Always Right Match Committee - Finals Week 1

[The Pie Man]

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Given JJ touches the ball 6 times a game, like … we can’t play a 3/4 fit Stef.

I think Bevo’s getting in his own way a bit with this.

[Grantysghost]

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Just ducked out to get some lunch and tunes into SEN - whooboy is the caller feedback for Bevo something…

‘Has Sweet fallen off the face of the earth?’

‘He wipes players’

‘He’s stubborn & pigheaded’

‘The sooner he’s out the door the better’

Gee. Hopefully the vocal minority. Although even my octogenarian mum asked "why does he play that poor boy Young in the ruck?"

[Danjul]

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Gee. Hopefully the vocal minority. Although even my octogenarian mum asked "why does he play that poor boy Young in the ruck?"

Tell her it’s because Hannan can’t be expected to ruck all day.

[Rocco Jones]

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Given JJ touches the ball 6 times a game, like … we can’t play a 3/4 fit Stef.

I think Bevo’s getting in his own way a bit with this.

Is he even 75% fit? I get wanting a ruck, I really do, but do we want a guy who literally can't move around the ground well enough? He is sound less mobile/effective than Sweet outside of the ruckwork.

[The Pie Man]

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Gee. Hopefully the vocal minority. Although even my octogenarian mum asked "why does he play that poor boy Young in the ruck?"

Some of that is of course ridiculous but there is a perception that he’s stubborn with positioning & selection and doesn’t listen to other voices. Who would know what the MC meetings are like, but I’m convinced something needs to change

[Bornadog]

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Martin ain't playing.

We will see. Bevo being Bevo in the presser

[The Pie Man]

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Is he even 75% fit? I get wanting a ruck, I really do, but do we want a guy who literally can't move around the ground well enough? He is sound less mobile/effective than Sweet outside of the ruckwork.

Then play Sweet

[Mofra]

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Is he even 75% fit? I get wanting a ruck, I really do, but do we want a guy who literally can't move around the ground well enough? He is sound less mobile/effective than Sweet outside of the ruckwork.

I didn't see the game but the report sounded pretty effusive about Stef's second half.

It's hard to tell just how much he'd tire. I guess the other issue is neither Stef nor Sweet are threats ahead of the ball English can be, and Young can mark pretty well too.

[Danjul]

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I didn't see the game but the report sounded pretty effusive about Stef's second half.

It's hard to tell just how much he'd tire. I guess the other issue is neither Stef nor Sweet are threats ahead of the ball English can be, and Young can mark pretty well too.

Didn’t Sweet kick 3 goals in a recent practice match? Wouldn’t that be ahead of the ball?

[Mofra]

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Didn’t Sweet kick 3 goals in a recent practice match? Wouldn’t that be ahead of the ball?

I'm quoting Bevo.
As it stands we went with Young ahead of Sweet last week so I'd say the ruck call this week is really between Stef and Young.

I have little confidence that Young could match Draper in the middle which is why I'm leaning towards Stef

[DOG GOD]

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If Draper is against Young/English, I’d have the 3 mids set up like a wall on the defensive side. We ain’t getting the ball, but at least we might be able to stop them just running out of the square freely

[Danjul]

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If Draper is against Young/English, I’d have the 3 mids set up like a wall on the defensive side. We ain’t getting the ball, but at least we might be able to stop them just running out of the square freely

In the last two games the team had a total of 33 hitouts.

Put any two of Sweets games together and his total is not lower, and that includes his game against Gawn.

Bevo’s strategy is failing the supporters.

[Bullies]

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Then play Sweet

I've come around to Sweet as well. He can't go any worse than Young. He is strong and will give Draper a contest. Does have smarts in the tap outs as well.

Young can go back if needed people will say but to do what? He is not in our best 22.

[Grantysghost]

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Is he even 75% fit? I get wanting a ruck, I really do, but do we want a guy who literally can't move around the ground well enough? He is sound less mobile/effective than Sweet outside of the ruckwork.

It's got Trengove vibes. His gps numbers were an issue with the MC so he didn't get a look in.

Clearly that is a non negotiable for Bevo.

Meanwhile we play an average defender in the ruck in the lead up to finals. I'm not sure what to think.

[josie]

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I’d rather Young than Cordy.