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Originally Posted by S Coast Simon
Why drop Wallis? He is averaging twice as many disposals as Richards. And he is getting the hard possession.
Hunter had only 2 more possessions (and rarely has any penetration).
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Quote:
Originally Posted by S Coast Simon
Why drop Wallis? He is averaging twice as many disposals as Richards. And he is getting the hard possession.
Hunter had only 2 more possessions (and rarely has any penetration).
Agreed at least Wally has a crack.
Too loose with the ball, he's Jong without paceQuote:
Originally Posted by Danjul
Turnovers kill you
Id like to turn the blowtorch of bevos bazooka on Dunks.
He isn't the player the club thinks he is, he has no real tricks, hes one paced and being played totally out of position.
At best he is a mismatch half forward type, not a wingman/midfeilder.
Combine him with the similar players in hunter and wallis (who are both better options IMHO) i really dont think theres a place for him at the minute, id rather play someone with leg speed, or a bit of X Factor (lynch)
The MC needs to stop overthinking things and get back to core basics, including leaving the Shaq in the team.
Then the team can learn to stay out of his run path and get some cohesive forward craft.
I'm interested why no-one is suggesting we should drop Macrae.
His performance - and sulking - last weekend was appalling and I am not sure he should be selected.
He spent some time forward? So what? You know what playing forward under the roof at Marvel in front of 30000 people is better than? Playing midfield for Footscray in the wind and rain in front of 300 people.
Messages need to be sent and that isn't going to happen by faffing about around the edges of the team.
Is that you Bevo?Quote:
Originally Posted by mjp
But he's slow with limited agility and a terrible field kick... and if you want to play him forward we already have Lloyd, Dickson & Dunkley filling those spots.Quote:
Originally Posted by 1eyedog
LOL.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bullies
Actually interested. I have seen calls to drop Wallis and Hayes...they seemed to at least have a go. The problem last week was Macrae, Bont, Hunter and Libba. So drop one of them and send a genuine message about what will and wont be tolerated. Don't talk about what will and wont be tolerated - send a clear message.
Bevo rarely drops a kid after his first game, let alone someone who can actually cover ground.Quote:
Originally Posted by Danjul
First time as a KPD?Quote:
Originally Posted by Scorlibo
Wood's played the same role his entire career - intercepting defender, although occasionally he'll play a little tighter (e.g. roles on Buddy and Stevie J in the past).
Wood is horribly out of form and if we really are set to send a message to the group Wood is one I'd seriously look at. Crozier is playing the Wood role of 2015/2016 and we are desperate for height in the backline. Fletch Roberts can at least kick the ball and although has limitations will bust a gut for every second he's on the ground which is a quality we desperately need.
Bevo preaches flexibility but what he rally means is 'flexibilty for anyone not named Easton'.
Don’t agree with you on his pace, he covers the ground really well.Quote:
Originally Posted by boydogs
The numbers back him up, too - 3.1km of high speed running on the weekend was the second best on the ground behind Marc Murphy and he put in 25 sprint efforts which was the most on the ground.
Has there been a more tirelessly consistent contributor for us since our flag year than Macrae?
Sure, let’s drop his ungrateful ass. That’ll stop the rot.
Nobody is suggesting dropping Macrae, because it doesn't have any merit as a suggestion.Quote:
Originally Posted by mjp
I'm sorry Mjp - I like your posts. But not this one.
Of all players - Macrae turns up, works hard and performs - week after week, more reliably than any.
The problem is not the players,itÂ’s the team structure.
On Sunday, when Naughton stood in the goal square the Dogs had only one player over 192 cm (English) on the other 99% of the ground.
opposing teams know that they can outmark and then kick 50 m, so they set up for it and get tremendous drive which delivers quick,easy goals.
The dogs try to counter this with panicked handball runs which draw teammates out of position and result in a turnover 65% of the time.
its time for the mc to pay respect to the basic principles associated with positions on the ground.
We have failed to kick 10 goals in 30% of games in the last 18 months.
Put Roberts in the forward line. He can take an overhead mark, kick a 50m goal (IÂ’ve seen both) and came to the club as a goal kicking forward. That should take some pressure off the other forwards.
I hope playing the boys in their natural position is not too revolutionary.
That’s fair enough. My point is that he was terrible last week and his body language was worse...and whilst we continue to mess around at selection time with the fringes of the team nothing will change.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ozza
He is my dream team captain and I don’t think there is any chance he will be left out...but a fish rots from the head and his performance last week was (along with Bont, Hunter and Libaj the reason we lost the game. So if you want changes, start with one of them.