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Have you seen Giles play in the VFL? He is dead set average
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Have you seen Giles play in the VFL? He is dead set average
The word is his injury couldn't deteriorate, so the decision was to get games into Bellchambers as he hadn't played last year nor had a NAB Cup. He desperately needed AFL game time.
Personally I'm ok with it, long term he's still our number 1 ruck.
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Played well in the NAB. Was one of GWS stars early in his career. Could be completely demotivated due to being over looked in seniors for so long.
Although better attitude for Giles would be to dominate VFL and demand selection.
Disappointed Smack got dropped gave genuine ruck relief for Bellchambers.
Genuinely shocked he has been dropped gave us another avenue to goal as well
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He played an OK match against St Kilda in the NAB, kicked 3 goals, pretty sure one was a downfield free and another a Joe the goose in the square. I have seen 3 matches of the VFL and he is definitely not anywhere near good enough to be considered for AFL at present.
Awesome, more Joe/Paddy ruck time. My favourite ruck time.
Maybe Hird decided to go with an avenue that results in kicked goals...
I also would rather get game time into Bellchambers but I was wondering as to why Giles wasn't getting a gig for at least one week. He had the choice of Ade or Essendon and I thought that when he picked here that would mean some senior games early in the year.
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Must have some sort of plan we haven't yet seen this year then.
Happy with the ins hopefully Smack can force his way back in via the VFL.
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Honestly people, if Mckernan stayed in the side who would be dropped? He can't ruck a whole game out as we saw last week he was useless after half time so Bellchambers wasn't going to make way for him, he isn't capable of playing a sole forward role so Daniher and Carlisle are well ahead of him in that area, he doesn't provide the pressure that Ambrose does so he stays and we have had a lack of pace all year so why would we add an extra tall to our structure? He is a bit part player who unfortunately doesn't excel in any one particular area, he will only play when there is an injury to a key player.
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I don't like Ambrose and J Merrett in the same fwd line. Both good at applying pressure, but neither has a great goal sense, which i think McKernan has.
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That's fine but Mckernan isn't a replacement for either of them, the only way he is getting a game is if Daniher or Carlisle aren't there or Hurley or Hooker get injured and Jake goes back.
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Gwilt isn't an emergency.
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Yeah probably, maybe depends on the opposition
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He is talking in general terms, not this match.
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