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

[Lore]

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.

 

[eth-dog]

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.

 

[Runk]

Begley is on limited minutes in the VFL recovering from his ACL injury.

Fair enough. Play anyone else.

 

[mike14]

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]

Was cooked after 2016.
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]

Was cooked after 2016.
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]

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.

 

[calyam]

Perhaps the worse game he has played for the club. Just diabolical.

His 'role' can simply be performed by any number of midfielders resting forward. It is not as though he is actually locking anyone down.

 

[Seagrave_Holmes]

Too many dumb free kicks for such a limited player. Got to smarten up.

 

[eDPS]

Again why is he even playing

 

[Beerfish]

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.

 

[Seagrave_Holmes]

6 is too many for anyone.

Thanks for your efforts Bags but to the VFL please and thank you.

6! I was posting this on the back of the two stupid ones that I actually saw.

 

[citizen-erased]

Do we stick Langford in for him? Use a hff as a hff perhaps? And he can run through the middle if need be

 

[TheGrizz]

Makes way for Smith I would have thought and Guelfi/smith can rotate through mid and forward.

 

[calyam]

6! I was posting this on the back of the two stupid ones that I actually saw.

I'd just use three or four midfielders, rotating forward for a rest. Smith, McGrath, Zaharkis and even Langford seem like obvious choices.

 

[TheGreatBarryB]

Even Ham would be better value judging by his tackling today.

 

[Zach Package]

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

 

[JayJ20]

Not good offensively or defensively anymore. He's tried hard throughout his career, but he lost what he was good at. It's time.

 

[Darealrath]

Picked a bad week to have his worst game, given the names due back.

Still think he might survive as coaches are loathe to change forward set ups that are kicking big scores.

 

[Yoda_]

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.

 

[DapperJong]

PUT MY BOY TO SLEEP.

 

[ant555]

He will be in trouble holding his spot when either Fridge or Laverde are fit to play. Starting to give away a lot of dumb free kicks.

 

[eDPS]

He will be in trouble holding his spot when either Fridge or Laverde are fit to play. Starting to give away a lot of dumb free kicks.

Lav was fit to play in Round 1 and even performed well in the last round of last year, the fact Baguley got the gig over him anyway still mystifies me

 

[ghostdog]

This man could prove to be a good pick up.

Nearly proven. An old F100 maybe.

 

[Doss]

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.