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Hall at training talking to the group today
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Love your work Sean!
Interesting Sheldrick in the forwards. Could they be thinking of him as a small forward? Or learning more crumbing skills? Warner easy to see on a flank. Wouldn't you love to be a fly on the wall!
Didn't Warner play 4 games WAFL?Mids generally play in the forward line in the first year. That is except for players who have played at WAFL, SANFL or VFL level. Sheldrick played Under agers. Roberts played SANFL.
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It was great seeing Hall speak to the boys. I had thought we lost him from the Swans forever but seems he still bleeds red and whiteHall at training talking to the group today
Perhaps he feels welcome here.It was great seeing Hall speak to the boys. I had thought we lost him from the Swans forever but seems he still bleeds red and white
I initially tried to write down the lineups for the match sim but gave up. But here is an incomplete list to give some indication of positions. (There will be players that played who I forgot to write down and others at training who did not participate.)
Backs
Campbell Cunningham Reid Blakey
Mcinerney Gould Melican Rampe
Ruck/Mids
McAndrew Clarke Kennedy Rowbottom Heeney
Stephens Gulden Warner Roberts Florent Parker
Forwards
Papley Mclean Warner Bell Ronke
Wicks Hayward Sheldrick
Cheers for these, as per. Legend!
I'm pleased to see McInerney (so far) involved with the defenders.
It's still visibly jarring to see Clarke's name whenever it comes up in relation to our list. It feels so surreal that on a list we can almost unanimously agree is chockers with talent and promise, that we still somehow found a place for Clarke. (And yes I know we don't have a single other player who can be a tagger on our list anymore - no one bit when I suggested Fox - so I'm not even disputing the merits of retaining him. It's just weird to think about, that's all.)
Hall at training talking to the group today
Hahaha. Similar for me, but when I see his name I have to think for a split second "who is Clarke?". I hope he spent the entire off season doing kicking drills.
I am torn about JMac training with the defenders. I really see him as an AA quality wingman in a couple of years.
Great diversity in the drills. No player would have been bored.
Florent has played 93 crap games? I find that hard to believe.I also see McInerney as an AA quality half back, and one of only two who fits that bill (Blakey the other.) Whereas the wing, I think we will have a number of talented players in that role (Heeney, Gulden, Campbell, our inside mids will also rotate through there, not to mention Florent and Stephens if they come good.) So I think pushing McInerney back helps balance the team better (not to mention the team's performance and McInerney's individual performance both clearly improved when he was playing out of defence.)
Not so sure McInerney's personal performance improved off half back. Team performance yes because it pushed that Crows player up to the wing but that's no longer the case. Maybe if he rotates with Campbell we get a similar effect. No doubt we'll see.I also see McInerney as an AA quality half back, and one of only two who fits that bill (Blakey the other.) Whereas the wing, I think we will have a number of talented players in that role (Heeney, Gulden, Campbell, our inside mids will also rotate through there, not to mention Florent and Stephens if they come good.) So I think pushing McInerney back helps balance the team better (not to mention the team's performance and McInerney's individual performance both clearly improved when he was playing out of defence.)
Florent is already a good player.Not sure where you got that from rusty.
Not so sure McInerney's personal performance improved off half back. Team performance yes because it pushed that Crows player up to the wing but that's no longer the case. Maybe if he rotates with Campbell we get a similar effect. No doubt we'll see.
Florent is already a good player.
I like McInerney and Blakey off halfback. Both love to run and carry. Both have the pace. It was quite exciting watching those two late in the season.McInerney averaged five possessions more when moved to half back, his disposal average went from 15 to 20. Disposal numbers aren't everything obviously, but if you're talking about an extremely dangerous ball user, then I think how often they get the ball in their hands does become a factor. Not to mention it was also the position that best seemed to maximise his great running ability consistently. The wing can be a graveyard spot, and though he looked more natural at it than probably anyone we'd tried in that role since Jetta, he was still floating in and out of games too often. I doubt he would've finished top 10 in the B&F and won our most improved were it not for his move to half back that elevated his season from "good season by a kid" to "great season by a young star".
Then they will overtake him if that is the case. I like the competition in the mids. As Dalrymple said "you can't have too many mids". He has said that competition is good for mid spots.Again, not sure where I argued on the contrary. You can be a good player and still need to "come good." If he stays at the level he is then his "good" might not be good enough with the other "good" we have on the list.
I like McInerney and Blakey off halfback. Both love to run and carry. Both have the pace. It was quite exciting watching those two late in the season.
We also need to find a place for Campbell off a wing. He is no defender. Year one out of the way. Training wheels are off now. Looking for him to provide elite entries into the forward line.
I think Campbell is ahead of the queue. Sheldrick will not be far behind him. Excited with Roberts, the other Warner and Rankin. If only to watch them improve in the McGoos. We are approaching real serious depth in the squad (after this next draft period). Exiting are Naismith, Sinclair, Kennedy, Taylor, Reid, maybe Ronke. There will be a chorus (that's the term for a group of AFL players) of young players vying for a spot in the firsts. Competition for spots next year and beyond will be serious.Yeah I was surprised to hear he was training in defence. It may only be a temporary thing. He might be thrown around, that seemed to be the case last year as he started in defence but by year's end was training in the forward half. But I definitely see the most opportunities for him on the wing. Per your point about Florent, I think that Campbell is one of the ones who could give him a red hot crack there this year. Stephens and a few of the draftees are among the others. It's exciting if they can all stay fit and push each other. I just hope we give Campbell his chance to be a part of it.
I think Campbell is ahead of the queue. Sheldrick will not be far behind him. Excited with Roberts, the other Warner and Rankin. If only to watch them improve in the McGoos. We are approaching real serious depth in the squad (after this next draft period). Exiting are Naismith, Sinclair, Kennedy, Taylor, Reid, maybe Ronke. There will be a chorus (that's the term for a group of AFL players) of young players vying for a spot in the firsts. Competition for spots next year and beyond will be serious.