I did forget about Hartigan but it would then mean an end to the McAsey forward experiment for the time being - I don't believe we can run 3 talls and Lynch up forward, not enough speed.
Opinion So will Kieran Strachan make his debut this week?
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In his early SANFL games he reminded me of Lewis Roberts-Thompson
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No. Rehn.
Is he any good there?
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He kicked 14 goals last year from 11 games as a KF.
Then 6 games in ruck, averaged 18 hit outs per game.
He can certainly take a grab and he kicks very well. I think we’re at a point where we need to have a look at everyone.
I don't think we really ever kick it deep enough to get to where a FF would actually be standing.
Would be a great improvement to the side if Strauchan could develop to be an effective ruckman and handy going forward. 1, to change it up a bit in the centre bounces and 2, to give O’Brien a chance to impact forward or relieve in defence and give the side some flexibility.
We’re still playing like Jacobs is the ruckman - I.e. could play no other position than ruck. The coach, Clarke, was the same.
We’re still playing like Jacobs is the ruckman - I.e. could play no other position than ruck. The coach, Clarke, was the same.
Personally I would like to see Clarke go. We need change and fresh ideas. He's been there long enough. When he said in the his presser a week or two ago about bringing senior players back in I was ready to walk him out of the building there and then.
Woohoo bring back the bomb in long to Tippett gameplan! Bomb in long to Strachan gameplan!
We seem to get things upside down. A stable head coach with assistants coming and going, bringing fresh ideas, would seem a better way to go.
Has to be better than the 'bomb it in long to Murphy' game plan we used for 2 years??
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I think the case is more "'we don't lose anything from trying it".
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I reckon Harto drops out and Fish goes back, or Fish gets dropped which I hope he doesn't.
I think Phillips is a card carrying member of the Callum Chambers Club too, he's played very well against us in the past.
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Has been ok, particularly late last year.
I think we don't lose anything by giving it a go personally.
If Strachan proves he can ruck at AFL level, I would use ROB in the David Pittman role. Pittman played at CHB as well as the ruck. Play ROB at CHB, spelling the ruckman when he needs a break. CHB is where is played a lot as a Junior and did very well. Good mark!
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He was never going to debut when Rowey said he was on Monday.
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Why would he debut? We got our Ranga ruck who can't leap, no need for anything else.
