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It's tough. Spargo and so many others showed a lot in the VFL game. But at the end of the day we have to reduce our senior list by 3 players before the draft under AFL rules and we also have to reduce the rookies by at least 2 which we got as extras due to the long term injury list. You would also want to bring some young blood onto the rookie list. So I would suggest it will come down to at least 7 delistings.

The trouble with our defense is that we have too many that are not physical. May and to a lesser extent TMac Salem and Turner engage with their opponents whereas McVee Howes Bowey and Adams are a lot softer. Lever is somewhere between the 2. I've left out Rivers as he spends more time midfield. We never replaced Hibberd in that role and AMW who is also physical was out for the year. When May is firing he plays well, but you can hardly blame him for being careful after all his suspensions. Age is now catching him and struggles against fast leading forwards like Gunston. He still has the year on his contract so I am sure he will continue on and unless we find a like for like, will probably play most games. Sestan has the body to be physical so will be interesting to see if they keep him on.

Lots of player, umpiring and coaching reasons we lost so many games this year. But above all we lost most games because we cannot kick straight in front of goal. This is yet another game we have had more shots on goal than the opposition. In all our losses it has been the same - more points than goals. The saints 21/7 to 7/21 was the most obvious but against the pies losing by a point kicking 10/11 to 11/6 the most costly.

It's a double negative. for every side that has 200+ forwards you need 200+ defenders - Andrews, Moore, Lobb and Mac Andrew(that really hurts) Secondly it makes it harder for Kentfield, JVR and Jeffo when they dont have that other tall forward Miss AMW against the likes of Butler.

Yeah simply because we don't have any 200 cm+ alternatives. It's ridiculous.

Yes you might be right. You can't blame Salem if that is what he is told to do. McVee seemed to be a run on player last year but not this year so maybe it is an instruction with only Bowey allowed to run on. Seems crazy to me as all the better sides create run and carry off half back to break lines and give forwards one on one opportunities

Yeah even when he gets it a bit doesn't provide any run, McVee is even worse Metres gained per possession last game. McVee 8 Salem 11 Lever 15 Turner 17 May 17 Bowey 20

Be interesting changing the rucks at full forward as Dons did a bit last year. Big gulf between top 8 and bottom 8 - over last 5 rounds top 8 30 wins and 10 losses. Bottom 8 the exact opposite.

Yes really miss AMW as a small aggressive defender to take those types

I don't understand why he doesn't show some desperation. There were times where he could have impacted, he just strolled around the contest. He has to have been told that it is a weakness in his game.

You are right there are plenty of good key forwards under 200 but most are accompanied by one or more over or there abouts Collingwood is an odd one out but they occasionally use Cox 211 as a forward Brisbane Hipwood 204 Crows Tilthorpe 201 Geelong Meale 203 Hawks Chol 200 Freo Jackson 200 Dogs Darcy 208 Suns Read 202 King 202 Giants Tallest is Riccardi 198 Port Marshall 198 although Whitlock is being groomed at 202 Carlton McKay 200 Young 202 Swans Ladham 202 but usually McLean 197 is tallest Essendon Wright 203 Saints King 202 North Larkey 198 Richmong Lynch 199 West Coast J. Williams 198 Probably more important to have a key defender at that height.

Hope he goes well. Other sides have at least 6 200cm plus on their lists we only have two and they are old with only a couple of years left.

Windsor has lost all confidence and couldn't get a kick at Casey so no point bringing him in. I'd like to see Kentfield played on a wing in the same way most sides have a tall wing who drifts forward for goals. He is mobile and athletic. JVR/Johnson for Petty. TMac for Howes - should never have been dropped No point looking at casey for replacement midfielder for Viney if suspended. The best Casey midfielders were casey players. Probably use Langdon as the extra mid. Wouldn't mind Culley as the sub. We've got to get some more hardness. That first quarter was embarrassing. When we ramped up the pressure we won the last 3/4's.

I've liked what i've seen in the VFL games. He's always been the 3rd tall either forward or back, so you don't get the bulk of the possessions. I don't believe he is tall enough for a key position but because he is so mobile, takes a good mark and is a good kick, I'd like to see him as a tall wingman that most sides now invest in. If we go down that track he is the most eligible on our list to do it other than Langford who will put on size and become an important midfielder. A tall wingman who drifts forward to take a mark and kick a goal would be very valuable. It was strange we had 9 talls in the VFL on the weekend (without Johnson) and only 5 in the main side. It says a lot about the 9 either not tall enough or not good enough. Gold coast had 4 over 200cm.

Like the fact he gets a lot of the ball. Something we have a lack of.