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[gbear]

Who is Chad Bro going to get to tap Levers knee to see if it’s okay?

McIntee.

 

[GoPorts]

They are completely hung up on Williams lack of leg speed.. one armed bollards ok though

You're better off running fast to get close enough to fumble and triple grab the ball than having clean skills and being an excellent user of the ball

 

[RossFC]

Who isn't playing for the magpies tomorrow out of the emergencies?

McKenzie

 

[JohnHinckleyJr]

 

[JohnHinckleyJr]

McIntee.

Macandkneee

 

[afl2004]

I would be furious if I actually thought we were a flag chance lol

Williams top 5 best skilled player at the club but nahhhh doesn't run super fast and achieve 50/50 results with the ball

 

[Phar Ted]

We must be doing very well if there is so much angst over the last guy picked.

 

[Sneeky]

Of course McEntee is back in.....

You can't have him, Evans and DBJ in the same team. DBJ does McEntee's role already, and a lot better

 

[JimmyBC]

Of course McEntee is back in.....

You can't have him, Evans and DBJ in the same team. DBJ does McEntee's role already, and a lot better

I think it's Evans or McEntee not both yea.

 

[chiwigi]

McEntee in doesn’t bother me half as much as Williams out.

It’s mind boggling.

 

[Schulzenfest]

They are completely hung up on Williams lack of leg speed.. one armed bollards ok though

Yep. Hinkley's Port loves selecting players on their perceived attributes rather than on what they actually do.

 

[Coobk001]

I'm genuinely curious as to what it would take for McEntee to get dropped. If a one disposal game doesn't do it, there may be literally nothing.

Hinkley is still obviously convinced that selecting a pressure forward is helping despite applying the fact he applies bugger all pressure.

 

[Coobk001]

I would've dropped Burton I just hope Dyls doesn't lose confidence.

I just hope he gets to play a game this weekend and isn't the emergency. Can't get back in the side if the best he gets is a quarter as sub once every couple weeks.

 

[Schulzenfest]

Hinkley is still obviously convinced that selecting a pressure forward is helping despite applying the fact he applies bugger all pressure.

Yes. See this:

Yep. Hinkley's Port loves selecting players on their perceived attributes rather than on what they actually do.

McEntee's perceived attribute is 'pressure forward'. The fact that he doesn't actually apply any more pressure than other forwards who also actually kick goals doesn't matter. His perceived attributes do.

Ditto Williams getting dropped for being 'too slow' despite having more positive impact on games than a quicker Lachie Jones. Ditto Sam Hayes never getting a go because he was perceived to be poor around the ground despite Lycett and Teakle never doing anything around the ground either. Ditto Quinton Narkle never getting a go because he's perceived to be poor defensively (which begs the question why we bothered to recruit him in the first place?) Perception is more important than output at Port.

 

[Andre]

I'm genuinely curious as to what it would take for McEntee to get dropped. If a one disposal game doesn't do it, there may be literally nothing.

The thing is we know at the end of his contract he'll be quietly delisted, with him joining the honour roll of small forwards who got at least 40 too many games. I blame our list management team as much as Ken. They knew you can't leave small forwards who make little impact on our list, as depth players, as Ken will keep picking them, even when better options are fit.

 

[JimmyBC]

TBH I'd rather give Narkle a run as a forward for a few weeks over McEntee & Evans, I'm not sure why we even drafted him at this point he appears to be in nowhere land at selection.

 

[LittleLika]

The mythical pressure tackling beast has returned. An absolute no brainer for the bald cult leader mastermind.

What an honour to watch the Harlem Globetrotter himself get that ever so rare 1 magical touch. You pay to see it.

 

[Coobk001]

TBH I'd rather give Narkle a run as a forward for a few weeks over McEntee & Evans, I'm not sure why we even drafted him at this point he appears to be in nowhere land at selection.

It's hard to justify McEntee getting such favouritism over multiple players.

 

[JimmyBC]

It's hard to justify McEntee getting such favouritism over multiple players.

If the choice is him or Evans it's a nothing choice that makes no difference either way they are both potatoes.

2 for the price of one this week.

 

[OneGreatClub]

It's hard to justify McEntee getting such favouritism over multiple players.

It’s a tough game and somebody has to be favourite.

 

[Gryllis]

If you think Williams should be dropped I’ve got a bridge to sell you

I never said that. I think he should be in the team. But he's not competing with McEntee/Evans for a spot, and was in the team because we don't really worry about the position of the 23rd player.

Just that there will be far greater reasons to melt over selections this season than returning to our round 1 balance of players, with a forward as sub again.

 

[chiwigi]

I never said that. I think he should be in the team. But he's not competing with McEntee/Evans for a spot, and was in the team because we don't really worry about the position of the 23rd player.

Just that there will be far greater reasons to melt over selections this season than returning to our round 1 balance of players, with a forward as sub again.

Nobody but you said he was.
Williams should not be the 23rd player.
He’s best 18.
You think everyone is talking about McEntee. We aren’t.

 

[GoPorts]

Williams in the froward pocket would be a much better option than Evans and McEntee if for some reason you're unable to drop Jones and Burton to play him in the position he's got proven form in.
There's multiple levels to the stupidity here

 

[Gryllis]

You think everyone is talking about McEntee. We aren’t.

I'd say it's fairly reasonable to talk about the one player who just came into the team in the selection and preview thread.

 

[TeeKray]

Could it be possible that in addition to being arguably the hardest position to play on the ground in general that being a small forward in our crowded forward flood long bombs to Dixon system probably isn't conducive to dominant small forwards kicking lots of goals and getting big stats? How many small forwards have rotated through this system over the years and been considered spuds by this board? Even Chad Wingard

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Chad Wingard

Age

30

Ht

183cm

Wt

80kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

18.3

5star

K

11.0

4star

HB

7.3

5star

M

3.5

4star

T

2.9

4star

G

1.5

5star

No current season stats available

D

10.2

3star

K

4.6

2star

HB

5.6

4star

M

1.6

2star

T

2.0

4star

G

0.2

3star

who had been AA in 2013 and 2015 became far less effective when we started this system in 2016. Only GOAT tier Robbie Gray

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Robbie Gray

Age

36

Ht

183cm

Wt

84kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

19.9

5star

K

9.8

4star

HB

10.1

5star

M

3.5

4star

T

3.2

5star

G

1.4

5star

D

13.3

3star

K

6.0

2star

HB

7.3

4star

M

2.4

3star

T

2.6

4star

G

0.6

4star

D

10.4

3star

K

6.6

3star

HB

3.8

3star

M

3.6

4star

T

1.4

4star

G

1.4

5star

has bucked this trend.

As far as I can see McEntee is a pretty reliable player with a good skillset. I don't really care about the numbers, when he does get the footy he's a good user and decision maker, he's a good set shot and his tackling is excellent. I think if you put him in a system that catered to small forwards he'd put up decent numbers.