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[dont bowl there]

Nobody has depth for their best players.

Exactly. If Grundy goes down for the Swans they are all of a sudden rucking Peter Ladhams...you need to have your best players on the park to win a flag, depth at those positions isn't doing jack.

 

[pK75]

We have depth, we just don’t play them!
Fyfe:Brodie
Johnson: Ras
Darcy: Reidy
Treacy: Voss
When Fyfe and Johnson were both out we only played Ras (then subbed him off)
When Darcy is out we rotate Jackson into the ruck, Treacy into fwd/ruck and play Voss forward. When Darcy and Treacy are out we bring in Tabs!
The whole “next man up” mantra only works if you adhere to it and maintain structure. We sacrifice structure to play favourites and the team suffers as a result.

 

[dominguez]

This is a legit one. We have no depth to our list. Treacy goes down we screwed. Darcy goes down,Jackson screwed. Midfield ditto. Backs Alex goes down bang!!! done yet we will use all are high end picks and draft Bolton when we could try to cover all the areas when one goes down we become a laughing stock

Sam Sturt was an early pick about 4 years ago and only just became a regular. Erasmus and Brodie were early picks and can't get a game. Cooper Simpson shows promise but can't get a sniff. Draft picks are over rated, how many top ten picks at the Swans and Geelong?

Going to the draft doesn't help our depth next year or 2026. Going to the draft gives us depth for 2027 and beyond but our window is now. We're a centre clearance against Essendon and an umpiring decision against the Blues away from top 2.

 

[Mk LXIII]

I would say no depth, yet. Another pre season into Simpson, Davies, Murphy, NOD, Erasmus, Knobel, and maybe Kuek and Stanley and we'll have decent depth.

Voss should still improve from here as well. If Voss can spend all summer learning how to mark then he can be an AFL player.

Trades in the off season may push quality players out of the 22 and make our depth better also.

... Voss needs to learn how to kick as well.

 

[thistimeforsure]

Sam Sturt was an early pick about 4 years ago and only just became a regular. Erasmus and Brodie were early picks and can't get a game. Cooper Simpson shows promise but can't get a sniff. Draft picks are over rated, how many top ten picks at the Swans and Geelong?

Going to the draft doesn't help our depth next year or 2026. Going to the draft gives us depth for 2027 and beyond but our window is now. We're a centre clearance against Essendon and an umpiring decision against the Blues away from top 2.

It’s not the trades it’s the price , blockbuster trades don’t work out so often surely teams are wising up

Massive draft cost = Massive salary = Massive pressure

It’s the off broadway good value trades that seem to be making the difference these days


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[Farrand]

Sam Sturt was an early pick about 4 years ago and only just became a regular. Erasmus and Brodie were early picks and can't get a game. Cooper Simpson shows promise but can't get a sniff. Draft picks are over rated, how many top ten picks at the Swans and Geelong?

Going to the draft doesn't help our depth next year or 2026. Going to the draft gives us depth for 2027 and beyond but our window is now. We're a centre clearance against Essendon and an umpiring decision against the Blues away from top 2.

Yeah but are indifferent trades keeping players out? I like JOM but we inclined to play him based on what he cost and inevitably he takes Erasmus out. Erasmus needs some confidence building by being regularly picked at AFL level.

 

[DragoDelph]

It’s not the trades it’s the price , blockbuster trades don’t work out so often surely teams are wising up

Massive draft cost = Massive salary = Massive pressure

It’s the off broadway good value trades that seem to be making the difference these days


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Like Jeremy Cameron, Jake lever, Steven May etc?

The blockbuster trades can and do work.

It’s on the club identifying the right player, at the right time. Irrespective of the cost or value.

 

[King Huskii]

I haven't vented for a while

So here goes

How can I take the match committee serious when we bring in tabs to replace Darcey? Reidy should have played last week.

Freo are looking like they will miss finals.

I cannot believe it considering how good Serong Brayshaw and Young are currently playing. I'd be livid if I was them.

 

[Footskill]

I haven't vented for a while

So here goes

How can I take the match committee serious when we bring in tabs to replace Darcey? Reidy should have played last week.

Freo are looking like they will miss finals.

I cannot believe it considering how good Serong Brayshaw and Young are currently playing. I'd be livid if I was them.

Nah. Mids have been good overall, but there are times at crucial points in games they haven't stepped up

 

[King Huskii]

Nah. Mids have been good overall, but there are times at crucial points in games they haven't stepped up

This is a vent thread

Maybe we should replace them for a midfield consisting on 3 Banfields and see how we would be the worst team in the afl

 

[Footskill]

This is a vent thread

Maybe we should replace them for a midfield consisting on 3 Banfields and see how we would be the worst team in the afl

So? Am I not allowed to respond to your post or are you expecting just to scream into the void

Not sure how you twisted it to be about banners. But seeing we can't clone people yet, perhaps even one banners at CBA in the last ten mins of the bombers game perhaps could of won a clearance.. who knows lol

 

[pK75]

So? Am I not allowed to respond to your post or are you expecting just to scream into the void

Not sure how you twisted it to be about banners. But seeing we can't clone people yet, perhaps even one banners at CBA in the last ten mins of the bombers game perhaps could of won a clearance.. who knows lol

Would have applied more pressure than Aish

 

[Dockeroo]

Would have applied more pressure than Aish

I’ve been calling for Aish to be put out to pasture months ago. Finally the match committee saw what was obvious. If we are serious about becoming a finals team Aish will remain at peel similar to Tabs, Hughes etc.
He has been a decent foot soldier when we were a non finals side but it’s expected and natural that the likes of Johnson and Walker and Wagner now move past him if we are genuinely improving.
There would be something wrong if they weren’t.

 

[Demons09]

Off loading a Coleman medalist for pick 54 lol.

 

[Wray27]

Do we want to play finals?

 

[raffrox]

No excuse Jye. Not age or experience. Just no excuse.

 

[Demons09]

Off loading a Coleman medalist for pick 54 lol.

Forgot to add put an end to our season.

 

[noise36]

Do we want to play finals?

nope not playing finals, zero chance.

 

[hoss]

nope not playing finals, zero chance.

Why zero chance? I see a chance.

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[mike91]

Cox direct opponent had 10 shots on goal and 9 marks

In the past, he conceded 10 goals to McKay

Without Pearce, Cox has proven he cannot step up. Zero fight in him. Just pathetic

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[Achin joints]

boy oh boy i am so fucckken tired of feeling dissapointed.We have some seriously dumb and overpaid footballers .Good on ya Freo

 

[Joao]

I've not been impressed by Cox for a long time. Was very surprised when he was in the AA squad a few years back.

 

[jmadrox]

Week in week oUt, year in, year out. Can't win when we need to. So ****ing over it.

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[Big Flappy]

What the hell was hogan actually doing at freo. Until it’s explained I can’t feel happy for him.

 

[noise36]

What the hell was hogan actually doing at freo. Until it’s explained I can’t feel happy for him.

drugs probably