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Those 2 have a future and both were very good also today. Thommo, as good as he has been, and he has..... is done.
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Thoughts on the free kick count?
Not a bad effort to win with that handicap i would've thought.
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At the start he had stress fractures then the attitude came.
Anyway, Wiggs disposal is his best asset but that's fallen away. It was there last year mind you. His issue, and it's a massive one, is that his intensity makes Rat look like Josh Kennedy.
I'd still pick him at some stage, and would have done already. He just doesn't have it.
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You'd have thought the Crows had 100 frees the way they carried on.
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We weren't soft on Thursday, in fact we won the contested ball. Our issues were that we dropped nearly every mark that came our way, we went wide on every opportunity and missed every target by foot. Add to that we didn't have the courage to take the game on through the middle and we lacked leg speed.
The team that played is good enough to play 15 goals better than they did. Thompson is certainly not the answer to any of these issues. We don't need a change of personnel, we need a change in mindset.
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Most were there, but they seem to only see one side.
I can imagine
I agree Thommo is not the answer Sloane is but he is the only replacement we have
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It is undeniable that we have been been brilliant at turning low picks and discards into good players. Teams like Richmond take high picks and turn them into spuds while we take low picks and develop them into good AFL talent. Our issue is that we just don't have any elite talent as we don't ever have any high picks.
It's not the coaches or recruiters fault that we have not had a top 5 pick in 26 years.
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After watching today I would not bring Thommo back next week, He will give away too many frees, he was Late on the tackles and was lucky not to give away more frees.
He was also slow at times got the ball but put some players under pressure.
Haveing said that he was one of the best today but on Thursday so were our other Key inside Mids So who would he replace.
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Seed amd Gov are definitely AFL level from today and should come in, not sure anyone else is though. Improvement has to come from the guys who served up that rubbish the other night, there's no miracle coming to change things from today.
unfortunately Sloanies problems are in his head. Howe didn't even play him close on Thursday, in fact he often went to the other side of the clearance. Rory just played terribly.
Seed amd Gov are definitely AFL level from today and should come in, not sure anyone else is though. Improvement has to come from the guys who served up that rubbish the other night, there's no miracle coming to change things from today.
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We need outside run more so after Thursday, If Seedsman is ready then I would play him. Knight show some form, but I hate to Say MacKay played a very good game with the run and Carry. These players ran and Carried the ball with Seeds and MacKay laying off some good ball into the forward line.
Thommo will not help us with outside run. and anyway I would rather give Pohokle a game he has some speed. and Play Greenwood for more minutes.
I'm with you in gov and seeds
Don't get me wrong Thommo isn't a long term fix we just need someone who is capable of mixing in the middle and Thommo is the best of a bad bunch
Totally agree Sloane is in a form slump sick and tired of posters saying he is being tagged out if it, if he is it's pretty sad as it's a bunch of no names that are destroying him. I'm with you think it's all in his head and he needs to break it
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I understand what you are saying however when you consider that we have not had an opportunity to draft in high end talent our development of late picks and rookie selections has been as good as any club
we just need to add high end talent to be a real threat
Only one way to do that when the draft is set up the way it is
Bottom out
Unless you plan on trading lever and gov
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Yes but you need to rely on the player wanting to come here which we know isn't an easy thing and also we need to come out with the godfather offer to go with that
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Have to agree Sloane needs to lift this week he has to find away Elite player do and thats why they are Elite players. If Not then maybe Thommo/Pohokle come's in for him. We only have a few more games for him to get it right. then we need to prepare for the pointy end of the season.
Thommo for me is that Finals experienced player that would be first picked if we had to replace Sloane, Brad or Matt Crouch and now Greenwood (depending on Hampton)
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Who's midfield minutes are you wanting Thommo to replace?
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Ben Jarman seems to be exceeding expectations each and every week. Is he ahead of Poholke in terms of SANFL output? Does anyone see him as having a really high ceiling with a mature body? Or is he at best a fringe 22 player.
If Sloane is getting destroyed then Sloanes play him elsewhere and if not drop him to the twos bevo would
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Sloane wasnt destroyed. Still had 23 touches and 7 tackles.
It's more than stats it's where and how he is getting them how much pressure he's under on disposal I don't need to debate on his effectiveness ATM it's well documented
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Leave Thommo in SANFL, put Sloane to half forward eith midgield rotation and move Kelly to midfield. Bring in McGovern and possible Doedee with Beech and Otten dropped. If Brown doesnt get up then Mackay or Wigg in
