Aboriginal AllStars game Feb 7

[LostDoggy]

Re: Aboriginal AllStars game Feb 7

who would johncock and mcleod play for? Adelaide or the All Stars?

[mighty_west]

Re: Aboriginal AllStars game Feb 7

who would johncock and mcleod play for? Adelaide or the All Stars?

The All Stars most likely, was it Brad Murphy who tried to clean up Cam Faulkner that time when we played the All Stars in Darwin?

[mjp]

Re: Aboriginal AllStars game Feb 7

Great team Mike

however, allow me some bias, our boys Hill and Harbrow are better on the wings than what you have proposed. I actually believe that!!!!

My main aim with the team was to avoid any threat of injury to important players. Hill and Harbrow to sit this one out.

[ledge]

Re: Aboriginal AllStars game Feb 7

A great skilful team but is there anyone in the backline that has put on a tackle in their life?
2 of the players named in the backline have been opportunist half forward flankers, they dont make good chase and tacklers or stoppers.
And Macleod? Dont doubt his game but as a backman none of these are stick to players, more run off types.
Great with the ball but not sighted without it.
Wirrapunda, I would have him in the backline immediately.

[mjp]

Re: Aboriginal AllStars game Feb 7

Hate to say this Ledge, but all of the players I named in the back 6 spent most of the 2008 season playing back...and West Coast moved Wirrapanda FORWARD because he simply refused to get on his man.

Macleod won two Norm Smiths as a half-back...I'll have him any day...aside from the fact that he was terrible last year, is completely 'gone' (or so it seeemed) and is in the team on reputation only.

[ledge]

Re: Aboriginal AllStars game Feb 7

Yeah but they are all of the same ilk, run off players, in reality one or 2 in a side is good but where is the big tough fullback or tagging back pocket, indigenous players are incredible ball handlers but never been known to do the tagging roles.

Dont get me wrong i am not having a go at you, but more of the fact there arent any hard bodied tough tagging and bullocking ones about you could choose from for the backline.

Run off players look great if someone is there to do the punching, pushing, shoving etc.
The one good thing about this is it should lead to high scoring.
Although a coach who prides himself on a great defence eg Malthouse would be bald after 2 games.