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M C

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  1. How we played against Geelong was an example of us executing the game plan exactly how Roos wants. That is the Roos gameplan.
  2. Mckernan has been okay for Essendon. Obviously got monstered by Goldstein but Goldstein monsters everyone. Has been far better than Bellchambers anyway If you'd looked back further than Giles' last game then you'd find he's been in terrible form. His game on the weekend was the first time he's been named in the bests since round 6. In his game before the one on the weekend he amassed a whopping 3 effective disposals and didn't take a single mark. Was well beaten in the ruck too, registering only 26 hit outs.
  3. I didn't hear Viney talking about how to exploit his opponent
  4. Nic Nat is a ruckman. It is his ruck work which makes him elite. His work in and around the stoppages, fulfilling his primary role which is to ensure his team wins as many stoppages and centre clearances as possible. Apart from his obviously great tap work, his contested ball winning ability and follow up work are enormous here. My opinion is that stats don't really tell the whole story. The impact Nic has and his ability to beat the opposition ruckman almost every week can not be easily shown without watching him play. He makes quality players look average, which I'm sure is a great contributing factor to West Coast's success this year. Additionally, Nic Nat is not the sole ruck at West Coast, which makes his stats so much more impressive. He can only win the ruck contests he is involved in.
  5. People often talk about how stats can be meaningless and I think this is one of these instances. There is much more Nic Nat does that isn't captured by your run of the mill 'disposals, hit-outs, marks' etc statistics. Perhaps our opinions differ, which is fine, discussion is what a footy forum is for. But after watching most West Coast games this year I can comfortably say that Nic Nat is the 2nd best ruck in the comp behind only Goldstein. He is elite at what he does. I might be misunderstanding, but if you think players peak at 25 then you are mistaken.
  6. Nic Nat is already elite And he's still only 25.
  7. While I agree he hasn't earned another game as yet, you can't say he "has not shown any of the assets required" when not even a month ago you were impressed with him and stated that he did indeed have some of the tools required to make it
  8. Never good to make life-changing decisions based on emotion. Whether Danger stays or goes I doubt it will be based on the events of the last month
  9. Haven't heard Ellie before but i'm happy with Burgo's work Seems to get along with all the players and his write-ups are usually pretty good
  10. Then Hogan can break his nose as payback for Pedersen
  11. Paying them more isn't going to reduce human error They're still going to blink at the wrong time, have players move in their line of view, or misjudge the power behind a push or shove
  12. No but guys think of the 'support' Dawesy provides Spud Surely he can do something against Brissy's defence?
  13. Would need two injuries in the mids to even get regular games at Sydney imo Bird is ahead of him and he isn't getting played either Could want to leave for more game time, but he would probably rather stay with his brother
  14. So Jamar had 29 disposals! Thought it was 23 but that's even better!
  15. Sorry dee-luded but I really can't agree with you here imo Gawn has been one of the top rucks in the comp since he arrived on the scene a few weeks ago - There is nothing to suggest that he won't continue this form. He is so much better than Spencer/Jamar it is ridiculous Trading him for Henderson would be a bad move
  16. I really don't see the issue If WB had compared Steve to a man in a different context, would you have a problem? Stop treating women as victims
  17. "we simply cannot go into next season with garland, howe, lumumba, grimes, cross all as 'third / fourth tall' defenders. they don't do enough." - DemonAndrew This is what I was responding to. Addressing your post, each week Garland locks down the opposition's 3rd best forward. And each week, he succeeds at it, which is why he keeps getting the job over the other names listed by DA. Someone needs to play this role, and I see no reason to get rid of the guy who's best at it. There is a reason Grimes keeps getting dropped and not Garland.
  18. What if we combined BT with Dwayne? Dwayne doesn't commentate enough, but BT commentates too much (hear him trying to commentate the rain on Thursday?) Possible dream team?
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