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Me too...I think we could run Viney with him. Initially I thought Harmes on a hard tag and maybe that's still an option but a soft tag with Viney is also a consideration.

Yep, but he's not the best player in the game at the moment... That statement by Crawf is the sort of thing Ross Lyon used to say to put an opponent off their game. Remember Dale Thomas? Let Trac put together a body of work before we go in to total meltdown... He's looking good though... So is Clayton, how lucky are we?

Petracca has been good but there's a lot of hype on one great game... Remember the GC game when he couldn't hit a target to save himself. I get it and was one of the few that recognised his improvement last year when others thought him almost a bust. ...but Clayton is not only an accumulator or an extractor, we forget quickly his sublime handball skills that set up players down the ground. It's his vision and reaction time that puts him a long way above those others mentioned on "On the Reactionary Couch" the other night. He's just a much better footballer than the other "extractors" and still developing his craft...when you watch the game closely you can see he's working on when to kick and when to handball at the moment. The cogs are ticking and it's not yet instinctive...once he sorts this out watch him dominate games in the very near future.

Seeing as we're staying in the same property in Qld as North are it would make more sense to play it there...

Gus is going nowhere...

I think our need is for that outside class as you say 'dazz'... Someone who could take the other wing to compliment Langdon. A ready made running half back with good disposal would also be handy.

Andrews will go with who ever plays deep, he won't just follow Tommy around. As for Tommy playing on a wing, he has the turning circle of the titanic....they would love him on the wing. I would be very surprised to see Tommy play. He will get his opportunity with the short turnarounds. I AVB is out injured then we're more likely to see either ANB or Jones come in for him.

Still want to play him (Oliver) as a forward 'bin'???

Would play him on Neale myself...then let Brayshaw/Langdon do a job on the wings.

I hope not...

Masters at Work...

Sparrow won't make it as a mid, he's not a natural ball winner. He will as a defender if someone in the FD works it out. He has the attributes to be the heir to Nev...similarly Nev wasn't a natural ball winner when played up the ground but found his mojo as a deep defender. Sparrow is quicker than Nev, is strong on the ground and in the air. Would play him back.

I thought he might be...and Smith did nothing. Tidy up the kicking, that's what takes him to the next level. He's quicker than you think 'A F'...has a strange gait but covers ground quickly. I think his defensive work is getting better, no doubt it was an area all our mids needed to fix but we strangled the Hawks yesterday...good signs.

Would be nice to get the clangers out of his game, agreed. Half is a bit of an exaggeration though 'Nev', but when he does have a clanger it's usually a beauty... I get the frustration with him as on the flip side some of his kicking can be pinpoint (he is a beautiful kick of the ball off both feet). He must have the odd brain fade, will be better for getting that out of his game. If he does then he will be our version of Sidebottom... ...but he is doing his job and as for calls to bring Sparrow in for him as some have posted...give me a break.

I'll go against the trend here but I reckon he's playing his role and been critical in our turnaround. Yes, he has the odd wayward kick and he's not getting mega stats but his role is different. He reads the ball well off Max's hands as witnessed in the first contest of the game. He spreads well and opens out the play whereas before we would get drawn in to the ball. He also does a nice little tagging job when needed. ...and with Harmes is a great 4 & 5 option to throw in when the others need a break or we need to throw something different at the game. Stop watching the stats everyone and start watching the game. Seems like Angus is the new Omac...

Tmac has been the new Dawes for me...lacks mobility, can't put on forward pressure & wasn't holding his grabs...

Totally with you...structurally it makes a lot more sense to leave Jackson in. Besides the fact that Tom has done nothing over the last 18 months to deserve an automatic recall. This 22 stays for mine...

Pure gold 'Ethan'...

Posted this in the game day thread.... Pickering of the Liam variety thinks it will be a walk in the park for the Hawks today. Honestly, I think he is way off the mark and look forward to sending a text to him at SEN complimenting his total lack of football knowledge. Will, be tracking down 'Pickers' this week, be interested in his expert opinion of the game...lol. Anyone know when he's next on SEN?

It's exciting to watch 'dazzle'. They had some nice cameos today but with more game time they are going to be a real handful.

I wouldn't do it 'what'... I reckon Jackson gave us more than Tommy has this season. He took some grabs, was very lively around the centre bounces and added the forward pressure with some nice tackles. He needs a few games on the trot now. Sometimes you get an injury at an inopportune time and this is one for Tom, he can wait until something opens up. His form was nowhere near good enough to be an automatic selection...

Reminds me a bit of comparison between Oliver and Parish. Weightman like Parish will be a good serviceable footballer. Kozzie like Oliver will be a beauty...

Luckily he's not playing 'dazzle'... ...if both teams play to their best, we win. Like most though, I'm not confident.

Pickering of the Liam variety thinks it will be a walk in the park for the Hawks today. Honestly, I think he is way off the mark and look forward to sending a text to him at SEN complimenting his total lack of football knowledge.

Peter Ryan who reported it is not an ambulance chaser so I would take the report as being right. He's no Tom Browne A question, is it just the indigenous players that have to get this particular vaccination? I know an issue blew up earlier in the NRL about players needing to have a flu shot before they were able to play in Qld...