Nab Cup vs. North Melbourne/Geelong Review

[Bulldog Joe]

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He doesn't play forward, even at VFL level.

Are you sure he was drafted to us as a forward (forgetting his Hawks/Box Hill stint)?

Markovic did go forward in a VFL game I attended last year (I think against Werribee) and acquitted himself well in a HUGE come from behind victory.

[Sedat]

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Yes that is true however if Markovic plays on the above, you rob the team of providing any run against the abovementioned. Sure he may break even or even beat these type of opponents however a Williams could potentially not only beat his opponent, he could also provide alot of rebound.

I tend to agree but under those circumstances, Williams could conceivably take the Lake quarterback role back leaving Markovic to focus on a purely negating role. It's always dangerous to go by pre-season form, but Markovic would not embarrass himself if he had to make the step up to AFL level.

[boydogs]

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Yes that is true however if Markovic plays on the above, you rob the team of providing any run against the abovementioned. Sure he may break even or even beat these type of opponents however a Williams could potentially not only beat his opponent, he could also provide alot of rebound.

It's good to be able to say that about Williams now. Boy it has been a long road.

I think everyone agrees you only look at Markovic if Lake, Williams or Morris are out. Cloke, Dawes and Brown or Jolly for instance could stretch us a little, as could Franklin, Roughead & Hale, or Riewoldt, Kosi & Gardiner. We may still go for the Lindsay Gilbee on the resting ruck setup, but I think we have another option now if we feel we need to be more accountable.

[Greystache]

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It's good to be able to say that about Williams now. Boy it has been a long road.

I think everyone agrees you only look at Markovic if Lake, Williams or Morris are out. Cloke, Dawes and Brown or Jolly for instance could stretch us a little, as could Franklin, Roughead & Hale, or Riewoldt, Kosi & Gardiner. We may still go for the Lindsay Gilbee on the resting ruck setup, but I think we have another option now if we feel we need to be more accountable.

I think we might see Easton Wood playing that role in future.

[FrediKanoute]

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The concern on him being pigeon holed as a FF is that he lacks acceleration meaning he would struggle to get that all important seperation from AFL quality FB's. It's thought that an increase in mobility will help play more up the field as his ball skills are actually quite good.

One would think that if he is as good a FF as described he wouldn't have lasted until the 3rd of the rookie draft.

Wasn't that a criticism often levelled at Pod's? From what I saw, working on his acceleration is what I would be doing, becuase he has the size to hold down a FF position. He has a solid core, is a good height, has good hands and importantly has a great kick.

[FrediKanoute]

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Better than Ward?

For mine, he'd be a better get than Ward. Ward will be a star no doubt and I think will become one of the elite on ballers, but Wood has that spark about him that makes people excited.

If I was in charge of a new team and wanted to attract supporters I'd be going for a dashing runner like Wood.

[Mantis]

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Wasn't that a criticism often levelled at Pod's? From what I saw, working on his acceleration is what I would be doing, becuase he has the size to hold down a FF position. He has a solid core, is a good height, has good hands and importantly has a great kick.

The criticism I continually heard on Pods was that he lacked ground skills and mobility.

[LostDoggy]

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Geez, that was an awesome game. We got belted in the first quarter, made our run in the second quarter and cruised home after half time.

You're spot on - Hill was great that night.

Top night, Had the luxury of sitting behind a Saints supporter and her boyfriend was a Pies supporter! Not sure but was that the last time we beat them?

[comrade]

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Top night, Had the luxury of sitting behind a Saints supporter and her boyfriend was a Pies supporter! Not sure but was that the last time we beat them?

We beat them later that year, as well. Haven't beat the pricks since though.

[LostDoggy]

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The criticism I continually heard on Pods was that he lacked ground skills and mobility.

Ditto. The criticism is not wrong, mind you: in games where his sticky hands and kicking are 'on', the goals he kicks compensate for his weaknesses well enough, but when his hands or kicking are just a bit off, he's pretty one-dimensional and can quickly become a non-factor, as happened quite a few times last year.