Chad M

[Frodo]

Chad has lost 8kg and is in better shape that before his 2000 third place in WCE b&f.

Lynch and Staker are being given specialist training in defensive kpp roles and are looking very good at this stage.

 

[Mead]

Originally posted by Frodo
Chad has lost 8kg and is in better shape that before his 2000 third place in WCE b&f.

Lynch and Staker are being given specialist training in defensive kpp roles and are looking very good at this stage.

Yeah saw that in the report about Woosha. Interesting to see that he singled out Lynch as one of the guys who has been training very well.

Unless he becomes a full time tagger, I still can't see how Morrison fits into our A Team. Possibly a Hunter/Gaspar/Morrison, Green/Glass/Wirrpunda backline, but that's two loose, 'mop up' type players in the backline in Chad and Wirra

 

[carlyp]

Re: Re: Chad M

A fit Chad Morrison can only be good for the team. The more fit players, playing well in the WAFL that we have the more pressure it puts on the guys in the team to perform. Great news for Chad, I hope he has a great season and shows us all what HE really can do!

 

[Streaker]

Re: Re: Chad M

Originally posted by Mead
Yeah saw that in the report about Woosha. Interesting to see that he singled out Lynch as one of the guys who has been training very well.

Unless he becomes a full time tagger, I still can't see how Morrison fits into our A Team. Possibly a Hunter/Gaspar/Morrison, Green/Glass/Wirrpunda backline, but that's two loose, 'mop up' type players in the backline in Chad and Wirra

The solution is simple, move Wirrpunda up the ground. Chick moves back to the half back line and adds the toughness required in that area.

That would look like this

Green / Glass / Morrison
Hunter / Gaspar / Chick
Wirrpunda / Kerr / Judd

or alternatively Wirrpunda could be rotated through the midfield or used in the forward line to create havoc.

 

[carlyp]

Re: Re: Re: Chad M

Originally posted by West Coast Stre
The solution is simple, move Wirrpunda up the ground. Chick moves back to the half back line and adds the toughness required in that area.

That would look like this

Green / Glass / Morrison
Hunter / Gaspar / Chick
Wirrpunda / Kerr / Judd

or alternatively Wirrpunda could be rotated through the midfield or used in the forward line to create havoc.

The only problem I can see is that Wirra and that huge kick he has is the only thing that holds our back half together. Quite often last year an opposition behind would result in an attack for us because Wirrpunda could pin point it to someone way up the ground. It worked well. The only other problem is that we do indeed explosive pace in the back half. Wirrpunda has it and we need it. I think perhaps put Chick up forward so we now have:

Green/Glass/Morrison
Wirrpunda/Gaspar/Hunter
Chick/kerr/Judd

 

[Altum Volantes]

I don't now, and never have, liked the idea of Chad Morrison the defender. He's far too much of a loose running and attacking player, he'd only end up costing us. As was stated we already have Wirrpunda back there, but at least he backs up his lack of accountability with a good amount of speed.

Morrision will get a chance in the side when one of the main midfield group goes down (hopefully nothing serious of course, but the opportunity will arise at one point no doubt), if he can take the opportunity, he could become very handy between half forward and a wing. That said, I just don't know if this guy has it anymore. His time might have past by - if he doesn't play more than say 15 games next year, he'll probably be delisted.

 

[daddy_4_eyes]

Re: Re: Re: Chad M

Originally posted by carlyp
A fit Chad Morrison can only be good for the team. The more fit players, playing well in the WAFL that we have the more pressure it puts on the guys in the team to perform. Great news for Chad, I hope he has a great season and shows us all what HE really can do!

Thats exactly right. A good team needs depth, players to replace injured or out of form ones. Just because in our opinions Chad doesn't fit directly into our best 22 doesn't mean he won't play a role in the team.

 

[Moo]

Wirrapunda just gives you to much drive from the back half.

With such a free running midfield your strength is to move the ball quickly and safely.

Also anyone who can kick the ball 70 m at will is good .....his 1 kick out is always at least 2 kicks back in.

Moo

 

[Frodo]

Sureley Embley is a certainty on a wing.

I could see Morrison on a half forward flank. Even a go in the opposite pocket to Fido because that pocket usually drops back into more of a forward/midfield position.

I also see Collica back in the left back pocket.

 

[jod23]

I think a lot of you are forgetting how good Chad Morrison was before his injuries. A fit and firing Morrison will stroll into our best 22. Dont think he would be in defence though for reasons stated already.

 

[norwester]

Originally posted by jod23
I think a lot of you are forgetting how good Chad Morrison was before his injuries. A fit and firing Morrison will stroll into our best 22. Dont think he would be in defence though for reasons stated already.

Agree master chief,always liked Chad as a player. Remember when he got cleaned up by some colon wood at Subi couple of years ago, that had to hurt that one

 

[franky_mojojo]

I don't think Morrison will be in the best 22, as long as we are injury free. The lineup would be something like this:

Wirrupunda Glass Hunter
Chick Gaspar Waters
Braun Judd Fletcher
Embly McDougal Jones
Matera Lynch Sampi
Gardiner Cousins Kerr

Inter: Cox Jakovich Green Staker

Emerg: Banfield Morrison Collica Hansen
(maybe I am asking too much of Waters, but from what i've heard he will be awesome.)

 

[EagleEyed]

Originally posted by Frodo
Sureley Embley is a certainty on a wing.

I could see Morrison on a half forward flank. Even a go in the opposite pocket to Fido because that pocket usually drops back into more of a forward/midfield position.

I also see Collica back in the left back pocket.

I totally agree with Morrison playing in the forward line somewhere, when he was at his peak he was probably the most accurate kick in the team.

Though Chambers is also an accurate kick but that did nothing for him last year

 

[thegur]

hope my memory is not too rusty, but flash back to the Melbourne game at the 'G this year, and after good old Trent 'not tall enough to take the talls, not fast enough to take the smalls' Carroll was pasted by Robertson, Morrison was moved on to him and did quite a good job which suprised me somewhat as I thought of him as quite a 'loose' player.

Perhaps though, this is just one of those adjectives that gets associated with a player because at one stage of his career that defined him. As I stated in another thread, hopefully Chad realizes how and where he is needed in our line-up and plays accordingly.

Having bought up that incident though, Collica is still my first choice for the 6'2 opposition forward like Robertson or Dixon from Hawthorn etc ...

rant over

thegur

 

[thegur]

On Chick ... I vote for a move to the forward line to provide the 'alternative lead' that had Haynes written all over it ... until he was traded.

Then of course a move on to the ball to rest the others, but I would not want to see him in defence at any stage, his attack is too good. it's bad enough we waste Wirra's attacking flair down there, lets not waste Chick as well.

IMO, Wirra could be one of the most exciting forwards in the game given the opportunity, but that's for another thread.

thegur

 

[no1bankteller]

Originally posted by EagleEyed
I totally agree with Morrison playing in the forward line somewhere, when he was at his peak he was probably the most accurate kick in the team.

Though Chambers is also an accurate kick but that did nothing for him last year

I could see him playing in the forward line, especually when he is one of the better marks for his size in AFL.. In fact I see him playing Russell Robertson type role from HFF.

 

[Mead]

Originally posted by no1bankteller
I could see him playing in the forward line, especually when he is one of the better marks for his size in AFL.. In fact I see him playing Russell Robertson type role from HFF.

I can see what you're saying, but
The forward pockets and flankers
Matera/Jones
Chick/Sampi

Embley and Judd would be the other main people who rotate forward to the flanks- which one of the above do you dislodge?

 

[GoEagles]

If I remember Morrison came to the club the same year as Ben Cousins. He had the option of returning home to Victoria for a big pay increase, but decided to stay here in WA with the Eagles.

I'm thinking Morrison could be used in the role of a HFF or a HBF position. I'm not sure if he has the fitness and stamina to play a full game in the midfield.

 

[Exeter]

I'm confident that a fit and firing Morrison will be a valuable contributor on the half back line and a regular in the starting 22.

 

[no1bankteller]

Originally posted by Mead
I can see what you're saying, but
The forward pockets and flankers
Matera/Jones
Chick/Sampi

Embley and Judd would be the other main people who rotate forward to the flanks- which one of the above do you dislodge?

Chick!

Put him into the backline...

 

[Moo]

I'm confident that a fit and firing Morrison will be a valuable contributor on the half back line and a regular in the starting 22.

Ex ....sorry cant share the same thoughts.

The old Morrison would waltz in - I just get that feeling.

 

[Mead]

Originally posted by no1bankteller
Chick!

Put him into the backline...

Fair point, but I'm not sure about a full time move to the backline for Chick. He's a proven goalkicker (or at least, he certainly was at Hawthorn), something Chad isn't really- fwiw, if i was going to move Morrison forward, I'd rather send Jones into defence- he's a pretty abysmal kick in front of goal, and his best attributes (his tackling, his reading of the play, and his strong marking) would translate just as well into a defensive role.

To be honest though, I'm still convinced Morrison will start the year outside our 22, and need some godly preseason form or fortuitous (for him) injuries to force his way in- we just have too many players of a similar type.

 

[thegur]

On Rowan, I don't think we can afford to play him forward unless he learns how to kick straight. I don't know what's worse, him kicking for goal from a set shot, or trying to snap one across his body. Which is a shame since he is an excellent mark for his size.

Given he won't be in the starting midfield rotation, and should not be down forward, I think he becomes a lot like Chad, probably has the edge over him because he has the recent runs on the board. Basically he gets into 'my side' because of his versatility, but I'm more for a forward set-up of ...

Sampi - Jako - Chick
Matera - McDougall - Staker (assuming Travis can play CHB).

thegur

 

[bluey17]

swap matera with chick and jacko with doogs.

 

[GoEagles]

Originally posted by bluey17
swap matera with chick and jacko with doogs.

As much as Fido would love a run in the midfield, I don't think he could cut it with the best of them.

And Jako has somehow made a niche for himself in the half forward line. I don't think he can go with the pace and mobility of the key CHF players these days.