Player Management

[Topdog]

Re: Player Management

Correct stache. And well said bornadog. Everitt just isn't a good player. Teased with potential but doesn't have a position.

I imagine he will be the sub quite a lot as he has his uses in that he is ok as a backman, ok as a forward, ok on the wing. Just not good anywhere in particular.

[Mofra]

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Hall, B Johnson - Seems like the same player in a different body, in a different season. great players that just cant get on the park or stay on the park.

I agree with most of the points you've raised but disagree strongly on these two.

Johnno was 4th in the B&F in his second last year and raring to go for one more season - nobody thought he'd drop off that quickly.

Diutto Hall - he was 2nd in the Coleman last year but his body failing him right now is not something anyone predicted.

[Mofra]

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I imagine he will be the sub quite a lot as he has his uses in that he is ok as a backman, ok as a forward, ok on the wing. Just not good anywhere in particular.

It has been mentioned a few times - good player, he suffers from being the 7th best available in every position on the ground.
In an interview last year at VFL level he couldn't decide what his best position was. That spoke volumes to me.

[LostDoggy]

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I agree with most of the points you've raised but disagree strongly on these two.

Johnno was 4th in the B&F in his second last year and raring to go for one more season - nobody thought he'd drop off that quickly.

Diutto Hall - he was 2nd in the Coleman last year but his body failing him right now is not something anyone predicted.

I'm not sure where we disagree here. I certainly agree with your argument.

I was comparing the scenarios in relation to player management as more circumstantial evidence from someone outside the inner sanctum. They both were performing well but dropped off through injury and possibly age. I added these guys as perhaps their conditioning could have been handled differently. perhaps not.

[Topdog]

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They possibly could have marcov but people get old and get old quickly.

As Charles Barkley said

"Ppl waiting on the Celtics to get healthy. No disrespect but old ppl dont get healthy. They die"

[LostDoggy]

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They possibly could have marcov but people get old and get old quickly.

As Charles Barkley said

"Ppl waiting on the Celtics to get healthy. No disrespect but old ppl dont get healthy. They die"

Too true, I feel it in my hangovers these days.

Has Gilbee succumbed to age early? Or does he have an application/mental issue?

We seem to be very unlucky or we are doing something wrong.

[Bornadog]

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Too true, I feel it in my hangovers these days.

Has Gilbee succumbed to age early? Or does he have an application/mental issue?

We seem to be very unlucky or we are doing something wrong.

Gilbee had problems last year and really didn't play like the Gilbee of old. Maybe with his father dieing it has effected him mentally more than we all thought.

[LostDoggy]

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Interesting fact: Did you know that we have 20 players on the senior list basically under the age of 23.

Their grand total of games to last round was 244. This is an average of 12.2 games per player, yet;

Four have played 0 games
Eight have played less than ten

If Josh Hill (63) and Callan Ward (48) left at seasons end then the stats would be (give or take a 1-game amount) down to around about 7 games for the under 23's.

Interesting to know what the AFL average would be for players of a similar age.

I find that a little daunting considering we'll be losing around 800 games at the end of the season you'd think in Hall, Huddo, Gilbs & Hahn.

Our younger playing list are victims of our success in the last 3 years.

[LostDoggy]

Re: Player Management

Interesting fact: Did you know that we have 20 players on the senior list basically under the age of 23.

Their grand total of games to last round was 244. This is an average of 12.2 games per player, yet;

Four have played 0 games
Eight have played less than ten

If Josh Hill (63) and Callan Ward (48) left at seasons end then the stats would be (give or take a 1-game amount) down to around about 7 games for the under 23's.

Interesting to know what the AFL average would be for players of a similar age.

I find that a little daunting considering we'll be losing around 800 games at the end of the season you'd think in Hall, Huddo, Gilbs & Hahn.


Our younger playing list are victims of our success in the last 3 years.

Interesting figures suggest we will have a very inexoerienced team next season. Ward has a big decision to make. Do we need someone at the club who works well with the younger guys?