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Basti has convinced me he's best 22. Very good performance today.
Neale with 138 sc points. Next best was Matho. Rayner up there too.
Gotta be inviting the umpires back around through the week to make friends so Hipwood can get the frees he deserves. He was in good positions a lot and was just scragged.
Came on when the heat was well and truly gone out of the gameBasti has convinced me he's best 22. Very good performance today.
Hipwood gets pushed out of position way too easily and still looks like a rake.
So much talent but often is in the wrong position or runs to it, most importantly still looks timid and avoids contested positions to mark.
Needs to improve in those areas even though he is very good on the deck.
What does he lift in the gym in pre season pencils?
Needs to improve all of the abive.
You can't fault Mitch Robinson's attack on the ball but he hasn't been clean in picking the ball up (ala Todd Banfield) and he has bombed away blindly on many occasions (a constant knock on him).
Watch how many times he is out of position or moves from it?Not sure how you could possibly call Hipwood timid with the way he throws himself at the marking contests.
Watch how many times he is out of position or moves from it?
I'm not even talking about contested positions .
If he was getting stronger he would be harder to shift.
At least Mcstay contests.
Watch how many times he is out of position or moves from it?
I'm not even talking about contested positions .
If he was getting stronger he would be harder to shift.
At least Mcstay contests.
Came on when the heat was well and truly gone out of the game
I'm with Jackess, Hipwood physically contests at a level that belies his body size. We just need the latter to catch up.
A lot of players were shifting under the high ball today, the breeze was playing havoc with the flight of the ball.
Forward set up needs immediate attention. If you're going to play three talls don't have them all standing next to each other jumping for the same ball. McStay needs to lead to the ball more. Hipwood needs to stop running under the ball and is to easy to knock off balance. Oscar gets hands on the ball enough but needs to pluck more marks.
Really liked Bailey's game. Offers so much run and drive which we lack. Mathieson cracked in but still needs to stop kicking blindly. Lewy Taylor was disappointing and still makes so many errors with silly little dinky kicks and poor handballs.
Neale and Mccathy were close to our best. Neale is the perfect replacement for Beams. McCarthy should be a lock for round 1 after that. Loved his defensive pressure. Archie was good but needs to do more around the ground and for that reason Stef still the number one option.
Lyons solid and got plenty of ball without being a stand out. Rayner excellent - going to be a super star just has to work on his tank but I like him around the goals anyway.
McCluggage got better as the game went and Berry was solid considering he has been out with illness. Witherden needs to show more urgency down back so laconic at times.
Still think the likes of Cutler can force themselves into this side. We need more run which he can offer.
Basti has convinced me he's best 22. Very good performance today.
Pre season specialist always has beenBasti has convinced me he's best 22. Very good performance today.
Pre season specialist always has been
And to be fair, Mitch actually played a lot better and was much cleaner after my post too.Mitch is Mitch - has played his strengths superbly to make a great career but was never a chance at being a silky skilled player.