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Agreed. I know AFL headquarters wants us to be successful, I think they should intervene more like they do with Gold Coast.We deadset have, by far, the worst medical and conditioning staff in the comp.
There’s issues with all of their recoveries all year!there must have been an issue with Lloyd's recovery.
Shocking news, at least structurally Taranto can replace him and if he's not able to get up probably expect Ward to spend more time inside like he did yesterday which is a nice luxury to have.Giant cleared of internal damage, but no timeframe on return
Harry Perryman is expected to miss multiple weeks after suffering broken ribswww.afl.com.au
Have had this thought. I think it puts a lot more pressure on Idun to keep his spot. It essentially comes down to whether they think HH can hold down key back or third tall. Key back and Phil/Keefe miss out and third tall Idun misses out.Any chance we think HH's emergence down back sort of leaves Haynes without a role? HH plays that interceptor floating role while being a significantly better distributor, think it explains why Haynes was playing VFL this week instead of seniors if you think he was ready to go at the AFL level. Still think Haynes gets named this week if he's ready but think its possibility, when he's right he's too good to leave out.
Any chance we think HH's emergence down back sort of leaves Haynes without a role?
Yes, I had the same view. If Haynes' form is still seen to be off where he was (and needs to be), then HH keeps that interceptor role, and Haynes only way back in comes from replacing Idun. Idun has plateaued IMHO recently, especially his kicking/rebounding, and Haynes (at his best) kicks better. But can he bring that form to displace Idun? I suspect not at this point.Have had this thought. I think it puts a lot more pressure on Idun to keep his spot.
Idun's disposal is quite poor, under Leon it didn't really hurt us because the build up was much slower and conservative but not with playing much faster on McVeigh it's more difficult to mask his poor useYes, I had the same view. If Haynes' form is still seen to be off where he was (and needs to be), then HH keeps that interceptor role, and Haynes only way back in comes from replacing Idun. Idun has plateaued IMHO recently, especially his kicking/rebounding, and Haynes (at his best) kicks better. But can he bring that form to displace Idun? I suspect not at this point.
Which opens the door for Haynes if he can recapture his kicking form (fourth player a Patfull-type); potentially Cam Fleeton to get a chance to show what he can do; or possibly even Callum Brown, who's played on taller types, but also has speed (though unsure if his kicking is good enough for first grade).Idun's disposal is quite poor, under Leon it didn't really hurt us because the build up was much slower and conservative but not with playing much faster on McVeigh it's more difficult to mask his poor use
Idun is a lockdown defender and probably in the top 15 lock down medium defenders in the league he ain't getting dropped. Haynes is anything but lock down. Haynes would only be coming in for 1 player and 1 player only and that is Himmelberg and IMO Haynes isn't what he used to be. He looked really lost before he had a rest.Yes, I had the same view. If Haynes' form is still seen to be off where he was (and needs to be), then HH keeps that interceptor role, and Haynes only way back in comes from replacing Idun. Idun has plateaued IMHO recently, especially his kicking/rebounding, and Haynes (at his best) kicks better. But can he bring that form to displace Idun? I suspect not at this point.
Haynes has played successfully as a traditional KPD many times over the years. He's been elite as a loose man, but when he's had to man up due to injuries and we've been short on bodies down back he's done a very credible job - he can stick with an opponent with his agility and ball sense, and is good at getting a spoil in. His main deficiency would be manning up on the big bodied forwards like Hawkins, but we've got Sam Taylor for that anyway.Haynes is anything but lock down.
TaylorI think HH can defend as well, just hasn't needed to yet. When Davis and Taylor were playing so well as key backs their marking was their strength and he has the added bonus of being a better kick than those two. Haynes and Harry can easily play together in the back 6 and it makes us better to transition quicker.
I wouldn’t say it’s poor at all. He will never kick it like Isaac, but he doesn’t need to. With Harry and Isaac there we have two of the best in the comp. He just needs to play his negating role. I think he’s great… at 191 and a super strong body for his age, he can play multiple roles. Plus he’s sneaky quick.Idun's disposal is quite poor, under Leon it didn't really hurt us because the build up was much slower and conservative but not with playing much faster on McVeigh it's more difficult to mask his poor use
absolutely.Haynes has played successfully as a traditional KPD many times over the years. He's been elite as a loose man, but when he's had to man up due to injuries and we've been short on bodies down back he's done a very credible job - he can stick with an opponent with his agility and ball sense, and is good at getting a spoil in. His main deficiency would be manning up on the big bodied forwards like Hawkins, but we've got Sam Taylor for that anyway.