As a general philosophy I've found that Beveridge has taught me it is better to err on the side of being too short as opposed to to tall.
There's only so much you can do with those talls if they are struggling, which they may very well do in cold and windy conditions. Our downfall against GWS wasn't that they were too tall for us, and honestly I am strggling to think of any games we have lost due to that reason.
Typically we lose through either being beaten in the middle or for not taking our chances. The only tall we have that fixes either of those issues is Redpath, thanks to his set shot accuracy, which has been down recently anyway.
Also I believe we saw Marshall as more of a Rioli type forward anyway so his height may be irrelevant.
Also I see no benefit in bringing in a tall so that someone like Dougall Howard has a more suitable matchup. I like our selection philosophy of only picking matchups that deserve matchups, and trying to explpit the rest through Wood or Biggs. Howard is firmly in the exploitable category.
Last edited by soupman; 18-08-2017 at 06:16 PM.
I should leave it alone but you're not right
Hasn't Ballarat been pretty wet lately? Can't see how bringing in a really tall forward line would help matters
Not worried about Marshall or Howard but Ryder has been in great form
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Never worried about players solely based on their height. A good tall is dangerous, a guy who is just tall is an opportunity to rebound off.
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