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I thought him more than OK. Got to good position. Unfortunately we are so used to just bombing long to Sam Reid we forget there is someone else in the forward line.If Amartey isn’t contracted for next year he may struggle. Didn’t show much in his first game.
and a Gary Rohan.
A guy who would be 2nd for most goals for us this seasonAnd Rohan lol
Pity I think wobbles is cookedAmartey might be an out with injury . Sinclair will play .
I look forward to Bell getting in Reid's space causing the ball to spill out for an easy Geelong reboundI am hoping that where Bell is concerned, the coaches have seen enough of Wicks to know he's worth keeping around, while Bell they aren't as convinced by, so are giving him one more shot to prove himself?
Key word being 'hoping'.
I suspect some posters love the ’idea’ of Gould more than the reality of Gould. When he was drafted a lot of posters were excited about us getting a big, tough, no nonsense defender who would throw his weight around and act as an enforcer - plus he’d had a good year in SANFL so it was assumed he was pretty much ‘good to go’. The reality (based on the reports coming in from the scratch matches and a few comments from the club) was that he has been comparatively unfit, struggled to man up and got lost a bit too easily in games.The Gould angst is just indicative of the unrealistic expectations that a player's draft positioning casts over them. When Maibaum was taken at pick 45 in 2016, there weren't mass calls for his debut in his first season. When Melican was taken as a rookie in 2015, there were no calls for his debut either.
Just because Gould was taken as a second round pick, doesn't make him any more or less ready for senior footy than any other key position player learning the craft. In Gould's case, the restraint by Horse is even more justified given the well-documented question marks over his fitness.
I thought him more than OK. Got to good position. Unfortunately we are so used to just bombing long to Sam Reid we forget there is someone else in the forward line.
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Talk about serious quality coming into a team, just the 2 Brownlows, 5x MVPs, 14 All Australians, and 13 Best and Fairest wins
GEELONG
In: J.Selwood, G.Rohan, J.Steven, G.Ablett
Out: B.Jarvis (omitted), L.Fogarty (omitted), B.Close (omitted), T.Atkins (injured)
Dunno if it means much but McCartin named at FF
North dislikes this commentGary Rohan in finals is a joke though.
Serious question.I look forward to Bell getting in Reid's space causing the ball to spill out for an easy Geelong rebound
See, Reid is statistically the number 1 space creator in the league. And Bell gets in the way of that /sSerious question.
How does one "get in Reids space"?
There is no interest in him.Emergencies are Ling, Foot, Wicks and COR.
Unsure if that means anything in regards to future prospects on the list (all out of contract except COR).
Have to wonder about the future of COR actually. Is 25 next year, has been on the list 5 years now (6 in 2021) and is an emergency in a side on target to finish 15th. Has a contract for 2021 but have to wonder whether we will test if there is any interest in him.
With Fox and Ling putting themselves forward this year you have to wonder.
See, Reid is statistically the number 1 space creator in the league. And Bell gets in the way of that /s
Seriously though, Bell and Reid often both fly for the same ball and spoil each other, allowing one of their opponents to stay on the ground and get the crumb. Reid is usually a good mark, if Bell was a footballer he would let Reid fly and mark it or let him bring it to ground and he couldfail to apply any ground pressureget the crumb. Or just get out of the way
This is what I mean by stats being rubbish. Too many in the comp get games because some BS stat is made up to justify their selection.
No such thing as poor players anymore, just strategically low contributors.
Pretty sure that stat was made up lol
Reid is top five for beating his man inside 50.I'm not sure that it is. I think it was Gerard Healy who was talking about how Reid was number 1 in the comp at creating space for either himself or his fellow forwards. Can't remember. But I remember scoffing at it then when I heard it.