1 hour ago, dazzledavey36 said:

I don't get the love for Sharp.

Other then a run down tackle he was barely noticed. Jack Henderson showed more then him.

Honestly, if his name was Jack Billings he'd be copping a pasting for that type of performance.

I don't think we'll make any changes to be honest. I'd prefer not to see Sharp and especially Chandler who is just so meh for a small forward. He does nothing for me.

I'd be looking at Kynan Brown for either of them.

 

Sharp player the lowest amount of game time too. Indicative of the coaches not loving his game. Doesn’t seem to find the footy and doesn’t have cosistrnt defensive game

Thought Chandler was fine, some good and bad. I like his back up wing minutes.

Not a huge fan of Kynan Brown but no doubt everyone should be considered for the role. 

Surprised nobody has suggested giving Tom Campbell a go next week given the potential AJ suspension and his struggles in the ruck when Max was resting in the 4th. 

I know this will be howled down but TMac is too good to not have in the 22. If May comes back I’d be moving Petty forward. AJ was poor in the ruck against Brown and JvR is much better. Jeffo has no intensity and I’d prefer Turner and Petty to AJ and Jeffo. 
If Spargs is ready he’s a class above Hendo. 
Wont happen, but that’s my take. 

7 minutes ago, Slartibartfast said:

I know this will be howled down but TMac is too good to not have in the 22. If May comes back I’d be moving Petty forward. AJ was poor in the ruck against Brown and JvR is much better. Jeffo has no intensity and I’d prefer Turner and Petty to AJ and Jeffo. 
If Spargs is ready he’s a class above Hendo. 
Wont happen, but that’s my take. 

There’s no way in the world Petty should go forward. I appreciate TMac was good but Petty looked more comfortable today than he did at any time in the forward line last year. It’s natural for him. He must stay back. 

I do not know whether we can swing TMac or May forward, nor whether we should, but it just cannot be Petty.

Henderson was good enough to hold his spot over Spargo, IMO.

petty was terrific defensively, he won't go forward

i'd have plugger mac in the back 6 over howes, regardless of whether may is back or not

Edited March 16Mar 16 by whatwhat say what

3 hours ago, bing181 said:

Not the worst suggestion. Howes I'm just not sure about.

Against that, isn't Sestan still not quite up to it fitness-wise?

And he is a beautiful kick

9 minutes ago, titan_uranus said:

There’s no way in the world Petty should go forward. I appreciate TMac was good but Petty looked more comfortable today than he did at any time in the forward line last year. It’s natural for him. He must stay back. 

I do not know whether we can swing TMac or May forward, nor whether we should, but it just cannot be Petty.

Henderson was good enough to hold his spot over Spargo, IMO.

Petty played his best game since his his game against the Cats last year. No way he goes forward ever again. Turner should be back. I'd give AJ another go rather than rucking JvR. Howes out for May.

 

Spargo must come in for Chandler, Chandler and Fritsch need a few games at Casey

May at FF or Turner back in

17 minutes ago, Demonland said:

 

That’s pretty harsh… I think they will go to the tribunal with that one. 

4 hours ago, jane02 said:

I’d be giving Ollie Sestan a run.

In the back pocket? 

May as well try and unearth a player while we wait for McVee to come back, particularly given there's no option of AMW this year.

1 hour ago, Slartibartfast said:

I know this will be howled down but TMac is too good to not have in the 22. If May comes back I’d be moving Petty forward. AJ was poor in the ruck against Brown and JvR is much better. Jeffo has no intensity and I’d prefer Turner and Petty to AJ and Jeffo. 
If Spargs is ready he’s a class above Hendo. 
Wont happen, but that’s my take. 

TMac was terrific today, but he was playing on a beanpole 21 year old and should have outplayed him as he did on a number of occasions.

Brave new world sans TMac if May is fit IMV mate. Not going to howl you down though 😄

1 hour ago, Disco InTurno said:

Surprised nobody has suggested giving Tom Campbell a go next week given the potential AJ suspension and his struggles in the ruck when Max was resting in the 4th. 

I know I'll get howled down but I'd play JVR as the forward/ruck if AJ is out. 

Despite the risk of injury, getting in the ruck helps JVR get involved in the play, hands on the ball, in the contest. When he is struggling up forward I think a stint in the rucks helps him work into the game.

I think TMac can replace Howes until McVee comes in. He’s too good not to play.

9 minutes ago, Roost it far said:

I think TMac can replace Howes until McVee comes in. He’s too good not to play.

Howes needs continuity IMO. Yoyoing in and out of the team doesn't help him or us.

If May is fit, he goes to Larkey and Howes stays.

17 minutes ago, Adam The God said:

Howes needs continuity IMO. Yoyoing in and out of the team doesn't help him or us.

If May is fit, he goes to Larkey and Howes stays.

What do you call it when you get the yoyo and just throw it as far away as you physically can? Howes has no place jn an AFL team until he shows he's willing to stand under a high ball.

We looked much sounder defensively from the moment they gave Howes the vest and moved Rivers back. It's a shame to rob Peter to pay Paul but I think that's the logical result.

Happy to live with Billings on a wing especially at Marvel and use Langdon mid and forward against North.

9 minutes ago, DeeSpencer said:

Happy to live with Billings on a wing especially at Marvel and use Langdon mid and forward against North.

I'd have had Billings in today ... he has an innate ability to find space for himself and is usually quite good in finding a teammate with good disposal

That same innate ability often sees him bob up in the forward line with an easy mark.  And we know what happens from there!!  It's such a shame he's such a lousy shot for goal

So on wing but as a link from half-back and then connecting to the half forwards is an ideal role.  In other words, just get him to stay on the wing and let Langdon & Windsor drift forward

2 hours ago, Adam The God said:

In the back pocket? 

May as well try and unearth a player while we wait for McVee to come back, particularly given there's no option of AMW this year.

He (Sestan) has been playing back in the practice games & doing well. Will be an interesting watch...

Edited March 16Mar 16 by rjay

5 hours ago, DeeSpencer said:

What do you call it when you get the yoyo and just throw it as far away as you physically can? Howes has no place jn an AFL team until he shows he's willing to stand under a high ball.

We looked much sounder defensively from the moment they gave Howes the vest and moved Rivers back. It's a shame to rob Peter to pay Paul but I think that's the logical result.

Happy to live with Billings on a wing especially at Marvel and use Langdon mid and forward against North.

Not really.

Howes had the job on Toby Greene and soon as he got subbed out Greene went ballistic in the last quarter having 11 disposals and kicked 1.1

Speaks more volume on Rivers who was incredibly poor defensively on him in that last quarter then anything, especially to allow him to have that kind of impact the way that he did.

2 hours ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Not really.

Howes had the job on Toby Greene and soon as he got subbed out Greene went ballistic in the last quarter having 11 disposals and kicked 1.1

Speaks more volume on Rivers who was incredibly poor defensively on him in that last quarter then anything, especially to allow him to have that kind of impact the way that he did.

To my eye Greene didn’t go ballistic because Howes went off, he went ballistic because they moved him more into the midfield.

At any rate he killed Howes all day in the forward line.

9 hours ago, Demonland said:

 

That's a ridiculous suspension.

Archer should challenge.

What we don't need is slower players who get 5 possessions and cant kick over 30 meters. 

Unfortunately, outside of Kozzie, we dont have any decent small forwards. But in an attacking sense Spargo is far from the answer.

May at FF isn’t a terrible idea 

If AJ is suspended as many here seem to believe, does Campbell get a run.   Max needs proper support and JVR isn’t the answer.