Drop Johnson & Pettifer

[hoogs]

Im not saying Polak is better then Tarrant but watch more the one richmond game before judging polak.

Against WC Polak played half the game in the ruck and the rest playing defensively on the forward resting ruckmen.

He hasnt been playing just in defence he has been playing forward, ruck and defence. He doesnt play loose man in defence either. Alot of the time he gets the third tall or resting ruckmen because he can run off them and make a third man up situation. He has occasionally played on the big forwards like lucas, who he did very well on, but in this age where these guys run all day he just doesnt have the motor to go with them for extended periods of time.

When he came from fremantle he had terrible body strength and fitness. I could say that maybe the fitness and conditioning program is shocking in Fremantle, especially when people at richmond notice, because he and Simmonds were terribly out of shap when the arrived.

He has spent very limited time in those roles that you outlined and during that time he has produced very limited results. His small stint forward was commendable where he kicked those three goals.

As for watching more then one game, I have watched every single game of AFL football that has been played for the past 3 years, for any team.

The fitness at Freo is as good as any. If Polak and Simmonds were in bad shape, then that might explain in part, why we let them leave. Could also be blamed on your preseason regime. Mind you in saying that, I'm quite sure Simmonds was rather fit. Either way, it's an irrelevant concern.

 

[hoogs]

hahahah oh my - hahahaha


yeah tarrant is a brilliant kick - pretty sure most collingwood people would disagree, and also channel 7's AFL promotion team

Tell me where I wrote that he is a brilliant kick. Oh, what?...you can't, because I never wrote it. I said that Polak is a disatrous kick, in reply to you saying that he was better than Tarrant. This is pretty obvious if you watch him kick for goal.

Polak is being paid a truck load less than tarrant,

Because he is an inferior player that has produced nothing.

he is playing in a weaker side,

Because you recruit guys like Polak.

we gave up a LOT less for him

As expected when he's the sort of player that the media aren't allowed to report on for legal reasons

and he is the 2nd most experienced player in our very young backline

Blame Wallace for that one

- and as brilliant as tezza has apparently been this season - your club is playing well below expectations

Oh and Richmond aren't. At least there are expectations. A lot left int he season. Don't forget the 9 straight at the end of 2006, when we were in an even worse position at this time last year.

- and many believe that richmond lost the game on sunday, rather than you won it -

Who are these people? Please don't say Richmond supporters. Give me a quote or a link or something.

richmond are rubbish at the moment,

damn tootin

we know it & we accept it - we have no choice, so trying to impress me with goal comparisons against our side this season - well its not a significant point.

it is a significant point. So too is the fact that he sits equal 13th on the season goalkicking alongside the likes of Rocca and Hall. 2 behind J.Brown etc... He's doing well.

if you guys finish any lower than 4th this season, with Tarrant (and by the way, have you seen HIS of-field record??? ) added to your side - than you are a failure. if you can't win a flag with tarrant in the next 3-4 seasons - more of a failure.

You're playing Kent Kingsley...I agree though...not so much about 4th this year, but over the next 3 to 4 years.

Polak may have had been a bad egg while in Perth, but at the look of the papers in the past 2 years with all the headlines your two sides have made - well, he was probably just going with the crowd.

I think you're confusing us with the Eagles...
Or are you mixing up Andrew Krakouer with Fremantle players, because he bashed some guy to within a centimetre of his life in Freo?

 

[hoogs]

Tarrant is shit, he's the worst kick in the league and that makes him a useless player. Polak is alot more valuable and you lost a very good player. He was disgruntled with your club and that effected his chances and his form.

Polak was widely touted as the worst kick at Freo. Go to the Freo board and say Polak is a good kick. He was disgruntled with the club because of lack of chances and his form. Hardly the other way around.

 

[oxx]

LMAO@ Tarrant - what a big wan-ker.

Pea heart also.

Polak any day.

LMAO@ Freo being the duds of the interstate teams.

 

[astro_toby]

Tell me where I wrote that he is a brilliant kick. Oh, what?...you can't, because I never wrote it. I said that Polak is a disatrous kick, in reply to you saying that he was better than Tarrant. This is pretty obvious if you watch him kick for goal.


Because he is an inferior player that has produced nothing.

Because you recruit guys like Polak.

As expected when he's the sort of player that the media aren't allowed to report on for legal reasons

Blame Wallace for that one

Oh and Richmond aren't. At least there are expectations. A lot left int he season. Don't forget the 9 straight at the end of 2006, when we were in an even worse position at this time last year.

Who are these people? Please don't say Richmond supporters. Give me a quote or a link or something.

damn tootin
it is a significant point. So too is the fact that he sits equal 13th on the season goalkicking alongside the likes of Rocca and Hall. 2 behind J.Brown etc... He's doing well.

You're playing Kent Kingsley...I agree though...not so much about 4th this year, but over the next 3 to 4 years.

I think you're confusing us with the Eagles...
Or are you mixing up Andrew Krakouer with Fremantle players, because he bashed some guy to within a centimetre of his life in Freo?

i'm not going to do a big quote thing responding to everything - like you did with me, because basically i have a hell of a lot more of a life than you - to spend an hour quoting and unquoting everything like that. but anyone who has seen every game of football for the past three years AND BRAGS ABOUT IT must be some pathetic 30something loser who still lives with his mama, and most likely last sucked on a booby (which was her's of course), when he was 14 years old. "bitty" - get a life you nerd!

basically - We got Polak for next to nothing. you gave up pick 4. then gave him away to try and win a flag with tarrant. Kinda reminds me of those brilliant trades you made in the past with clement, mcphee, Bell x 2 & of course that brilliant trade for croad (croad for hodge or judd LOL!!!! )

Polak is playing good footy with us - i'm wrapt with what he has given us.

Inregards to your offield behaviour - well, polak played for YOU when he got himself in trouble - and jeff "hit my bitch up" farmer has been a shithead several times.

you guys will barely make the 8, and thats with adding solomon and tarrant to a side that finished 4th. Pretty pathetic really, the side hasn't improved - despite trading away all iit's key picks from the "superdraft".

make no mistake, this will set you back 10years -and it still didn't get you a flag.

What the hell is freo doing anyway?? every other interstate side has won a flag recently, with the help of being spoonfed by the AFL - and you guys are still the pisskids of the lot!

you've made the finals 2 in what? 15years? so what! so have we! the difference is, we won one more final - and didn't get any help from the AFL to do it. shit man, even richmond can rain on your parade!

 

[Roachy8]

i'm not going to do a big quote thing responding to everything - like you did with me, because basically i have a hell of a lot more of a life than you - to spend an hour quoting and unquoting everything like that. but anyone who has seen every game of football for the past three years AND BRAGS ABOUT IT must be some pathetic 30something loser who still lives with his mama, and most likely last sucked on a booby (which was her's of course), when he was 14 years old. "bitty" - get a life you nerd!

basically - We got Polak for next to nothing. you gave up pick 4. then gave him away to try and win a flag with tarrant. Kinda reminds me of those brilliant trades you made in the past with clement, mcphee, Bell x 2 & of course that brilliant trade for croad (croad for hodge or judd LOL!!!! )

Polak is playing good footy with us - i'm wrapt with what he has given us.

Inregards to your offield behaviour - well, polak played for YOU when he got himself in trouble - and jeff "hit my bitch up" farmer has been a shithead several times.

you guys will barely make the 8, and thats with adding solomon and tarrant to a side that finished 4th. Pretty pathetic really, the side hasn't improved - despite trading away all iit's key picks from the "superdraft".

make no mistake, this will set you back 10years -and it still didn't get you a flag.

What the hell is freo doing anyway?? every other interstate side has won a flag recently, with the help of being spoonfed by the AFL - and you guys are still the pisskids of the lot!

you've made the finals 2 in what? 15years? so what! so have we! the difference is, we won one more final - and didn't get any help from the AFL to do it. shit man, even richmond can rain on your parade!

Thanks astro... tremendous entertainment here today.
& Hoogs... thanks for being astro's lube boy!

 

[Kyusss]

I don't know why every week we are getting threads to drop Johnson.

He will NOT be omitted (possibly miss a week or so for injuries but never dropped.)

When a captain is dropped it gives the team instability and that is the last thing richmond need.
His form may not be the best but until he is no longer captain he will line up each week.

SPOT ON

Johnson forefits his own game every week to do the team thing and be a stopper! if daniel jackson can be our number 1 tagger kane johnson can go and get his 30 touch games and everyone can say YIPEE SUGAR IS BACK
very good player very good team player and a very good captain

 

[astro_toby]

SPOT ON

very good team player

spot on - but his disposal this year has been pretty woeful especially when the heat is on, and we have the chance to get rid of that bagel in our "wins".

shouldn't be dropped - but needs to have a bit of a rest - to relax his brain and get over the "yipes" he has got at the moment.

basically its similiar to when richo has a season on the goal kicking yipes. but johno's is in the midfield, and gets a lot more kicks. doesn't mean he can't kick, because we all have seen he can.

the week of will do him really well. wallace should tell him to have the week away from the club. do his own training perhaps with just one of the younger of rookie players (will be good opportunity for them too) and just exorcise the pressure off of him