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    Re: Match Committee: Round 10 vs St Kilda

    Really surprised by calls to drop Smith. When he is out of forward pressure drops significantly

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    Re: Match Committee: Round 10 vs St Kilda

    Quote Originally Posted by Topdog View Post
    Really surprised by calls to drop Smith. When he is out of forward pressure drops significantly
    I think having Dickson back helps in that regard but we do need more out of Smith than just forward pressure
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    Re: Match Committee: Round 10 vs St Kilda

    Well he got another 2 goals last night to go with his 7 tackles

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    Re: Match Committee: Round 10 vs St Kilda

    Quote Originally Posted by GVGjr View Post
    Have we ever won a game when Matthew Boyd has missed it since Bevo arrived?

    I'm sure I heard it's something like 8 from 8 losses when Matthew Boyd misses a game
    Let's not play him against Brisbane and see if it holds up. Just about every game he's missed we've been at best a 50/50 shot.
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    Re: Match Committee: Round 10 vs St Kilda

    Out Suckling & Cloke In English & Roughead. Possibly Maclean in too however not sure who is omitted. Maybe Smith.

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    Re: Match Committee: Round 10 vs St Kilda

    Quote Originally Posted by comrade View Post
    Let's not play him against Brisbane and see if it holds up. Just about every game he's missed we've been at best a 50/50 shot.
    I'm flying up for that game. Experiment against someone else please.
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    Re: Match Committee: Round 10 vs St Kilda

    I thought Cloke was pretty good when he went into the ruck in the third quarter. He really changed the game in our favour.

    I doubt he will be dropped.
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    Re: Match Committee: Round 10 vs St Kilda

    Quote Originally Posted by Topdog View Post
    Really surprised by calls to drop Smith. When he is out of forward pressure drops significantly
    After the first quarter, he hardly touched the ball. He has been very inconsistent this season. We can't play with 17 players on the ground.
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    Re: Match Committee: Round 10 vs St Kilda

    Quote Originally Posted by soupaman View Post
    I'm flying up for that game. Experiment against someone else please.
    I echo those sentiments. I'm takin my son to his first AFL match and our form at the GABBA is scratchy enough as it is.

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    Re: Match Committee: Round 10 vs St Kilda

    Biggs for Suckling. Suckers is 1D and he isn't really giving us more from his kicking. Biggsy can hopefully return to adding to our team defence.

    McLean for Webb. Really liked Toby's game in the VFL and wasn't too bad before being dropped. Webb is out of the game for too long at AFL level and we really can't afford that. Really like him long term but we gotta start winning.

    Third one is hard. Libba for Clay. It depends a bit on what we dropped Libba. If it is more about the cardio work and being able to run enough to get 5-10 more uncontested disposals at AFL level, then yesterday's performance wasn't enough. However he did what he we know he can do and I have no doubt he is still in our best 22 via his contested possessions, clearances and tackles.

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    Re: Match Committee: Round 10 vs St Kilda

    Suckling is all cherry no cake. Agree he should be looked at.

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    Re: Match Committee: Round 10 vs St Kilda

    Thought Dale and Williams showed enough to get a good run at it. We need to keep rewarding improvement in our youth so that we continue to have depth. For all we know we could loose JJ, Murphy and Boyd at the end of the season.

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    Re: Match Committee: Round 10 vs St Kilda

    Interesting watching Footscray yesterday to see which players pit up their hand for promotion to the seniors. Whilst disappointed in the performance of several, I wonder how difficult it is to play at the Whitten Oval.

    Invariably the conditions are poor with a howling wind blowing more often than not. It always seems incredibly difficult to judge marks and run onto the ball due to the unpredictable flight. I always notice what a poor standard of game it often is at our home ground and how this must make it difficult for players to show their best.
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    Re: Match Committee: Round 10 vs St Kilda

    In Roughead Stringer M Boyd Biggs
    Out Cloke Smith Webb Suckling

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    Re: Match Committee: Round 10 vs St Kilda

    Is Stringer ready to go? I don't expect to see him till after the bye.
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