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    Re: Always Right Match Committee Thread Round 11, Vs West Coast Eagles

    Quote Originally Posted by bornadog View Post
    I don't think anyone knew he would retire like that.
    Even then he had a back injury he was a long way away from coming back from. It was bad list management even if he didn't retire.

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    Re: Always Right Match Committee Thread Round 11, Vs West Coast Eagles

    Quote Originally Posted by hujsh View Post
    Even then he had a back injury he was a long way away from coming back from. It was bad list management even if he didn't retire.
    We don't know the real in and outs of the football department, so we can't say it is bad list management.

    How do we know if we weren't on the hunt for a Ruckman and couldn't get an established one, so we took Sweet as the next best?
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    Re: Always Right Match Committee Thread Round 11, Vs West Coast Eagles

    Quote Originally Posted by bornadog View Post
    We don't know the real in and outs of the football department, so we can't say it is bad list management.

    How do we know if we weren't on the hunt for a Ruckman and couldn't get an established one, so we took Sweet as the next best?
    I don't know all the players in the country but I find it hard to believe there's not one mature ruckman in the state leagues worth a shot as backup at least. It's one of the few cases where outsiders can look and and say 'yep, we probably GrubGrubGrubGrubed that one up'

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    Re: Always Right Match Committee Thread Round 11, Vs West Coast Eagles

    Gardner will come straight into the team this week.

    https://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/n...ee-to-debutant

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    Re: Always Right Match Committee Thread Round 11, Vs West Coast Eagles

    Quote Originally Posted by divvydan View Post
    Gardner will come straight into the team this week.

    https://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/n...ee-to-debutant
    Wow!! Alrighty then. We get to see what we bought straight away then.

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    Re: Always Right Match Committee Thread Round 11, Vs West Coast Eagles

    Absolutely the mix isn't right in terms of rucks on the list but after seeing how Campbell was looked over last year, what's the point adding one if Bev doesn't think they bring what he wants them to bring and therefore refuses to pick em?

    There was no one running around in the state leagues that had a better year than Campbell had at Footscray and I don't think anyone we could have grabbed was going to be an upgrade.

    I wanted us to have a real dip at Preuss, but at the end of the day, if Power gets one but Bevo doesn't and won't play them, why waste the list spot?

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    Re: Always Right Match Committee Thread Round 11, Vs West Coast Eagles

    Quote Originally Posted by bornadog View Post
    Tom Boyd would have been handy.
    That actually confirms my point because we knew there was considerable doubt on his availability with his back injury
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    Re: Always Right Match Committee Thread Round 11, Vs West Coast Eagles

    Quote Originally Posted by bornadog View Post
    We don't know the real in and outs of the football department, so we can't say it is bad list management.

    How do we know if we weren't on the hunt for a Ruckman and couldn't get an established one, so we took Sweet as the next best?
    Equally how do you know that we did? It's fair to question the list management approach given we didn't recruit at least one more player capable of having a spell in the ruck.

    I wonder if we think adding players with state league experience fast tracks their development
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    Re: Always Right Match Committee Thread Round 11, Vs West Coast Eagles

    Quote Originally Posted by divvydan View Post
    Gardner will come straight into the team this week.

    https://www.westernbulldogs.com.au/n...ee-to-debutant
    Hahaa fair indictment on Schache.

    And our list management in general.
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    Re: Always Right Match Committee Thread Round 11, Vs West Coast Eagles

    How good is this. On the list and on your way to Perth. Massive week for this young lad. Seems incredibly agile for 197 centimetres. The tiny bit of footage I have seen of him he doesn’t seem that tall. I really liked what I watched. Hope he goes well

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    Re: Always Right Match Committee Thread Round 11, Vs West Coast Eagles

    Where does he play? Forward or Back?

    I have a feeling West might get his chance forward this week.

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    Re: Always Right Match Committee Thread Round 11, Vs West Coast Eagles

    Quote Originally Posted by Rocket Science View Post
    Hahaa fair indictment on Schache.

    And our list management in general.
    In 13 games last year Schache had less than 10 possessions twice, both 9 and one was first game in the team.

    His last 2 games this year were 7 and 4.

    in the first 20 games last year McLean had 11 games with 25 possessions or more (three Over 30).

    In the first 10 games this year he has had none (most under 20).

    Schache is not the only player going backwards quickly. I can give more examples.

    What is going on?

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    Re: Always Right Match Committee Thread Round 11, Vs West Coast Eagles

    Thought McLean was good last week , but he’s been down this year. Schache needs to show more intent otherwise it’s going to be a short afl career

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    Re: Always Right Match Committee Thread Round 11, Vs West Coast Eagles

    Quote Originally Posted by Remi Moses View Post
    Thought McLean was good last week , but he’s been down this year. Schache needs to show more intent otherwise it’s going to be a short afl career
    McLean had 14 touches, less than any game last year.

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    Re: Always Right Match Committee Thread Round 11, Vs West Coast Eagles

    Quote Originally Posted by Danjul View Post
    In 13 games last year Schache had less than 10 possessions twice, both 9 and one was first game in the team.

    His last 2 games this year were 7 and 4.

    in the first 20 games last year McLean had 11 games with 25 possessions or more (three Over 30).

    In the first 10 games this year he has had none (most under 20).

    Schache is not the only player going backwards quickly. I can give more examples.

    What is going on?
    McLean is playing a completely different role this year
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