Preview Round 3: Changes/prematch discussion vs Hawthorn

[MinistryOfMajak]

What a contest that would be.

That's what this season is going to be all about for us. The development of certain players. Despite how shite we've been on the whole, I'm still really excited about getting to see the likes of LDU, Scott, Mckay and Thomas on a weekly basis.

Ahern too, once he gets into the side.

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[muttley45]

Bit of a scary stat, considering we are prone to producing the odd turnover or 2 in a game.

 

[WayneShimmiesTheBush]

Out: 40% Alc Absolute Vodka
In: 100% Alc Moonshine

The in will help forget the game a lot quicker

 

[dus]

Wouldn’t mind a young, aggressive ruckman belting in at centre bounces hurting blokes right about now.

The fact Brad didn’t rate him, makes me rate him even higher.

 

[The Nostradamus]

Would love to see Curtis Taylor and Tom Wilkinson in soon if not this week

 

[tazaa]

Havnt read the thread this week.
No point really.
Seasons over and we are rudderless with our leadership.
No finals in March is the reality and we all know it.

 

[Cool Kangas]

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So do you want McDonald out?

 

[andana]

Probably the change will be
Out. Marley injury.
In. Sam W

Should be
Out. Marley injury, Jy, Jmac
In.

 

[DarwinRoo]

Clarkson could have a team of Richard Vandenbergs on the field and he would still out coach B Scott

Must have been why we flogged them last year

 

[tazaa]

Not sure how many can relate to this but after last weeks horrow show and the general sense of resignation that this year will be a wasted year, it allowed a usually bias and heated viewing of our game this week to be free of emotional investment and cloudiness over the performance.

This usually doesn’t happen until the years over and finals a mere impossibility but nonetheless this has happened by March and it makes for the best viewing of our side.

The weaknessses are so evident and easy to indentify it must be driving so many people mad that we continue to serve up so much crap.

-McKay needs gametime. Can’t be questioned and he should play the rest of the year out. **** do we miss Majak though.
-Marley is an excellent lock down defender and should never kick the footy again
-MacMillan and McDonald have no place in our defence. If they want to make it as midfielder by all means go for it but if they get selected as defenders going forward we are taking the piss.
-We are missing Jed and Jacobs so badly it’s disheartening. Higgins and Cunnington need their support.
-There is such a gaping hole at CHF it’s sad Campbell needs to play that role. How does a football club not address the most important position on the ground and end up with a back up ruck there
-Between Campbell, Brown, Ziebell, Atley, Turner and Simpkin that is one of the worst forward lines this club has assembled under Scott and it has been for a while. No answers. We need goal kickers and forwards who can take marks.

Fix these and we might have a shot of salvaging the year

 

[archereleven]

Brown turns 27 around the time the draft is.

We get a lanky kid in at 19, the kid gonna take 3-4 years to get up to size and endurance to keep putting it on the park.

Brown would be 31 so we'd have a window of maybe a coue of years.

We need, not want or hope, but need, a kid on our list currently to make it as a second tall.

Pursue Josh Kennedy from West Coast as a free agent and still take a kid in the draft as a KPF.

How the f*** does our list have holes again? I mean seriously, I at least understood the whole trade nonsense from 04,05 but how the f***are we here?

We called on a team's cast-off ruck an to be a makeshift forward in the second round of the year.

Did the people making these calls have any idea where they wanted to go?

Benny Mac has to go forward imo. He is the guy on the list we need to develop forward.



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[archereleven]

Tyson adds nothing to our forward line.

Not sure he adds anything in the current state we are in...

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[HongKongRoo]

Who goes in to the backline for Luke?

Murphy

 

[Kimbo]

I would prefer LMcD, playing a defensive role in the centre square over someone like Ziebell.
also did quiet well in the repeat sprints, one of the best indicators for midfielders.

Quite well, or quiet well... either way, watching games, this regularly made claim continues to mystify me.

 

[Only Forwards]

Benny Mac has to go forward imo. He is the guy on the list we need to develop forward.



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But he won't.

Hasn't trained there.

My understanding is doesn't want to play there.

 

[Event Horizon]

But he won't.

Hasn't trained there.

My understanding is doesn't want to play there.

And he isn’t a great kick for goal from what I’ve seen prior to his move to the backline.


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[Psicosis]

First sign of a young KPD showing some promise in his natural position, and we want to move him forward into a position he is less comfortable? F*** sake, just leave players where they play their best footy.

 

[Long Live the King]

If Benny is the eventual replacement for Thompson then play him back and leave him there to learn. If Larkey is our next CHF then play him there. He cant do any worse than the incumbent..whoever that is.

 

[benbanjo]

But he won't.

Hasn't trained there.

My understanding is doesn't want to play there.

So we got the dud brother again?

 

[benbanjo]

-Marley is an excellent lock down defender and should never kick the footy again

Unfortunately, when it comes to kicking we have too many iffy kickers in the side.

Lmac, Jmac, Marley, Wood, JZ, Pittard, Bmac... bit of an issue when most of your backline cant kick.

 

[Tiberius]

So we got the dud brother again?

I thought he was pretty good on Sunday. I'm happy to have him develop as a backman, just because he doesn't want to play forward doesn't make him a dud. Which McGovern would you rather have?

 

[tazaa]

Unfortunately, when it comes to kicking we have too many iffy kickers in the side.

Lmac, Jmac, Marley, Wood, JZ, Pittard, Bmac... bit of an issue when most of your backline cant kick.

Its a recipe for disaster

 

[King Corey]

Wouldn't be shocked to get up by 20-30 this week. Not sure why, maybe because of our showing vs Hawthorn last week.

Equally if we lose won't be surprised to see the margin in the 70pt vicinity.

Not even sure what I'm wishing for. Once upon a time even the smallest loss in the most meaningless game would lose me sleep.

Now, is the hope of a catalyst long term change higher than wanting hearing the song belt out for one week en route to another mid-table finish?

 

[Tiberius]

I'm aware that "role players" is the big thing in football these days, however we seem to have too many players playing the same role. Turner, Atley, Scott, Thomas and Simpkin all seem to do the same thing at the moment, ie 12 posessions, 3 tackles and the odd goal if we're lucky. Too many of the same type and all rotating in the same positions. While other teams have midfield rotations, we seem to have a lot of forward pocket and flank rotations. I'd rather swap a couple of those for a Zurhaar, who will provide x factor, and... wait for it... Wood, who is clearly not a Centre Half forward but at least in a flank or a pocket will contribute to the scoreboard every now and then.

 

[king of the road]

Havnt read the thread this week.
No point really.
Seasons over and we are rudderless with our leadership.
No finals in March is the reality and we all know it.

Disagree. Things can change quick.