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Lin Jong:
One of the most popular choices this year. He has been given three games in a row to prove his worth but hasn't been up to it. His disposal is questionable at times, doesn't have clean hands, struggles to get much of the pill and his shots at goal are unreliable unless he's getting the Joe-the-goose. Popular poster Mattdoogie has lead the Jong hate bandwagon with passion so far this year and many have jumped onboard. Only question mark is whether or not he will make it back into the side. Whipping boys need to be playing regular senior games.
Jackson Macrae
Another popular choice so far this year. His two-way running, ability to accumulate possession in the contest and tackle well can't be denied. However, many posters on here are driven to aneurysms over his kicking. While his disposal efficiency remains relatively normal for an inside mid, many posters will tell you that he kicks the ball too high and sells his team mates into trouble. Also, many supporters get infuriated when he kicks the inevitable "clanger". However, the more astute observer will notice his true weakness is his missing testicles whenever he steps inside attacking 50. When he occasionally finds himself 25m out, directly in front of goal and with plenty of space, Jackson will handball the ball directly to an opposition player before he would even be tempted to take a shot at a "6 pointer".
Jake Stringer
This one might seem like a weird choice given that he may just well have played the best game of his career, but hear me out. With Dickson missing from our forwardline and Boyd playing a lot of ruck, our hopes of putting a score on the board were all piled onto THE PACKAGE. In those 3 or 4 games where he failed to kick a bag, rather than asking why we were expecting one man to kick our entire score, we wondered to ourselves, "what the heck is wrong with Stringer?!"
Many were quick to crucify him, including our own. "Too selfish, too arrogant, drinking his own bathwater, wants to win a car." Make no mistake, if our forwardline starts to falter he will be the first to get a good whipping.
Jed Adcock:
Let's be honest, none of us know why he's getting games. He's old, slow and just doesn't seem to do...anything. however Bev seems to be happy with his efforts. And in Bev we trust. For all we know he might emit a spiritual aura that raises team morale, and no one else can see it but Bev. And if Bev told me that I'd believe every word of it and set a photo of Adcock as my avatar.
Fletcher Roberts:
An old favourite. Is often matched up against the absolute best key forwards in the competition and surprisingly, he sometimes gets beaten badly. He's not really awful at anything but as a defender a lot of his mistakes directly cost us goals. So he is absolutely perfect to be a whipping boy for us to take our frustrations out on.
Lachie Hunter:
Career best form. Probably leading brownlow votes out of the Dogs. Massive tank, massive accumulator, runs hard both ways. However, like Jackson, his disposal can be somewhat suspect. Believe it not, despite only racking up 40 or so touches per game, not all of them are effective. And that's not okay. Until he starts nailing 40 Suckling-esque bullet passes per game he will always be a useless SEAGULL with garbage kicking. Great whipping boy as he is too good for VFL and never contests hard ball so he is never gonna get injured.
One of the most popular choices this year. He has been given three games in a row to prove his worth but hasn't been up to it. His disposal is questionable at times, doesn't have clean hands, struggles to get much of the pill and his shots at goal are unreliable unless he's getting the Joe-the-goose. Popular poster Mattdoogie has lead the Jong hate bandwagon with passion so far this year and many have jumped onboard. Only question mark is whether or not he will make it back into the side. Whipping boys need to be playing regular senior games.
Jackson Macrae
Another popular choice so far this year. His two-way running, ability to accumulate possession in the contest and tackle well can't be denied. However, many posters on here are driven to aneurysms over his kicking. While his disposal efficiency remains relatively normal for an inside mid, many posters will tell you that he kicks the ball too high and sells his team mates into trouble. Also, many supporters get infuriated when he kicks the inevitable "clanger". However, the more astute observer will notice his true weakness is his missing testicles whenever he steps inside attacking 50. When he occasionally finds himself 25m out, directly in front of goal and with plenty of space, Jackson will handball the ball directly to an opposition player before he would even be tempted to take a shot at a "6 pointer".
Jake Stringer
This one might seem like a weird choice given that he may just well have played the best game of his career, but hear me out. With Dickson missing from our forwardline and Boyd playing a lot of ruck, our hopes of putting a score on the board were all piled onto THE PACKAGE. In those 3 or 4 games where he failed to kick a bag, rather than asking why we were expecting one man to kick our entire score, we wondered to ourselves, "what the heck is wrong with Stringer?!"
Many were quick to crucify him, including our own. "Too selfish, too arrogant, drinking his own bathwater, wants to win a car." Make no mistake, if our forwardline starts to falter he will be the first to get a good whipping.
Jed Adcock:
Let's be honest, none of us know why he's getting games. He's old, slow and just doesn't seem to do...anything. however Bev seems to be happy with his efforts. And in Bev we trust. For all we know he might emit a spiritual aura that raises team morale, and no one else can see it but Bev. And if Bev told me that I'd believe every word of it and set a photo of Adcock as my avatar.
Fletcher Roberts:
An old favourite. Is often matched up against the absolute best key forwards in the competition and surprisingly, he sometimes gets beaten badly. He's not really awful at anything but as a defender a lot of his mistakes directly cost us goals. So he is absolutely perfect to be a whipping boy for us to take our frustrations out on.
Lachie Hunter:
Career best form. Probably leading brownlow votes out of the Dogs. Massive tank, massive accumulator, runs hard both ways. However, like Jackson, his disposal can be somewhat suspect. Believe it not, despite only racking up 40 or so touches per game, not all of them are effective. And that's not okay. Until he starts nailing 40 Suckling-esque bullet passes per game he will always be a useless SEAGULL with garbage kicking. Great whipping boy as he is too good for VFL and never contests hard ball so he is never gonna get injured.
