Davide_117
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Note: Warning this thread is a very long read.
The positive from the game in Perth was that our backline to some extent did okay considering West Coast had the fourth most inside 50s ever. Kennedy was held to 1 goal by Frawley. Garland, McDonald and Rivers all also played well.
Our backline still has a great nucleus to it with Frawley and Garland playing on the key forwards while Rivers being 3rd up and Grimes being the 'quarter back' in our side. McDonald also looked very good on Saturday and adds depth and eventually will probably take Rivers spot (Davis also looked very good during the NAB games so he adds some depth as well).
I think Bartram should be replaced by people who can dispose of the ball....when Strauss is ready to play again and once Tappy gets some form (play him either in the back/forward line). Joel MacDonald tries hard though makes too many mistakes at AFL level so IMO shouldn't be playing in our best 22. Sellar should only play against gorilla forwards like Warnock in previous years and Bennell/Bail should remain on the list of players who play when we need some dash out of defence/midfield or forward line.
The midfield is being smashed atm but when thinking about it we have our best 2 mids out...Sylvia and Moloney. When you think about this..West Coast's best stopper (Selwood) would of gone to Jones/Trengove meaning their input is severely hampered. Just think about Carlton's midfield and if Judd/Murphy were out, I doubt they'd be so dominant. We also had our second best ruck out meaning Jamar had to combat the best ruck duo in the game by himself. Because of this I will not rule our midfield as shit until Moloney and Sylvia return.
When thinking about our midfield Moloney, Sylvia, Jones, Watts (though I'd still play him as a half forward and eventually a centre half forward in 2 years), Trengove and Magner will fit in nearly every side. Though 1 problem in this list of players is that they are all inside mids other than Sylvia/Trengove who play both inside and outside and Watts who is an outside midfielder. Therefore we need to develop outside mids who have good disposal and make good decisions. This may be the reason Neeld is playing Watts in the middle as his disposal is good and he usually makes good decisions. So from a midfield perspective we probably need to find 2 more good outside players with good disposal. Morton should be given a shot at this role as in the juniors he was renowned for hitting players with both feet. I would give Davey one last chance and throw him back into the midfield as he was a player renowned for his foot skills. If he can't deliver and play well, he shouldn't be played at all as imo he looks shocking as a small forward. This leaves Gysberts, McKenzie, Bate and Couch who are depth inside mids. With Bail and Blease (once his endurance is picked up) as depth outside mids. Gysberts/McKenzie/Blease/Bail all need to fix their disposal in order to become good mids though.
Our rucks are very good. Jamar, Martin, Clark (should be played as a forward but doesn't mean he can't ruck at some time of the game, Gawn (who will eventually replace Jamar), Fitzpatrick (depth) and Spencer (Don't rate highly) spells a ruck devision with depth so there are no real problems there.
We can't judge our forwards from Saturday (ball never came) or last week (ball was bombed all day) but IMO this is the area where we need to look at in the drafts. When looking at some holes in our list we need some good small forwards to crumb from Clark, Howe, Jurrah, Watts (will be a gun...believe me). The game has passed Green and Davey and we should be looking at finding a crumber to play under Clark and Howe this year. How is Lawrence going in the VFL, I saw a few games last year and he looked alright? So Jetta (once he isn't injured), Bennell and Lawrence should be given a go as the small forward as this area as this is a hole I see in the side. ATM Davey, Bail and Bennell have been tried in this role but to date have failed.
Petterd is also in our best side and can be a descent performer in the future. Dunn is a depth player and IMO shouldn't be in our best 22.
Therefore Melbourne isn't in such a bad position when looking at our list (if you don't read the papers this week lol). We only need to find imo a small crumbing forward (Jetta?) and a classy outside mid (other than Sylvia/Trengove as they are both inside/outside, maybe Morton? or in the future Tappy?, though I can't see him not being an inside mid if he ever plays in the midfield
) with excellent foot skills.
Go DEES!!!
The positive from the game in Perth was that our backline to some extent did okay considering West Coast had the fourth most inside 50s ever. Kennedy was held to 1 goal by Frawley. Garland, McDonald and Rivers all also played well.
Our backline still has a great nucleus to it with Frawley and Garland playing on the key forwards while Rivers being 3rd up and Grimes being the 'quarter back' in our side. McDonald also looked very good on Saturday and adds depth and eventually will probably take Rivers spot (Davis also looked very good during the NAB games so he adds some depth as well).
I think Bartram should be replaced by people who can dispose of the ball....when Strauss is ready to play again and once Tappy gets some form (play him either in the back/forward line). Joel MacDonald tries hard though makes too many mistakes at AFL level so IMO shouldn't be playing in our best 22. Sellar should only play against gorilla forwards like Warnock in previous years and Bennell/Bail should remain on the list of players who play when we need some dash out of defence/midfield or forward line.
The midfield is being smashed atm but when thinking about it we have our best 2 mids out...Sylvia and Moloney. When you think about this..West Coast's best stopper (Selwood) would of gone to Jones/Trengove meaning their input is severely hampered. Just think about Carlton's midfield and if Judd/Murphy were out, I doubt they'd be so dominant. We also had our second best ruck out meaning Jamar had to combat the best ruck duo in the game by himself. Because of this I will not rule our midfield as shit until Moloney and Sylvia return.
When thinking about our midfield Moloney, Sylvia, Jones, Watts (though I'd still play him as a half forward and eventually a centre half forward in 2 years), Trengove and Magner will fit in nearly every side. Though 1 problem in this list of players is that they are all inside mids other than Sylvia/Trengove who play both inside and outside and Watts who is an outside midfielder. Therefore we need to develop outside mids who have good disposal and make good decisions. This may be the reason Neeld is playing Watts in the middle as his disposal is good and he usually makes good decisions. So from a midfield perspective we probably need to find 2 more good outside players with good disposal. Morton should be given a shot at this role as in the juniors he was renowned for hitting players with both feet. I would give Davey one last chance and throw him back into the midfield as he was a player renowned for his foot skills. If he can't deliver and play well, he shouldn't be played at all as imo he looks shocking as a small forward. This leaves Gysberts, McKenzie, Bate and Couch who are depth inside mids. With Bail and Blease (once his endurance is picked up) as depth outside mids. Gysberts/McKenzie/Blease/Bail all need to fix their disposal in order to become good mids though.
Our rucks are very good. Jamar, Martin, Clark (should be played as a forward but doesn't mean he can't ruck at some time of the game, Gawn (who will eventually replace Jamar), Fitzpatrick (depth) and Spencer (Don't rate highly) spells a ruck devision with depth so there are no real problems there.
We can't judge our forwards from Saturday (ball never came) or last week (ball was bombed all day) but IMO this is the area where we need to look at in the drafts. When looking at some holes in our list we need some good small forwards to crumb from Clark, Howe, Jurrah, Watts (will be a gun...believe me). The game has passed Green and Davey and we should be looking at finding a crumber to play under Clark and Howe this year. How is Lawrence going in the VFL, I saw a few games last year and he looked alright? So Jetta (once he isn't injured), Bennell and Lawrence should be given a go as the small forward as this area as this is a hole I see in the side. ATM Davey, Bail and Bennell have been tried in this role but to date have failed.
Petterd is also in our best side and can be a descent performer in the future. Dunn is a depth player and IMO shouldn't be in our best 22.
Therefore Melbourne isn't in such a bad position when looking at our list (if you don't read the papers this week lol). We only need to find imo a small crumbing forward (Jetta?) and a classy outside mid (other than Sylvia/Trengove as they are both inside/outside, maybe Morton? or in the future Tappy?, though I can't see him not being an inside mid if he ever plays in the midfield
) with excellent foot skills.Go DEES!!!
