Nup , gotta face reality , Jimmybeercans is on the money.Couldnt disagree more
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Nup , gotta face reality , Jimmybeercans is on the money.Couldnt disagree more
Just being played horribly out of position...much like he was last year. I was so bored at the game yesterday that I made a conscious decision to watch where he is being played because his form has baffled me this year.
The thing is he still looks quite good when he actually goes into a centre bounce and more often than not he gets first hands on it. The problem is he only seems to go in there 4 or 5 times a game!
He spent a lot of the second half yesterday coming in off the wing, while Chad was in the guts. Boak looked extremely unsure of when and how to attack the contest from that position. If it were up to me, Boak should be in the guts and Chad on the wing. Boak getting it out to Chad to deliver inside 50 is a much better option than Chad getting it out to Boak!!
Also, as good as SPP has been, he is taking too many midfield minutes off Boak for not enough impact in the last month. SPP is the player that should be having longer stints up forward to manage him through his first season.
We need Boak cam, a camera that focuses just on him to work out what he is doing.Just being played horribly out of position...much like he was last year. I was so bored at the game yesterday that I made a conscious decision to watch where he is being played because his form has baffled me this year....
We need Boak cam, a camera that focuses just on him to work out what he is doing.
Just what I was discussing at the game last night - captains in the EPL can be dropped, although this can sometimes be for reasons other than form as with European and cup games a team may play 60-70 games a year.Travs an enigma, give him the role he won 2 All Australians playing, give him a couple of weeks and see how he goes. if he's still of the pace probably needs to be dropped, for one of the young guys putting their hands up ! Sad to think he might be done, hope not - should have a few years left in him !
If he wasn't the captain would he be getting a game at the moment ?
Just seems like he's struggling with the position he's being asked to play, no different to Hartlett and Trengove. Why the coaches insist on experimenting with things that don't need to be messed with is beyond me.
He needs to give up the captiancy and maybe a sanfl game or 2 but with the polec and amon injuries he will have to play.
Been our best player the last decade and that should never be forgotten but he's just off and it sucks because he's a great man and a true professional
That was 2015 macca. He's just deteriorated since then.Back him in. He's rarely let us down. Get around him.
This is just silly excuses. He's not accounting for his man, and on his own a lot. He can go wherever he wants on the oval, so what "position" does he actually have?
His instinctual reaction now is to do a quick handball backwards. So he's not a ball winner, and not a distributor. And when he does have position to move it FORWARDS instead of backwards like he is doing, he can't even kick it within 10 metres of a man 25 metres away. That kicking disposal quality we saw last night would have had me dropped from the payneham 2nds forever ago
We laugh at Sam Spray, but he gets the ball believe it or not, and does more.
On merit, Boak is not very useful. If we got a pick under 20, take it.
If someone wants a premiership, you need to be brutal. No protests down at the port lighthouse to save Russell. Brutal.
Would we get pick 1 or 3 for Boak and gray? That kind of brutal.
Boak will do the right thing I am sure. Who wants to be one of those middle aged football cripples? Poor guy, I think his body is cactus
Best player the last decade? Wow. Two exceptional years. I'd have said Robbie gray myself. Pick 6 wasn't he?
We aren't winning a flag with this coach so I'm not really interested in seeing any of Boak or Robbie being traded out until there's some change at the top.
I'm actually very comfortable with our 24 and under players, plus Ebert and one or two others around 27.We aren't winning a flag with this coach so I'm not really interested in seeing any of Boak or Robbie being traded out until there's some change at the top.
I'm actually very comfortable with our 24 and under players, plus Ebert and one or two others around 27.
I think we have a team for 7/8 years to come.
Because of that, I would trade players who add little who might get a draft upgrade. Westhiff go lobbe, hartlett, and for a top pick Robbie gray.
So for Travis, well this is nonsense about "out of position" . Go and get the balls. Can't do that well you are a receiver then. An outside player. And on the last 2 years performance, not even an average standard player.
I'd take anything under 50 for him. He adds little anymore, runs away from the critical contest and has poor disposal. I mean 3 kicks against Essendon!!. 9 kicks versus Brisbane? And these aren't aberrations.
Thank you for your service. Thank you for staying when you might have walked. Thank you for being a true captain it those two recovery seasons.
Based on your last 50 performances The game has moved past you. Maybe your body has packed it in, but staying out there damages the memory and legacy of your achievements .
Best of luck in the future . Maybe a club can carry you, but we simply don't have that luxury.
So what makes you think we can get even a remotely decent pick for him? Either you think he's worth more to other clubs than he is to us or that other clubs are blind to his capabilities.
What position can he play?Just seems like he's struggling with the position he's being asked to play, no different to Hartlett and Trengove. Why the coaches insist on experimenting with things that don't need to be messed with is beyond me.
Brings in neade puts trengove up forward Dixon into the centre.Ken won't drop sam gray and we are calling for him to drop boak haha. Never.going.to.happen.
Straw man argument . Contradictory and puts words in my mouth.
I'm just saying take what we can get for him now, he'll be worth something to someone.
If you don't think he could command a pick under 50 surely you'd think he probably doesn't deserve to be playing for us?
I agree but what do we do with a captain on big bucks thats had below par impact for over half a year.He was our top 2 mid through 09-12 . All aus caliber 2013-2015 as well . Wingard 2013 to now robbie 2014 to now ish. Not saying its massive but there is a reason why him staying was crucial to our club during the hinkley era. Lets not be so fogetful what he has done for us
You've spent the last little bit replying to people to tell them how s**t he is but then say he'll be worth something to someone. To who? I'm genuinely curious.