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Take disposal out of the question and he's one of the smartest players on the team.Cogs was rusty yes, with 2 shockers with the boot.
His tackling and pressure on the other hand was great
Cogs made 2 very important tackles lateKane is very anti-cogs so it’s not too surprising to hear this from him, Cogs was clearly rusty and still working his way back. Would like to see him play on the ball more next week.
I watched the last quarter again this morning. Much easier to digest what happened, but I was still strangely nervous.Willing to chalk up his ball usage as first game back rust, tackling was great however. Think he has to play more midfield next week, at times especially in the last quarter we missed his cleareance work around the contest
Agreed, thought his pressure was fantasticCogs made 2 very important tackles late
I was pretty optimistic coming into the game but being played exclusively as a half forward makes it hard to impact the game around stoppages which is his strength. Thought when he was put on the ball very sparingly it looked good, maybe the tank isn't ready for an extended run through the midfield. This was pretty comfortably his worst game of the year (maybe his worst in a couple years?), so if this is the low point I think we're gonna be doing just fine. Glad he gets another chance to prove some people wrong and have more of an impact next week.I watched the last quarter again this morning. Much easier to digest what happened, but I was still strangely nervous.
Cogs won or neutralised several contests. It looked like he was running with Florent.
We aren't going to see his best this year. It will be a good base for 2022.
No question he plays next week if Toby ultimately gets rubbed out it may mean more TT up forward and another body to go into the midfield it also creates far more of a story if he doesn't play which we don't need right now.I think Cogs is, to his credit, following the footy 101 manual.
If you’re out of form, lay tackles, shepherds instead until you regain your confidence.
He was also a key reason Hogan was able to clunk as many contested marks as he did.
And he’s doing those simple things at an elite level of match awareness and skill.
For me there’s zero question he’s best 22 and he simply must play.
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I can't imagine it will, Toby is gonna be Toby whether's he given the title of captain or not I don't think that's gonna change anything and he's going to become well behaved all of a suddenHas Greene been suspended/fined when he was Acting Captain? (sorry if I've missed this)
Horns of a dilemma - I don't like rewarding bad behaviour and Greene keeps doing stupid things, but will Captaincy / Co-Captaincy just take that edge of his temper so he plays damn close, but doesn't cross the line.
Just thinking that responsibility might be a necessary evil to keep him on the field and out of 'serious' trouble.
Hi Hendo,I can't imagine it will, Toby is gonna be Toby whether's he given the title of captain or not I don't think that's gonna change anything and he's going to become well behaved all of a sudden
He was captain in the Geelong game and copped a week in that game.Hi Hendo,
Thanks for the reply.
That's just why I'm wondering if anyone has stats that can show if Greene has been suspended when Acting Captain.
It's probably a big assumption, but no suspension when AC could be important for the club to consider.
Hi Hendo,
Thanks for the reply.
That's just why I'm wondering if anyone has stats that can show if Greene has been suspended when Acting Captain.
It's probably a big assumption, but no suspension when AC could be important for the club to consider.
Damn. There goes that theory.He was captain in the Geelong game and copped a week in that game.
Your observation is very well made.
To the best of my knowledge, the answer to your qu is ‘Toby has a clean record when Captain’.
I’ve already been a strong advocate for a return to our co-Captaincy model.
Everything I’ve seen this week confirms to me it’s not only important but urgent too.
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He has been suspended once as captain, he has been captain in about 15 games, so 1 in15 is slightly less than normal, but it is a small pool and probably not really a factor.
I also believe Cogs and Toby are excellent complementary personalities and each could help the other to improve their (relative) weaknesses.
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Unfortunately, Coniglio doesn't buy into the co-captaincy model.
That was the source of all the discord within the team.
Cogs says he loves the club, community , region and how its building. Has a long term contract and is Captain(last week showed why he is and Tobes(I love him) isn’t.'We just can't do that in a game': Coniglio backs Greene ban (afl.com.au)
It has also led to speculation that Coniglio could be on the move to another club despite signing a seven-year contract in 2019 to stay with the Giants.
"I'm not going to lie and say that I haven't heard a lot of the talk or speculation," Coniglio said.
"It's all false. For me, it's not only about my commitment but love for the club and love for the community and what we've been able to achieve and build so far over my tenure.
"Obviously I made a massive commitment to the club and nothing changes on my end. I love the club and I can't wait for this Friday and the future ahead."