View Full Version : In: Harry, Rhyce Out: Adam, Julian
Yeah.
EMG: Jason, Julian, Christopher
vinnie_vegas69
22 Jun 2006, 20:14
Yeah.
EMG: Jason, Julian, Christopher
Positive moves.
They must be totally confident of Josh being right to go, seeing as they haven't got another ruckman even as an emergency.
The team should balance better now.
Coin_Toss
22 Jun 2006, 20:18
The luckiest person alive for the time being is.. Chad Morrison.
Rhyce is back.. Hip Hip, Hooray, Hip Hip, Hooray!
:)
I think Rowe was pretty unlucky given the roles he was given (HFF/Maxwell's role).
Chad should of been moved out of the backline in the Melbourne game and put in the middle to do a tagging job. That would give him some confidence back and give us some experience in the middle.
He only survives due to our thin midfield, either he can do a job in the midfield himself or he can move back meaning Johnson, Lockyer, Lonie or R.Shaw can move in the midfield.
Lonie_from_50
22 Jun 2006, 20:43
Simple that. Rhyce and Harry > Adam and Julian
didakleon
22 Jun 2006, 21:24
morrison is a peice of crap we might as well have 3 on the bench, we can anage , we beat brisbane with 1 but sydney are a better outfit.
good to see both our half backs falnks are shaws that are fast. now its time for at least 2 of the clokes to step up.
i'm not the biggest fan of Chris Egan, but I would like o see him given a go in the side, just to see where he's at and whether he has improved any.
Some players just seem to play better in a higher standard of footy. I think Egan might be one of thoe players that can't put it together at VFL level.
The luckiest person alive for the time being is.. Chad Morrison. This is one thing that really craps me off with MM. Recruits duds he likes personally and keeps playing them when they are clearly not positive contributors. Meanwhile guys he doesn't like get shafted. Argue all you like about the abilities of guys like C1, Betheras and Scotland but they were always better options than the likes of Williams and Morrison. Just admit the mistakes Mick and get on with list building.
I'm the last Mo-Fo who is a fan of Morrison, or wants to stand up for him, but at the minute, we're thin on the ground for midfielder types and he's the nearest thing we have to a fit tagger.
Rhyce is slowly coming on, but you can't expect the world from him just yet. Flank duties on rotation at best.
Morrison had a seriously rubbish game against the Dees, no doubt, but with Swan and Holland out, I'd rather have someone like Morrison play a shut down role. He's lined up on paper against Ablett, who is an above average midfielder and needs attention. He was also OK against the Brians.
Burnsy's better off coming on for spurts as a ball winner.
We know our depth is rubbish, but banking on kids like Rowe or Yakka to perform shut down roles, just because they are less crap than Morrison, is silly.
Cassius_Clay
23 Jun 2006, 11:49
i'm not the biggest fan of Chris Egan, but I would like o see him given a go in the side, just to see where he's at and whether he has improved any.
Some players just seem to play better in a higher standard of footy. I think Egan might be one of thoe players that can't put it together at VFL level.
Yeh, he cant put it together at AFL level either. Cant afford to go 1 man short against Sydney...
He may or may be what you claim I guess opinions can vary about that. We have a few ( not many) injuries. If that leaves us reliant on Morrison then my point is made and MM is to blame. As it stands right now I can see why MM might play Morrison but it is still a mistake. Play someone who might make as many errors but might at least have a chance of some upside and who can at least run in today’s game. Egan for instance might be a dud at this point but he may have upside whereas Morrison has shown the world what he has and won’t get better at anything. Ditto Row.
It’s like Playing McKee all that time. He was obviously not the answer. He might have been the best option at times but never was it going to be a good enough option so it was a complete an utter waste of time firstly having him on the list and secondly playing him. The latter was dictated by the former and general list management inadequacies. Ditto Morrison. To have a bloke who can’t run or use the ball as a first fall back option is ridiculous. I really hope he plays well and we win but even if he does it will just be a temporary gain. It will get us 4 points and will help us come positioning in September but it won’t help us beat anyone in September.
As I said, it really craps me off. Particularly because we are not that far short of being a genuine flag chance against flawed contenders.
Timmy from Thomastown
23 Jun 2006, 12:50
I'm the last Mo-Fo who is a fan of Morrison, or wants to stand up for him, but at the minute, we're thin on the ground for midfielder types and he's the nearest thing we have to a fit tagger.
Its called pragmatism. Some people around here should look that word up in the dictionary.
This week Morrison is in our best 22. Simple as that.
That is debatable and it is never as simple as that. Buckley was in our best 22 v WCE. Pragmatism means jack in terms of Morrison really. Should we be pragmatic bout the best chance of winning this match, the best outcome for this season or the best for the longer term? Ideally you’d like to balance it all up and I’d hope that is what has been. I don’t have to agree with the outcome though.
MarkT I believe that Morrison in our 22, compared to other options is a better option in terms of winning this game. The options are youngsters who aren't quite up to it in Rowe and Iacobucci who are less reliable and flexible than Morrison (well Rowe is pretty flexible but unable to do a defensive job).
This is a realy important game, sure it may pay off long term to give a youngster a go in a big pressure environment but then again that's what we did last week. And is certainly a better option than rushing back Swan early after a hamstring and Holland who we should give every opportunity to recover.
Morrison is less likely to have another shocker than the younger players, Morrison is less likely to go into his shell when things go wrong compared to younger options. You can blame the recruitment but as far as selection goes I don't think there is too much wrong with it given our situation. A win against top opposition in this season is worth 8 points in terms of the confidence it will give us.
Timmy from Thomastown
24 Jun 2006, 14:25
The double chance is at stake. We need experience out there. With the injuries we have Morrison is the best option to repalce Holland and Swan.
Timmy from Thomastown
24 Jun 2006, 14:27
Should we be pragmatic bout the best chance of winning this match, the best outcome for this season or the best for the longer term?
We should be pragmatic about the best chance of winning this match. If we win tonight, the season and the longer term will look after itself.