one_demon 826 Posted February 25, 2020 Posted February 25, 2020 Who's going to replace Frost as our second defender this year? Please don't say Oscar. 1 2 Quote
one_demon 826 Posted February 25, 2020 Author Posted February 25, 2020 You know you've got problems when Oscar is one of your main defenders Quote
buck_nekkid 6,103 Posted February 25, 2020 Posted February 25, 2020 (edited) Frost? The over concussed defender who was bog average for the hawks last week? surplus to needs. We got May, Petty, Oscar, Smith and Hore as clear choices for taller defenders. Lockhart as distributor looks far better than Frost. i think this is the wrong way to look at it. Edited February 25, 2020 by buck_nekkid Forgot the Hore 5 Quote
Demon Dude 430 Posted February 25, 2020 Posted February 25, 2020 (edited) 25 minutes ago, one_demon said: Who's going to replace Frost as our second defender this year? Please don't say Oscar. Lever and May are our two key defenders. case closed. Edited February 25, 2020 by Demon Dude 1 Quote
one_demon 826 Posted February 25, 2020 Author Posted February 25, 2020 Isn't Lever our third tall/intercept defender? 3 Quote
spalding 1,128 Posted February 25, 2020 Posted February 25, 2020 Petty when fit is an option, but still some work to do. Lockhart’s calmness in the backline on the weekend was a bit of a revelation too. Might be a good lock down option when teams have multiple small forwards or backup for Nev. Frostball was fun, but too many turnovers if we want to be serious. 3 1 Quote
Moonshadow 17,678 Posted February 25, 2020 Posted February 25, 2020 You mean, who's going to grab the ball, run flat out for 50m, kick at full tilt to no one in particular and then watch it sail over his head for a goal? Or whose going to chase down an opponent then kick it out on the full? Or whose going to break team zoning rules, only to be told off by senior players? Tough call, but I'd rather a disciplined Oscar than Frosty. 10 2 Quote
Docs Demons 1,810 Posted February 25, 2020 Posted February 25, 2020 19 minutes ago, Moonshadow said: You mean, who's going to grab the ball, run flat out for 50m, kick at full tilt to no one in particular and then watch it sail over his head for a goal? Or whose going to chase down an opponent then kick it out on the full? Or whose going to break team zoning rules, only to be told off by senior players? Tough call, but I'd rather a disciplined Oscar than Frosty. With ya Quote
Rab D Nesbitt 8,955 Posted February 25, 2020 Posted February 25, 2020 1 hour ago, one_demon said: Who's going to replace Frost as our second defender this year? Please don't say Oscar. This inanimate carbon rod. 6 Quote
binman 44,836 Posted February 25, 2020 Posted February 25, 2020 What a strange thread. I'll say Stuie dew. Dew comes after frost doesn't it. But seriously, frost is irreplaceable. No one kicks as badly as he does. 1 1 Quote
Cheap Seats 3,310 Posted February 25, 2020 Posted February 25, 2020 Clearly its Oscar Someone start a poll Quote
Nelo 813 Posted February 25, 2020 Posted February 25, 2020 2 hours ago, one_demon said: Who's going to replace Frost as our second defender this year? Please don't say Oscar. Petty. 1 Quote
Forest Demon 4,681 Posted February 25, 2020 Posted February 25, 2020 I’m not sold on the idea, but it’s clearly going to be OMac there for at least the first part of the season. If Petty gets fit he may challenge for the role. Quote
monoccular 17,760 Posted February 25, 2020 Posted February 25, 2020 Sounds like this is actually designed as yet another bag Oscar thread. Getting boring. 7 1 Quote
MyFavouriteMartian 572 Posted February 25, 2020 Posted February 25, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, one_demon said: Who's going to replace Frost as our second defender this year? Please don't say Oscar. Lever/Smith. Lever I think will play the Frost mobile role. Omc/Petty/ will take some of the bigger talls, imo. Petty I think, will end up a swinging gorilla. ? Edited February 25, 2020 by MyFavouriteMartian 1 Quote
one_demon 826 Posted February 25, 2020 Author Posted February 25, 2020 (edited) 7 minutes ago, monoccular said: Sounds like this is actually designed as yet another bag Oscar thread. Getting boring. Not at all, it's about what our options are. To me it seems quite concerning that we really don't have a second defender who is good enough. My theory has always been that you can't win a premiership without a quality defence. Do we have a premiership defence? Edited February 25, 2020 by one_demon 1 Quote
PaulRB 6,435 Posted February 25, 2020 Posted February 25, 2020 1 minute ago, one_demon said: Not at all, it's about what our options are. To me it seems quite concerning that we really don't have a second defender who is good enough. My theory has always been that you can't win a premiership without a quality defence. Do we have a premiership quality defence? Mate, Frosty was not "premiership quality defence" and not our "second defender". Move on. 2 Quote
one_demon 826 Posted February 25, 2020 Author Posted February 25, 2020 (edited) 6 minutes ago, PaulRB said: Mate, Frosty was not "premiership quality defence" and not our "second defender". Move on. Yes Frost was not premiership quality. He was our second defender. Edited February 25, 2020 by one_demon Quote
PaulRB 6,435 Posted February 25, 2020 Posted February 25, 2020 2 minutes ago, one_demon said: Yes Frost was not premiership quality. He was our second defender. That's funny one_dee, I'd have Jetta, Hibberd, May, Lever and even Oscar in front of him... and happily replace him with another gray hound on crack in Hunt, for the "line breaking speed top turn over" thrill ride, if that what gets you going at the footy. 2 Quote
MyFavouriteMartian 572 Posted February 25, 2020 Posted February 25, 2020 2 minutes ago, one_demon said: Not at all, it's about what our options are. To me it seems quite concerning that we really don't have a second defender who is good enough. My theory has always been that you can't win a premiership without a quality defence. Do we have a premiership defence? No, not yet. We have a team that'll launch us into more regular finals. And we have the youngsters to form a nucleus to take the next step up from finals as they mature. Of these I'm expecting the Petty, Salem, Lockhart, Lever, Omc, Harmes (defenders), Pickett, Langdon, Viney, Tracca, Baker, Fritta, Oliver, Weideman, Spargo, Bedford, Sparrow, Rivers, Jackson. Quote
one_demon 826 Posted February 25, 2020 Author Posted February 25, 2020 (edited) 7 minutes ago, MyFavouriteMartian said: No, not yet. We have a team that'll launch us into more regular finals. And we have the youngsters to form a nucleus to take the next step up from finals as they mature. Yes. I guess we have to hope that we got the recruiting right or if we play finals regularly we might be able to attract a quality defender in the future. In the meantime we'll have to endure a dysfunctional defence. Edited February 25, 2020 by one_demon 1 Quote
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