Plus pick 31 last year for Hopper I think. I reckon no one cares if this year is a pick in the teens but a top 5 pick handed over is deflating when it could a Sheezel type
Yep, we've had no marking presence on the wing for a long time now. Other teams clunk them all dayWe had no-one down the line to kick to sadly - I envy the teams that can play on from the goal square after a point - gain an extra 10 yards - kick it 55 meters to the wing and then either clunk a mark or at least halve the contest to get a stoppage.
So often our long kick in's are marked by the opposition or it is spoiled back towards their goals where half a dozen mid's are awaiting....
Really? You want us to get absolutely slaughtered? Ridiculous changes
Bauer looked fantastic down back in the VFL. Fearless, taking big grabs and playing aggressively. I reckon if he gets a shot it'll be as a defender. If Grimes gets rested he slots straight in beautifully.
Give him a taste back there before Broad comes back I reckon.
We still can't seem to develop a KPF though. All our recent attempts result in backmen. Really need to target a natural tall marking forward. Bradke is a huge longshot.
I believe that you are using an extreme version of the word tag. Most good teams are going to have a run with / tag with Lachie Neale, Cripps, Oliver, Petracca, Touk Libba et al because dropping their possession by as little as half strangles their team offence and confidence.
We did and it actually worked. He looked extremely promising as that aggressive interceptor we're seriously lacking atm.
I was actually thinking Richard Lounder.Relton Roberts a chance for Shemons game ?
I agree, but I'll take a decent intercepting defender from a hail mary rookie pick any day. Would be like catching a golden unicorn trying to find our next power forward in some bush league.
Agree with you on Bauer. See what the kids got. Nothing to lose, much more upside if he clunks a few marks and provides a contest which most definitely he will from what I've seen of him in the VFL. He likes to crack in hard
Melbourne work hard to stop the switch knowing that Max will win or at least neutralise the long kick down the line. For Miller to compete we need to ball to be kick long and low and for Miller to get to the front of the pack. If we kick it high down the line, we are stuffed
I think we persist with Ryan and I don't think we'd play Bauer, riewoldt and Ryan all at once. Plus Bauer can't play 2nd ruck. He's played probably his 2 best games of the season down back and there's a spot there with Broad out. Can always go forward again once gibcus and biggie get back.
I suspect that the AFL & SHocking, really wanted to limit the number of free kicks in a game, hoping that that would increase scoring. The rule changes made the rules deliberately less clear and requiring more interpretation. This way the umpires could pay less free while it became harder to say the umpire is right or wrong. Remember when the AFL changed the rule to stop hands in the back. Everyone got used to it and it was clear. Now they change rule back to allowing hands in the back "sometimes".
