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Billy Frampton was close to the worst player on an AFL list a few years ago. Absolute dogshit player back then.

Today, he’s turned into a rock solid defender for the Pies, and won a flag.

I’m not saying Gardner will follow the same trajectory, but he’s shown significant improvement through the VFL. You have to reward that form and see if he has what it takes
 
He’s been the best defender in the VFL over the last five weeks.

I’d written him off as someone who’d never play again, but having watched a few VFL games recently he’s been seriously impressive and clearly the best of our tall defenders...

If he comes in I want him to back himself in instead always looking for the spoil.


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I'd rather he spoils because his disposal leaves alot to be desired.
 
Billy Frampton was close to the worst player on an AFL list a few years ago. Absolute dogshit player back then.

Today, he’s turned into a rock solid defender for the Pies, and won a flag.

I’m not saying Gardner will follow the same trajectory, but he’s shown significant improvement through the VFL. You have to reward that form and see if he has what it takes
Bit of Lobb to the transformation Frampton has undertaken. Granted Lobby reached significantly higher heights in his time with GWS and Freo but Frampton is a freaking rock solid back now.
 
Gardner really shouldn't be included unless it's a break glass type emergency but at least his VFL form has been outstanding.

I'm really not sure how you can justrify dropping Busslinger after doing nothing wrong and then rewarding someone who doesn't have a future at AFL level. The only justification around Busslinger's omission was structure based so it's not particulary fair to change the structure and go to someone else.
 

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JJ out.

Dolan, Gardner, Treloar for Baker, Duryea, Johannisen
If that's what it is, I wasn't far off:

Backs: Lobb, JOD, Buss, Dale, JJ, Freijah, Cleary,
Mids: English, Bont, Libba, Richards, Kennedy, Treloar, Williams, Davidson
Forwards: Naughton, Buku, VDM, McNeil, West, Sanders, Harmes
Sub: Bramble

Out: Baker, Duryea
In: Treloar, Buss

I'm still a believer in Buss adding to the backline. I think he can co-exist with Lobb and JOD there. May even free up Lobb to be more intercepting.

Freijah to move back. He's been down for 3-4 weeks now. A move might help him. If not then Williams could move back or potentially Treloar.

Couldn't have predicted JJ out really.

I would prefer Buss over Gards but hard to argue with form.

I would keep Williams back, move Harmes to a wing and Dolan forward.

Backs: Lobb, JOD, Gards, Dale, Williams, Freijah, Cleary,
Mids: English, Bont, Libba, Richards, Kennedy, Treloar, Harmes, Davidson
Forwards: Naughton, Buku, VDM, McNeil, West, Sanders, Dolan
Sub: Bramble

They will probably go with Dolan as sub and Bramble in. But I'd prefer Bramble as the sub.
 
Gardner really shouldn't be included unless it's a break glass type emergency but at least his VFL form has been outstanding.

I'm really not sure how you can justrify dropping Busslinger after doing nothing wrong and then rewarding someone who doesn't have a future at AFL level. The only justification around Busslinger's omission was structure based so it's not particulary fair to change the structure and go to someone else.
He gets too loose with his disposal at times... a few of the turnovers are just so avoidable and almost careless.

In the last VFL game against the Cats, he made a really basic mistake late on, and you could see how disappointed he was. It genuinely felt like he’d been challenged to clean up a few areas of his game, and in that moment, he knew he’d let himself down.
 

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Gardner really shouldn't be included unless it's a break glass type emergency but at least his VFL form has been outstanding.

I'm really not sure how you can justrify dropping Busslinger after doing nothing wrong and then rewarding someone who doesn't have a future at AFL level. The only justification around Busslinger's omission was structure based so it's not particulary fair to change the structure and go to someone else.
theres just no evidence of upside to Gardy at all, break glass only. one of the luckiest in the AFL to still be on a list
 

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theres just no evidence of upside to Gardy at all, break glass only. one of the luckiest in the AFL to still be on a list
Exactly my thinking. Get similar output from Buss with tremendously more upside. Maybe the removal of Jones and Duryea from the backline encouraged the selectors to go with experience.
 

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