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    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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    Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 8 Vs Carlton 2021

    Quote Originally Posted by bornadog View Post
    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.

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    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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    Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 8 Vs Carlton 2021

    Quote Originally Posted by bornadog View Post
    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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    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?
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    Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 8 Vs Carlton 2021

    Quote Originally Posted by Dry Rot View Post
    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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    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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    Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 8 Vs Carlton 2021

    Quote Originally Posted by Happy Days View Post
    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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    Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 8 Vs Carlton 2021

    Quote Originally Posted by Dry Rot View Post
    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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    Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 8 Vs Carlton 2021

    Quote Originally Posted by 1eyedog View Post
    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.
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    Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 8 Vs Carlton 2021

    Bevo won't pick JUH out of spite this week!
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    Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 8 Vs Carlton 2021

    Quote Originally Posted by comrade View Post
    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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    Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 8 Vs Carlton 2021

    Buku Khamis to debut this week.

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    Re: Always Right Match Committee - Round 8 Vs Carlton 2021

    Quote Originally Posted by divvydan View Post
    Buku Khamis to debut this week.
    Yesssss
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    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.

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