Thanks for the match reports folks. Looks like my 2017 Buddy Jarrod Lienert continues to impress! I'm looking forward to seeing him play sometime soon, and hope he gets upgraded at some stage during the year.
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I'd love to have all of Robbie, Wines, Atley and Snelling in the AFL side. Sam Gray to be backup.Are we hiding Will Snelling from early round oppo analysts?
He was one of our late season shining lights last year, plays a role we desperately need in the AFL team and is pound for pound the strongest player at the club.
Yet we haven't seen him this pre-season other than internal trials and the SANFLtrial in which by all accounts (other than the official ones) he was BOG.
I'm hoping the club IS keeping him hidden a bit to be unleashed during the season rather than just being overlooked. Wines and Gray could do with Snelling rotating through the Power midfield, I would have him in the R1 side before Amon, S.Gray, Atley, etc
lol. I wish.Are we hiding Will Snelling from early round oppo analysts?
He was one of our late season shining lights last year, plays a role we desperately need in the AFL team and is pound for pound the strongest player at the club.
Yet we haven't seen him this pre-season other than internal trials and the SANFLtrial in which by all accounts (other than the official ones) he was BOG.
I'm hoping the club IS keeping him hidden a bit to be unleashed during the season rather than just being overlooked. Wines and Gray could do with Snelling rotating through the Power midfield, I would have him in the R1 side before Amon, S.Gray, Atley, etc
Agree re Eddy & Houston.lol. I wish.
Eddy and Houston will get upgraded and Snelling will spend the year in the SANFL.
Yes I know. The question is why? We should be upgrading on a needs basis. I think we have been very clever with the use of the rookie list and we should keep the flexibility that we have engineered.We can upgrade 3 players.
Eddy and Houston IMO should play round 1. Snelling if he keeps performing is not far off either.Yes I know. The question is why? We should be upgrading on a needs basis. I think we have been very clever with the use of the rookie list and we should keep the flexibility that we have engineered.
Thanks. i can see it as a possibility. I can imagine Broadbent replacing either Houston or Bonner from the Hawthorn game. It will be an interesting choice. Bonner is more likely to provide us with the run off half back. Bonner will be then be replaced by Pittard. I also have an issue with height in the back lines against Sydney and am wondering if Austin should play.Eddy and Houston IMO should play round 1. Snelling if he keeps performing is not far off either.
Got the teamsheet.
No Biemans, Tom Gray, Hawkins, Davidson, Northeast, Stengle or Phelps.
Agius and Cooper are there.
The kid that had cancer, Kyran Dixon is playing. I also see a Darcy Ginever and a Trevor-John Wanganeen.
Yes and yes imo. John'o in the commentators box said our defence lacked a tall key back "they don't grow on trees tho"am wondering if Austin should play.
Marshall CHF, Reynolds FF, Lobbe/Frampton/Ladhams rotating between ruck/third tall forward/bench. You'd like a bit more mobility out of Lobbe but overall it's not too bad a setup.
Pity we can't play Ladhams in the Academy side though. Lower standard obviously, but he'd learn more from leading the ruck at that level than from being third banana in the SANFL seniors. Overall we're much better off having our own ressies side but this is one of the rare occasions where it hurts the development of one of our players more than it helps.
Shows the complete shambles that the rules are atm. SANFL: "YOU MUST PLAY ALL AVAILABLE AFL-LISTED PLAYERS IN THE MINOR ROUND. YOU MUST PLAY NO MORE THAN 17 AFL-LISTED PLAYERS IN FINALS"I've always said that rookie listed power players should be eligible to play in the academy side
Shows the complete shambles that the rules are atm. SANFL: "YOU MUST PLAY ALL AVAILABLE AFL-LISTED PLAYERS IN THE MINOR ROUND. YOU MUST PLAY NO MORE THAN 17 AFL-LISTED PLAYERS IN FINALS"
Funny thing is, had the new 17 player rule for finals been in from the start, we probably would have won the 2014 SANFL granny.
Correct , they are bloody hypocrites !My thoughts exactly! Plus if the afl lads aren't performing and an academy lad is, we should have the right to pick him! Surely not being able to pick our best 21 is compromising the league!
That happens then we are wasting our time following the SANFL and the whole idea of having a side in the SANFL is a circusI hope that Reynolds isn't forced down to the Academy due to all the talls we have.