Always Right Match Committee thread Rd 8 vs Gold Coast Suns

[comrade]

Re: Always Right Match Committee thread Rd 8 vs Gold Coast Suns

Not to be a downer, but the likes of Richards & Cordy aren’t in great nick either.

Yep. Quarter of the side will barely touch it.

[GVGjr]

Re: Always Right Match Committee thread Rd 8 vs Gold Coast Suns

My heart sank when I read that Lachie Hunter press release.

Agreed, this will also impact the players, he's certainly one of the more popular players within the group

Hopefully he gets better soon and I'm talking more from his own personal position not just from a clubs perspective
The club is in a great position to support him and he will have plenty of his mates around him

[GVGjr]

Re: Always Right Match Committee thread Rd 8 vs Gold Coast Suns

I would have thought McLean for Hunter would make a lot of sense

[Sedat]

Re: Always Right Match Committee thread Rd 8 vs Gold Coast Suns

What does Gowers offer us exactly?

Staggered he gets multiple chances when he never takes any of them.

I get the Gowers criticism and the talk about other potentially better options that have been ignored, but it's not as though we are losing much on-field output with Dale out.

Hunter out is a huge loss. Having said that, Gold Coast are a real phone box type team so having the extra cover on the inside via Porter for this week will help partially off-set Hunter's loss.

Glad Libba is playing this week. Greenwood has been racking up staggering clearance numbers the last few weeks.

[Bulldog Joe]

Re: Always Right Match Committee thread Rd 8 vs Gold Coast Suns

Official
In Porter,GOWERS
Out dale hunter

I’m staggered it wasn’t Lloyd
I don’t get it

Nice to see Porter getting a game and I guess he replaces Hunter. An important role to fill.

Go well young man.

Gowers replaces Dale.

Don't think it costs much in comparison. Gowers at least brings some vigour which Dale lacks.

But please Billy, lets not give away those needless frees. Just do the team thing and share in a win.

Who would I have preferred...

Well ...
We could have chosen

Lew Young (forward marking and ruck relief)
Rhylee West (surely his form was better ..has he done something wrong)
Toby McLean (clearly a better player ... his form has been patchy)
Louis Butler (I know he has played behind the ball, but shows some signs)
Sam Lloyd (Perhaps he is still sore)
Ben Cavarra (we need to find out if he has it and he should be the real pressure forward)
Tory Dickson ( perhaps he has had a leg amputated - he doesn't get mentioned at all but our best small forward for about 7 years)
Fergus Greene (Showed signs in 2018 - is he fit?)
Will Hayes ( showed enough to be a role player and can run)
Bradley Lynch (his form in 2018 was better at top level than at lower grades - Perhaps he is in the land of Oz with Dorothy)
Roarke Smith ( has been 1 of Bevo's projects and can contribute)

That is only 11 players (and all may not be available) that I would choose over Billy Gowers for any role in the team.

Hope I am terribly wrong and Billy gets BOG in a big win.. but I fear that he may be the achilles heel that brings us undone.

[comrade]

Re: Always Right Match Committee thread Rd 8 vs Gold Coast Suns

I just don't understand how the MC can ask the question "Who gives us the best chance of winning" and comes up with Billy Gowers as the answer.

[KT31]

Re: Always Right Match Committee thread Rd 8 vs Gold Coast Suns

Why pick Gowers, after last few performances he offers very little.
Gia has said Trengove has been excellent at training, not sure why they didn’t bring him in to ruck and let English rest up forward.

[Vred]

Re: Always Right Match Committee thread Rd 8 vs Gold Coast Suns

I just don't understand how the MC can ask the question "Who gives us the best chance of winning" and comes up with Billy Gowers as the answer.

like wtf was the point of us signing Dickson for another year if he isn’t going to get selected? Would I trade any of our small forwards for Dickson? Yes.

[josie]

Re: Always Right Match Committee thread Rd 8 vs Gold Coast Suns

Please kick straight Billy......

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

Re: Always Right Match Committee thread Rd 8 vs Gold Coast Suns

like wtf was the point of us signing Dickson for another year if he isn’t going to get selected? Would I trade any of our small forwards for Dickson? Yes.

I reckon they're better placed than us to know where he is at right now. Bevo and Co know full well what he has done for us, and given his syrong past performances we can only assume they either don't think he has delivered in training, or they are managing him for later in the season.

[CarnTheScray]

Re: Always Right Match Committee thread Rd 8 vs Gold Coast Suns

If Dickson is being managed, they are going to use him for the last few games and finals if we make it. If they're not doing that then I don't know what's going on.

[kruder]

Re: Always Right Match Committee thread Rd 8 vs Gold Coast Suns

Bevo is going to have the time of his life picking the side during the next block

Get ready for lucky dip city, I reckon even Minson might be a chance

[1eyedog]

Re: Always Right Match Committee thread Rd 8 vs Gold Coast Suns

The worst thing Billy can do for us is have a decent game because it will no doubt be followed by a month of absolute tripe.

Home ground, in form, us patchy etc.

[Bornadog]

Re: Always Right Match Committee thread Rd 8 vs Gold Coast Suns

The worst thing Billy can do for us is have a decent game because it will no doubt be followed by a month of absolute tripe.

Home ground, in form, us patchy etc.

As Sedat said, he replaces Dale who has done very little in the past few games, so we aren't losing much.

[Missing Dog]

Re: Always Right Match Committee thread Rd 8 vs Gold Coast Suns

Nice to see Porter getting a game and I guess he replaces Hunter. An important role to fill.

Go well young man.

Gowers replaces Dale.

Don't think it costs much in comparison. Gowers at least brings some vigour which Dale lacks.

But please Billy, lets not give away those needless frees. Just do the team thing and share in a win.

Who would I have preferred...

Well ...
We could have chosen

Lew Young (forward marking and ruck relief)
Rhylee West (surely his form was better ..has he done something wrong)
Toby McLean (clearly a better player ... his form has been patchy)
Louis Butler (I know he has played behind the ball, but shows some signs)
Sam Lloyd (Perhaps he is still sore)
Ben Cavarra (we need to find out if he has it and he should be the real pressure forward)
Tory Dickson ( perhaps he has had a leg amputated - he doesn't get mentioned at all but our best small forward for about 7 years)
Fergus Greene (Showed signs in 2018 - is he fit?)
Will Hayes ( showed enough to be a role player and can run)
Bradley Lynch (his form in 2018 was better at top level than at lower grades - Perhaps he is in the land of Oz with Dorothy)
Roarke Smith ( has been 1 of Bevo's projects and can contribute)

That is only 11 players (and all may not be available) that I would choose over Billy Gowers for any role in the team.

Hope I am terribly wrong and Billy gets BOG in a big win.. but I fear that he may be the achilles heel that brings us undone.

I agree in every aspect.