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Always Right Match Committee Round 14 v GWS at Giant Stadium on Saturday Night
Re: Always Right Match Committee Round 14 v GWS at Giant Stadium on Saturday Night
Originally posted by Bulldog4life
And playing Naughty all pre season as a defender then swinging him forward. What a disaster.
In fairness that move with Naughton was a more of a spur of the moment decision to address an injury.
Better list planning would have had negated the need to do that.
Wood being moved forward was due to more of an experiment we wanted to do.
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Re: Always Right Match Committee Round 14 v GWS at Giant Stadium on Saturday Night
Originally posted by Bulldog4life
And playing Naughty all pre season as a defender then swinging him forward. What a disaster.
The problem is not where a champion plays but how you treat them. Naughton has always been seen as a saviour for the club and treated that way, and he remained a champion who occasionally has an off day. Have 5 disposals and 0 goals- no problem. Just try again and have a great game next time. Club benefits enormously.
Others are not viewed as favourably (and given a raw deal in my opinion), to the club’s disadvantage.
One such case was Bailey Williams in 2018. He had 20+ possessions in nine consecutive games and got dropped. Never understood it. Serious long term injury? Not that I recall.
Never got back to that form and struggled to get a game for years.
And that’s been the case with others. One player was dropped after 20 goals in 10 games. Had to reinvent himself as a backman. Had good games but first bad one and he’s out to reinvent himself as a ruckman or a wingman and next as a drink carrier.
The club suffers, and spends years missing out on badly needed success. Look at the membership situation. 2 grand finals but everyone sees them as accidents. Not seen as professional if you experiment and the wins dry up.
Re: Always Right Match Committee Round 14 v GWS at Giant Stadium on Saturday Night
Originally posted by GVGjr
Doc, you don't think Junter will need some time at Footscray?
5 ins would be a big adjustment for the MC.
Possibly, depends on whether or not he has maintained appropriate fitness levels. If he has I'd play him.
We have 10 games to go. We need 6-4 minimum if not 7-3 win loss ratio with a tough draw ahead to make the finals I would think. So I want our best players on the field playing together as much as we can make it happen.
Bailey Smith is back in 2 weeks so I'd give Bedendo a taste following his good form at Footscray. Schache and Crozier have been dominant at Footscray and deserve a recall. On paper this looks a strong team to me. Only Smith and possibly Bruce and Hannan arguably could make it stronger if they can come back with good form.
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