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3 hours ago, mo64 said:

That's all well and good, but if you are fumbling, not winning the ball, and not a forward threat, then the coaching dept will make a call as to whether his defensive work outweighs his lack of offense.

I like ANB, but wouldn't mind if he spent a couple of weeks at Casey to get his mojo back.

ABN

Agree with the above.

Will also add he was run down from behind twice, when he shouldn’t have been :-  had plenty of time.

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    6 hours ago, old dee said:

    Bad omen today at our new abode, magpies great my wife on the veranda this morning!! 

    Well, to balance that, I felt a good omen when I clipped  Magpie from about 50 meters with a shot off a low skimming 4 iron.   It limped away into the bush and I didn't see where it went.

    4 hours ago, A F said:

    Watching Goodwin's press conference, he hesitated when discussing where Harmes will play. He might just not want to give up too much in a press conference, but my read on it is I think Harmes will play VFL this week.

    A F - have we an alternative VFL team, as Casey has yet another bloody bye this week.

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    1 hour ago, binman said:

    Agree.

    So you'd agree that if picked this week (which hw 100% will be) the answer is, yes, his defensive work is his kpi, ie ot 'outweighs his lack of offence'?

    By the by, on tbat point our defence drives our offence, ipso facto nibblers brilliant defensive work and incredible,  often unrewarded, gut running up and down the ground makes an important contribution to our offence.

    For a season and a half, ANB has been able to fulfil his defensive role, but also be an important linkman and kick important goals. 

    In his first 12 games this season, he got 20 or more possessions 5 times. Since the bye, he's yet to get 20 possessions in 6 games, and is averaging 13 possessions per game. He's averaging 0.3 of a goal per game this year compared to 0.6 last year. 

    ANB is important to the side, but he's not in good form.

     
    6 minutes ago, Abyssal said:

    ABN

    Wouldn’t get rid of ABN.

    He’s needed for taxation purposes.

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    10 minutes ago, monoccular said:

    Well, to balance that, I felt a good omen when I clipped  Magpie from about 50 meters with a shot off a low skimming 4 iron.   It limped away into the bush and I didn't see where it went.

    Most of my 4 irons also limp into the bushes and I can't see where they go, apart from obviously not straight.

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    31 minutes ago, mo64 said:

    In his first 12 games this season, he got 20 or more possessions 5 times. Since the bye, he's yet to get 20 possessions in 6 games, and is averaging 13 possessions per game. He's averaging 0.3 of a goal per game this year compared to 0.6 last year. 

    Do you have any theories that might explain a post bye drop off by one of our aerobic beasts?

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    2 minutes ago, Demonland said:

     

    It's like they're preparing Melbourne supporters for his selection as a tall forward this week or next....

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    3 minutes ago, Vipercrunch said:

    It's like they're preparing Melbourne supporters for his selection as a tall forward this week or next....

    It has that feel. The other talls are injured, always injured, out of form/eeek, and a baby…

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    Joel is 1cm shorter than Mihocek and possibly as good a mark, but just can't stay on the park.

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    23 minutes ago, Demonland said:

     

    Its a worthy experiment and one that a few of us have been suggesting for some time now 

    He will take some time before he adjusts to a forward role so expectations should be modest in the short term - he will however provide a good physical contest both in the air and on the deck

    I would expect we will see more of Joel in the F50 next season 

     

    59 minutes ago, monoccular said:

    Well, to balance that, I felt a good omen when I clipped  Magpie from about 50 meters with a shot off a low skimming 4 iron.   It limped away into the bush and I didn't see where it went.

    A F - have we an alternative VFL team, as Casey has yet another bloody bye this week.

    So I'm not the only one who still has irons 3-4 in my bag. Nice 


    13 minutes ago, Demons11 said:

    Langdon just lit a fire under this one 

    Great promotional work by Lingers. 

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    Ginnivan saw these comments and just shrugged his shoulders at them

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    Love hearing from Langdon, he doesn’t speak often enough.

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    1 hour ago, binman said:

    Do you have any theories that might explain a post bye drop off by one of our aerobic beasts?

    Definite lack of fitness, hunger and ruthlessness, that he will magically re-discover in the next 2 weeks. 
     


    15 minutes ago, Vipercrunch said:

    Great promotional work by Lingers. 

    Lingers is a ‘different cat’!

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    Brown for Weideman is a lock for almost all of us.

    Harmes also should play, it's just who goes out. Tricky, especially given Brayshaw looked so good in the middle last week and both Rivers and Hunt (especially early) were super. 

    Then there's the fact that we need a third tall up forward and as insurance - Melky has done a great job in the T.Mac role so far.  

    I also like the prospect of Joel Smith playing. But I reckon given the stakes, we should just make him the sub. That way he can come on if needed at either end. He's perfect for that role.

    22 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

     

    Collingwood supporters will have a field day with this one.

     

    Lingers has given them some extra motivation with those comments. Not sure that was wise!

    [censored] I hope we beat them tomorrow. I’ll be seriously flat if we lose to them yet again.

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