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Haven't been able to watch most of it (work), but Campbell forward hey.

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Haven't been able to watch most of it (work), but Campbell forward hey.

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Yep. Performing really well too.

He got one goal from a free kick, but it was his excellent positioning that caused it, one snap goal, and two goals where he marked it on the lead 45 to 50 metres out and simply slotted the goal like it was nothing.
 

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I thought Mitchell good. Hannily, Amartey, Will, Warner, McInerney, Gulden, Campbell, Wicks, Matty Roberts. Mids have all been good. Ollie great. Rowie doing what Rowie does. Corey Warner has also been good. Paton seems to be doing very well.

Wow I wonder what our forward line looks like with Campbell and Papley together. Put Heeney, Will, Campbell, Papley, Amartey, McCartin together and I think you have a very strong line up. Replace either McCartin or Amartey with McDonald and you have extra strength. Warner replaces Heeney.

The mids are strong. Rowie, Heeney, Warner, Sheldrick, Mitchell, Gulden, McInerney, Hannily all good.

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GWS have no interest in defending the corridor it seems. Which you'd think would leave the door open for the likes of Warner & Blakey to run rampant, but it seems they're more focused on defensive acts and one percenters today, which has been great to see. A few of Warner's smothers have been awesome.
 
GWS have no interest in defending the corridor it seems. Which you'd think would leave the door open for the likes of Warner & Blakey to run rampant, but it seems they're more focused on defensive acts and one percenters today, which has been great to see. A few of Warner's smothers have been awesome.
Music to my ears.
 
So cupboard is bare basically
How is the cupboard bare when we have two key backs injured and almost ready to come back and two on the bench? I think he is trying Blakey out as a key. I don't happen to think it will work. No matter how many times you try Blakey there, his lack of bulk and defensive awareness is going to be a key factor. He left Cadman alone 25 metres from goal on a slow play mid way through the quarter.

Melly is smothering Hogan. Wicks is doing a really good job on Toby. Playing off him and getting plenty too. Toby has never been big on defensive efforts, only when he sees a goal in it.

What I'm pleased about is the cohesion. There all on the same track. The ability to get forwards free and the mids using the ball well. It is a scrappy game, which is normal in preseason games but we are winning the scrap. That is a huge improvement on last year when we were ordinary in contested ball. Today, we are killing them at contested footy.

Early yet. Hope to see Francis, Hamling, Paps, Foxy etc in the next half or 6 periods

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Campbell has kicked 4. this is what I was talking about when saying he needs to be played forward. He is not a back or wing. Forward/mid is his best role. This is what happens when you play players in their preferred positions

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The highest % goal shooter in the side with a 2.8 second 20m sprint to his credit being played back was a Longmire signature fail I'm afraid.

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The highest % goal shooter in the side with a 2.8 second 20m sprint to his credit being played back was a Longmire signature fail I'm afraid.

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Longmire never met a young player he did not want to stick at half back or half forward, especially if they were not really suited for that position.
 

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Amartey simply looks a lot fitter.

Talent has never been his issue, but he is running out the quarters well currently and actually putting in repeat efforts.

Hopefully bodes well
Be amazing if he can be the 3-5 goals consistently guy. Fitness should bring consistency.
 

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a couple of minor comments about some of our genuine fringe players

sheldrick wants to barrel through everything - unfortunatelynas he does so he gives away high contact frees because if there is a guy in his way he just runs into them
corey warner has a lot of potential - hes able to get it and find space and close space down - if his decision making was just 10% better he will have an enormous amount to offer
like to see a bit more of hanily - its been a bit of a day for tall forwards - theres been less pressure on the kicker coming through the midfield so the kicks have often been deep inside 50
mitchell is a little like warner - if he was 10% faster so he could elude the first tackler hed be a pretty good player
 

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