Match Committee - Round 6 2016 vs North Melbourne

[SlimPickens]

Good to see Fletch back. Has a good body of work in the 2's behind him, think he is a good match up for Brown.

[G-Mo77]

Surprised it's Roberts over Hamling, he's quicker than Roberts and can use the speed against Norf.

Dunkley I thought would have got a call this week but at who's expense?

Not upset with selections though. Anyway, who am I to question them when nearly everything they've done has been the right decision?

[1eyedog]

Fletch is an aerial specialist. We're clearly putting more value on this attribute than the extra run Hamling would give us. Fletch can clunk them and is perhaps the difference between a contest and actually winning back possession.

[ratsmac]

I think Hamling would be one of the quicker players at the club. Before he was drafted his combine results for sprinting were excellent.

If only Hamling could take the game on and carry the ball down field like a taller version of JJ or Wood. I think he has the tendency to play it a bit safe and that might be working against him.

Great point you make about Hamling playing safe. He really does doesn't he! And as a result he is quite reliable with ball in hand. It would be good to see him venture into being more adventurous and taking risks. I would hope he works on his attacking side while he is back at Footscray. He would be quite handy with some offensive flair.

With Bevo's mantra of being multi dimensional I would like to see him playing some different roles also. I am still keen to see him have a run playing forward.

[Ghost Dog]

Where's Dad? Emergency! bah.

Mind you, knowing our luck he's prob more likely to play than not.

[The Bulldogs Bite]

I know Bevo doesn't like the "one game in, one game out" method but I fail to see the merit in Dale playing. He still hasn't proven he can find enough of the ball at AFL level and I thought he was poor last week against terrible opposition.

Surely Honeychurch and Webb give us more.

Hope he proves me wrong but I don't think Dale is ready.

[jeemak]

I watched the stream of the Foot vs Sand game and thought Hamling actually tried to attack the game with a bit of run more so than he does at senior level but Roberts looked a bit better on the day.

Roberts is an extremely talented footballer, so I'm hoping he can take his opportunity this week. He has a couple of good match ups to work through, and I think it's a genuine horses for courses selection this week.

[jeemak]

TD special - double post deleted.

[bornadog]

Where's Dad? Emergency! bah.

Mind you, knowing our luck he's prob more likely to play than not.

Dad will get his chance at some stage. Exciting to have a talented 18 year old KPP, ready and waiting. I can't remember ever having such a young talent that we have recruited in the waiting since Chris Grant.

[BornInDroopSt'54]

Dad will get his chance at some stage. Exciting to have a talented 18 year old KPP, ready and waiting. I can't remember ever having such a young talent that we have recruited in the waiting since Chris Grant.

Wow, hope you're right about that one! Chris Grants do happen I suppose.

[bornadog]

Wow, hope you're right about that one! Chris Grants do happen I suppose.

I don't mean he is as talented as Chris, I just mean a young KPP on our list with talent. Other KPPs that we recruited came good later (Harris/Lake), but Dad's talent is already evident.

[westdog54]

So who gets who down back?

I'm thinking Roberts to Petrie, Morris shadows Waite and Adams rebounds off Brown, with Easton zoning of to be a third man up.

In saying that, a Higgins/Harvey/Thomas small forward line is not an easy one to zone off on.

I wonder if we send Picken to go and deal with his bitch?

[Mantis]

I don't mean he is as talented as Chris, I just mean a young KPP on our list with talent. Other KPPs that we recruited came good later (Harris/Lake), but Dad's talent is already evident.

What has you excited about him?

[1eyedog]

For me I like his positioning, his ability to affect the spoil when out of position and his reading of the flight of the ball. Bread and butter attributes of a good key defender but he has them in place. It's also his historic trajectory. Was the second best key defender in the land as a junior by all accounts. No 1 for clean hands at the combine and has an aggressive streak.

I think we got a bargain.

[bornadog]

What has you excited about him?

For me I like his positioning, his ability to affect the spoil when out of position and his reading of the flight of the ball. Bread and butter attributes of a good key defender but he has them in place. It's also his historic trajectory. Was the second best key defender in the land as a junior by all accounts. No 1 for clean hands at the combine and has an aggressive streak.

I think we got a bargain.

1eyedog summed it up beautifully.