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How Atkins wasn't dropped after that performance is dumbfounding. 10 mins of decent play out of 120. FMD.
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He was the 22nd player selected last week, and his defensive stuff in the midfield was so poor in the first half that the coaches removed him from the rotation in the 2nd half of the game in favour of a teenager.
He repeatedly ignores coaches instructions, and it was obvious he would be dropped if a first choice midfielder was returning.
The situation now is pretty dire for him. No SANFL game this week. All of M Crouch, Seedsman and Jenkins will be thinking they’re a big chance for a gig against the Dees. Douglas, Knight and McHenry all in the frame too.
Bryce might find himself in the twos for a month, minimum.
Massive queue of players waiting to get in the side.
Matt Crouch. Seedsman. McHenry. Stengle. Fogarty. Davis. Hamill. Sholl. McAdam. Jenkins. Douglas. Jacobs.
Those last three hopefully not but still. Big queue.
unless we keep losing
We’ve won 4 of our last 5.
I know there are a few Gallucci haters in here but pleased he gets one more chance. Thought he built into last week's game nicely. If he keeps on that trajectory he'll be useful to us
I think it is as simple as Gibbs being worse at HB than Mackay and wing as Atkins.My theory that I've mentioned before:
Even though Atkins barely touched it in the first half, him racking up the kms in the GPS tracker means we can't drop him because that's a KPI for us. Same with Mackay.
Wonder what Gibbs' GPS numbers were like. Must be shocking considering he had 16 touches and 2 goals in the first half which was a far large contribution than Atkins last 15 minutes.
We lost our last one and if we lose this it will be two thus saying if we keep losing if not all will be good
I'm shocked Milera returned without a SANFL game. I like that we've opted to retain Himmelberg and Gallucci though. Hopefully Gooch gets more midfield minutes, he ain't a half forward at AFL level.
I think it is as simple as Gibbs being worse at HB than Mackay and wing as Atkins.
Milera.coming in to play that attacking mid role Gibbs played in the first half.
No conspiracy.
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Are these selections a concession that the coaching staff don’t think we can win the premiership?
This is the closest thing we’ve seen to “backing in the kids” on a selection night in about two decades.
Hey Captain idiot. Just give upWe lost our last one and if we lose this it will be two thus saying if we keep losing if not all will be good
He has been this year.Gibbs is not worse at half back than Mackay. That's ridiculous. Gibbs has played great football at half back. Maybe not last week but over his career he is the far better player in that position
You were trying to say that Gibbs would not stay in the SANFL if we keep losing.
He’s clearly not in Pyke’s best 22, so I’m not sure why us losing would make it more likely that he would return.
Bryce isn’t playing this week, he only played last week due to a late change, he didn’t play the week before that, and he certainly won’t be playing next week against Melbourne with Crouch and Seedsman certainties to return.
Godden on 5AA mentioning how we were beaten in the midfield and our lack of spread from the contest. Said Gibbs numbers were good in the first half, but "something had to give"
Can't say i'm familiar enough with him to say either way yet. Didn't follow the Eagles in the SANFL, so nothing there I can base an opinion on.Slightly OT but Does anybody actually like Godden?