Where should Reid play?

[the mighty T]

Trouble with this analysis is it is all swayed one way. E.g Lets assume Jesse White suddenly kicks about 50% more goals than he manages normally and let's assume Reids sample size is too small and his swings in form will go negative not positive

Using the same two players what if we assume Jesse has probably already played his best footy and goes backwards further next year and only gets 15 goals. Let's assume Reid grows into the forward role he has only so far had a short go at and actually improves his goal/game rate and kicks 60/year. Suddenly it's 45goals more per year and a big difference. Both assumptions are really pretty meaningless. White and Reids form in 2015 are not necessarily so strongly linked. Having Reid forward could conceivably see a spike in Whites performance as he is under less pressure. What about the senario where Reid kicks 55 and White 30.

My real point is I see the Cloke / Reid/ White (or Grundy/Witts) plus Brown/ Keeffe/ Frost combos having real merit. In particular I see our KPBs as a rapidly improving group who will build a lot on their 2014 performance and leave Reid free to be a dangerous forward.

This argument really turns a lot on how you see our KPBs apart from Reid as players . I have confidence in them.

And there is every chance that the bolded comes to fruition. However, given what we have seen I just feel at this point that there is a substantial lack of experience down there, which really showed after Maxwells injury around the midway point of the year. I'd feel a lot more comfortable with a bonafide A grader down there helping out a young but potentially very effective backline.

Time will tell though

 

[Mental Magpie]

Depends on the who's on the park I suppose. If Goldsack is the third tall in the backline/forward line I'm sure they could alternate where needed.

Shame we don't have 2 of him, one down either end.

So we could have two players out for most of the year with injuries??

 

[didaksrightfoot]

So we could have two players out for most of the year with injuries??

To be fair to Reid - last year was the first, since cementing himself in the squad in 2010, that he has played less than 20 games.

 

[Gone Critical]

And there is every chance that the bolded comes to fruition. However, given what we have seen I just feel at this point that there is a substantial lack of experience down there, which really showed after Maxwells injury around the midway point of the year. I'd feel a lot more comfortable with a bonafide A grader down there helping out a young but potentially very effective backline.

Time will tell though

Aint the bolded bit the truth. I think both opinions are valid re Reids best possie. This is an argument where we can take a position and then just wait and see

 

[the mighty T]

Aint the bolded bit the truth. I think both opinions are valid re Reids best possie. This is an argument where we can take a position and then just wait and see

Indeed. Truth is, we're both going to be satisfied.. Reid is far too talented a player to not make an impact, nomatter where he plays.

 

[Collingwood42]

Forward line for now.

When you look at our options right now, he fits better there. He's the one that will take the heat off Cloke most, he'll give White, Gault or Grundy the third defender which will make their role easier plus he's getting experience in that position.

It'll come down to the development of a whole bunch of players like Frost, Keeffe, Marsh, Witts, Grundy, Cox, White, Gault, Moore as to where he is needed most.

In a cpl of years when Moore hopefully becomes a presence, as well as our premiership window, Reid and Moore could be a great swinging team, forward to defence. Or who knows, maybe Marsh will end up filling that intercept, attacking half back role?