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Nice, blooding the youth probably should have started about 6 weeks ago, but better late than never.Kade Chandler set to debut.
Chandler only really started playing well about 6 weeks ago, the rest of our youth has either been injured (neitschke, sparrow, bradke, walker, spargo) or hasn't been ready (Jordan, Bedford)Nice, blooding the youth probably should have started about 6 weeks ago, but better late than never.
Quite the occasion to be making your debut as well.
Yeah fair call really ... tho you could argue we didn't/don't really have much to lose in playing Jordan or Bedford without them smashing the door down for selection, particularly given the amount of underdone players we've rushed into the side on the back of limited minutes, at least they'd actually have some match fitness ... plus we couldn't really play much worse.Chandler only really started playing well about 6 weeks ago, the rest of our youth has either been injured (neitschke, sparrow, bradke, walker, spargo) or hasn't been ready (Jordan, Bedford)
Or they've played (baker, petty, Dunkley, Lockhart)
Or they are 28. Seems we have an age profile a touch older, but an experience problem.
Can't just give everyone a crack though because then no one needs to play/train well.Yeah fair call really ... tho you could argue we didn't/don't really have much to lose in playing Jordan or Bedford without them smashing the door down for selection, particularly given the amount of underdone players we've rushed into the side on the back of limited minutes, at least they'd actually have some match fitness ... plus we couldn't really play much worse.
Yeah, agree. I think the rushing of injured players back was a desperation move that was conjoined by our coaches thinking finals were still possible post bye. They may not have been far off the mark had the Adelaide or west coast games gone our way early, and I'm sure mindest of the playing group would have been different too. But there has been no excuse the past 4 or so weeks. But what do you do- play the best team hoping to improve connection and chemistry etc for 2020, risking injury and still losing, or play the depth/youth and see who can stand up, while have perennial tank talk rise, and lose?Yeah fair call really ... tho you could argue we didn't/don't really have much to lose in playing Jordan or Bedford without them smashing the door down for selection, particularly given the amount of underdone players we've rushed into the side on the back of limited minutes, at least they'd actually have some match fitness ... plus we couldn't really play much worse.
I’m with you, that said a few times this year when Tom McDonald was running around looking like his feet had been replaced with cinder blocks and Brayshaw could barely bend over - literally anybody else on the roster could’ve offered more.Can't just give everyone a crack though because then no one needs to play/train well.
The season has been so even that honestly we haven’t been THAT far way from being in finals contention. Which sounds stupid but we’d only need to have been slightly better to still be in with a shot IMOYeah, agree. I think the rushing of injured players back was a desperation move that was conjoined by our coaches thinking finals were still possible post bye. They may not have been far off the mark had the Adelaide or west coast games gone our way early, and I'm sure mindest of the playing group would have been different too. But there has been no excuse the past 4 or so weeks. But what do you do- play the best team hoping to improve connection and chemistry etc for 2020, risking injury and still losing, or play the depth/youth and see who can stand up, while have perennial tank talk rise, and lose?
In normal, contending for finals circumstances (which obviously aren't normal circumstances for our club, but you know what I mean) I'd agree with you, but when your season is dead in the water like ours has been for some time, you can probably stretch the argument of earning a game a bit further than usual to justify the selection.Can't just give everyone a crack though because then no one needs to play/train well.
Its cause everyone is talking about Jordan. But yeah Jordon had a few good games in the VFL didnt heWhat's the go with Jordon anyway? He was an early-ish pick by our recent standards and is pretty good size but we never hear anything about him?
Yes we can. Would be hilarious too. Oscar as a forward has already been nicely divertingCan't just give everyone a crack though because then no one needs to play/train well.
Meanwhile, just to make the spectacle of this game that little bit worse ... Eleni is umpiring.Looks like a wet weather team to me, expecting the ball to be on the deck a lot i guess .
Looking forward to seeing if she can be worse than last time .Meanwhile, just to make the spectacle of this game that little bit worse ... Eleni is umpiring.
Petracca and Melksham can play tall. I rate Fritsch as a CHF. Hopefully with this sized team it’ll count towards adding pressure up forward. We need it. Spargo and ANB playing for their MFC careers imo.So 2 tall "forwards" out ... zero talls in ... should be interesting.