Team Mgmt. Makeup of our team II - Strengths & deficiencies, player development

[bombreys]

No, he can't. He was deployed as an offensive wing and an offensive half back. He's terrible defensively.

If you’re talking about replacing Langford as a ‘defensive wing’, then Martin is absolutely no worse. Langford’s defensive work is sub-VFL level

 

[Keystone agony]

You implied your disbelief that turning over four players should be what we'd do.

"Surely we can't be losing all of..."

No you assumed that

Wasnt my point at all

More so just saying we keep losing so many, so many keep wanting out, not good for Scott

 

[Keystone agony]

One day we’ll have drafted enough good players it actually works

Well it has to

Just neeo tanking for 6 years straight then 6 top 3 picks on which 5 are atleast jets gets you there

 

[Duckworth]

A couple more re-signings. 9 on the main list are still unsigned, fighting it out to save their careers. If I were Cox or Perkins, I'd be playing like it was my last game... well, not like Alister Lynch's last game, but you get my meaning.

 

[Old Campaigner]

Going down swinging would be a nice change to the good private school family shit we've prioritised under dodo

 

[MattyB3150]

We really need to recruit a big bodied mid size defender. It’s a position we always struggle with. We have Knowone to contain guys like green or stringer.

 

[Vindicater]

We really need to recruit a big bodied mid size defender. It’s a position we always struggle with. We have Knowone to contain guys like green or stringer.

Redman actually goes okay at this when the midfield helps out defensively.

 

[MiguelM]

We need genuine speed. A shai Bolton

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Shai Bolton

Age

27

Ht

176cm

Wt

77kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.3

3star

K

6.9

3star

HB

5.4

4star

M

2.8

3star

T

2.9

4star

CL

1.4

4star

D

12.7

3star

K

9.2

4star

HB

3.5

2star

M

3.0

3star

T

2.7

4star

CL

1.8

4star

D

9.2

3star

K

4.6

2star

HB

4.6

4star

M

2.0

3star

T

2.6

4star

CL

0.0

1star

type.

 

[FlyingV]

We need genuine speed. A shai Bolton type.

We absolutely need a couple of picketts, Watsons, Boltons, Stengles, Zac Baileys on the list

 

[Yoda_]

We need genuine speed. A shai Bolton type.

think this is why Butler is a very close second (Behind Harry Van Hattum) as my preference

a small fwd / mid with pace and goal sense and serious x-factr is something we have avoided like Tsatas does body contact

 

[Petrify]

We absolutely need a couple of picketts, Watsons, Boltons, Stengles, Zac Baileys on the list

Why not throw in a Bontempelli, Naicos and Jackson while we're at it?

 

[ant555]

We need one of everything

 

[crackers65]

Going down swinging would be a nice change to the good private school family shit we've prioritised under dodo

Robey, Farrow and Sharpe all went to private schools.

 

[P Money]

this seems like the best place to discuss the Whiteboard™

View attachment 2599745

Player	Strengths	Weaknesses
Caddy	Athlete; run + jump	Decision making
Robey	Power	Mid playing Forward
May
Day-Wicks	Power; Workrate	Lost in transition
Merrett	Kick; Licence; Pressure	Selfish
Caldwell	Hunt; Tough; (had 17 in a (?) V Bris (? ?)	efficiency under pressure
Gresham	Goal sense	Tunnel vision (? ?)
Cox	kicks both feet; versatility; Fwd/Ruck/Wing	(?); Agility
Perkins	? ?; Fight tackle	Low on confidence
Wright	Push forward; run and jump (X)	Confidence player
Parish	Workrate forward; Clarence	Cough up under pressure; Disposal; Defence/Transition
McGrath	Speed; Defence;workrate	Kicking; Cough up
Duursma	Marking; Getting forward	Decision making
Langford	Versatility	Selfish
Sharp	Contest; Ground ball	Inside mid playing fwd
Edwards	Jump; Footy smarts; Lead up	Physical
McKay		Low confidence
El-Hawli	Speed; Run and Carry	Defensive Accountability
Blakiston	Jump	Ruck craft around ground; Decision making
Prior		No right foot; temper
Roberts	Kicking; Offence workrate; Double up pass	Pressure; Body; Workrate
Farrow	Composed; Kicking	Contest
Reid	Kicking; Tall	Lateral movement
Tsatas		Fumbly; kicking

Something very satisfying and cathartic about an oppo whiteboard vindicating all the issues that you can see plain as day but people inexplicably tell you aren't real. Singling him out here, but the number of times people try to tell me that McGrath is actually a good kick and isn't a cough-up merchant...

Anyway - the senior players on here are getting some home truths about what their competitors think of them. You'd have to think that the views of their peers would be the opinions that players value more than any others, and some of them (Parish and McGrath in particular) would be feeling pretty stung right about now.

 

[Vindicater]

Robey, Farrow and Sharpe all went to private schools.

Don't 80% of footy players go to private schools?

 

[jannissary]

Don't 80% of footy players go to private schools?

makes the pathways easier (probably, without knowing)

 

[ghostdog]

Something very satisfying and cathartic about an oppo whiteboard vindicating all the issues that you can see plain as day but people inexplicably tell you aren't real. Singling him out here, but the number of times people try to tell me that McGrath is actually a good kick and isn't a cough-up merchant...

Anyway - the senior players on here are getting some home truths about what their competitors think of them. You'd have to think that the views of their peers would be the opinions that players value more than any others, and some of them (Parish and McGrath in particular) would be feeling pretty stung right about now.

Yeah I didn't mind it at all. I hope it's been sitting in the back of a lot of our players' minds and it becomes a great motivator. Unfortunately I don't think it will change anything necessarily. Old habits die hard, and with some of our players those habits are rusted on.

 

[P Money]

Yeah I didn't mind it at all. I hope it's been sitting in the back of a lot of our players' minds and it becomes a great motivator. Unfortunately I don't think it will change anything necessarily. Old habits die hard, and with some of our players those habits are rusted on.

Yeah McGrath isn't suddenly going to become composed under pressure and Parish will never turn into a two-way runner. They are what they are.

 

[Schnitzengruben]

I think we can leave the public vs private school discourse in 2019 where it belongs. You can be competitive or uncompetitive no matter what schooling you had.

 

[Yoda_]

IF were to go off list needs;

1. Small forward
2. Leg speed (can be a running half back, can be a line breaking wingmen, can be a running half forward)
3. key defender
4. continue building midfield depth through youth

 

[Vindicater]

IF were to go off list needs;

1. Small forward
2. Leg speed (can be a running half back, can be a line breaking wingmen, can be a running half forward)
3. key defender
4. continue building midfield depth through youth

Yep, I have similar

1). Dedicated Small forward
2). Gut running fast hybrid small/half forward.
3). 1 on 1 key defender

 

[Duckworth]

IF were to go off list needs;

1. Small forward
2. Leg speed (can be a running half back, can be a line breaking wingmen, can be a running half forward)
3. key defender
4. continue building midfield depth through youth

I would like 1 +2 in the same player, and then have two of them.

 

[Yoda_]

I would like 1 +2 in the same player, and then have two of them.

a small forward would be nice,

the second player is a genuine line breaker, someone on the wing or from half back that can break a game open

 

[jannissary]

with bryan back, i think we can't carry both 2mp and langford in the same forward line.

 

[Call Me Cake]

With Bryan back I don't think we can carry Wright and Blakiston in the side at the same time. McKay ain't staying in the VFL all year. One has to go.