Yep, we've had a few 1 week hamstring injuries already. That's really unusual. Are these situations where players have normally played through? Players from all teams I'm talking.
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Yep, we've had a few 1 week hamstring injuries already. That's really unusual. Are these situations where players have normally played through? Players from all teams I'm talking.
See, the issue here is your quoting Vader on his judgement of young players.....
He may as well be Neil Craig himself
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You can't question #vaderlogic, after all there is no way that we can play Charlie Cameron and Wayne Milera in the same team
.Charlie must be geographically challenged because we were also advised that there is no way that Charlie could ever play in the midfield.
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I ****ed up. I meant Menzel, not Milera.
I have no issue with Milera at all. It's Menzel who is completely and utterly underwhelming.
See previous 2 posts... Replace "Milera" with "Menzel".
Vader needs to proofread what he's written, before hitting "Post Reply".
You can in this case.. It's not #vaderlogic. It's #vaderdoesn'tproofreadproperly.You can't question #vaderlogic, after all there is no way that be can play Charlie Cameron and Wayne Milera in the same team
Charlie must be geographically challenged because we were also advised that there is no way that Charlie could ever play in the midfield.
OK. You've all had a good laugh at my **** up. Menzel, not Milera.
I'm going back to fix that thing before anyone else decides to jump on this bandwagon.
I'm going back to fix that thing before anyone else decides to jump on this bandwagon.
Just heard Hogan out with illness.
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Good to see we brought in a small, running type for a tall - team balance has improved but we are still too slow by one of Otten/Kelly.
Hopefully next week it will be Lever, Knight in for Otten & Kelly and then the team balance is about right...would consider playing Hampton or Dougie off HBF until Cheney or Seedsman are fit.
Will be interesting with Hogan out if Melbourne go in small - could blitz us with pace.
I believe Menzel deserves 5 games in total before we start judging given he didn't play a game last year and is still young. He has been terrible but I think it might be because he is made for exactly the same role as Betts, namely a small-medium full forward type playing out of the square. There is 0 chance he replaces Betts in the next couple of years (excluding injury) so he needs to find a new role quickly!
IMO the half forward line is the most difficult line to play on - a player can easily become lost and halfway between contests - Menzel looked totally lost last time he played. Hopefully the coaches just tell him to either stay deep or work all the way up to the ball and play as an extra outside midfielder when the ball's in the forward half as he seems to struggle to read the play. On the other hand, Knight has shown he can read the play and be an effective linking and overlap HFF.
Hopefully next week it will be Lever, Knight in for Otten & Kelly and then the team balance is about right...would consider playing Hampton or Dougie off HBF until Cheney or Seedsman are fit.
Will be interesting with Hogan out if Melbourne go in small - could blitz us with pace.
I believe Menzel deserves 5 games in total before we start judging given he didn't play a game last year and is still young. He has been terrible but I think it might be because he is made for exactly the same role as Betts, namely a small-medium full forward type playing out of the square. There is 0 chance he replaces Betts in the next couple of years (excluding injury) so he needs to find a new role quickly!
IMO the half forward line is the most difficult line to play on - a player can easily become lost and halfway between contests - Menzel looked totally lost last time he played. Hopefully the coaches just tell him to either stay deep or work all the way up to the ball and play as an extra outside midfielder when the ball's in the forward half as he seems to struggle to read the play. On the other hand, Knight has shown he can read the play and be an effective linking and overlap HFF.
Seems like we're resting players all year
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Not saying we'll win or even get close but I reckon Melbourne a better and less predictable side with Hogan not in it.
Our recent memorable wins over Geelong at Simmonds Stadium and Hawthorn last year did not include Hogan. Our forward line was at it's most dangerous against Essendon with Watts, Petracca and Garlett running amok.
Hogan would've kicked 2 or 3, but we also would've continually bombed it into our fwd line playing into your defenders hands.
That being said, you should win at home with a leg in the air.
Our recent memorable wins over Geelong at Simmonds Stadium and Hawthorn last year did not include Hogan. Our forward line was at it's most dangerous against Essendon with Watts, Petracca and Garlett running amok.
Hogan would've kicked 2 or 3, but we also would've continually bombed it into our fwd line playing into your defenders hands.
That being said, you should win at home with a leg in the air.
