Selection trouble

[Colin D'Cops]

My requests are:
- Neagle: RE intensity
- Prismall: RE full training involvement
- Houli: RE skills
- Hurley: RE full training involvement

No problems at all, will have a good look at all the players mentioned above.

Any other requests? I don't want people tomorrow asking me questions that I have next to no idea about!

 

[General Banter]

This would be my best 22 if everyone was fit

Backs
Andrew Welsh.............Michael Hurley..............Dustin Fletcher
Brent Stanton...............Tayte Pears.............Courtenay Dempsey

Mids
Jason Winderlich.........Mark McVeigh.............Brent Prismall
David Hille...................Jobe Watson..............Andrew Lovett

Forwards
Adam McPhee..........Paddy Ryder..............Kyle Reimers
Angus Monfries........Matthew Lloyd.............Alwyn Davey

Bench
David Myers
Hayden Skipworth
Bachar Houli
Scott Gumbleton

Emg
Ricky Dyson..........Jason Laycock...............Sam Lonergan


Very Unlucky
Heath Hocking........Darcy Daniher

Backs
Andrew Welch Mick Hurley Dustin Fletcher
Nathan Lovett-Murray Paddy Ryder Courtney Dempsey

Centres
Andrew Lovett Brent Stanton Jason Winderlic
David Hille Mark McVeigh Jobe Watson

Forwards
Adam McPhee Scott Gumbleton Angus Monfries
Alwyn Davey Matthew Lloyd Scott Lucas

Interchange (From)
Reimers, Houli, Skipworth, Lonergan, Meyers, Hocking, Pears, Prismall

Unlucky
Daniher, Dyson, Zaharakis, Neagle, Jetta

Overrated
Slattery

surprised you left Lucas and NLM out of the squad. but impressed Slattery didnt get a run

 

[Plumah]

I'd pick Zaharkis and Dyson over Myers any day. At least these blokes are trying to put their bodys on the line. Myers just looks like he's day dreaming out there.

 

[hateitorlovett13]

-Monfries vs Skipworth. I think that with many solid midfielders to come into the side, there is only room for one of these two as a small forward who gets plenty of posession through the midfield. Both have been great so far this year, so it could go either way depending on form throughout. I'm favouring Gus just at this stage but have been wrapped with the Skipworth selection.

So at this stage (lots will change but this is from around Round 12 onwards) my best 22 for this year are:

Backs: Slattery, Hurley, Daniher
Half Backs: Fletcher, Pears, Dempsey
Centres: Prismall, Watson, Stanton
Half Forwards: Lovett, Lucas, McPhee
Forwards: Davey, Lloyd, Monfries
Followers: Hille, McVeigh, Welsh
I/C: Ryder, Winderlich, Reimers, Lonergan
Emerg: Depending on opponent

Agree with most of what you said, but I think Skipworth has well and truly earnt his spot over Monfries at this stage of the season, considering what Gus has actually shown us during his career at the Bombers- which isn't enough.

Also I'd say our 22 would be quicker than that, especially in the midfield. At first I agreed with you on the very tall backline, and it's clear that Knights is using Fletcher as a loose man so that the kids can learn off him, but our game plan is also centred around our run off half back. Can we continue this in the same veign with 4 tall backs and Slattery? I'm not completely sold on Daniher either, and I know people will have a go at me for this, but NLM is showing good form and I'd like to give him a decent go before we write him off.

On the comparison between Lonergan and Hocking, I agree that they are very similar. However, I see Lonergan as a faster version of Heath, and for this reason I think he will be given priority (provided his form is also satisfactory). This doesn't mean that I think he will come straight back in by any means. Although Judd was best on ground last week, Hocking actually beat him in the last quarter and really put in all game. Really impressive from such an inexperienced kid, especially when he's put on that scumbag who deserted West Coast when they needed him most and went to that correspondingly scummy team (and is also a fantastic player).

Definately a hard decision for Knights, but I'd pretty much be bringing McVeigh and Welsh almost straight back in when available, and letting the others fight for their spots.

 

[Colin D'Cops]

Went to training this morning and will post a fairly normal sized report on what occured at today's session. Unfortunately though, as my camera run out of charge and couldn't find the charger last night; I couldn't take any photos.