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I get what you are saying about ANB, Jackson, and Pickett. Two of them are the foundation of our defensive system and the other is now rucking 44% of games now. Spargo and Fritsch do not have the level of Pressure acts and tackles that the other two have. Around the edges of the cornerstone Fritsch has seen an uptick in PAs but is still below 12 on average on the season (13.4 the last 5 weeks). Spargo is averaging 12 this year too, but only 9.2 in the last 5. Spargo has also dipped in tackles the last 5. Down to 2 a game. Fritsch is at 1.4 tackles a game. ANB and Pickett are above 20 PAs and 3.4 tackles a game. They are the cornerstone for the system. Fritsch plays tall and needs to be smaller Fritsch has TMac levels of pressure which is not the trade off we want from a medium forward like Fritsch. His 2 goals a game is welcome but will it stand up in a pressure final? I worry that he relies on excellent delivery when he is the 2nd tall and he won’t have that in September. Spargo must deliver Spargo is handy for his delivery into the forward line but only gets 2.4 I50s a game. Spargo needs to get more of the football or he needs to ramp up his pressure. He sticks to the system and his place in the press but anyone can do that; what is he going to bring to the team in September? Selection integrity and ‘selection locks’ don’t jive So I hope the last two months see us find our best balance in that forward line. And that is not going to mean that there are too many ‘locks’ - selection integrity is important to ensuring teams are harmonious and that effort and actions are rewarded. We are based around that defence and pressure in the forward half and Fritsch and Spargo don’t bring enough of it to feel comfort.

Ummm, so… Were the people ok? It was CGI, yeah, that makes feel better, I’m good now. It was CGI.

5. And they were good. And terrible. But they were gifted to him. He marked well, but didn’t dominate as he marked them. Hope that’s clear.

So the team went well? Thats what I gathered from this thread. I gathered some other things from this thread that are best left here. But the team played well. Ta Rp

Yes, DD - that forward line is schizophrenic mess. And, yes, even with our haphazard use into the forward line - what do people think will happen in finals? It gets cleaner? Fritsch has to be delivering into the 50 in our best side. TMac is not simply a ‘head to kick it on’ in our best side. Gawn/Jackson cause matchup issues as 3rd talls in our best side. That’s why I think Brown/Weideman is in our best side.

God help us if that’s true. He gets picked behind TMac, Kozzie, Jackson, and ANB. The fact that he kicks goals is down to the system is plays within; he doesn’t create his footy, he relies on others to put it on a platter. And that is ok, you need a front runner or two, but spare me the ‘unstoppable’ bs.

One specific name on the injury list more like

I think you’d be disappointed.

Hard to argue. Great to see Jack back.

Love bites on the neck sorry, what are we doing here? Oh yeah, good deal. Good deal.

That goes without saying, but it definitely should be said. Some fans don’t realise that they are people that have the same frailties the rest of us do. It is impossible to have all your players inspired and comfortable and confident. We are in a great place at the moment and it shows, but there will always be players that are better off in another environment or who need adjust their own expectations of themselves to be content.

He def should avoid social media. But he is OOC and that means that for us to keep him as he is currently constructed - we would want him at league average ($400k) and I don’t know if that is where he and his agent thinks he should be.

Jeez, that’s not great if that is the case… I think he is more likely to be impacted by his actual play in the seniors. He needed to draw his confidence from what his role was and not worry so much about clunking marks and kicking goals. Case in point would be the Dogs game that saw him impact the game with contests and he did kick a couple but still had him sheepish after the game. The whole performance anxiety of “you should be kicking 5 a game playing for the Dees at the moment, mate” is more where I think he is at. I haven’t written him off, even for 2021, but I would play Brown ahead of him. Getting dropped is not the end of the world and while it may affect his confidence - I think he needs to reassess his KPIs. Marks and goals will come later.

Wouldn’t worry; just here for insurance…

More of an outer urban myth at Casey, OD.

He’s a good egg.

How about a home Qualifying and Preliminary Finals? There’s your softener.

I agree that he has the ability to play a role. But $650k (as is the rumour) is not a role players salary in 2022. So he can play a role but he will have to illustrate a willingness to understand his limitations or explode through them in the next few weeks.

I meant it. I don’t know if the extravagance of the bigger teams having 15 coaches is actually getting a ROI but we have to look to compete in that area with an Yze and with a Williams so that we look like we are investing in the players and their chances to succeed.

This was one of the toughest to wrap your head around. He is touching the footy. The ‘ball player’ is moot IMO, but one player is better positioned to pick up the ball and protect themselves. The other is open and has an opponent behaving them making it harder to turn the body and brace if he even saw the impact coming. The game is less brutal than it was but these things will occur and if we can just minimise them the we are progressing.

Except ones own dignity.

I think they would be spend in your FD and finding efficiencies where we want to be more profligate. It’s not even about competitive edge, it’s the standards that other clubs can meet and we need to stick fat to spending money on.