So how did Joyce go?
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Leppa vibes seriously there's been nothing but positive article after article written about the club this pre season my recollection of leppa days was players unhappy from day dot maybe try being positive for once wait until the real stuff startsIf there’s one thing that stood out to me is Andrews isn’t a forward. Getting leppa vibes from this preseason. Harris is an All Australian KPD and our most important cog in defence. I hope Fagan doesn’t continue with the experiment that is clearly going to fail.
The thing that concerns me is Mike Whiting and Hammo seeming pretty sure we're committed to the Andrews forward experiment.Not sure why anyone would care about the result. It was a practice match. Which is why we had Harris up forward with zero regard for the score
The positive takeaway's from this match are our new recruits showing some serious promise - specifically Tom Joyce Tom Berry and E.Smith
Also lacks the footy smarts to use his athleticism to his advantage a lot of the time.Hipwood does get to a lot of contests but doesnt complete marks enough just yet. I think he will be used as a roaming type as he matures to take advantage of his pace on the ball
Reminds me a bit of GWS using Cameron, Patton and Lobb together- except Hipwood's a lot taller than Cameron. I think it's fair to say the results that setup produced were mixed. West Coast just won a premiership with Kennedy-Darling-Vardy, but Vardy was more of a backup ruckman and the other two are shorter, more intelligent, more mobile, and higher possession players than any of our forwards.Cant play Andrews and OMc in the same forwardline IMO.
I just don't see that we are devoid of options up forward. Hipwood is doing everything you might expect of him short of being Buddy Franklin. McInerney is pretty good for a goal or two a game while relieving In the ruck and McStay looks just about ready to put it all together. I'd be pretty shocked if we decided to give up on McStay after putting all this work into him.No point Harris playing forward if the midfield cannot get the ball to him.
Currently our midfield sucks so the ball stays in our defence. We are much better of with him where the ball is than where it is not.
No question he should stay in defence until there is proof our midfield has improved.
That's my concern too. Watching late last year, I was of the view that McStay isn't that far off and a break out year was imminent.McStay looks just about ready to put it all together. I'd be pretty shocked if we decided to give up on McStay after putting all this work into him.
That's my concern too. Watching late last year, I was of the view that McStay isn't that far off and a break out year was imminent.
Not sure why anyone would care about the result. It was a practice match. Which is why we had Harris up forward with zero regard for the score
The positive takeaway's from this match are our new recruits showing some serious promise - specifically Tom Joyce Tom Berry and E.Smith
Dan, for mine, is the ultimate tease. There's just some guys who don't possess the ability to put a full game together. I think of it as the Cam Wood syndrome. Guys that can play blistering footy for 10 minutes that is just so far above everyone else that you're convinced they're just about to turn the corner. Then they just go missing. It took Jarrad Waite 10 years and a change of club to deliver on his promise (and even then he wasn't as dominant as he could be game to game).
Full forward is not an easy position to play, particularly if the ball isn't coming out of the middle great, but I've thought the same of his when playing in defence. Sadly I'm not sure sure he will ever reach the heights he might have hoped. In two years time, if he's still on the list, I foresee people still saying he's about to put it all together.
As always, I desperately hope I'm wrong - we could use his type so badly and from all reports he's a hell of a nice guy.
Thanks for doing the updates The Bear. Sounds like they're tinkering a lot, which is to be expected. Hope we start drifting in the betting for the top 8
Hey, Martin is still there Not sure for Lions, but this practice match was quite possible the only opportunity for a lot of players to make their case for round 1 (Rankine, Lukosius, Powell, Ballard, Burgess, Collins, GHS, ...) Most grabbed their chance.Yeah agree with this post. Thanks for everyone that posted the updates, very much appreciated.
Just a quick point that is worth noting. Take off your Lions hat for a second and have a think about what things would be like in the Suns camp. Over the last 12 months the club has been hit from pillar to post, Lynch gone, May gone, Martin gone, all the doom & gloom about the future of the place, talk everywhere about how they will finish stone motherless last, the worst list in the league, zero chance of retaining the young recruits etc etc. As much as it was only a practice hit out, this was the first chance the club has really had after all of that to come out & respond on the field.
A practice match doesn't really mean much to most clubs, but if you were in their shoes perhaps it does. Just a little context to consider.
Hey, Martin is still there
He may actually leave next off seasonLol, sorry. Confused him with Hall
Wat about JLT? Rankine, Lucosious, Burgess, Collins, GHS etc would all be in thereHey, Martin is still there Not sure for Lions, but this practice match was quite possible the only opportunity for a lot of players to make their case for round 1 (Rankine, Lukosius, Powell, Ballard, Burgess, Collins, GHS, ...) Most grabbed their chance.
No one ever steps on a field and gives less than 95%. Going half arsed against opposition going full tilt almost is a sure fire way to get collision injuries.Yeah agree with this post. Thanks for everyone that posted the updates, very much appreciated.
Just a quick point that is worth noting. Take off your Lions hat for a second and have a think about what things would be like in the Suns camp. Over the last 12 months the club has been hit from pillar to post, Lynch gone, May gone, Martin gone, all the doom & gloom about the future of the place, talk everywhere about how they will finish stone motherless last, the worst list in the league, zero chance of retaining the young recruits etc etc. As much as it was only a practice hit out, this was the first chance the club has really had after all of that to come out & respond on the field.
A practice match doesn't really mean much to most clubs, but if you were in their shoes perhaps it does. Just a little context to consider.
Swallow, Miller, Witts, Martin, Harbrow, Weller, Hanley, Joyce all coming back and only 26 allowed for JLT 1. I would expect only Rankine and Lukosius will play if healthy. There is also King (ill this Sat), Young, etc.Wat about JLT? Rankine, Lucosious, Burgess, Collins, GHS etc would all be in there