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He’s moved to a new target since Fogarty is playing well?Yes, I'm pretty sure you're alone.
“Struggled” against Port? Really?
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He’s moved to a new target since Fogarty is playing well?Yes, I'm pretty sure you're alone.
Players were out of form, but I put a lot of that down to how we were being asked to play.100% on Nicks - although players share some of that as well. Milera Hinge and Smith in particular all started the season really poorly. Was that game plan or them? Hard to tell. They have gradually improved (excluding Milera obviously) as the season has gone on. Dawson poor early and Walker injury didn’t help either
But I would agree Nicks over compensated on defence this year
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I'd have agreed if we brought him earlier than the Showdown, but he had a breakout SANFL game where he was comfortably the best player in the reserves, and he was able to come in for Hamill who wasn't having a huge impact. It made sense to debut him against Port for sure.Am I alone in thinking that the club has rushed Curtin into the AFL team before he was ready, succumbing to pressure from the public (mirrored here on BF)? He was hardly carving it up in the SANFL, and has struggled in the 2 AFL games he's played. Subbing him out may not have been popular, but was the right decision to make in both games.
Abysmal. Who awards those??
...again.Probably would’ve won if we didn’t turn Jack Payne into one of the leagues best intercept defenders
Alas smith and Jones :-(Good:
Fog - Looked back to his best, needed to step up with Tex being well beaten
Dawson - Thats the Dawson we know and love, threw the team on his back and nearly got us over the line
Rankine - 23 disposals (14 contested) and kicked 3.1, had a big month
Soligo - Another strong game
Berg - Played a really good team game and kicked 2.1 himself
Bad:
Laird and Crouch - Stat padding nothing players useless outside of a stoppage
McHenry - Such a nothing player, likely swaps with Murphy and we start the charade all over
Smith - Which of his 2 disposals last week got him a starting game, well one was a turnover so I guess the other one. Retire.
Tex - well and truly beaten, still kicked 2 though
Jones - how he seems to be locked in the 22 is beyond me
Ugly:
Subbing Curtin at half time and then Worrell getting injured
She is, but she's also one of those strange "I support all SA sports teams!" people I can never understand.surely not?
I know she's from Adelaide, but her commentary hosting the pre-match AFLw stuff has one believe she's a die hard Port nuffy.
We needed Pedlar to quell himProbably would’ve won if we didn’t turn Jack Payne into one of the leagues best intercept defenders
...and that's being optimisticHome prelim looking shaky now
I'd have agreed if we brought him earlier than the Showdown, but he had a breakout SANFL game where he was comfortably the best player in the reserves, and he was able to come in for Hamill who wasn't having a huge impact. It made sense to debut him against Port for sure.
I'm also not sure there was massive pressure to bring him in honestly. Nicks never really got questions about it at press conferences and it wasn't a big point of discussion in the media, just here on BF. Nicks brought up Curtin on his own as a possible future inclusion prior to the North Melbourne game, then Curtin had 30+ and a goal in the SANFL that weekend and he came in. Fairly organic I think.
The question is what's next. He's obviously had a nightmare game against Brisbane, they can either drop him back to the SANFL now that he's had some AFL experience and give him some things to work on, or back him in as Worrell's replacement for a few more weeks. I'd prefer the latter personally, at least for one more game, maybe up until the bye if he is showing improvement.
There's no SANFL game this week due to another state game.Port/Brisbane/Collingwood is as difficult a run as you're going to get.
My preference would be to drop him back to the SANFL for this weekend and look to give him some game time for WC/Hawks/Richmond run of games
I see what you did there . Welcome.Alas smith and Jones :-(
On stilts?We needed Pedlar to quell him
+... they can either drop [Curtin] back to the SANFL now that he's had some AFL experience and give him some things to work on, or back him in as Worrell's replacement for a few more weeks. I'd prefer the latter personally, at least for one more game, maybe up until the bye if he is showing improvement.
I'm sure we're agreed that Curtin has a big future.Port/Brisbane/Collingwood is as difficult a run as you're going to get.
My preference would be to drop him back to the SANFL for this weekend and look to give him some game time for WC/Hawks/Richmond run of games
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I'm sure we're agreed that Curtin has a big future.
I'd prefer to see such a talented kid making mistakes and learning whiie acclimatising to the speed and pressure of AFL, than tearing it up in the SANFL.
Port/Brisbane/Collingwood is a baptism of fire for sure, but his confidence could only be boosted by being retained on the back of the Worrell injury. Nicks (or Hombsch) has got to get in his ear and tell him to play with freedom/flair and take a chance or two higher up the ground.
Yes, I'm pretty sure you're alone.
Playing him vs Pies at The G and he comes thru well - plays his role without last weekends issues - and it’s probably character building and good for him.Yeah i just watched the replay and he was unfortunately SO SO out of his depth. We have a very slim chance against the Pies and the MCG just isn't the place to find form. Worrell is a KPD, Curtin is not even close to cementing those skills at SANFL level. He performed quite well off HB and that's what got him a senior game.
At this stage he's quite far behind in terms of the pace of the game, and there are better games to give him that exposure beyond the Pies game.
He's 197cm, we all know big lads take a while to get going, we should be stoked he's getting a look in already. Everyone on this board freaking out he was the only Top 10 that was yet to play again whilst forgetting he's a tall defender, and likely playing sore. We need some patience
I'm on that ship.Even on the seniors only cruise liner?
The conservative option would be to drop him for this weekend I agree. Interesting to see what Maestro Nicks does.
Now do West Coast
I'm on that ship.
He's stayed in his room the whole time, but we're sick of hearing:
when we walk past.
You want it, you do it.
They rushed him into being a 1v1 defender, yes. It doesn't look like he's a 1v1 defender though.Am I alone in thinking that the club has rushed Curtin into the AFL team before he was ready, succumbing to pressure from the public (mirrored here on BF)? He was hardly carving it up in the SANFL, and has struggled in the 2 AFL games he's played. Subbing him out may not have been popular, but was the right decision to make in both games.