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Autopsy Our bottom Six.

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Fred is just not accountable, that's his biggest issue!
Keeping your width is great, but you have to run defensively as well. I wouldn't trust him.
He's an attacking player, that doesn't defend.
Hard to keep picking these blokes in the modern AFL imo
 
Dockeroo said:
Posted this on a different thread but what do we do about Josh draper?
This is a guy that was on the 22u22 team last year and is clearly an AFL talent.
After a bit of second season syndrome this year he should be back in form again next year. He’s too good to be at peel for the next 3 years.

Pearce and Cox and Ryan are all b22 locks though so how can we get him into the team?
Could he be a tall winger?

If not and he can’t find a spot in our first team - maybe we approach GWS and swap him for one of their fringe small forwards that can’t get a game? Phoenix Gothard and Ollie Hannabury were both first round picks that are small forwards and it’s an area GWS are stacked in. With leek aleer leaving maybe draper could fit into their team as a win win.

He’s too good to be just a peel player waiting for an injury at our club to play AFL in my opinion.
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Josh Draper is mobile, he should be putting pressure on Luke Ryan's spot.
 
Boppo said:
Josh Draper is mobile, he should be putting pressure on Luke Ryan's spot.
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Yep, the 3rd tall/interceptor role should be his thing, Ryan is playing that role undersized but that’s where Draper should be playing in the future. Playing him on smalls was idiotic, the Melbourne game on Kozzie was the worst decision I’ve seen.
 

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The Lobbster said:
Frederick is one of our most consistent goal kickers so I’m not sure moving him further up the ground is a great idea.
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30 goals from 24 games this season is a solid season for a dockers small forward.

If he wasn't kicking goals, fine with him getting 15 disposals a game on a wing
 
sumavich said:
Fred is just not accountable, that's his biggest issue!
Keeping your width is great, but you have to run defensively as well. I wouldn't trust him.
He's an attacking player, that doesn't defend.
Hard to keep picking these blokes in the modern AFL imo
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He , when given the ball from HB gives plenty of run and stun . Makes goals happen.
 
Simpson was bog in the indigenous all star game, can you ever see any of our bottom 6 doing that? He is a solid player.
 
mayne iac said:
Simpson was bog in the indigenous all star game, can you ever see any of our bottom 6 doing that? He is a solid player.
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It’s the same JOM scenario, we perceive he’ll improve with more onball time but he won’t. If he was a genuine A grade onballer their coaches would have played them onball already. We’ve been sold a dud once, let’s not do it twice. Bank on the improvement from Johnson and Erasmus that will come naturally. Giving them time onball is the solution.
 
mayne iac said:
Simpson was bog in the indigenous all star game, can you ever see any of our bottom 6 doing that? He is a solid player.
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Yeah but he wants to play inside mid. Not sure we have a spot for him. Also given his disposal is not great and the size of his contract I don't think he shifts the needle for us enough. We need to carefully pick who we bring in like McVee who is a good attacking ball user or Butler who is a defensive forward who kicks goals.
 

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yakamoto said:
Does Simpkin strengthen our bottom six or strengthen our bottom seven?
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1. He is on a million dollars a year roughly.
2. He does not move the needle very much, but he does improve us
3. He wants to play midfield, and he wouldn't make our starting midfield.
4. He is not worth the picks North would ask for.
 

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