Deadeyeroo
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Hi all,
Thought I would throw out there the versatility of the players. We have seen BS doesnt play any of our players in different positions which has been done for over 100 years.
D Currie- Where I would expect him to be but definitely not a forward. Delist .
B McKenzie-Good ball user but really hasnt delivered as yet and should be played as a HBF and not as a mid, doesnt get enough of the ball at senior level at this stage.
R Bastinac- Seems to be an out an out mid but his form has been up and down this year, i'll leave other comments to where his best position is. Could be used as a tagger more offen.
L Anthony- Delist
B Jacobs- Havent seen much of him this year but what I've seen he needs to be played either in the midfield or from HBF.
L Hansen- In all the years I have watched Lachy play he is a very good one on one mark. No doubt his best position is as a loose defender but if he is manned up he needs to go forward at every opportunity and become a marking threat to kick goals. He hasnt really done this all year which is typical of BS not playing players in different positions.
J Ziebell- Will be a gun in the future and imo just needs to get his body right and we will reap the rewards. Needs to play forward if his body is sore otherwise in the middle. Future Captain if not next year.
D Wells- Cant wait to see him back. Really need his outside run.
A Swallow- Played in the middle ever since he's come back. IMO he hasnt quite hit the targets we expected and should have been used as a potential tagger instead of Greenwood to mix it up a bit.
B Cunnington- Happy with the way this guy is progressing. Contested ball magnet.
M Firrito- Played really well down defense this year after last year but possibly could have been played as a tagger as well. I remember his days of playing as a tagger against Buckley and doing a pretty good job, as usual BS doesnt play guys from week to week in different positions.
L Thomas- Been pretty good this year with pretty crappy supply. Could have been thrown in the mf with his tackling pressure being one of his strengths.
L Adams- Should have been dropped long ago, has had a shocking year.
T Dumont- Its unbelievable that froggy hasnt had a game yet.
N Dalsanto- Been a great pickup this year.
S Thompson- Outstanding year last year and has disappointed this year but in defense of him the defense has been under siege all year due to the underperforming forward line.
N Grima- Injured for most of the year and does get injured a lot.
S Atley- Now this guy has got real pace. We have missed Wellsy this year terribly and why hasnt Atley been thrown into the midfield. If there is any guy in our team that can be thrown into the mf its this
guy.
S Wright- Been really impressed with his impact into the team again and I think if he can hold that form he can hold that sort of position.
K Harper- Delist. Bring on the negativity.
L Greenwood- Absolutely love this bloke and the way he goes about it. Could possibly be used on a dangerous forward at times just to mix it up and get the opposition thinking. Is a really good shut down type albeit not at the moment as we need him in the middle until Wellsy comes back.
R Tarrant- Delist or trade. From a guy who played so many years and been injured so offen what choice do we have.
T Hine- Shown some really good form in the VFL this year. Havent seen too many games this year of him but from what I have heard be has been playing well as a shut down defender. Pretty much what he was recruited for, possible delist for me too but happy for him to stay on the list.
T Garner- Injury has killed him this year.
R Nahas- Looked really good this year and is really only a LT type player with an average kick, are we really gonna settle for these type of players, very one dimensional and a shocking kicking style to go with it.
B Harvey- Had an outstanding year so far.For me when he is tagged he should be played deep forward. Most taggers dont like deep forward but BS doesnt seem to use him much there. Why not have Boomer and LT playing out of the goal square on occasions.
T Curran- Delist
C Delany- Need to see more of.
M Wood- Mystery why this guy hasnt played this year. His form has been pretty good and he can play high half forward or wing very easily. An awesome kick and he could and should come in for Black this week, if he doesnt the NMFC arent fair dinkum.
M Wilkins- Been played as a backman for a couple of years, but been tried as a forward the last couple of weeks. Been showing quite a bit of promise as a forward but needs to show more.
J McMillan- Really missed his run.
A Black- Needs a rocket up his A***. Why havent they experimented with him down back??
J Tippet- Really happy with his progress.
M Daw- Its slow progress with Daw but I really think his best position is ruck. He is not an out an out forward. Definitely should play ruck if Goldy gets injured.
A Mullet- Was an outstanding year for the young fella last year but since the tattoo has gone backwards. Dont know where his best position is but willing to throw it out there. Could play forward I guess sparingly.
S Gibson- Awesome runner of the team and suited in the middle. Not a real contested possession winner though. Good player but does turn it over a fair bit. In the LA mould gets it a million times but turns it over a lot too.
M Warren-Delist.
S McMahon-Delist
B Brown- A player that has done quite a bit so far in his 3 games. Like his passion and for me at 200cm deserves a real crack at a forward line spot going into the future.
After quite a bit to drink tonight and a weekend or year of frustration. I've thrown it out there of what sort of positions you think these guys are suited to? Seeing our coach doesn't see fit to play them in different positions?
The one thing that really pisses me off is. If we are going to man up the same guys in the same positions every week, what sort of leg up does that give the opposition? They have literally all week to set up their team against us. Will be interesting to see what happens next week. If you remember back when North played Geelong earlier in the year Chris Scott put Selwood as a forward which surprised Brad and from memory he kicked the first goal. Now I would like to see whats Brad going to do, probably set up as normal with everyone in the same position more likely. If I were him I would start the game with Petrie in defense on Hawkins with Brown and Daw starting at the Half forward line, then have Boomer and LT coming out of the goal square. Just to give Chris something to think about. Send Petrie to the forward line maybe after 5 min depending how things are going.
As you guys can probably tell I am a big believer if playing guys in the positions they excel in and changing it up when things are going against you. I dont think this has been utilized anywhere enough this year in fact it probably hasn't been done at all.
Thought I would throw out there the versatility of the players. We have seen BS doesnt play any of our players in different positions which has been done for over 100 years.
D Currie- Where I would expect him to be but definitely not a forward. Delist .
B McKenzie-Good ball user but really hasnt delivered as yet and should be played as a HBF and not as a mid, doesnt get enough of the ball at senior level at this stage.
R Bastinac- Seems to be an out an out mid but his form has been up and down this year, i'll leave other comments to where his best position is. Could be used as a tagger more offen.
L Anthony- Delist
B Jacobs- Havent seen much of him this year but what I've seen he needs to be played either in the midfield or from HBF.
L Hansen- In all the years I have watched Lachy play he is a very good one on one mark. No doubt his best position is as a loose defender but if he is manned up he needs to go forward at every opportunity and become a marking threat to kick goals. He hasnt really done this all year which is typical of BS not playing players in different positions.
J Ziebell- Will be a gun in the future and imo just needs to get his body right and we will reap the rewards. Needs to play forward if his body is sore otherwise in the middle. Future Captain if not next year.
D Wells- Cant wait to see him back. Really need his outside run.
A Swallow- Played in the middle ever since he's come back. IMO he hasnt quite hit the targets we expected and should have been used as a potential tagger instead of Greenwood to mix it up a bit.
B Cunnington- Happy with the way this guy is progressing. Contested ball magnet.
M Firrito- Played really well down defense this year after last year but possibly could have been played as a tagger as well. I remember his days of playing as a tagger against Buckley and doing a pretty good job, as usual BS doesnt play guys from week to week in different positions.
L Thomas- Been pretty good this year with pretty crappy supply. Could have been thrown in the mf with his tackling pressure being one of his strengths.
L Adams- Should have been dropped long ago, has had a shocking year.
T Dumont- Its unbelievable that froggy hasnt had a game yet.
N Dalsanto- Been a great pickup this year.
S Thompson- Outstanding year last year and has disappointed this year but in defense of him the defense has been under siege all year due to the underperforming forward line.
N Grima- Injured for most of the year and does get injured a lot.
S Atley- Now this guy has got real pace. We have missed Wellsy this year terribly and why hasnt Atley been thrown into the midfield. If there is any guy in our team that can be thrown into the mf its this
guy.
S Wright- Been really impressed with his impact into the team again and I think if he can hold that form he can hold that sort of position.
K Harper- Delist. Bring on the negativity.
L Greenwood- Absolutely love this bloke and the way he goes about it. Could possibly be used on a dangerous forward at times just to mix it up and get the opposition thinking. Is a really good shut down type albeit not at the moment as we need him in the middle until Wellsy comes back.
R Tarrant- Delist or trade. From a guy who played so many years and been injured so offen what choice do we have.
T Hine- Shown some really good form in the VFL this year. Havent seen too many games this year of him but from what I have heard be has been playing well as a shut down defender. Pretty much what he was recruited for, possible delist for me too but happy for him to stay on the list.
T Garner- Injury has killed him this year.
R Nahas- Looked really good this year and is really only a LT type player with an average kick, are we really gonna settle for these type of players, very one dimensional and a shocking kicking style to go with it.
B Harvey- Had an outstanding year so far.For me when he is tagged he should be played deep forward. Most taggers dont like deep forward but BS doesnt seem to use him much there. Why not have Boomer and LT playing out of the goal square on occasions.
T Curran- Delist
C Delany- Need to see more of.
M Wood- Mystery why this guy hasnt played this year. His form has been pretty good and he can play high half forward or wing very easily. An awesome kick and he could and should come in for Black this week, if he doesnt the NMFC arent fair dinkum.
M Wilkins- Been played as a backman for a couple of years, but been tried as a forward the last couple of weeks. Been showing quite a bit of promise as a forward but needs to show more.
J McMillan- Really missed his run.
A Black- Needs a rocket up his A***. Why havent they experimented with him down back??
J Tippet- Really happy with his progress.
M Daw- Its slow progress with Daw but I really think his best position is ruck. He is not an out an out forward. Definitely should play ruck if Goldy gets injured.
A Mullet- Was an outstanding year for the young fella last year but since the tattoo has gone backwards. Dont know where his best position is but willing to throw it out there. Could play forward I guess sparingly.
S Gibson- Awesome runner of the team and suited in the middle. Not a real contested possession winner though. Good player but does turn it over a fair bit. In the LA mould gets it a million times but turns it over a lot too.
M Warren-Delist.
S McMahon-Delist
B Brown- A player that has done quite a bit so far in his 3 games. Like his passion and for me at 200cm deserves a real crack at a forward line spot going into the future.
After quite a bit to drink tonight and a weekend or year of frustration. I've thrown it out there of what sort of positions you think these guys are suited to? Seeing our coach doesn't see fit to play them in different positions?
The one thing that really pisses me off is. If we are going to man up the same guys in the same positions every week, what sort of leg up does that give the opposition? They have literally all week to set up their team against us. Will be interesting to see what happens next week. If you remember back when North played Geelong earlier in the year Chris Scott put Selwood as a forward which surprised Brad and from memory he kicked the first goal. Now I would like to see whats Brad going to do, probably set up as normal with everyone in the same position more likely. If I were him I would start the game with Petrie in defense on Hawkins with Brown and Daw starting at the Half forward line, then have Boomer and LT coming out of the goal square. Just to give Chris something to think about. Send Petrie to the forward line maybe after 5 min depending how things are going.
As you guys can probably tell I am a big believer if playing guys in the positions they excel in and changing it up when things are going against you. I dont think this has been utilized anywhere enough this year in fact it probably hasn't been done at all.
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