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  1. Nasher
    I hope today puts an end to all the talk of having Dawes as the fill in ruck. For all the talk of concrete hands, they've got nothing on his bricks for feet. The guy can't jump at all. Question for Pig Dog et al, when was this alleged duck of Jetta's that cost a goal? If it's the occasion I'm thinking of, my view was that he fumbled it then got pushed off the ball while surrounded by three crows players on his own. I'm not ever in favour of dropping a player over a single incident, but if that's the one then you are being harsh to the point of ridiculousness.
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    I would have thought set shot action would be the easiest skill to address at any stage of a career, since it is a slow, deliberate thing that the player can think through. Russell Robertson springs to mind as one who turned this aspect of his game around. Jesse and Jeff both have homework to do in this regard.
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    *blink*
  4. Nasher
    This is the best training thread ever.
  5. Nasher
    I dismiss Jones' game against GWS as an anomaly. Don't know if he was ill or what, but even if he was 100%, in terms of output it was a major outlier.
  6. Nasher
    You must have missed the bit where Viney has a broken leg and is out for 426.
  7. Nasher
    In terms of pecking order I agree, but I think whoever comes in needs to be capable of playing the bulk of the game in the guts if necessary (even if it doesn't pan out that way). I would expect to see Newton with increased "inside" midfield responsibilities, with the likes of Michie or Toumpas to come in to play an outsider role.
  8. Nasher
    A bit drastic? We now have one best 22 player on our injury list. Pretty disappointing since he is one of the few to have played 8 solid quarters so far. Wishing him a speedy recovery. An opportunity for someone else to step up now.
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    Despite his youth and clearly having a lot of work to do on his physique, I've seen no evidence so far of Brayshaw being beaten up. If anything he has punched well above his weight in the physicality stakes. He's best 22 for mine and should play; the whole game ideally if the club thinks he's got the tank for it. That's the only question IMO. He should be good for 70% TOG like Viney saw in his earlier years, I would have thought.
  10. Nasher
    And we punished them for it, especially in the first quarter. If we'd been horrific as well, the scores would have been close at quarter and half time, but they weren't. We must have been playing at least okay - okay enough to be able to take something away from it.
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    I tell you what Earl, if we ever start referring to not taking Bontempelli as a stuff up, I'm out of here. I honestly don't think I can take yet another round of this hair brained hindsight hero logic.
  12. Nasher
    Welcome to six posts ago. (I'm starting to think I may have actually cracked...)
  13. Nasher
    Drunk on confidence!
  14. Nasher
    I was being a tad facetious. Felt like some of the doom and gloomers needed a morale boost. Take confidence from my lead or just laugh at my expense - I don't mind which.
  15. Nasher
    I am relaxed. Looking forward to seeing how we match it against the form side of the competition on their own dung hill.
  16. Nasher
    We were truly putrid for that first half where we ended up 27 points in front at half time. Absolutely no positives to be taken that at all.
  17. Nasher
    Someone on here said years ago that nothing is ever as good or as bad as it seems and I've come to believe it over time. I accept the possibility that we'll probably lose, but I never go in to a game expecting the absolute worst. I don't know how those that do cope for a whole season emotionally, personally.
  18. Nasher
    We are going to win this. The boys have had a timely reminder about the effort required to win, they'll bring their best game, have confidence from rolling them over there last year, and Adelaide have started drinking their own bathwater. Vince to play 80% of the game after blowing the cobwebs out, and Jonesy back to his industrious best after his worst ever game last week. Looking forward to singing along to "Grand Old Flag" at the end.
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    I want to see Brayshaw play a whole game, but the only question for me is: how is his tank? I think he's shown in the last two games that he's already good enough to play a whole game and contribute, I wonder if the FD take the view that he doesn't have enough miles in the legs yet.
  20. Nasher
    Surely the rpfc's "total percentage of the pie" is a more relevant number than total number of players.
  21. Nasher
    They deserve to be paid a lot because they are the central product of an industry that makes a truckload of money. It would be pretty stupid and unfair if the players were offered the same salary as the lollipop guy on the road construction job, while the AFL built its own swimming pool of money. And I doubt very many AFL footballers retire and sit on their backsides after their career. For the smart ones it's a starting point for future earning, for the exceptionally lucky ones it's a gravy train they can stay on post playing, and for the dumb ones it is all just money wasted.
  22. Nasher
    Yep, don't like the idea of our equal leading goal kicker(!) being the sub. Kent to sub this week for mine.
  23. Nasher
    Bontempelli went pretty much where concensus said. Were GWS and St. Kilda negligent, too? Rhetorical question - I think this is a great case of the art of recruiting rather than the science. It think rather than "due dilligence", it's more just a case of rating him less than others. Personally I'm stoked with the outcome we got anyway, of two players in Tyson and Salem. There's still an excellent chance both will be A graders - even if they're both the rung below Bontempelli, this is still a fantastic outcome from the trade in my opinion.
  24. Nasher
    Agreed. I remember commenting at the time that a player taking responsibility for his own form was a refreshing change. I too wish him well.
  25. Nasher
    I reckon last week is just as unreliable an indicator to the way things settle. We were absolutely putrid in the second half last week, and I'll be staggered if we are even close to that bad again this week. You'll never see Nathan Jones have another 11 possession game again, for starters. Just think we need to be careful of the "last week is the only thing we remember" syndrome.
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