Horror loss, likely season defining compounded by key injuries. Not only lost at selection table but now a repeat pattern of panicking when in front by 5-6 goals.
Think the axe comes out swinging at match committee, personally I'd start with:
In: Balta Gibcus Ryan Vlastuin Ross Martin
Out...
If money wasn't the contributing factor and he really does just want to go home, it's a great outcome then how terrible the Eagles have been this year. We should accept nothing below pick 2. Lachie Weller and GC set the precedent in 2017 and Bakes is a far more complete player.
I would agree with you against regular opposition but the two McCartin brothers are in excellent intercepting form and we really need to be confident that whoever is replacing Lynch will be able to halve contests at the minimum. Think Gibbo is our man for the job but could always keep that card...
With no obvious Lynch replacement, I'd like to see our match committee swing Gibcus forward for the week and bring in Ben Miller / Bigoa as his replacement. Gibcus played some junior football as a forward and is probably the most likely of our tall depth to provide an aerial contest against the...
Definitely some selection dilemmas with Vlad, Lambo becoming available in the next 2 weeks and Grimes and hopefully Martin shortly afterwards.
Vlastuin: For me, Ralphsmith makes way for Vlastuin. On form alone, Hugo is probably our weakest small/mid back compared with Rioli, Pickett, Short...
Most of the criticism here is plentiful and certainly granted so to add a different light I'm going to focus on the positives.
New forward line looks extremely dangerous. Lynch and Balta both have genuine marking ability and as our talls work more closely over the year, they will draw defenders...
Enjoyed watching the match simulation. I am extremely bullish on us this year - think we're star-studded at every line and plenty of competition at the junior level to keep the senior guys fighting for spots.
Going through each line:
Defence: Rock solid and versatile. Grimes, Tarrant...
Great outcome. If you net off the pick 40 for 42 as equivalent then you can split the trade into two components:
1) CCJ for their future 2nd round pick (likely 19-24) which is fair value but nonetheless a win given PSD threat
2) 47 and future 4th (likely 62-70) for Tarrant which is probably...
GC paying McPherson and Brodie $1m combined is less to do with their list management incompetence and more related to the farce of a rule which is the club minimum salary floor.
Richmond didn't win premierships by fielding a list full of championship players, we won it by fielding a championship team of role players. We don't need to find another Trac or Oliver, we need our cattle to become the next Lambert, Kmac, Short, Graham, Broad etc.
Yes, star players can be the...
Some thoughts on the game:
Soldo put forth a strong case for why he should be selected instead of Chol. Beat Hickey in trying conditions and showed he can impact the scoreboard. He partners really well with Chol, but I wonder if he'll have the same synergies with Nankervis.
Rioli is having a...
Unpopular opinion but think I think Menadue's game has been overrated on the board. The majority of his kicks were short 15m passes sideways or backwards and when he got the ball in space, rather than run and be quick with the ball (as expected of a player of his type) he would often stop, slow...
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Definitely makes me think twice about using TAB for the Melbourne Cup. They'll try find every excuse not to pay you...
He had 7 games this year where he only registered 10 disposals or below.
There's no under-appreciation here. I don't think many could make an argument that he's more than just "serviceable."
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