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Doedee was a 1st round pick Borlase was taken in the rookie draft with no interest at all from the mob down the road is the reality.

And Murray was taken after that. By years end Borlase will overtake Murray,

 

[Mutineer]

Doedee admitted Jacob Koschitzke to the Callum Chambers club today... Anyone can have an off day every now & then.

Borlase will keep getting found out for pace by any KPF with just a reasonable turn of pace on the lead.

 

[Vader]

Yep, has to continue to Play AFL, get more games into him will help his fitness more than any other way.

He can go back to the SANFL and play as a permanent midfielder, to continue improving his fitness base. Meanwhile, he can lay off the protein shakes and drop 5-10kg of excess muscle bulk. Only then should he be considered for AFL selection again.

 

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Borlase will keep getting found out for pace by any KPF with just a reasonable turn of pace on the lead.

Maybe he will but Borlase has footy smarts and reads the play, give game time and you will see.

 

[ams4crows]

Doedee admitted Jacob Koschitzke to the Callum Chambers club today... Anyone can have an off day every now & then.

It's not Doedee's fault he had a dirty day, it's a selection and a structure issue that he had to play as a one on one defender when his strength is the 3rd man interception player. The same thing happened at Melbourne with Lever, until May arrived he was useless one on one but is elite at the third intercept role.

 

[Murray2503]

When Murphy is about our best small at present we are in trouble up there

Bloody Stengle. Would have helped us today. This is why we need to throw the cheque book at Rankine. Newchurch and Rankine will be a good combo. We aren't going anywhere with Murphy, Rowe and you could currently put McAdam in that category.

 

[Geoffa32]

This..

I thought Fog actually did some good things around stoppages.. i want them to persist with him..

Even if it doesnt work out at least he might build a better tank which can only help his forward craft.. eventually I see him replacing tex..

I think him playing in the middle is more to help his forward craft.

Tex had to learn how to stay involved when not kicking goals. Warren Tredrea talked about this, Tredders worked with him early.


Fog going through the same process.


Both guys came to the AFL as capable forwards. But one dimensional.

Difference being Tex had an empty forward slot. Fog doesn't.


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[Faaarrk]

Fog is getting better each week.
I like the way he tries to break through the pack, it creates mayhem. He also has a terrific left foot and is starting to look to handball more readily.
He hopefully gets at least another 4 weeks in that role.
After that if he still isn't finding the ball a lot then maybe he goes into lynch's spot. Hopefully have his endurance up enough by then.

 

[Scorpus]

This..

I thought Fog actually did some good things around stoppages.. i want them to persist with him..

Even if it doesnt work out at least he might build a better tank which can only help his forward craft.. eventually I see him replacing tex..

No no no you've got this all wrong.

You see when you give a young player a new role, the idea is to give them the least possible amount of time in that position. You also need to have a hair trigger for omitting them, so if they don't perform in, let's say, one or two games in a row, you need to send them back to the SANFL immediately.

It's also key for their confidence that you show no faith in their ability to play the role you've asked of them by chopping and changing often. Whether that's chopping and changing roles, or spot in the AFL vs SANFL. This helps put serious pressure on that player which ultimately makes them better.

All of this only increases in a development year. So when wins aren't the primary goal and you're trying to establish the team of the future, it's especially important not to back in your first round picks in any way.

You also need to make sure that selection policies are highly inconsistent. You need to make sure young players are always questioning things like why they have been dropped when a player that doesn't kick a goal for a month remains in the side, or why a player that is injured is made the sub. This helps improve their logical thinking and decision making as they will ponder these questions often looking for the answer

 

[Danger in Texas]

Alright thinking about it, I'd do this:

In: McAsey/Murray, Worrell, Newchurch, O'Connor?
Out: Fogarty, Rowe, McPherson, Hamill (inj)

It might seem harsh on Fog, but there's no way we can play all four forwards in the same team, and Fog as a midfielder just isn't it. With Himmelberg and particularly RT impressing today, Fog's probably gone for a midfielder

Rowe's not providing anything if he isn't kicking goals. Give Newchurch a chance, might be raw but we can't do any worse, will at least provide some speed

McPherson has not been good for weeks, he needs a 2nds stint to find some form. He's not a bust by any means yet, he just can't keep playing into his bad form at this level

Hamill will be out unfortunately as well. Shame he can't seem to get a good run at it

B: Brown, Butts, Doedee
HB: Kelly, McAsey/Murray, Smith
C: Sholl, Laird, Seedsman
HF: Murphy, Walker, Schoenberg
F: McAdam, Himmelberg, Thilthorpe
R: ROB, Keays, Hately
I/C: McHenry, Worrell, Newchurch, O'Connor

Oh, and Mackay for Lynch as the sub

 

[Mutineer]

Bloody Stengle. Would have helped us today.

Maybe... 12 disposals and only 1 goal in a winning SANFL Eagles team yesterday.

 

[Mr_Moogle]

It's not Doedee's fault he had a dirty day, it's a selection and a structure issue that he had to play as a one on one defender when his strength is the 3rd man interception player. The same thing happened at Melbourne with Lever, until May arrived he was useless one on one but is elite at the third intercept role.

Doedee not a good 1v1 player? What are you smoking? Thats one of the major reasons he got drafted in the first place.

 

[mattymac]

Holds the hard ones, drops the easy ones does the Berg.

Also, we really don't need to be rucking the kid this early in his career especially in the middle

Second rucks are over rated. Tex does an ample job rucking forward. If ROB needs a break at centre bounce just put someone who can jump a bit in there. Even McAdam could do that.

Richmond don't blow their structure just for a handful of centre bounces.

 

[Golumless]

This..

I thought Fog actually did some good things around stoppages.. i want them to persist with him..

Even if it doesnt work out at least he might build a better tank which can only help his forward craft.. eventually I see him replacing tex..

At this point the idea of Fog being Tex long term replacement is dead in the water.

Probably ends up more a Gunstan third tall more then anything, and the rest is just hoping we build a structure able to get some consistent performances out of him.

 

[Scorpus]

Second rucks are over rated. Tex does an ample job rucking forward. If ROB needs a break at centre bounce just put someone who can jump a bit in there. Even McAdam could do that.

Richmond don't blow their structure just for a handful of centre bounces.

Himmelberg attended 3 ruck contests in the entire match. Walker attended 5.

We could easily play anyone in the ruck 3 times in the entire match. Take your pick

 

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[Murray2503]

At this point the idea of Fog being Tex long term replacement is dead in the water.

Probably ends up more a Gunstan third tall more then anything, and the rest is just hoping we build a structure able to get some consistent performances out of him.

Needs to get fit if he wants to keep his career going. They need to look at why he can't get fit. There may be a legitimate reason which may need further investigation.

 

[hey shorty]

Needs to get fit if he wants to keep his career going. Maybe they need to look at why he can't get fit. There may be a legitimate reason which may need further investigation.

Think he's fit, just slow.

 

[Bernie L]

Rowe, McAdam, McPherson and Murphy need a spell.

McAsey, Worrell, Jones, Newchurch, McKay to be considered.

 

[Kezza86]

People suggesting Newchurch. He’s a long way from AFL. He might play later in the year, but there are many that will play before him. Pedlar will debut before him.

 

[CrowCro]

They are trying to play Dood as a KPD. He isn't but he is giving his all. Want to see Butts, Worrell, Dood down there. With Hamill going out this will hurt our run out of the backline but Worrell should make up for some of it. We likely need another rebounder down there instead of McPherson. Brown and Kelly lack any offensive aspects to their game so McPherson having limited run out of the backline is hurting us.

McPherson being overrated in one of the easier positions on the ground. Just steady but we lack run from defence

 

[Shaunbkk]

McPherson, McAdam, Rowe might as well have been empty jumpers. Some really feeble stuff.

What did centreman Hately contribute?

 

[Mr_Moogle]

People suggesting Newchurch. He’s a long way from AFL. He might play later in the year, but there are many that will play before him. Pedlar will debut before him.

I doubt Newchurch could be any worse than Rowe in away games. Worst case scenario he's invisible which means breaking even with Rowe.

 

[hey shorty]

What did centreman Hately contribute?

More than being given credit for.

 

[ams4crows]

I doubt Newchurch could be any worse than Rowe in away games. Worst case scenario he's invisible which means breaking even with Rowe.

And surely his pace will be useful