Everything posted by MrFreeze
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The pressure is off, but it's great to see some accurate set shot kicking -
Love Harvey but he's got some serious work to do on his contested marking
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Can you name a decent defender that averages 3+ tackles? IMO it's got much more to do with our untidy disposal exiting d50.
Next 3 games v Doggies, Hawks and Pies Going to be a foul run home
We're getting opened up badly here, structures are non existent and turnovers a plenty
Defenders never have high tackle counts, not a single defender in the top 50 for tackles in the league
Ryan concussed himself trying to hit rivers off the ball
Let's go Windsor at the bounce
Our standard nothing 50 given up early
I like forward line Harvey, lovely left snap
Maybe we will offer a deal he can't refuse, Cameron might be out the door as well - it looks like they have serious cap squeeze IMO
Giants have a chip on their shoulder after losing 2-3 prime aged free agents in the last couple years. Should get to us for a pack of chips. Will be a good pick up, we need more mature key position bodies. Curious to see if they see his future as a defender or forward.
Good luck Jai!!
Agreed, Suns are stacked for forward half talent and I hope we get to benefit from it
Tigers and Swans in the hunt for Rosas Jnr, Dees not mentioned (via Fox Footy)
Id actually like to see the players engage in public self flagellation to ensure the DLers stay happy 🙄
In what universe is Spargo heading to the Giants? No connection to Sydney and the antithesis of a GWS player.
100% yes to trading lever, KPD are high value on the market. Barass was worth a future 1st, 2nd, 3rd. I believe we can extract a future 1st and 2nd for Lever. Even if it means a pick swap on return.
Coleman is just injury prone after that ACL - just reported that he is out for 6-8 with a quad injury.
We will never receive the value we perceive we deserve in a trade for these two, but we are hamstrung by their huge contracts. IMO Oliver or Trac would play high level football at a team that lacks a big body mid i.e., Geelong/Crows/North/Saints/Dons/Rich. But, it's time to make the tough call on one of them. Short term pain for long term gain, getting one of them off the books means we have cap space to retain talent and attract free agents AND allows Rivers/Langford genuine midfield minutes. If this means paying part of their salary or trading for cheap, it is what it is.
We will never receive the value we perceive we deserve in a trade for these two, but we are hamstrung by their huge contracts. IMO Oliver or Trac would play a very high level of football at a team that lacks a big body mid i.e., Geelong/Crows/North/Saints/Dons/Rich. But, it's time to make the tough call on one of them. Short term pain for long term gain, getting one of them off the books means we have cap space to retain talent and attract free agents AND allows Rivers/Langford genuine midfield minutes. If this means paying part of their salary or trading for cheap, it is what it is.
While our overall list is quite healthy, we've had numerous players come back from injury interrupted pre-seasons or are coming back from injury last year, it makes up a fair chunk of our best 22. I would include Petracca, Oliver, Lever, McVee, Windsor and Lindsay with Spargo and Tholstrup borderline 22. Selwyn has done well to have these guys playing decent footy again. The decision to put most of these players straight into the firsts without giving them time to build form in 2s has little to do with Selwyn and more-so the selection committee's rigid view around team structure.
It's been a pleasure watching this team the last couple weeks. I really hope we can come perform strongly after the bye next week against two top ranked sides in box hill and the bears.
