Bye Time Assessments

[1970crow]

Who said Ah Chee was another Rankine lol. He is a lower end of top 15 player at Brisbane and lower end of top 10 player here. A very good role player, same as ANB.

I wonder when we became aware of the issue? Did we avoid surgery near the start of the season hoping to play him through it?

Realistically, we've probably won a couple of games with him that we might have lost without him, but even so, it seems like terrible management for him to be a shell of himself for a whole season and then lose a bunch of the next preseason to recovery.

That’s a feature, not a flaw.

 

[1970crow]

Extending him after last season was one the biggest mistakes the club has made. Hopefully they have the balls after 2026 to make a serious decision.

At least it was only 1 year. After a 72% season, it quite likely could have been a lot worse. I think there is a chance some competence is spreading its wings at board level. Problem is that if Balme can’t do it, then it’s never happening.

 

[Crowtel]

So what is our ideal side heading into finals?

At the moment thinking something like v Hawks side...

Ins: Keane, Hinge, Walker, Cumming, Pedlar
Outs: Borlase, Nankervis, T Murray, Keays, Taylor

B: Michaelanny, Butts, Keane
HB: Milera, Worrell, Hinge
C: Cook, Dawson, Curtin
HF: ANB, Walker, Ah Chee
F: Rachele, Thilthorpe, Fogarty
R: McAndrew, Berry, Rankine
I: Laird, Cumming, Peatling, Soligo, Pedlar

In the mix:
N Murray v Butts
Taylor & Keays v Pedlar & Soligo
Nankervis v Cumming & Laird

Finals?

 

[WheresGroomgone]

Why does our club strive for mediocre?

Happy to be competitive it’s bs

 

[Rotayjay]

Bad: coaching. It's been diabolical, and instead of pushing for a premiership, our season is on life support instead.

 

[SellarStardom]

Against the Hawks there was just 11 points, 11!!!!! From defensive half turn overs. Every decent club punishes their oppo from defensive half turn overs, we don't.

Blind freely can see why.
1) Laird - hesitant, bad decisions and only dinky kicks are successful. Our main ball winner in defensive half is a rebounding disaster.
2) Butts/Borlase combo without Keane - these two are poor disposers of the ball. 1 is OK but 2 is diabolical. Leaves it all up to Worrell
3) Milera or Bust - without Hinge and Cumming there ball movement out of defense is now reliant on Milera..too few

Solutions
1) Bring back Murray and hope Keane can return soon
2) get Cumming and Hinge back but in the interim play Ah Chee at HB
3) drop Laird and play Bond. He locks down on the dangerous forward and releases Max
4) get Edwards and Curtin into centre and look at Dowling. These guys are performing and need to be rewarded
5) play Toby or Thilthorpe, not both
6) drop players not performing, even if they are getting disposals. Laird, Keays, Borlase, etc

None will happy at Baldy has a recipe at the start of the year and even if the cake comes out flat and tastes like shit, he keeps baking

 

[Cromulant]

So what is our ideal side heading into finals?

At the moment thinking something like v Hawks side...

Ins: Keane, Hinge, Walker, Cumming, Pedlar
Outs: Borlase, Nankervis, T Murray, Keays, Taylor

B: Michaelanny, Butts, Keane
HB: Milera, Worrell, Hinge
C: Cook, Dawson, Curtin
HF: ANB, Walker, Ah Chee
F: Rachele, Thilthorpe, Fogarty
R: McAndrew, Berry, Rankine
I: Laird, Cumming, Peatling, Soligo, Pedlar

In the mix:
N Murray v Butts
Taylor & Keays v Pedlar & Soligo
Nankervis v Cumming & Laird

Assuming we make finals.

 

[1970crow]

Against the Hawks there was just 11 points, 11!!!!! From defensive half turn overs. Every decent club punishes their oppo from defensive half turn overs, we don't.

Blind freely can see why.
1) Laird - hesitant, bad decisions and only dinky kicks are successful. Our main ball winner in defensive half is a rebounding disaster.
2) Butts/Borlase combo without Keane - these two are poor disposers of the ball. 1 is OK but 2 is diabolical. Leaves it all up to Worrell
3) Milera or Bust - without Hinge and Cumming there ball movement out of defense is now reliant on Milera..too few

Solutions
1) Bring back Murray and hope Keane can return soon
2) get Cumming and Hinge back but in the interim play Ah Chee at HB
3) drop Laird and play Bond. He locks down on the dangerous forward and releases Max
4) get Edwards and Curtin into centre and look at Dowling. These guys are performing and need to be rewarded
5) play Toby or Thilthorpe, not both
6) drop players not performing, even if they are getting disposals. Laird, Keays, Borlase, etc

None will happy at Baldy has a recipe at the start of the year and even if the cake comes out flat and tastes like shit, he keeps baking

I think we can definitely improve rebound and defensive action at the same time. Keane, Butts/Murray, Worrell, Max, Cumming, Milera and Bond would provide a good mix. Even Nank and Hinge (if in form) would still provide enough defence, but attack would be much stronger. Keane has been the big loss though, he was extremely good last year. That said, if the instructions are to look sideways first, then personell changes will have limited impact.