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The focus should be on Treloar, Sidey & Pendles kicking more goals this year, either directly from midfield or as resting forwards. If all can average a goal per game, and I don't think this is unrealistic, then it takes a lot of pressure off our forwards and makes us much more dangerous.
As for any of them playing predominantly as forwards - no, thank you.
 
Quicky said:
Because Treloar is a poor finisher. His value to us is definitely from the middle.

Sidebottom and WHE are the two I'd like to see forward.
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Ive seen him kick 3 goals in two games for gws when stationed as a forward. He is a brilliant one out player and although i agree he is predominately a midfielder, he will find the ball and be dangerous anywhere on the field.

For those who say he is a run and carry player, that is only part of his game, he is excellent in close and great at finding space. Finding space is what forwards need to do. If he was just an 80 metre running player, hed be a wingman not an onballer.
 

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TradeDraft said:
Aish showed last year he can Kick a Goal or 2 as well
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If a few more idiotic decisions on Friday night had been good ones, we would have won. Aish should help with that.
 
Dogs_Playing_Poker said:
Seeing Sidebottom forward gets me excited. He should be used one out in the goal square like Richmond do with Dustin Martin.
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I love Sidey but he just aint a one on one marking player in a goal square. IMO there's just no way you can compare Dusty and Sidey in that regard.
 
3066 said:
I love Sidey but he just aint a one on one marking player in a goal square. IMO there's just no way you can compare Dusty and Sidey in that regard.
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Different types definitely. Sidebottoms strength comes from his brilliant reading of the play. It makes him a very dangerous crumber.
 
FAIRANDBALANCED said:
Ive seen him kick 3 goals in two games for gws when stationed as a forward. He is a brilliant one out player and although i agree he is predominately a midfielder, he will find the ball and be dangerous anywhere on the field.

For those who say he is a run and carry player, that is only part of his game, he is excellent in close and great at finding space. Finding space is what forwards need to do. If he was just an 80 metre running player, hed be a wingman not an onballer.
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It's a pretty ****ing important part of his game that we shouldn't throw down the drain.
 
Finnishpie said:
How about we bring either Dunn or Keefe in as defenders and send Reid forward? Robbing Peter to pay Paul, I know, but maybe Paul is poorer?
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I don't think that works. Losing Reid's intercept marking would really hurt the team, he's also the best option to stop Riewoldt
 

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FAIRANDBALANCED said:
How is playing him forward for 10-15 minutes a game throwing away that part of his game?
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Treloar resting forward is fine just not playing whole games down there. When De Goey comes back he should have a bit more time up forward.
 
Finnishpie said:
Doubt he'll play on Riewoldt. Shade more likely. Or Goldsack even.
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He played on Riewoldt in the practice game and gave him a bath in the first quarter. Why wouldn't we repeat that?
 
FAIRANDBALANCED said:
Ive seen him kick 3 goals in two games for gws when stationed as a forward. He is a brilliant one out player and although i agree he is predominately a midfielder, he will find the ball and be dangerous anywhere on the field.

For those who say he is a run and carry player, that is only part of his game, he is excellent in close and great at finding space. Finding space is what forwards need to do. If he was just an 80 metre running player, hed be a wingman not an onballer.
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GWS don't flood there own forward 50. They create space not fill it.
 
jmac70 said:
I don't think that works. Losing Reid's intercept marking would really hurt the team, he's also the best option to stop Riewoldt
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Yet he was used as a lock down defender on Cloke and was bottom 5 for possies vs dogs which is low for him. Howe is currently filling Reids role of intercept and rebound defender.

Reid can go fwd especially if Dunn comes in to play on Reiwoldt who is a shorter KPF.
 

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loki04 said:
Yet he was used as a lock down defender on Cloke and was bottom 5 for possies vs dogs which is low for him. Howe is currently filling Reids role of intercept and rebound defender.

Reid can go fwd especially if Dunn comes in to play on Reiwoldt who is a shorter KPF.
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Reid dominated Reiwoldt in the JLT. We need him to do it again.
 
Treloar playing as permanent forward is a no for me. He simply adds so much value to the team in the midfield breaking the lines and creating forward thrusts.

Treloar resting forward is another matter altogether. I actually like this idea a lot as long as he does exactly that, rests forward. We saw Dimma do it with Cotchin last week and he stayed deep forward resting off the ball, even when the ball was up the other end of the ground.

Cotchin didn't get sucked up to the centre circle or even worse the half back line like you see so often these days.

If Treloar is able to rest forward and stay deep in the forward line, at least behind the 50 metre line, I think it would be a fantastic idea.
 

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