Strategy Play the kids!!

[RossHenshaw]

I'm still not really sure what Bergman did to get dropped. He seemed to be going ok.

Clarko needed to get his love child Howe in somehow….

 

[Fish Sticks]

I'm still not really sure what Bergman did to get dropped. He seemed to be going ok.

My memory is probably failing me, but didn’t he get injured & then for some stupid reason we didn’t bring him straight back in??

 

[Ligma]

My memory is probably failing me, but didn’t he get injured & then for some stupid reason we didn’t bring him straight back in??

He was sick the GF game I think

 

[Psi-Roos]

My memory is probably failing me, but didn’t he get injured & then for some stupid reason we didn’t bring him straight back in??

That must be it. I remember being surprised that I felt he was going better than Goater. I had to tell myself to cool my jets before I said anything. Last time i had this feeling I thought Matty Campbell would be better than Lindsay Thomas.

 

[Ashley B]

It has reached the “tipping point”

Do you mean this

 

[Sticksphat]

Hamish Free plays like a bit of a goofy goober but somehow has played much better than I expected in the VFL. With our talls shortage I hope he gets a crack.

He is a large unco ruckman, and would still give us a better option up forward than CCJ.

 

[Ashley B]

Free seems to get the ball though. If he can’t use it that’s ok none of our other players can either

 

[kool kangas]

if we are going to get belted every week at least can we have a valid reason for it..Play the kids..

 

[justroyal]

You would think that likes of
Hall, Turner, Goldstein, Howe, Ziebell, Cunntington and whoever else is on their final year would be in this weird frame of mind where they don’t know if they’re going to be on the list next year - so they don’t know if they feel like trying each week.

But they’re not the reason why our intensity is so pathetic

The concerning part is the main older guys are trying. Everyone under 28 and who isn’t Harry Sheezel, Griffin Louge or Paul Curtis are just refusing to work on their weaknesses or follow game plane

 

[Fish Sticks]

He was sick the GF game I think

It took me a sec to realise what GF stood for…
We haven’t played a Grand Final since the 90’s. I then realised it was Good Friday, which we may never play again the way we are going!
Yes, he missed that game due to illness & should have been straight back in

 

[Nutjob]

Judging by his presser, he knows the balance of the side isn’t right. 3 older players (take your choice) for 3 kids. That will still leave us with enough experience on the park, but get a good look at the young brigade.

Incredibly worried with injuries that we will bring in 3 kids to replace them and still be stuck with the plodders that played tonight.


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[The Nostradamus]

Judging by his presser, he knows the balance of the side isn’t right. 3 older players (take your choice) for 3 kids. That will still leave us with enough experience on the park, but get a good look at the young brigade.

Incredibly worried with injuries that we will bring in 3 kids to replace them and still be stuck with the plodders that played tonight.


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Good

Hall and Howe for starters

Let’s weed out a few each week

 

[Psicosis]

 

[The Nostradamus]

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Potentially the big loss ends up a blessing in disguise

We had so many experienced players playing for the worst performances the last few weeks

Now we can play the kids and the media can’t say oh they should play experienced players cos we’ve seen that doesn’t actually help as most of those experienced players are poor footballers

 

[shintemaster]

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Kingy is a bit of a dope at times but he certainly seems to coincidentally have very specific points to make at times... almost as if he has the inside word.

 

[RHLK]

Play the kids, FFS. But if we're going to continue with experienced players who offer next to nothing can we bring back some old 70's stars to at least warm our nostalgic hearts in these bleak times?

Although I reckon Keith Greig would currently give us more off the back flank than Aaron Hall

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185cm

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85kg

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19.0

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11.8

4star

HB

7.2

4star

M

3.6

4star

T

3.3

5star

MG

268.3

4star

D

14.9

4star

K

8.9

4star

HB

6.0

3star

M

2.3

2star

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2.6

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268.3

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13.2

4star

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8.0

3star

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5.2

4star

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2.8

3star

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3.6

5star

, and one of Barassi's old witches hats would put Kayne 'Ashtray on a Motorbike' Turner's forward pressure to shame.....

 

[muttley45]

I remember before young Archer made his debut, the general consensus was that he was nowhere near ready, but he surprised quite a few by acquitting himself fairly well when he got his crack at it. I want to see him in the seniors again.

 

[Mixed Results]

This year is all about figuring out who to take along on the journey, and part of this recent patch of football was likely about evaluating what the best mix of senior players is before we start blooding the kids.

It’s a very long process we’re taking and it made sense in theory to figure out the veterans first.

Patience is a good characteristic for a coach and Clarkson seems like he is giving players like Turner and Howe every chance to prove that they’re worth selection.

 

[The Nostradamus]

the worst part is this week 3 forced outs of kids

lets hope 1 oldie liability in hall gets the boot

and any sub other than howe

 

[Ashley B]

So Powell officially out , Fk . Starts to become one of our regular on ballers and gets injured. Hopefully only a short term injury

 

[roo blitz]

Im not sure most of our kids are that good to be honest. Compared to other teams I think we blindly over rate them.

 

[roo blitz]

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The problem with stats showing team experience is it really dosnt show the true story. Having 4 or 5 guys in a team at the end of their careers with lots of games under their belts hides the fact many younger players have played fewer games. They get lost in the overall average. Its like a batsmen who makes one big score and then fails 10 times . His average is sustained by that one big innings to an extent. You are better to have many players who have played around 80 to a 100 games which is where experience starts to come into it. Average age is also probably more relevant as it shows how many young kids are in each side

 

[Colby Cheer Squad]

Id rather have kids in, getting torched exactly the same but at least showing they have heart and give a stuff.

Yes sure, play the kids. But if we see some big losses as a result of a youth selection policy, and that leads to campaigners on here calling for anyone under 22 to be delisted or even suggesting that they are no good and won't make it, I swear I'll be coming for those campaigners.

 

[Sphynx]

I remember before young Archer made his debut, the general consensus was that he was nowhere near ready, but he surprised quite a few by acquitting himself fairly well when he got his crack at it. I want to see him in the seniors again.

Getting more than 2 disposals in the VFL would help.

 

[Ruckle]

Free seems to get the ball though. If he can’t use it that’s ok none of our other players can either

Yep he'd fit right in!