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That is my impression too

My personal view is that May is actually not that great at hitting a target - his disposal by foot is unpredictable and recently this has resulted in not only turnovers but opposition goals Personally prefer to see Salem take the kick outs and try to hit a target occasionally rather than just the blind bomb towards the left hand wing

If it was a strong case why only "potentially ready" ? Anyway, happy to have a different view that's ok - I think we both would love to see him play very well tonight and give the selectors plenty to think about

Strange he is not kicking 3 or 4 each week consistently at Casey then

May kicks long to exactly the same spot - same side 95% of kick ins It is painfully predictable and frankly seemed hopelessly ineffective last night What are others thoughts on this - I get there are advantages for our players setting up a certain way but surely there needs to be some level of flexibility

I agree at this stage there is little but speculation and the media love this sort of thing particularly it seems if there is any way to destabilase the MFC I watched him closely last night and his performance was not great (not the only one mind you) I said this a few weeks ago but this and Gus's contract status will continue to be an unhelpful distraction - if he wants out say that and lets all move on It's time to p!ss or get off the pot

Ins: Why Weid ? in what role? - he has failed time and time again as a forward. For Jackson? - he was comprehensively beaten by Stanley and looked like a man with one foot out the door JVR is not ready if you ask me and I've watched a lot of Casey this year Hunt/Rivers seem to both be serving time at Casey for poor disposal or not playing their role - haven't seem much recently to warrant a recall Laurie is a clever footballer and has quite good skills but doesn't get enough possessions at VFL for the role he plays imo - he is also quite slow so that is going to be a real challenge when/if he steps up to the faster pace at senior level Outs: Spargo is usually dependable to use possessions to our advantage - going nowhere If Oliver is injured he may need to sit out but didn't seem too fussed walking around after the game Hibberb was one a our few decent players last night - he is very safe Bowey has been a bit disappointing but the reasons he has been disappointing are probably the same reasons Hunt and Rivers are at Casey so is a change here any upgrade ?

M Brown kicks bags in the VFL regularly - gets promoted and can't deliver at AFL level There is a trend here - the leap is huge from VFL to AFL listen to any debutant such as Turner recently

Let's just keep some perspective - that game against Nth he kicked six (Weid also got six I think and his goals apart from the nice mark from JVR were arguably more impressive) - That Nth side was, to be kind, not very strong. JVR's stats ex that games show he's kicking just over 1 goal per game - I'm not suggesting he doesn't have potential (I do like him as prospective AFL player) but physically I don't believe he is ready to impact at senior level yet

I've watched quite a lot of Casey this season and I am a believer that in time JVR could be a good footballer at AFL level - his time is not now if want my opinion. To me he is a bit like a Jack Darling or Jack Riewoldt - he does have good hands and seems to know where the goals are. He is not particularly quick for his size (but not slow either) he does seem to like the physical contest - this being a real positive because some of our other tall forward options don't seem keen or capable in that area. The reason he is not quite ready for AFL imo is that to play like the Jack's mentioned above you have to be physically strong enough. He has put on size this season so his body will keep getting stronger but the step to AFL is a very big one. I also think he will benefit from another preseason where he can build a bigger fitness base so he can run at pace for longer periods of the game - this is critical for a forward of his height. There are too many posters on this site calling for mass changes after last night which obviously was a disappointing performance - we were our pressured by a team that wanted to win more and given that pressure we turned the ball over too easily. Changing personnel is not the answer - changing mindset is. Yes there are a couple of players that could arguably be replaced this week but for me there were only a few that played to their true capacity and we can't change 75% of the team Form at Casey doesn't really translate to AFL level we have seen that time and time again with the likes of Weid, M Brown, Baker and even Tomlinson. Chandler is another that performs well at Casey but can't replicate that at senior level (yet). People need to understand that players like RIvers and Hunt are probably at Casey because their disposal has been sub par - based on last nights performance the last thing we need is players who are prone to turning the ball over consistently. Sorry for the long winded answer but for me JVR is going to be a player but I'd be reluctant to through him to the wolves now unless we have totally lost faith in BB and Fritta

You can’t be serious re May absolute complete stinker of a game

I think you forgot about the two brilliant goals

Thank goodness we aren't linked to that - lazy lazy lazy and definitely not required

watchafl app worked well for me when I was OS - obviously better if you can screen mirror onto a decent TV rather than ipad or phone

Well done SD I am record predicting that we will get to 100 pages without any tangible news so your contribution is greatly appreciated

Try not to get hit in the face with a ping pong ball BBO 😀

Good idea but don't bother with the Luke Jackson contract thread - nothing to see there 😀

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Ah - why?

Watch Hawkins or Cameron get a free for this exact same thing

Interesting reading both your and Binman's take on BB I need to start off by saying I've never been a huge fan but I do agree that he can be a very important part of our overall team structure Personally I think the biggest thing that's changed for BB is he just doesn't seem to draw the free kicks he used to receive. If you have a look at his highlights packages during the years when he was kicking 60 odd goals (2017,18,19) he would consistently get free kicks when defenders blocked his run at the ball or chopped his arms - for some reason that doesn't seem to be happening anymore. If you watch closely opposition defenders double team him and effectively impede his run to the drop zone - he doesn't have the physical strength to overcome this. He also has his arms chopped consistently which the umpires seem to allow now In 2018 he got 48 frees , 2019 44 frees, last year 6, this year 11. Yes he has played fewer games than 2018/19 but the ratio per game is way down It is another factor that is reducing his impact imo

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They should be saying this is totally cringeworthy and please stop it now ! Embarrassing for all concerned Retro Footy Cards (geelongcats.com.au)

Moniz-Wakefield is in the same boat imo - he does do some nice things but like a lot of guys playing VFL needs to be involved for longer within games to start coming into consideration for senior selection

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