The only kid we have to play Hills position is Newman who is injured and Karpany who isnt even in the state
Game Day The Rot In The Middle
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.how many times does Hill lay a tackle and the opponent just pushes straight through it. If we could combine Hills skills with McGinnity's toughness then we would have a gr8 player...but as they are ...its futile.
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Bennel....More talent.
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Bennel has gr8 potential.
Bennell has had to turn into a defender because he doesn't have the sideways movement he once had since his knee reco. He also averages only 2 tackles a game, less than Hill.
I'm not arguing anymore, i feel as though you're a lot younger than I and dont know any better
People talk up McGinnity as if he's one of the best tacklers in the comp.
He gets a high number of them but it's not as if he's putting blokes in hospital when he tackles. Compared with the tackling of Darling or NN, which is far more likely to dispossess the opposition.
Hill doesn't lay anywhere near as many but offers a s**t load more as a forward target.
Newman is also not going to be much of a potent forward threat at AFL level so let's not get our hopes up too much.
We have consistently failed to meaningfully recruit small forwards and this is the result
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..Hills got no grit m8. Agree to Disagree.
Lets hope that on Sunday the players give 100%...something our crew hasnt done for a while.
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..mcginnity is a scrubba...no ones interested
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I reckon our forward line is fine without Jack Darling in it, possibly functions better without him. Why not run him through the middle of the ground when he comes back. 191cm athlete with good skills. He may not be a natural midfielder but give him half a year he'd be a machine.
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Thought that he did that in the first half or so last year with mixed results.
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yes, because 6 weeks of training allows you to play midfield in the AFL. well played my friend
Hell no. We are missing him badly. We certainly missed him against the Dockers as he is usually one of our better players in Derbies.
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He brings a lot more than just a physical presence to the forward line... Another lead up target, tough defensive pressure and the ability to pull goals out of nowhere.
Watch any half decent midfielder in the afl - watch them snatch the ball and run
Watch jack darling when a ball comes to him fumble it and fart around
Go watch a half decent mid again
Watch jack again
Notice how these two scenarios look different
Stop suggesting jack should go to the midfield. We are desperate for a bb mid - he aint it. Hed be farting around juggling a ball and fyfe etc would just pluck it off him and be gone in a heartbeat.
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Yep, already tried that last season, can't see it working long term.
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Especially when he's not likely to have much of a tank after being unable to run for so long
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Good to see after last week we made a change. Yeo getting midfield time was very good to see. He breaks a lot of tackles.
Yeo, Sheed, Duggan, Shuey and throw in Lamb, That's the future of our midfield.
In years to come Masten, Gaff, Priddis will be dispensable
In years to come Masten, Gaff, Priddis will be dispensable
Priddis will be retired in years to come. Big question marks over Lamb in the midfield too. More likely that Nelson will work his way there.
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No Waterman? I think he'll be very important with his contested work.
Gaff is a big part of our future. All the players you list above are inside mids. You need outside mids like Gaff
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not sure where to ask this so hope you don't mind a SC related question here...
Yeo obviously played a blinder as a mid this weekend. just read an article that he probably won't stay there due to lack of tall backs. i'm looking at him for my SC team. Any chance that he might become a perm fixture in the middle? or is he just in there whilst Shuey is out? and when is Shuey due back?
thanks in advance.
Yeo obviously played a blinder as a mid this weekend. just read an article that he probably won't stay there due to lack of tall backs. i'm looking at him for my SC team. Any chance that he might become a perm fixture in the middle? or is he just in there whilst Shuey is out? and when is Shuey due back?
thanks in advance.
Shueys not out? He played on the weekend. He was our best/2nd best player behind Yeo
Simpson has stated many times he sees Yeo as a future, tall, big bodied midfielder and would like to play him in the middle as much as possible. As we have so many injuries down back he will/might be required down back against the teams with an abundance of talls and medium talls like Hawthorn, the Kangaroos etc
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thx mate. much appreciated.
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It looks like our midfield prospects have taken a big step forward with Yeo to the midfield, Sheed getting some games and Duggin looking like our best midfield prospect in a decade. What scares the s**t out of me is Selwoods return to the centre square taking us two steps back. His forced absence - with all due respect - has been beneficial. Also if Simpson plays Yeo in defence than he has no buisiness coaching an AFL team.
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