Match Committee - Round 17 vs Collingwood

[Twodogs]

Re: Match Committee - Round 17 vs Collingwood

Brett Montgomery mentioned Rourke Smith's name tonight on SEN when asked if anyone at Footscray might be pushing for a spot. He said they'd think about him tonight and they have until midday to promote him.

Here replying to a question at 11:42.

http://www.sen.com.au/audio

[GVGjr]

Re: Match Committee - Round 17 vs Collingwood

Brett Montgomery mentioned Rourke Smith's name tonight on SEN when asked if anyone at Footscray might be pushing for a spot. He said they'd think about him tonight and they have until midday to promote him.

Here replying to a question at 11:42.

http://www.sen.com.au/audio

I was listening to him. I'm surprised that Smith is a candidate for a promotion to be honest because I can't see where he fits in to the side.

[Twodogs]

Re: Match Committee - Round 17 vs Collingwood

I was listening to him. I'm surprised that Smith is a candidate for a promotion to be honest because I can't see where he fits in to the side.

Monty said he would slot in well across half back.

[Remi Moses]

Re: Match Committee - Round 17 vs Collingwood

I'm more concerned about the 2nd half capitulation to the Aints and the 2.5 quarter smashing we got from GCS, almost run over by Carlton and scraping home against the Aints in match 2. We aren't getting smashed, yet. Collingwood are the first real top 8 contender we've played since Freo in Round 7.

I'd say Geelong are on the same level as Collingwood , and they flogged the pies when they were going well.
Beveridge is on record as saying we're playing the long game, and we should keep the course

[GVGjr]

Re: Match Committee - Round 17 vs Collingwood

Monty said he would slot in well across half back.

I heard him say that but Murphy, Wood, Johannisen and Boyd cover that area plus I'd have Webb ahead of him.

[Go_Dogs]

Re: Match Committee - Round 17 vs Collingwood

I heard him say that but Murphy, Wood, Johannisen and Boyd cover that area plus I'd have Webb ahead of him.

Not to mention Biggs, and I'd hope Darley would be ahead of Smith at this stage, too.

[comrade]

Re: Match Committee - Round 17 vs Collingwood

Boyd to move into the middle to cover Wallis?

[Go_Dogs]

Re: Match Committee - Round 17 vs Collingwood

Boyd to move into the middle to cover Wallis?

Is he out as well? We're going to struggle this week...

[Bornadog]

Re: Match Committee - Round 17 vs Collingwood

Boyd to move into the middle to cover Wallis?

I haven't seen anything about Wallis being out. Have you a source?

[Mofra]

Re: Match Committee - Round 17 vs Collingwood

I was listening to him. I'm surprised that Smith is a candidate for a promotion to be honest because I can't see where he fits in to the side.

Take Prudden's spot?
We really seem set on giving anyone a go who performs at Footscray. Reputation is out of the window, performance is king. I like it even if I think it can leave us light on for experience and hardened bodies at times.

[1eyedog]

Re: Match Committee - Round 17 vs Collingwood

I heard him say that but Murphy, Wood, Johannisen and Boyd cover that area plus I'd have Webb ahead of him.

I heard that Boyd may play midfield on SEN this morning plus I don't think the MC play players based on where they are in the pecking order (i.e. Cordy). Webb's had a good run at it and it may be time to see what Biggs has got over a number of weeks. We'll find out in about 9 hours I suppose.

[Bornadog]

Re: Match Committee - Round 17 vs Collingwood

Brett Montgomery mentioned Rourke Smith's name tonight on SEN when asked if anyone at Footscray might be pushing for a spot. He said they'd think about him tonight and they have until midday to promote him.

Here replying to a question at 11:42.

http://www.sen.com.au/audio

This from Twitter:

Mark Stevens @Stevo7AFL 14m14 minutes agoMelbourne, Victoria
Been a buzz around long-haired Roarke Smith for a while at Kennel. A rookie who has surprised. In mix to be elevated to senior list, debut

[whythelongface]

Re: Match Committee - Round 17 vs Collingwood

Take Prudden's spot?
We really seem set on giving anyone a go who performs at Footscray. Reputation is out of the window, performance is king. I like it even if I think it can leave us light on for experience and hardened bodies at times.

Not only that but also seeing if players can make the grade at the top level even if they haven't been stand out performers at Footscray. In the long term this is great policy to see which (fringe and/or younger) players can perform at the highest level, considering we have sustained a few injuries to a number of our best players. The fact that we have been able to blood so many new players this year, yet still find ourselves in the midst of playing finals football shows how well our selection team have managed our squad overall. This can only help accelerate the overall development of our team.

[G-Mo77]

Re: Match Committee - Round 17 vs Collingwood

I heard him say that but Murphy, Wood, Johannisen and Boyd cover that area plus I'd have Webb ahead of him.

Could JJ be a chance for an omission? He's a run and carry player as well at VFL level. Same the same type of role.

I'd love to see Smith get a crack personally. He's got some game, a few areas to work on but those kinks should be ironed out over time. A run at the top level won't hurt him one bit.

[Ozza]

Re: Match Committee - Round 17 vs Collingwood

Could JJ be a chance for an omission? He's a run and carry player as well at VFL level. Same the same type of role.

I'd love to see Smith get a crack personally. He's got some game, a few areas to work on but those kinks should be ironed out over time. A run at the top level won't hurt him one bit.

I certainly hope not. Think JJ has become one of our most important players. Recently when we have been cramped for run, he has started slowly (as has the team), but JJ coming into the game and breaking lines has coincided with (and been a big factor in) us getting back into the game/or getting on top in the game.