Retired #12: Mark Baguley - Will retire at seasons end - 27/8

Plenty of teams only have one key runner in their backline and use kicking skills to move the ball instead.
Last I looked our disposal is atrocious.
 
The answer is playing in the back pocket.

McKenna should be kicking goals. Too creative to be in the back half.

McKenna forward, McGrath back, Baguley out.
Or play Ridley off half back instead.
 
Begley is on limited minutes in the VFL recovering from his ACL injury.

Who will be breaking lines and running down the wings then? Just Saad by himself?

Probably best in another thread but I think McGrath would provide better value providing run off half-back
 

Paul_Barnard

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Only Essendon is capable of keeping around a player with such a low ceiling.
He actually plays with ice skates on and goes to ground every contest, is slow, gives away freekicks, cant mark, the list goes on and on.
Then, he is untouchable at the selection table.... I just don't get it...
 

TonaldDrump

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Only Essendon is capable of keeping around a player with such a low ceiling.
He actually plays with ice skates on and goes to ground every contest, is slow, gives away freekicks, cant mark, the list goes on and on.
Then, he is untouchable at the selection table.... I just don't get it...
It's the Essendon rule that if you do * all for the whole game, but manage to kick a goal you automatically stay in the side.
 

Vander18

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The alternatives, excluding injuries, are Mitch Brown (196cm), James Stewart (198cm), Noah Gown (194cm), Jordan Houlahan (185cm), and Irving Mosquito (176cm). Which of those would you like to play as a defensive small forward? Alternatively you push someone like Smith forward and give Langford, D.Clarke, Mynott or Ham a run in the midfield. The midfield would be poorer for it though.

I really think he's keeping Laverde/Begley's seat warm and setting a benchmark that they have to hit to make that spot in the 22 their own.
All of Smith,Tippa, Fantasia and MCGrath can play this role when forward. Does it really require a specialist?

Personally, I think not.
 
Too many dumb free kicks for such a limited player. Got to smarten up.
6 is too many for anyone.

Thanks for your efforts Bags but to the VFL please and thank you.
 
Needs to win 1v1 contests and make every post a winner because he should be right on the bubble on a week to week basis.

As much as I’m loathe to change a winning combination I think Laverde is the natural replacement given Baguley often finds himself as the closest man to goal and in deep one on one contests
 
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Needs to win 1v1 contests and make every post a winner because he should be right on the bubble on a week to week basis.

As much as I’m loathe to change a winning combination I think Laverde is the natural replacement given Baguley often finds himself as the closest man to goal and in deep one on one contests

This was my first reaction to when looking over the stats. Baguley is just a place holder for Laverde who plays a natural "small" forward role.
 
If he didn’t play another game after yesterday he’d still finish as a 129 game player who did his job. For a no-name, mature age pick from a state league, that’s job done in my book.
 
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