Agree with that. he has been good down back but since he has been there both Powell and Ballard have been worse / havent been able to find their groove. The balance is just a bit off.
Him up fwd he would have the oppos third best defender on him and he could do pretty well in that role.
Im on the fence with Luko down back. Good disposal and ball use vs lack of intent/hardness down there is a fine balance.. With him and Mac back there, it left Powell not getting the ball as much? 13 disposals and I'm sure he took a couple of kick ins. I didn't really notice him. Maybe he just...
Im excited to see this team. We could get pantsed and get out run by GWS (most likely) but on paper our kicking skills look better: Mac, Closehy, Read, Graham all better kicks than Swallow, Ellis, Long, and possibly Secco. We should be Marking it a bit more with Read and Mac in the team as well...
Excited and stoked for the new guys! Hope they all go well.
Bit apprehensive about having 3 debutaunts + Walter in the one team vs a full strength Giants. One hell of an innitiation!
I had Mac as being our number 1 most improved player this year. I feel like he just needs to be selected once and hopefully can put it all together. Would love him to just be given a license to play pretty free across Half back and Wing.
Being so tall and skinny he doesn't fit into Hardwicks...
Watched the game just then after reading the comments in this thread.
Too many key positional changes from Hardwick and expecting us to gel was too much of an ask. Think he got a bit fancy moving Luko back and playing Long fwd or Long at all.
Moyle was serviceable I thought even better than...
Id keep buddas
Who would you replace him with?
Id give him another go think he will be one of our best small defenders, hasnt played much footy since injury.
My changes:
Out Ellis > in Rat
Out Machpherson > sub Swallow > in Mac daddy
happy as to grind it out in the end. Scoreline flattered them i think. We hit the post 3 times and missed a couple of easy set shots up to 3/4 time.
Uwland looking good, Powell is some player. Like seeing the crows worry about rowell then we have Noah and Flanders get a lazy 35 touches each.
I rate Adelaide and think they are going to have a good year. Even without Tex and Thilthorpe.. their smalls, Ranks, Rachele, Pedlar and Murphy all capable of kicking a few goals.
Are we actually good enough or was Richmond just awful oppposition. The 12 years of false starts has me nervous haha.
gotta be happy with that… nervous in the third but we still held strong even though tigers had momentum. I feel like they got a bit lucky in that third even though they did lift.
I liked Uwland and Berrys game live. Just had effort all game, not always perfect but they are proper team players...
Very windy on GC today currently blowing 50km SE up here today. Scoreboard end should be the scoring end all night.
Richmond paying $2.25 on SB for 1st quarter leader. Wait for toss and bet accordingly... If they kick to scoreboard end its definitely a 2-3 goal breeze.
Broken record comments from me, a few changes for rnd one i would do.....
Ellis out > Rat in
Holman out > Rosas in
Machperson out > Swallow up fwd, Jeffry or Bodhi in
Mac Andrew I still prefer as a backman but still chop out in ruck
Fiorini stays for experience > potentially Clohesy down the...
Super scrappy game.
Agree with most of the comments here.
Clohesy looks like he will be good, he has some composure which is something our team lacks.
Hope it doesnt take Hardwick 4-6 weeks of the regular season to find out some of his first choice players arent very good... If Tsitas...
I feel this will be the year our midfield actually becomes one of the best in the comp. ( barring injury) Flanders cemented himself as a genuine gun last year imo he is looking fit AF, expect him to steal some votes of Anderson this year. He is the accumulator we need and takes pressure off Touk...
High footy IQ, was an under 18 All Australian, few injuries, and i presume trying to look good as a small fwd for North Melbourne would pretty much be the hardest thing to do in the Afl. Happy to give him a crack, all the best lad.
Hollands year was putrid. One paced, terrible kicking. What happened to his supposed silky skills..?We were never going to get much despite his high draft pick. Wish him the best but will be suprised if he becomes part of that blues team.
Giants getting Bedford for pick 42 is such a steal, exact sort of player we need.
I am hoping with a better gameplan from Dimma, it will help our small fwds like Rosas. Always been the hardest position to play for the Suns.
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