Always Right Match Committee - Round 11 Vs Brisbane 2020

[Remi Moses]

Brisbane hold my beer
Matt Eagles who was on the recruit
Thought he was gone

[hujsh]

They've said Gardener has been good intercepting right? Maybe he's a Crozier replacement and does better as a 3rd tall? Looking for anything here.

[Grantysghost]

They've said Gardener has been good intercepting right? Maybe he's a Crozier replacement and does better as a 3rd tall? Looking for anything here.

That makes some sense. I think.

Feel for Rourke surely you need a couple of games to get your feet.

[comrade]

Question for WOOF: What is a pass mark for Gardner where you’d be happy for him to play the following week?

[Before I Die]

I’m congratulating Ryan on fighting his way back into the team and sincerely wishing him all the best for the game. I’ve only seen him in his few senior appearances and they haven’t been great so far. However, he wouldn’t be the first player to have a slow start to his career and clearly he is doing the right thing in the scratch matches and one on one tussles at training. If he can find his feet he has the physical attributes we badly need. Go Dogs and go Ryan.

[Grantysghost]

Question for WOOF: What is a pass mark for Gardner where you’d be happy for him to play the following week?

He seems to be very athletic so I'd be looking for intercept marks and third man spoils. Also handpasses. People, run from behind.

[Happy Days]

Question for WOOF: What is a pass mark for Gardner where you’d be happy for him to play the following week?

It's the Gowers conundrum all over again where he's got so much exposed form of being terrible that I don't want him to play well because then we have to pick him again.

I'm not trying to bash the guy its just so frustrating to care about this so much and feel like we're going out of our way to not put our best side forward.

[Grantysghost]

It's the Gowers conundrum all over again where he's got so much exposed form of being terrible that I don't want him to play well because then we have to pick him again.

I'm not trying to bash the guy its just so frustrating to care about this so much and feel like we're going out of our way to not put our best side forward.

Could he potentially be like Hamling? Not many rated him prior to end of 2016. Similar pathway and type of player.

[AutoFill]

Gardner will be in this week. They’ve been talking him up......

So no surprises, the club is developing a pattern here...they seem to know there will be a bit of friction with the faithful.

[comrade]

It's the Gowers conundrum all over again where he's got so much exposed form of being terrible that I don't want him to play well because then we have to pick him again.

I'm not trying to bash the guy its just so frustrating to care about this so much and feel like we're going out of our way to not put our best side forward.

So not trending on Twitter would be a tick for Gardner?

[Happy Days]

So not trending on Twitter would be a tick for Gardner?

I know that our bottom 6 don't matter and we could play literally anyone or whatever the current zeitgeist is on that but the times we've played Gardner we've a) lost b) badly with c) a full on negative contribution from him. This is MADNESS especially with clearly superior players in the same position not getting picked.

[kruder]

I reckon Bevo would pick me for the Presidents Cup if he watched me on the driving range...
Um on the golf course a very differnt story

Good luck Ryan.

[kruder]

Why oh why

I agree I'd give Naughty another week

[Axe Man]

Brisbane hold my beer
Matt Eagles who was on the recruit
Thought he was gone

The Eagles v Gardner matchup will be one for the ages!

[comrade]

I know that our bottom 6 don't matter and we could play literally anyone or whatever the current zeitgeist is on that but the times we've played Gardner we've a) lost b) badly with c) a full on negative contribution from him. This is MADNESS especially with clearly superior players in the same position not getting picked.

My big thing with the 'bottom 6 don't matter' concept is a) they do just not as much as our top 6, and b) because they don't influence the result as much, why not try and develop players on the list that have shown glimpses and may have a future at the top level.

Would have been a good opportunity to give Lachie Young or Louis Butler an 2-3 game block in the half back role until Crozier returns.

Anyway, good luck to Gardner. I've got a feeling he'll either prove us wrong, or he'll go the Gowers path and torch his career entirely.