DeeSpencer

We are coming against the player who has the second most frees for of any non ruckman in the competition. Our players have to be specifically drilled to aim their tackles super low or aim their tackles high across the chest and as hard as possible.

I don’t think you can judge recruiters based on cat B rookies. They are a total role of the dice. On pure talent Joel Smith was a tick (I won’t say anymore). Corey Maynard could play a bit too. The rucks especially are a big gamble. Bradtke could play a little. Did alright for Frankston in the VFL. KFW wasn’t good, but that’s the risk of signing guys who by definition haven’t played much footy/haven’t played for 3 years. This kid has a former AFL club employee for a father, his brother made more money kicking a footy than any afl player did at one stage and basketball athleticism. It’s worth a shot.

Maybe we go full Neeld and let Oscar Berry have a go first up

You think the draft is that week? I don’t, there’s always quality right at the top. If we hand them pick 4 or 5 that’s significantly better than pick 7 or 8 that gets blown out by academies. I also think last years draft had about 20 guys who would go in pick 10-15 in a normal draft of which Lindsay was one. To get 1 of those in Lindsay was nice. But we missed out the chance to get a couple of them by sliding the Lindsay pick back, or sticking with our 2nd rounder and keeping the first this year.

It’s grim but as it currently stands we don’t have anyone better than Kade Chandler. If Petty could settle in a role and give consistent effort and energy he’d be an option. As it stands Bowey is the only one heading in to the right direction.

Lindsay will be a nice player but if we had our first pick we could tank and get pick 3 this year. Even with academies and a weak top end of the draft that’s likely to be a different grade of player than Lindsay. That’s before the 2nd rounder and all the other picks we tossed in.

JT still a very good recruiter but the trade up, trade up, trade up some more plan has more than run its course and will kill us this year handing Essendon a quality pick. As well as crazily trading away so many useful later picks in a deep draft last year. Our depth is terrible and unlikely to get better any time soon. Have to take our medicine with some bigger draft crops and then turn the list over

There’s almost no kids at Casey worth playing, that would be a silly decision. Adelaide are tall, has to be either Lever or T Mc in for Howes. JVR by default comes in for Petty. Otherwise the million dollar question is who comes out of the midfield or elsewhere. Fritsch needs to be sub. Lindsay might need a rest. Sharp’s no good. Oliver and Viney can’t play in the same side but it’s damn hard to drop either of them either. Spargo in if healthy for Sharp. If they want to pick Henderson or Billings and rest Lindsay so be it.

Looked like cramp. Going to be some really sore boys today playing 3/4’s down a man

sadly he’s just slow

Welcome to the reality bus. Oliver, Viney, Tracc, Salem, Sparrow, Fritsch at high half forward are the problems. Rivers not a mid a problem too.

The first quarter had zero to do with injuries or selection

Those 2 deck chairs wouldn’t have been any help. Backs and forwards haven’t had a chance, it’s a midfield issue

Our senior players don’t run. It’s not fitness

He was also captain the entire time we’ve been good, and I don’t think we have a slow start problem as much as a not very good problem. We get caught out early as times because we’re slow and unathletic, leadership can’t fix that