Strategy Trade and List Management thread 3 (...The pining for the departed. Edition)

Status
Not open for further replies.

(Log in to remove this ad.)

Dogsman16

Norm Smith Medallist
Joined
Oct 19, 2012
Posts
8,142
Likes
7,448
Location
Minas Morgul
AFL Club
Western Bulldogs
Stringer just isn't a mid. A) don't think his tank is up to scratch to be full time mid and B) and more importantly I just don't think he has the awareness to do the defensive work that a midfielder requires.

For instance if we came up against Geelong, Scott selwood as the tagger goes straight to Bont (we all know Bont is gonna cop the tag for the duration of his career) meaning that as an inside mid Stringer had to stand on Selwood or Dangerfield at the stoppages. Granted Stringer might do some damage but I guarantee you players like Dangerfield/Selwood would do even more damage the other way. Also players in the middle are required to fill space in the zone and push into defense. Don't like Stringer in that scenario.

His best utilised as a CHF/high half forward (whatever you want to call it) whose aim is to get 20 possessions and kick 2 - 3 goals a game. He can push into the around the ground stoppage but it's hopefully when he's being played as a forward, meaning that an accountable defender is with him and very unlikely to do damage the other day.

It's why I've been Championing Redpath to be in the team for so long, as he's the best deep forward we have and allows Stringer to thrive up the ground and not confined to forward 50. Stringer also takes on tackles and breaks lines meaning we have quicker ball movement into the 50.
 

Gollo

Club Legend
Joined
Jun 4, 2015
Posts
1,848
Likes
1,883
AFL Club
Western Bulldogs
Other Teams
Real Madrid, Melb Stars
Dusty should be Stringer's blueprint, and Stringer can be better. He's bigger, stronger and a better field kicker and goal kicker. Just needs to work up and down a lot more.
Definitely not a better field kick than Martin, and not stronger or a better goalkicker. They're similar in their playstyles but Dusty is a fair way ahead of Stringer at this stage.
 

Clay

Club Legend
Joined
Sep 9, 2012
Posts
1,552
Likes
1,865
Location
Melbourne
AFL Club
Western Bulldogs
Other Teams
Footscray Football Club (VFL)
Dusty should be Stringer's blueprint, and Stringer can be better. He's bigger, stronger and a better field kicker and goal kicker. Just needs to work up and down a lot more.
Agree that Stringer should be pointed at Dusty and told "do this". He's capable.
 

(Log in to remove this ad.)

Substance

Norm Smith Medallist
Joined
Aug 6, 2012
Posts
6,487
Likes
9,109
AFL Club
Western Bulldogs
Noticed we were on average 3kg lighter than melbourne. No wonder we were getting pushed off the ball so easily.

Do we need to recruit some bigger bodied players?
 
Joined
Sep 14, 2010
Posts
2,616
Likes
4,176
AFL Club
Western Bulldogs
Other Teams
Chicago Bulls
D4C certainly has good info and I don't doubt him. But we are in talks with his management.
His management was sorting out his off-field dramas last I spoke. Would be a huge backflip if they were suddenly on the blower to other clubs amid what he's dealing with right now. Doesn't make any sense and wouldn't consider it professional or responsible.
 

Golden_6

Premiership Player
Joined
Aug 15, 2014
Posts
3,727
Likes
6,050
AFL Club
Western Bulldogs
Other Teams
Chicago Bulls
No. We need to hit the gym.
I'm not sure about that. When Bev got to the club he focused on running and getting the players a little bit lighter, and it showed throughout last season and in finals when we were still running harder at the end of games and winning the tight ones. We shouldn't go away from this because we're in a form slump.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Top Bottom