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April 28, 200817 yr

Give him a crack at full forward with the license to break open packs for Aussie and a lethargic Davey .

He's being paid , his Sandy form ( when not injured ) has been exceptional ,so he deserves his chance even if he is ancient .

Many may argue that he's not the future of the club , but either are McDonald, Robertson , White , Jamar , etc, etc ,etc . They are getting regular games whether they deserve them or not , and at least Holland gives us a chance to be competitive up forward with his Tarzan- like build .

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April 28, 200817 yr

I'm sure Holland can come in and have an influence but I'd prefer to see Bate or Newton ahead of him.

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April 28, 200817 yr

Must politely disagree sir.

He has continued to prove when he plays at MFC he is not good enough.

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April 28, 200817 yr

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Must politely disagree sir.
He has continued to prove when he plays at MFC he is not good enough.

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April 28, 200817 yr

Give him a crack at full forward with the license to break open packs for Aussie and a lethargic Davey .
He's being paid , his Sandy form ( when not injured ) has been exceptional ,so he deserves his chance even if he is ancient .

Many may argue that he's not the future of the club , but either are McDonald, Robertson , White , Jamar , etc, etc ,etc . They are getting regular games whether they deserve them or not , and at least Holland gives us a chance to be competitive up forward with his Tarzan- like build .

Ben Holland will probably follow the same path his brother did at Hawthorn a few years ago.

He probably could be effective but i prefer seeing younger combinations running around.

Nothing personal cause his being very serviceable.

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I'm not disagreeing with that JB, but what purpose would it serve? Why bring in a bloke who is playing his last season (unless Adelaide wants to trade for him again) ahead of the Newton's or the Maric's or the Meesan's, if they have earned it. Even if they have not played as well as Dutchy, not to far behind him mind, you would promote them wouldn't you to get games into them and see if they can make it? No?

Niknat he is on the list because of his work ethic and a good bloke basically. Same as Millsy. Bails had to make some choices in a short time frame on who to delist or keep. He as others have mentioned is a work ethic guy. Those two fit that mould but probably should not be on the list on form.

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April 28, 200817 yr

Buckets will play again soon enough. Would like to see him in the red and blue a few more times, given the teams future I would put an untried kid ahead of him for the simple fact that we must blood these kids asap if we are to climb out of this dark hole we are now in.

Buckets is a MUST against the woods (he makes Rocca look second rate). Not sure how many games are left for him. May get a run when we play saints if G-Train is still operating at FF.

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