Midfield Depth

[azabob]

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Beveridge has indicated that "utilities" are our priority for list management gaps.

I wonder if this will progress Freijah into the midfield group this preseason or he will continue to train with the defenders.

We are desperate for the Sanders pick to pay off.

[Grantysghost]

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I would like to see Caleb as our small foward. Reads the ball well and is very smart around goals and is in and under. Let him reinvent himself.

Too slow I think. He can't do the chase down harassing stuff say a Pickett does.

[JanLorMill]

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Too slow I think. He can't do the chase down harassing stuff say a Pickett does.

No slower than West.

[mighty_west]

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I'm not against moving Weightman to the midfield or even the back line because he's not playing the role of a smaller forward.
Love his enthusiasm but if we could find a couple of players better suited to a small forwards role it could be worth considering.

All fair but he's also our best set shot for goal, i'd like to see him do a pre season with the midfield group ditto with West, they can both give us a spark in the midfield.

[mighty_west]

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How many good small forwards are slow? I don't see it. What they do in defence is as important as what they do in attack and both require some pace.

If they're smart enough they don't need to be super quick imo, just crafty and Caleb can get under packs, has that ability to scoop the ball up cleanly and make a play, that could be dangerous in amongst the tall forwards.

[mjp]

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If they're smart enough they don't need to be super quick imo, just crafty and Caleb can get under packs, has that ability to scoop the ball up cleanly and make a play, that could be dangerous in amongst the tall forwards.

Small forwards are born, not made.

[Stevo]

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Beveridge has indicated that "utilities" are our priority for list management gaps.

I wonder if this will progress Freijah into the midfield group this preseason or he will continue to train with the defenders.

We are desperate for the Sanders pick to pay off.

I might have missed that AB, where did you see that?

[GVGjr]

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All fair but he's also our best set shot for goal, i'd like to see him do a pre season with the midfield group ditto with West, they can both give us a spark in the midfield.

If we were playing 2 tall forwards rather than 3 I think we keep Cody forward as much as we can but if we assume we need 3 smaller forwards on the ground at all times well that's not really his strength. He flies for a lot of marks leaving us with minimal smaller forwards when we don't mark it which isn't ideal
Your point is well made but I'd consider other roles for Cody.

[angelopetraglia]

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I might have missed that AB, where did you see that?

I believe he has mentioned it a few times. The context is that we had multiple dratfs where wer priortised talls due to the opportunties i.e. Darcy, Marra, Buss and Croft and we have not taken enough high end mids and utlities (obviously tried to rectify that last year with Sanders).

[jDogs]

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Can anyone else see Williams training as mid this preseason? I have a feeling this could happen if we pick up an O'Driscoll type and we don't bring in a Peatling type. Have always felt he could be good in there, plus Bevo happened to mention a few weeks ago how he thought he could be one to go in there.

[azabob]

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I might have missed that AB, where did you see that?

I believe he has mentioned it a few times. The context is that we had multiple dratfs where wer priortised talls due to the opportunties i.e. Darcy, Marra, Buss and Croft and we have not taken enough high end mids and utlities (obviously tried to rectify that last year with Sanders).

AP is correct.

He mentioned it most recently in his after-match press conference from Friday night.

[azabob]

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Can anyone else see Williams training as mid this preseason? I have a feeling this could happen if we pick up an O'Driscoll type and we don't bring in a Peatling type. Have always felt he could be good in there, plus Bevo happened to mention a few weeks ago how he thought he could be one to go in there.

I don't see why not. Didn't he also get like 1021 possessions in one underage match before being drafted?

[jDogs]

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I don't see why not. Didn't he also get like 1021 possessions in one underage match before being drafted?

56 touch game which put him on the draft radar.

[jazzadogs]

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One year on and we are worse off. Sanders was drafted but now losing a few players.

As Jeemak mentioned in post #3, should Cody be now training as a mid instead of p[laying the small forward role?

Great bump of this incredibly clever, good looking and forward thinking poster.

It's a real mess we find ourselves in. Three more out the door this year in Baz, Macrae and Garcia (although based on their most recent games, they are more high half forwards) - how many will we bring in? So much of our list management discussion is focussed on getting a small defender, tall back, small forward...we need more midfielders who can influence at stoppages.

[JanLorMill]

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Can anyone else see Williams training as mid this preseason? I have a feeling this could happen if we pick up an O'Driscoll type and we don't bring in a Peatling type. Have always felt he could be good in there, plus Bevo happened to mention a few weeks ago how he thought he could be one to go in there.

Another slowish mid is not what we need.