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We're all flabbergasted as to why the coaches don't agree with you.
He’s arguably the best ruckman in the league right now & you want to sit him forward?Rather play Goldy beside Brown and give Xerri a decent chance to show how he goes in the ruck
Brown needs support more than anything
He can play in the guts Which you would think should have happened when cunners is outCan Bonar actually play, or was he one of those man-childs who got by on size in the Jnr levels?
He’s arguably the best ruckman in the league right now & you want to sit him forward?
Yeah nahIf we had Larkey playing, no,
We can set up for losing/breaking even in the ruck, I'd love him to play totally in the ruck but Brown needs support forward
I know its robbing peter to pay Paul but I don't think we have too many options.
Figure its a chance to see what Xerri can do for large parts of the game and can swap with Goldy forward as need be.
Why would you Move Goldy there, we can move Walker there if need be, or tell Goldy to Ruck and push forward.If we had Larkey playing, no,
We can set up for losing/breaking even in the ruck, I'd love him to play totally in the ruck but Brown needs support forward
I know its robbing peter to pay Paul but I don't think we have too many options.
Figure its a chance to see what Xerri can do for large parts of the game and can swap with Goldy forward as need be.
You gotta remember that most of his junior career was destroyed by two knee recos, so there wasn't much form to speak of on which to judge him. He was regarded as an athletic freak who would be an awesome get if he could actually play, hence GWS picked him up early because they could afford to take the risk with one of their 46,000 first round picks.Can Bonar actually play, or was he one of those man-childs who got by on size in the Jnr levels?
You gotta remember that most of his junior career was destroyed by two knee recos, so there wasn't much form to speak of on which to judge him. He was regarded as an athletic freak who would be an awesome get if he could actually play, hence GWS picked him up early because they could afford to take the risk with one of their 46,000 first round picks.
He played six U/18 games with Dandenong in 2017, his draft year.
Game 1: 4 kicks, 3 handballs, 1 goal. 2 marks.
Game 2: 9 kicks, 9 handballs, 2 goals, 7 marks, 2 tackles, 5th best on ground.
Game 3: 8 kicks, 8 handballs, 5 marks, 5 tackles.
Game 4: 11 kicks, 9 handballs, 3 marks, 4 tackles, 3rd best on ground.
Game 5: 4 kicks, 4 handballs, 1 goal, 2 marks, 7 tackles
Game 6: 6 kicks, 8 handballs, 2 marks, 8 tackles
Averaged 7 kicks, 6.8 handballs, 3.5 marks, 4.1 tackles and under a goal a game. Not exactly prolific. For comparison his teammate LDU averaged 24.2 disposals, 4.3 marks, 3.5 tackles and a goal a game.
For GWS he rotated between on ball and forward during his time at NEAFL level.
NEAFL 2019
Averaged 8.6 kicks, 9.8 handballs, 2.5 marks, 6.1 tackles & .62 goals a game.
NEAFL 2018
Averaged 10.4 kicks, 11 handballs, 2 marks, 6.3 tackles & .64 goals a game.
Those are reasonable numbers considering the standard but don't show improvement or dominance. At AFL level he has never set the world alight either.
Overall I think it fair to say that there is no clear evidence that Bonar has ever been a midfield ball magnet. I think he as much as anyone will suffer as a consequence of the lack of VFL games this year, as he really could have just focused on becoming that ball winning mid we could add to our rotations. That said, I think it far more likely that Bonar was a speculative early round pick based on an athletic profile that did not come off. He might have a decent AFL career, but it is just as likely that he is delisted in two years.
If cunners gets up somehow I doubt that we will burn both Ats and Ahern. I'd say it will be Zeebs and Ahern for Scott and Cunners.If I take the previous week as an example in relation to the scratch match I have 3 ins..... cunners Scott and walker..... for ziebell ats and ahern.... daw sounds like he needs another blowout in the twos
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Maybe in this season, but inconsistency has been North's M.O. for years now.
Thanks Mate.You gotta remember that most of his junior career was destroyed by two knee recos, so there wasn't much form to speak of on which to judge him. He was regarded as an athletic freak who would be an awesome get if he could actually play, hence GWS picked him up early because they could afford to take the risk with one of their 46,000 first round picks.
He played six U/18 games with Dandenong in 2017, his draft year.
Game 1: 4 kicks, 3 handballs, 1 goal. 2 marks.
Game 2: 9 kicks, 9 handballs, 2 goals, 7 marks, 2 tackles, 5th best on ground.
Game 3: 8 kicks, 8 handballs, 5 marks, 5 tackles.
Game 4: 11 kicks, 9 handballs, 3 marks, 4 tackles, 3rd best on ground.
Game 5: 4 kicks, 4 handballs, 1 goal, 2 marks, 7 tackles
Game 6: 6 kicks, 8 handballs, 2 marks, 8 tackles
Averaged 7 kicks, 6.8 handballs, 3.5 marks, 4.1 tackles and under a goal a game. Not exactly prolific. For comparison his teammate LDU averaged 24.2 disposals, 4.3 marks, 3.5 tackles and a goal a game.
For GWS he rotated between on ball and forward during his time at NEAFL level.
NEAFL 2019
Averaged 8.6 kicks, 9.8 handballs, 2.5 marks, 6.1 tackles & .62 goals a game.
NEAFL 2018
Averaged 10.4 kicks, 11 handballs, 2 marks, 6.3 tackles & .64 goals a game.
Those are reasonable numbers considering the standard but don't show improvement or dominance. At AFL level he has never set the world alight either.
Overall I think it fair to say that there is no clear evidence that Bonar has ever been a midfield ball magnet. I think he as much as anyone will suffer as a consequence of the lack of VFL games this year, as he really could have just focused on becoming that ball winning mid we could add to our rotations. That said, I think it far more likely that Bonar was a speculative early round pick based on an athletic profile that did not come off. He might have a decent AFL career, but it is just as likely that he is delisted in two years.
Very true, ruck work is poor, likely due to being too weak currently, but he gets a decent share of the ball.English is actually pretty good at covering the ground. Goldy should handle him fairly well in the ruck contests but English really pushes hard to either end of the ground. He can be a threat forward
We are already struggling to mark the ball, if Ziebell goes wood or Hosie have to come inI think Shaw will drop a senior player this week.
Out: Atley, Zeibell (inj)
In: Cunners, Walker
Williams Tarrant Hayden
Pittard J Walker LMac
Polec Cunners Walker
Taylor Brown Dumont
Xerri Thomas Anderson
Goldy Higgins Simpkin
Ahern Hall Mahoney Zurhaar
Zurhaar to the bench as a rocket.
Thomas to full forward and play behind Xerri.
He’s had a massive improvement from round one. Good athlete.English is actually pretty good at covering the ground. Goldy should handle him fairly well in the ruck contests but English really pushes hard to either end of the ground. He can be a threat forward
Well I certainly can
No WoodWe are already struggling to mark the ball, if Ziebell goes wood or Hosie have to come in
We can’t be depleting our marking power further it’s already sh*t
We are already struggling to mark the ball, if Ziebell goes wood or Hosie have to come in
We can’t be depleting our marking power further it’s already sh*t
If I see one more post about Hosie I'm gonna lose it.
The club hasn't talked him up AT ALL, he's shown nothing to warrant his selection lately, and with his reportedly shitty attitude why the hell should he get a game.
What evidence is there to suggest he's next in line right now? Someone please ******* enlighten me.