With the season nearly done and some players struggling for form in their current position would it not hurt to trail some players in different positions, even during the game , who knows it could pay off and help win the game.

Players i would like to see potentially tried in different positions at different stages are

JVR CHB

Windsor RR / forward

Tholstrup HB / mid

Howes. HF

Laurie. SF

May. FF. During a game if being beaten at FB

Langford. CHF

Thoughts ?

Suggestions?

There’ll be no experimenting because Goodwin is trying to save his job. He needs wins. It’s why Oliver Petracca Viney and Pickett were the only midfield rotations (appallingly) last week. Grim

I'd love to see Windsor play wing, reckon he could be good there...

Goodwin rarely does that and I highly doubt he would start now, but if he does its usually the same key back and forwards swapping and taking a player and throwing them to BHF and wasting a year of their career.

We might see a few centre bounce changes vs West Coast but it wont be many.

I’m afraid you’ll have to wait until 2027 for any of those positional changes

i.e. when Goodwin’s contact is up…

15 minutes ago, zoe1617 said:

With the season nearly done and some players struggling for form in their current position would it not hurt to trail some players in different positions, even during the game , who knows it could pay off and help win the game.

Players i would like to see potentially tried in different positions at different stages are

JVR CHB

Windsor RR / forward

Tholstrup HB / mid

Howes. HF

Laurie. SF

May. FF. During a game if being beaten at FB

Langford. CHF

Thoughts ?

Suggestions?

Absolutely Steven May at ff. He's playing angry because he's constantly playing stopper. I would doubt that Simon would entertain anything so out of the box.

If we didnt even experiment with a guy that was was bed ridden all week with the flu then you'll never see any experimentation from a coach that is one of the most stubborn in the league.

And we need to have a look at Adams, Brown, Culley and Woewodin before year end. I've seen enough of Laurie and Kentfield needs another pre season, but the others should be given a chance to play for their careers.

No point bringing in guys like Spargo or Sparrow to get 10 touches a week, when other players might offer something different.

Of course, none of this will ever happen.

Interesting that on Saturday night, Bowey, who was having another really solid game, was swung into the forward line.

Like you @zoe1617, I'd love to see Langford spend more time in the forward line, although his overhead marking, which seemed like such a weapon in his under 18 footage, has been a touch underwhelming so far. I think Howes forward or an a wing would be well worth a try as well.

Not so keen on May forward and JVR back. Now the season is well and truly over, I'd like to see the FD start thinking about what the team might look like in coming years and try combinations they expect to become fixtures:

Tall defenders: Turner, Petty, Adams.

Centre bounce midfielders: Langford, Pickett, Rivers.

Tall forwards: (way less certain, but...) Jefferson, JVR, Kentfield.

1 hour ago, The Taciturn Demon said:

Interesting that on Saturday night, Bowey, who was having another really solid game, was swung into the forward line.

Like you @zoe1617, I'd love to see Langford spend more time in the forward line, although his overhead marking, which seemed like such a weapon in his under 18 footage, has been a touch underwhelming so far. I think Howes forward or an a wing would be well worth a try as well.

Not so keen on May forward and JVR back. Now the season is well and truly over, I'd like to see the FD start thinking about what the team might look like in coming years and try combinations they expect to become fixtures:

Tall defenders: Turner, Petty, Adams.

Centre bounce midfielders: Langford, Pickett, Rivers.

Tall forwards: (way less certain, but...) Jefferson, JVR, Kentfield.

This is my thinking too, although I think we could get another year or 2 out of May as a forward, especially as he's most likely to take the biggest/best key defender and relegate JVR/Jeffo/Kentfield et al. down the list of defenders.

20 minutes ago, biggestred said:

This is my thinking too, although I think we could get another year or 2 out of May as a forward, especially as he's most likely to take the biggest/best key defender and relegate JVR/Jeffo/Kentfield et al.

It's a really fair point. He's been an exceptional one-on-one footballer. I like it in theory. I just wonder if he's got much left in practice. Those hamstrings seem like they're one small over-extension from evaporation.

I'd take Viney out of the midfield, probably permanently. Release Windsor and/or Lindsay further up the ground by placing him across the half back line if we think he's a good enough distributor of the ball. Otherwise, he plays a defensive forward role.

Experiment ?? 🤔🤔🤔

Can we try another coach for rest of year, just asking 🤣🤣🤣

Do you mean Experiment sexually? 😂

Goodwin's coaching for his career so he won’t do it

1 hour ago, YesitwasaWin4theAges said:

Do you mean Experiment sexually? 😂

2 minutes ago, BLWNBA said:

Hey its Paul Guerra.

If I could pick one it would be JVR as a defender.

Maybe Howes at HFF.