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    AFL.com.au All Australian side at half way mark. Dale unlucky


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    I like Robbos team more.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Topdog View Post
    I like Robbos team more.
    In the mythical game this team is supposed to play, I do hope Gawn doesn't get injured.

    I did laugh when I saw Parish named as a forward in the team on the afl.com site...all year they have been so 'smarmy' about 'well, maybe if you had been playing him in the right position' blah blah (basically firing bullets at the Essendon coaching staff)...then they get a chance to pick him and shove him at half forward. Where he has not been good.

    I really (really) wonder how many of the people who have opinions on the game 'for a living' have ANY sense of irony.
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    Quote Originally Posted by mjp View Post
    In the mythical game this team is supposed to play, I do hope Gawn doesn't get injured.

    I did laugh when I saw Parish named as a forward in the team on the afl.com site...all year they have been so 'smarmy' about 'well, maybe if you had been playing him in the right position' blah blah (basically firing bullets at the Essendon coaching staff)...then they get a chance to pick him and shove him at half forward. Where he has not been good.

    I really (really) wonder how many of the people who have opinions on the game 'for a living' have ANY sense of irony.
    Yeah Darcy Parish with his 5 goals for the year was a big part of my preference for Robbos side. It feel weird to have a preference for anything to do with Robbo.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Topdog View Post
    Yeah Darcy Parish with his 5 goals for the year was a big part of my preference for Robbos side. It feel weird to have a preference for anything to do with Robbo.
    There simply MUST be a second ruck option. Even if it is a ruck/forward, they need to be in there. Even if it is Marlion Pickett. Someone has to be in the side.
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    Quote Originally Posted by mjp View Post

    I really (really) wonder how many of the people who have opinions on the game 'for a living' have ANY sense of irony.
    Don't spend too much time on it mate.
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    I'm hoping Salem drops off a cliff now that clubs have worked out he needs to be tagged. His last 2 weeks since coming back from his one week injury have been garbage.
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    Quote Originally Posted by mjp View Post
    There simply MUST be a second ruck option. Even if it is a ruck/forward, they need to be in there. Even if it is Marlion Pickett. Someone has to be in the side.
    The top sides play a ruck/forward and looking at the league there has to be one in there as it's the hardest role to fill on an AFL list.

    There are certainly a lot of good kids coming through in that area - Jackson will be a superstar, Big Chilli obviously, Bailey Williams at WCE, and I rate both of the de Konings (although the Geelong brother will probably end up a KPD).
    Tom Hawkins may be parked in the F50 most of the time but he may be the best forward-50 boundary ruckman in the competition.

    Tom Stewart is having a very good season but does the side need a five KPDs if Harris Andrews is on the pine?

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    Quote Originally Posted by mjp View Post
    There simply MUST be a second ruck option. Even if it is a ruck/forward, they need to be in there. Even if it is Marlion Pickett. Someone has to be in the side.
    Both sides are missing one, rucks are always forgotten about in these kinds of sides. I generally ignore all of these sides.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Topdog View Post
    Both sides are missing one, rucks are always forgotten about in these kinds of sides. I generally ignore all of these sides.
    What I don't like is they try and fit in all the good players and use positions to do that, even though they never play there.

    eg. Macrae on a wing - hardly ever plays that role.
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    Quote Originally Posted by bornadog View Post
    What I don't like is they try and fit in all the good players and use positions to do that, even though they never play there.

    eg. Macrae on a wing - hardly ever plays that role.
    I think with the mids - they kind of have to.

    There's only 3 plus a ruckman to be picked inside the middle. Of Bont, Macrae, Petracca, Oliver, Parish, Merrett, Mundy, Martin, Sam Walsh, Libba etc etc....you can't conceivably leave many or any of them out - so they get pushed to wings, bench or sometimes half forward. We would feel Jacko is pretty hard done by if he missed AA selection because he doesn't technically play on the wing often or at all.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ozza View Post
    I think with the mids - they kind of have to.

    There's only 3 plus a ruckman to be picked inside the middle. Of Bont, Macrae, Petracca, Oliver, Parish, Merrett, Mundy, Martin, Sam Walsh, Libba etc etc....you can't conceivably leave many or any of them out - so they get pushed to wings, bench or sometimes half forward. We would feel Jacko is pretty hard done by if he missed AA selection because he doesn't technically play on the wing often or at all.
    Agree it's not straight forward. If you were picking a real side would you opt for Macrae out of position on the wing, or say Ed Langdon who plays wing but is a far lesser player than Jack? I would stick with Jack.

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    I would take Hawkins and Naughton over McKay and Walker
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