List Mgmt. Welcome Pick 36 - Tom Cole

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It is starting to be a real concern. Who have we drafted, since Simmo arrived, who has actually made it as a midfielder?

Currently sitting at zero from about 16 picks and Ainsworth looks perhaps the most likely. FMD if I hear one more person say the midfield is the easiest area of the ground to improve I will choke.
 
RookiePick said:
It is starting to be a real concern. Who have we drafted, since Simmo arrived, who has actually made it as a midfielder?

Currently sitting at zero from about 16 picks and Ainsworth looks perhaps the most likely. FMD if I hear one more person say the midfield is the easiest area of the ground to improve I will choke.
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Its easy if you have top 5 picks which we haven't
 
RookiePick said:
Plenty of good mids from drafts after our picks, even allowing for academy picks. We just don't identify and/or value them.
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Yep. It’s terrible form by our coaches.

Any potential mids who can’t play HBF or HFF don’t seem to have a future in the side
 

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FKASC said:
It’s time to move Tom to the midfield. We can’t fall into the usual mid-season Simmo trap of becoming stagnant with on-field changes.

Move Cole and Rioli into some centre bounces and see what energy they bring.

Cole has fantastic evasion and acceleration and a neat kick. Also goes in hard. I don’t know what his endurance is like, but he can possibly play a similar role to Masto.

Cmon Simpson
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Cole has found a spot in the side and is producing good footy in that position so you want to move him?

The top 2 teams on the ladder have multiple small/ mid sized forwards to combat . Jetta is a liability defensively . Hurn doesnt have the pace and agility he used to .
Leaving us shep , duggan and cole .

Leave the kid to play his defensive role and if a midfield role is in his future let him have a preseaon practicing that role or we are setting him up for failure
 
Yamumluvsbigcox said:
Cole has found a spot in the side and is producing good footy in that position so you want to move him?

The top 2 teams on the ladder have multiple small/ mid sized forwards to combat . Jetta is a liability defensively . Hurn doesnt have the pace and agility he used to .
Leaving us shep , duggan and cole .

Leave the kid to play his defensive role and if a midfield role is in his future let him have a preseaon practicing that role or we are setting him up for failure
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With Cole in the midfield the ball would never end up in our defence anyway so it makes sense.
 
Yamumluvsbigcox said:
Cole has found a spot in the side and is producing good footy in that position so you want to move him?

The top 2 teams on the ladder have multiple small/ mid sized forwards to combat . Jetta is a liability defensively . Hurn doesnt have the pace and agility he used to .
Leaving us shep , duggan and cole .

Leave the kid to play his defensive role and if a midfield role is in his future let him have a preseaon practicing that role or we are setting him up for failure
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Yeah look, I just think he should be pushed into the middle at times throughout games. As with Rioli and Cripps.

When Simmo came on board i was excited by the prospect of multiple players rotating through the middle, but that hasn't eventuated. I know Cole has the potential to make an impact in the middle, but I wouldn't be upset if he stays back because he's very reliable back there for someone of his experience.
 
This guy is going to be an absolute star. He's got 20-odd games under his belt and already looks at home.
 
Biggest improver at the club. Every game looks better and better. Going to be such a great player for us. Something tells me playing woth the likes of Hurn McGov Sheppard has a lot to do with Coles improvment coming through. He isnt afraid to jump into a contest for a intercept mark for small guy. Fitting in nicely and adds a lot to an already awesome defense we got. The pace we needed to have back there.
 
I still have concerns about his kicking over 20-30m. I wouldnt rush to move him into the midfield because his best aspect of his game is his marking for his size which is best used down back
 
WillieNillie said:
I still have concerns about his kicking over 20-30m. I wouldnt rush to move him into the midfield because his best aspect of his game is his marking for his size which is best used down back
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No concerns, he's already the complete player. I don't think I'm going too early here but I think he should leapfrog the rest of the leadership group and be officially named our Captain-in-waiting. Captain Cole has a nice ring to it.
I also think he'll take mark of the year, play in a premiership and be named AA within the next 3 seasons.
 
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