Keeffe is the missing link

[BEEG]

Been thinking for weeks this bloke could be anything was starting to come into his own before the injury last year

If he gets fit which he should it opens up so many more options for us

Reid up forward which we have seen a couple of times can work
Lynch the 3rd tall which worked so well for him at WC

I hope he starts back because we will seriously stretch teams with the forward line above and his a very good user of the ball which will help coming out of defence

Best thing is if it's not working down back we swap Reid and Keefe look how well it works for the Dons

 

[FAIRANDBALANCED]

Been thinking for weeks this bloke could be anything was starting to come into his own before the injury last year

If he gets fit which he should it opens up so many more options for us

Reid up forward which we have seen a couple of times can work
Lynch the 3rd tall which worked so well for him at WC

I hope he starts back because we will seriously stretch teams with the forward line above and his a very good user of the ball which will help coming out of defence

Best thing is if it's not working down back we swap Reid and Keefe look how well it works for the Dons

For sure. Was thinking this about 32 minutes into the first quarter last night!! Reid looked a helluva lot more confident up forward than I ever remember seeing him. Huge positive, two dangerous tall forwards, and both are quite competitive at ground level.

 

[BEEG]

Reid's kicking is amazing and his got that confidence now with goal kicking

It was good to know that one of our forwards were most likely going to put it through

 

[sloth6]

Still at least two to three weeks away. Match fitness is the issue.

 

[Timmy from Thomastown]

Just a matter of when.

 

[Pera]

Absolutely. Anyone else notice no more knee strapping with Reid's extra week off? He looks to be fully fit and lets hope he gets a real head of steam up running into finals.

 

[Fruit]

Once Keefe gains full fitness I'd like to see him tried in the forward line as a 3rd tall type and keep Reid in the backline for his intercept marks and great rebound kicking. The beauty of this though is that we can always swap the two to change things up if required.

 

[Temploar]

Absolutely. Anyone else notice no more knee strapping with Reid's extra week off? He looks to be fully fit and lets hope he gets a real head of steam up running into finals.

Yeah i was looking for it last night, good to see it's healed up nicely.

 

[TradeDraft]

Only Reason that he could send Reid up Forward when he is in the Side

 

[Obese Arachnid]

I would've thought the missing link was an "F".

 

[half_back_flank]

He's fast becoming one of our most important players, even though he has been out for a year.

Releasing Reid forward could be a season changer, we've been crying out for another tall up forward all year.

 

[BEEG]

He's fast becoming one of our most important players, even though he has been out for a year.

Releasing Reid forward could be a season changer, we've been crying out for another tall up forward all year.

Sometimes I think people forget his only played about 30 games of football ever

Upside is huge and with 12 months in the gym with his injury he should be strong in the contested situations

 

[Go_Brad_Dick]

Agree but there's no room for lynch in the team.
Love the guy but sadly he's finished.
3rd tall will be Goldsack.

 

[Jelly Bean]

Agree but there's no room for lynch in the team.
Love the guy but sadly he's finished.
3rd tall will be Goldsack.

Well then you need to find a second ruck.

 

[peter9789]

I think he is unlikely to make a big impact this year, and think we expect way too much of a young guy who at best played 3-4 quality games last year. Admittedly I think he is going to be a good player for us, but most guys take a season or two to regain confidence. Happy for him to play in the VFL to build his fitness base for now.

 

[mattys123]

I would've thought the missing link was an "F".

I'm going to give him a new nickname "Double F".

 

[Jelly Bean]

I think he is the important player we need at CHB to let Reid move forward. I think over the next three weeks is the time to get this dynamic working as well, as we have a good match up next week, and a couple of easy games to follow.

 

[millsy29gopies]

He's fast becoming one of our most important players, even though he has been out for a year.

Releasing Reid forward could be a season changer, we've been crying out for another tall up forward all year.

And the fact he has only played 14 games!

Lachie is a star and could certainly become a vital player for us.

 

[Hardas]

Based on what I saw of Keeffe yesterday, he's thereabouts. No VFL game next week, so do we go for it with him against the Gold Coast?

 

[Captain Cloke]

I love Keeffey, had a serious and somewhat confusing man-crush on him before he went down. If he were to come back into the side, plus Goldsack, this could be a nightmare for opposition sides. Throw Frosty into the mix in a couple of weeks, Q-Stick and Jolly to return, and that is one seriously good tall spread we have going on.

Resultantly, Witts is going to have to make a real impact in the next couple of weeks to have any chance of holding his spot before finals.