Everything posted by Lil_red_fire_engine
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Petty is a first year 18 year old key back. Baker is an outside player who is 3 years older. Hard to compare the two.
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Being it sounds Smith trained, Stretch for Baker would be the only change I would make. More speed on the outside please. JKH has had his chances and has not shown a want to really run without the ball.
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Shocking timing for Billy, really looked the part on the weekend and added something we dont have much of. There needs to be an inquiry into foot problems at our club.
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Great. 54 point win and people want up to 3 changes and we're back to Spargo being out just cos...... Unless someone doesn't come up its no change for mine.
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I find ANB's missed executions frustrating as most but you cannot underestimate his work without the ball. You cant have a team of purebreds without some workhorses. You cant say you are a team built on behaviours without rewarding the behaviours. He once again led our distance covered at speed and many other repeat run acts. He does what the coach expects for all the time he does not have the ball (run as hard as you can for as long as you can) and that is likely the reason he makes errors at times with the ball. People should give up the gas on seeing him dropped. Aint going to happen this week and I suspect at any point in 2018. Joel Smith went forward due to a hip complaint and he stayed on to assist our rotations. I would make no change unless injury (Smith for more run in Hannan/Kent/Baker) or stupidity (Lewis for Vince) or any who don't recover well. I did note that Harmes once again went to the half back as part of the rotation when Smith went forward and really looked the part. If we are to persevere with that then potentially whichever mid/small best deserves to play.
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Tyson had a Tyson game. Could not ask more of his application and he kept racking it up but he turns back into traffic, handballs at peoples feet and tackles with his arms not his body. I may have gone too early on Baker last two weeks looked a lot better on a wing uses his pace well to creat an option. Great to see Vanders back he is a serious unit.
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Unlike previous weeks the team just feels right. Time for the two Christians to stand up and show some maturity and consistent impact. I think this is the reset we should have had post Pies game plan wise that we should launch from over the back 8. Although if TMac starts on a wing.........
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Who would think it is that hard to have someone hold back. Being it was not always Lever It is beyond me why you need to pay someone as much as we did Lever to remind someone to hold the line. Petty last week was nervous and found himself under speed he would not have seen on a bigger ground than he would be used to defending. He seemed to get continually caught between players in the AFLs version of no mans land. Wont be the first or last to have a poor debut but a great learning experience to build on at VFL level.
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So stoked that this is televised again this week. Looking forward to seeing how AVB and McKenna go first up.
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Run Run Run. Good to see we are finally attempting to address our deficiency with some more balance forward, mid and back. Also good to see rewarding form. Stretch deserves a good run at it, Spargo should never have been out and Jeffy will never put on a show at VFL but 7 tackles should say enough about intent.
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We did not lose due to effort more so stupid selection, stupid moves and stupid execution. Playing no crumber cost us the game. Playing Tyson once again on a wing cost us the game. Playing Viney as a tagger for three quarters cost us the game. Gawn was immense as was Viney's last quarter but we need to go and find some dash.
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Out Petty, Tyson, Weid, Hannan In Frost, Stretch, Spargo, Garlett We are too top heavy. If T-Mac can play 5 on a wing he can play 5 as a relief ruck.
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Was named in our bests 3 of the first 4 and then the finger issue. Should have missed two-three weeks minimum but stupidly played through and has not recovered his touch or confidence. Was looking good quarter 1 last week settled back as a pure forward. I expect him to get back to something like his best this one.
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He needs to have his role simplified. He is a half forward trying to prove he is a midfielder. Now he is doing neither well. I suspect his mid year review would have been the most interesting fly on the wall convo. I will be interested to see any shift in where he spends his time or the way he approaches the role. Not unusual for a player 50 games in to have a lull. Not many players have a straight up trajectory, those wanting him on the trade table is laughable. He needs to be playing high half forward and get back to attacking the ball and man and setting up goals.
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He followed it up with another absolute cracker into the middle of the ground from a similar spot 3-5 minutes later. Played on one leg but I reckon he was involved in a third of our goals.
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We are now at a point where we have better inside mids. The problem is Tyson does not appear to have the versatility to play other roles unlike Salem or Harmes. His lack of speed on the spread and slowness of execution are shown up in a connecting role. The coach clearly does not see him in our inside mid plans as even without Petracca and Viney he showed a preference for Harmes and Brayshaw in the middle. I feel the only thing maintaining him a spot on a wing is we don't currently have an outside runner pushing for the spot on the wing so he is the next best option.
