Match Committee - Round 16, 2017 vs Adelaide

[Sedat]

Re: Match Committee - Round 16, 2017 vs Adelaide

Even when he is flying, JJ is far from a contested ball type, which is needed as a tagger. I'm very surprised we haven't moved him around. I would give him time forward.

In terms of tagging Sloane- Libba? Career maker for Honey? Picken? Share the job around? Crazy we won't tag him anyway...

Picko for mine. He used to be one of the best in the business at it and still has the physical capabilities to carry the job out.

[Rocco Jones]

Re: Match Committee - Round 16, 2017 vs Adelaide

A question in relation to Bevo employing tags, instructing players to retaliate to little sniper type actions....do posters think he might be the type to put ethics ahead of tactics? I think it's admirable but this season has seen a shift to more tactics of intimidation.

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

Re: Match Committee - Round 16, 2017 vs Adelaide

Thought a statement should've been made on Johanissen and / or Stringer regardless of cost.

I don't want to see anyone in the RWB put in such selective and selfish effort.

Play NMM, or Young, or as you've mentioned Bailey Williams (who shouldn't be out of the side anyway). Or try something different, bring Collins in and try Fletch up forward.

Bring Declan in for his first go at it - one thing is for sure he couldn't dispose of it any worse than most getting selected.

I think all things being considered you might be going one game too early on your call for youth.
A short week makes it hard for us to pick youth.
Then you have the opposition, venue and season-on-the-line stakes.
Stringer & JJ have the ability to turn a game. Do you think NMM or Young or Williams have that ability right now & off a shortened week to boot?
Sweeping changes this week with a youth focus would be tantamount to announcing to all we are desperate and ripe for the picking.
I think Bevo, right or wrong, is making one last call to action for those he has shown faith in to put it on the line.
I suspect that should that not be repaid we will see change starting the following week.

[always right]

Re: Match Committee - Round 16, 2017 vs Adelaide

Reckon injuries to Murph, Biggs and Campbell may have saved some from being dropped.

[Hotdog60]

Re: Match Committee - Round 16, 2017 vs Adelaide

Anyone have any doubts on Campbell's durability. He never seems to get a long run at it.

[jeemak]

Re: Match Committee - Round 16, 2017 vs Adelaide

Picko for mine. He used to be one of the best in the business at it and still has the physical capabilities to carry the job out.

It might actually spring him into some meaningful action again.

[Remi Moses]

Re: Match Committee - Round 16, 2017 vs Adelaide

When Redpath goes in and we kick long to Honey and Wallis I'd suggest it will be a bad thing no matter the conditions. It will also mean Bont will play too much forward which impacts our clearance situation and Stinger gets stuck deep which hasn't really worked much over the last year. Roughead needs to play 80% ruck at least for us to have any chance of kicking a winning score

Well Campbell and T. Boyd out who plays 2nd ruck ?Its done out of necessity

[jeemak]

Re: Match Committee - Round 16, 2017 vs Adelaide

A question in relation to Bevo employing tags, instructing players to retaliate to little sniper type actions....do posters think he might be the type to put ethics ahead of tactics? I think it's admirable but this season has seen a shift to more tactics of intimidation.

Depends how you define ethics.

Some might say throwing/flicking the ball around as a tactic isn't ethical, it's clear we pushed this as far as we could last year and benefited from it. Just because some aspects of tagging are physical, it doesn't mean they are less virtuous than any other testing of the rules.

[Eastdog]

Re: Match Committee - Round 16, 2017 vs Adelaide

It might actually spring him into some meaningful action again.

Yes Picko definitely out of form this year. Really hopes I see some Pickolike stuff back tomorrow night. It hasn't been brought to the forefront this year but we all know what he can do. The concussion he got in Round 6 is probably a factor in his performance but that now is about 11 weeks ago that happened.

[Rocco Jones]

Re: Match Committee - Round 16, 2017 vs Adelaide

Depends how you define ethics.

Some might say throwing/flicking the ball around as a tactic isn't ethical, it's clear we pushed this as far as we could last year and benefited from it. Just because some aspects of tagging are physical, it doesn't mean they are less virtuous than any other testing of the rules.

I hear what you are saying. Let me re-phrase it. Does he put his interpretation of ethics ahead of tactics if they conflict?

[Rocco Jones]

Re: Match Committee - Round 16, 2017 vs Adelaide

Anyone have any doubts on Campbell's durability. He never seems to get a long run at it.

I think it's very understandable to have those doubts. At least the last two weeks have lessened doubts on whether he has the tricks/a trick to make it. Looks like he can be a ruckman who constantly gets his hand to it, not a bad starting point.

[Bornadog]

Re: Match Committee - Round 16, 2017 vs Adelaide

Well Campbell and T. Boyd out who plays 2nd ruck ?Its done out of necessity

and has been the same every week. We haven't gone a round where Roughy, Boyd or Campbell have all been fit at the same time.

[westdog54]

Re: Match Committee - Round 16, 2017 vs Adelaide

Thought a statement should've been made on Johanissen and / or Stringer regardless of cost.

I don't want to see anyone in the RWB put in such selective and selfish effort.

Play NMM, or Young, or as you've mentioned Bailey Williams (who shouldn't be out of the side anyway). Or try something different, bring Collins in and try Fletch up forward.

Bring Declan in for his first go at it - one thing is for sure he couldn't dispose of it any worse than most getting selected.

For an interstate trip off a five day break? You're kidding right?

The 'play the kids' mantra is probably the most simplistic and thoughtless cry of any struggling team.

For mine Clay Smith is the most exciting inclusion of the four. If you're going to have a team struggling with its footskills you may as well have a relentless competitive animal amongst them. For all Clay's faults he rarely loses a contest and is a very smart footballer.

[Doc26]

Re: Match Committee - Round 16, 2017 vs Adelaide

For an interstate trip off a five day break? You're kidding right?

The 'play the kids' mantra is probably the most simplistic and thoughtless cry of any struggling team.

For mine Clay Smith is the most exciting inclusion of the four. If you're going to have a team struggling with its footskills you may as well have a relentless competitive animal amongst them. For all Clay's faults he rarely loses a contest and is a very smart footballer.

Thanks for the constructive citicism of my opinion

[westdog54]

Re: Match Committee - Round 16, 2017 vs Adelaide

Thanks for the constructive citicism of my opinion

I'm curious, why is your opinion above criticism?