor membership, needing to generate income. On reflection our batting average is quite shite out of the last 7-8 years everywhere.

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    2 minutes ago, Danelska said:

    Mmmm, coincided with poor membership, needing to generate income. On reflection our batting average is quite shite out of the last 7-8 years everywhere.

    it's way put of kilter with our Melbourne performances even in the bad years ... let's face it other than the money the NT games are a total loss... hope they go very soon

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    1 hour ago, small but forward said:

    IMHO, Jeffy is a dangerous forward pocket and Hunty is a line breaking HBF or wing (preferably). We should make close to like for like changes.

    I'm wondering if Hunt is now getting a tag quite often by a close checking quick opponent in order to curb his line breaking run given his success in this area in the last few seasons?  If so, It's a compliment to his game so far.  But the question then remains, how do you figure him into the team while getting the tag off his back, allowing him the extra space to utilise his run (and major asset) once more?

    I noticed in his last few games he is quite often running to low percentage areas of the ground (eg., hugging the boundary) possibly to shake the tag and get a few more receives.  However, the counter to this is it then leaves him in a less damaging area of the ground to use his run and attack strengths even when he does get it.  And the flip side is he is then probably not being sought out as often as a result by other defenders quite as often as previously (when he was running into more dangerous areas (not under a hardish tag).  Exactly the outcome the opp coaches might be aiming for.

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