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05-05-2021, 11:11 PM
#181
Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 8 Vs Carlton 2021
Tim English yet to tick all the boxes according to Stevo, so could miss this week as well.
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Premierships: AFL 1954, 2016 VFA - 1898,99,1900, 1908, 1913, 1919-20, 1923-24, VFL: 2014, 2016 . Champions of Victoria 1924. AFLW - 2018.
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05-05-2021, 11:14 PM
#182
Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 8 Vs Carlton 2021
Originally Posted by
bornadog
Tim English yet to tick all the boxes according to Stevo, so could miss this week as well.
I would be giving Tim more time.
The experience with Picken highlights the need to be cautious.
Life is to be Enjoyed not Endured
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05-05-2021, 11:51 PM
#183
Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 8 Vs Carlton 2021
If we're at Wednesday and he's not clearly ready to go then he should be given another week.
Nobody's looking for a puppeteer in today's wintry economic climate.
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06-05-2021, 12:15 AM
#184
Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 8 Vs Carlton 2021
Originally Posted by
bornadog
Tim English yet to tick all the boxes according to Stevo, so could miss this week as well.
Yeah they have been hinting at that all week, unlikely I reckon. Its going to be an interesting match committee if he doesn't play this for sure.
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06-05-2021, 12:45 AM
#185
Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 8 Vs Carlton 2021
Have not been well lately, and the second half of the Tigers game did not help that.
So I have not been on here recently nor have read all this thread, so I do not know if someone else has posted this.
Re JUH.
Most young players are best played through the VFL, building on their skills and correcting their weaknesses and then make their AFL debut.
But some seem to prosper by being played in the AFL, even if they do not appear to be ready.
From VFL match reports, JUH seems to be double or triple teamed all game. That would not happen in the AFL, where Naughton gets the defender and Bruce the second best.
Should we roll the dice and give JUH a crack?
The fight is here; I need ammunition, not a ride.
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06-05-2021, 10:31 AM
#186
Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 8 Vs Carlton 2021
Originally Posted by
Dry Rot
Should we roll the dice and give JUH a crack?
I have real concerns about his match fitness. He looked gassed at times at VFL level and that would only be worse at AFL level.
He's a clear talent - prhaps up there with Bont in terms of natural ability. Personally I think he needs time and from what I saw at VFL level a few stints on the wing during VFL games (as he's been given) will help him along.
Most AFL players would run off him fairly easily
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06-05-2021, 10:40 AM
#187
Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 8 Vs Carlton 2021
Yeah he looked physically better/fitter last weekend but was undeniably blown up against the Giants, so it might have been a case of looking better live, or I might just really want to believe he’s ready.
If English isn’t fit I’d play him ahead of Schache regardless. If someone is gonna do nothing I’d rather it be a gassed Marra than a frightened Schache.
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06-05-2021, 10:41 AM
#188
Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 8 Vs Carlton 2021
Originally Posted by
Happy Days
Yeah he looked physically better/fitter last weekend but was undeniably blown up against the Giants, so it might have been a case of looking better live, or I might just really want to believe he’s ready.
If English isn’t fit I’d play him ahead of Schache regardless. If someone is gonna do nothing I’d rather it be a gassed Marra than a frightened Schache.
Agreed happy to roll the dice and sub Marra at 3QT due to a lack of oxygen.
But then again, I'm an Internet poster and Bevo is a premiership coach so draw your own conclusions.
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06-05-2021, 10:45 AM
#189
Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 8 Vs Carlton 2021
Originally Posted by
Dry Rot
Have not been well lately, and the second half of the Tigers game did not help that.
So I have not been on here recently nor have read all this thread, so I do not know if someone else has posted this.
Re JUH.
Most young players are best played through the VFL, building on their skills and correcting their weaknesses and then make their AFL debut.
But some seem to prosper by being played in the AFL, even if they do not appear to be ready.
From VFL match reports, JUH seems to be double or triple teamed all game. That would not happen in the AFL, where Naughton gets the defender and Bruce the second best.
Should we roll the dice and give JUH a crack?
But it may well be his reality in a few years. Maybe this is a worthwhile learning experience to give him in the VFL?
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06-05-2021, 11:00 AM
#190
Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 8 Vs Carlton 2021
Originally Posted by
1eyedog
Agreed happy to roll the dice and sub Marra at 3QT due to a lack of oxygen.
Full body cramp like Clay Smith in his first game.
Our 1954 premiership players are our heroes, and it has to be said that Charlie was their hero.
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06-05-2021, 01:46 PM
#191
Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 8 Vs Carlton 2021
Bevo won't pick JUH out of spite this week!
They've done studies you know, 60% of the time, it works every time!
Brian Fantana.
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06-05-2021, 02:25 PM
#192
Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 8 Vs Carlton 2021
Originally Posted by
comrade
Full body cramp like Clay Smith in his first game.
That's ok, as long as he kicks as many as Clay did
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Premierships: AFL 1954, 2016 VFA - 1898,99,1900, 1908, 1913, 1919-20, 1923-24, VFL: 2014, 2016 . Champions of Victoria 1924. AFLW - 2018.
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06-05-2021, 02:55 PM
#193
Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 8 Vs Carlton 2021
Buku Khamis to debut this week.
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06-05-2021, 03:01 PM
#194
Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 8 Vs Carlton 2021
Originally Posted by
divvydan
Buku Khamis to debut this week.
Yesssss
Our 1954 premiership players are our heroes, and it has to be said that Charlie was their hero.
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06-05-2021, 03:19 PM
#195
Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 8 Vs Carlton 2021
I'm told the video for this one will be good.
Absolutely rapt for Buku.