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AirWinmar said:
Question is, what are the best positions? Or do you want to play then in their best proven position?
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If they are proven in position you leave them there. Someone said if we did that with battle and Marshall we wouldn’t know they were very good backs and rucks. The difference is they weren’t proven as forwards so there was nothing to lose moving them. There is plenty to lose moving them once proven elsewhere. Move unproven players not proven players.
 
plugger66 said:
I was just using an example. He didn’t have an impact 2 years ago as a forward.
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Anyway it's beside the point. There's no point getting so negative about things that haven't even happened. It's all hypotheticals. Anything could happen, having good players for each position is better than having bad players.

Also I remember him having a great game up forward against Carlton.
 

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lewdogs said:
Anyway it's beside the point. There's no point getting so negative about things that haven't even happened. It's all hypotheticals. Anything could happen, having good players for each position is better than having bad players.

Also I remember him having a great game up forward against Carlton.
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I remember having better games in the ruck nearly all year this year. I’m not being negative. I actually rate him to have potential to be the best ruck in the afl. Totally agree in having players in each position. We know which position makes Marshall better than a good player
 
plugger66 said:
I remember having better games in the ruck nearly all year this year. I’m not being negative. I actually rate him to have potential to be the best ruck in the afl. Totally agree in having players in each position. We know which position makes Marshall better than a good player
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Gotta agree with this. Marshall may very well be a fairly handy forward, but how does that make the team better? We've got plenty of forward options, how many near elite rucks do we have? He's not going to win games for us in the forward line, not unless Membrey and King go down and we've got no other options.
 
tomjoad said:
We've changed the dynamics of the team. Which is why there is bugger all of the team left after the last 5 years. Change needed to happen, and it's happened across the board...as a result the dynamics and parameters of quality change too. And yeah, I'll give it ten rounds to see how, what I perceive to be a new set of tactics within a new dynamic, pan out. To paraphrase past quotes by you...I'll back the club in 😉
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plugger66 said:
I was just using an example. He didn’t have an impact 2 years ago as a forward.
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Im not saying he will be better up forward but he has improved that much in two years you really cant compare what he was like two years ago
 
plugger66 said:
Far to serious. Doubt vds66 got kicked off. He didn’t. He probably couldn’t handle some weird strange posters.
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He was kicked off.
 
Anyway I don't think the club are stupid enough to play Marshall as a permanent forward.

Most likely he has stints up forward (the position he played when we drafted him) and we use Ryder in the ruck.
 
plugger66 said:
If they are proven in position you leave them there. Someone said if we did that with battle and Marshall we wouldn’t know they were very good backs and rucks. The difference is they weren’t proven as forwards so there was nothing to lose moving them. There is plenty to lose moving them once proven elsewhere. Move unproven players not proven players.
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Ok ,fair enough but we need a balanced side .
lay your team on me plugs
 

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Mstr Strokesman said:
Ok ,fair enough but we need a balanced side .
lay your team on me plugs
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It's a good question. When I try to do it, ends up something like this:

FB: Geary, Carlisle, Webster
HB: Savage, Roberton, Wilkie
C: Hill, Hannebery, Billings
HF: Butler, Battle, Gresham
FF: Kent, Ryder, Membrey
R: Marshall, Ross, Steele
IC: Jones, Clark, Dunstan, Sinclair

Others: King, Howard, Brown, Lonie, Long, Parker, Coffield, Paton, Hind, McKenzie, Bytel

- I can't see Battle and King playing the same team if neither of them can play ruck.
- I'm not sure we need either Howard or Brown against most forward lines, would prefer the more mobile three talls.
- Small forward spots are a raffle but Kent was best performed this year imo.
- Sinclair, Savage, Dunstan are under pressure if anyone does well in the twos but get first go at it.
 
tomjoad said:
Wtf happened to my post...I've end d up quoting myself or something....it was meant to be a reply to Plugger...the dude is gonna have a field day now. Go nuts brother👍
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Self quoting is poor form mate
 
bergholt said:
It's a good question. When I try to do it, ends up something like this:

FB: Geary, Carlisle, Webster
HB: Savage, Roberton, Wilkie
C: Hill, Hannebery, Billings
HF: Butler, Battle, Gresham
FF: Kent, Ryder, Membrey
R: Marshall, Ross, Steele
IC: Jones, Clark, Dunstan, Sinclair

Others: King, Howard, Brown, Lonie, Long, Parker, Coffield, Paton, Hind, McKenzie, Bytel

- I can't see Battle and King playing the same team if neither of them can play ruck.
- I'm not sure we need either Howard or Brown against most forward lines, would prefer the more mobile three talls.
- Small forward spots are a raffle but Kent was best performed this year imo.
- Sinclair, Savage, Dunstan are under pressure if anyone does well in the twos but get first go at it.
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Mate , not having a shot at you in any way , more the players we have to choose from but i see that side as a bottom 3 team , horrid back and forward lines , the only line that looks like a finals team is the centre line
 
bergholt said:
It's a good question. When I try to do it, ends up something like this:

FB: Geary, Carlisle, Webster
HB: Savage, Roberton, Wilkie
C: Hill, Hannebery, Billings
HF: Butler, Battle, Gresham
FF: Kent, Ryder, Membrey
R: Marshall, Ross, Steele
IC: Jones, Clark, Dunstan, Sinclair

Others: King, Howard, Brown, Lonie, Long, Parker, Coffield, Paton, Hind, McKenzie, Bytel

- I can't see Battle and King playing the same team if neither of them can play ruck.
- I'm not sure we need either Howard or Brown against most forward lines, would prefer the more mobile three talls.
- Small forward spots are a raffle but Kent was best performed this year imo.
- Sinclair, Savage, Dunstan are under pressure if anyone does well in the twos but get first go at it.
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Going to be a mighty interesting pre season to see who has the form for senior selection.
 
CaptainRisky said:
Mate , not having a shot at you in any way , more the players we have to choose from but i see that side as a bottom 3 team , horrid back and forward lines , the only line that looks like a finals team is the centre line
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I think that's pretty fair. Obviously we hope a few guys take a big step up under Ratts' coaching but who knows?
 
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