Retirements, Trades, Delistings and the Rookie list

[LostDoggy]

Re: Retirements, Trades, Delistings and the Rookie list

Cordy won't make it if he doesn't fill out more. He is tall and still young, give him chance.

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

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Cordy won't make it if he doesn't fill out more. He is tall and still young, give him chance.

He does need to learn to present better on a lead, rather than trying to just vertically jump up to the ball from a standing start.
Then again we could have a budding Tony Lockett in our side at the moment and even he would be up against it with the abyssmal way we move the ball.

[LostDoggy]

Re: Retirements, Trades, Delistings and the Rookie list

He does need to learn to present better on a lead, rather than trying to just vertically jump up to the ball from a standing start.
Then again we could have a budding Tony Lockett in our side at the moment and even he would be up against it with the abyssmal way we move the ball.

Spot on

[chef]

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Not a bad cricketer. Think you mean Wight.

Nah, he was pretty average too.

[GVGjr]

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I know he has actually been good this year but do you really rate Minson? Someone like Macintosh could be good for us as he is struggling to get a spot in the North team and is quite affective. Campbell looks good and has a future but he is still young and needs time to develop.

Not really surprised Macintosh is struggling for a game at NM. He is a passable backup forward. But as a ruckman any of our four options are equal or better. As for Minno, he would eat 4 Macintoshes for breakfast, and spit them out for morning tea.

Havn't we already had numerous posts about rucks substituting for genuine forwards already? Why add to the situation by bringing in another 'neither one thing nor the other'.

[soupman]

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He does need to learn to present better on a lead, rather than trying to just vertically jump up to the ball from a standing start.

I agree. He doesn't move at all.

That instance where Williams had it 55m out and had to dodge the man on the mark to make something happen, Cordy just stood in the goalsquare behind his man and didn't lead up or anything. This has got to come down to coaching.

Either he isn't being instructed to do this and just decides to do it on a regular basis, in which case our coaches should pull him aside and tell him our players can't kick it 60m to him, or the coaches are telling him to stay there, which equally worries me. He is fine in at least making a contest, but I want to see him actually be proactive in providing an option. 200cm of gangliness has to be hard to stop on the lead.

[Dancin' Douggy]

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I agree. He doesn't move at all.

That instance where Williams had it 55m out and had to dodge the man on the mark to make something happen, Cordy just stood in the goalsquare behind his man and didn't lead up or anything. This has got to come down to coaching.

Either he isn't being instructed to do this and just decides to do it on a regular basis, in which case our coaches should pull him aside and tell him our players can't kick it 60m to him, or the coaches are telling him to stay there, which equally worries me. He is fine in at least making a contest, but I want to see him actually be proactive in providing an option. 200cm of gangliness has to be hard to stop on the lead.

it's very frustrating to watch isn't it.
He thinks he's still in the school yard at lunchtime.

[soupman]

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Just with regard to Mulligan, he has tweeted the following tonight:

"Hey everyone my new personal/group training business is starting in september "one fitness" ...
"You will be trained by myself and its a..."

Would that indicate that he has been told that there isn't a spot for him next year and to pursue other opportunities?

[westdog54]

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Just with regard to Mulligan, he has tweeted the following tonight:

"Hey everyone my new personal/group training business is starting in september "one fitness" ...
"You will be trained by myself and its a..."

Would that indicate that he has been told that there isn't a spot for him next year and to pursue other opportunities?

Has possibly seen the writing on the wall?

[G-Mo77]

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Just with regard to Mulligan, he has tweeted the following tonight:

"Hey everyone my new personal/group training business is starting in september "one fitness" ...
"You will be trained by myself and its a..."

Would that indicate that he has been told that there isn't a spot for him next year and to pursue other opportunities?

Good on him for venturing out into other areas.

[LostDoggy]

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He does need to learn to present better on a lead, rather than trying to just vertically jump up to the ball from a standing start.
Then again we could have a budding Tony Lockett in our side at the moment and even he would be up against it with the abyssmal way we move the ball.

He has come up through the juniors where his sheer height meant that he could take marks against little contest. Against men some of whom match his height he has no idea how to use his body to either outmanoevre his opposition or by getting in front and holding him out. He has much work to do in this area.

On the lead, on the very rare occasion when he does so, like Jones he runs straight at the ball carrier instead of at the angle to give both the ball carrier and himself a better chance of success.

[Ghost Dog]

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He has come up through the juniors where his sheer height meant that he could take marks against little contest. Against men some of whom match his height he has no idea how to use his body to either outmanoevre his opposition or by getting in front and holding him out. He has much work to do in this area.

On the lead, on the very rare occasion when he does so, like Jones he runs straight at the ball carrier instead of at the angle to give both the ball carrier and himself a better chance of success.

Should see some improvement soon on this front I'd say, if our forward coach is any good.

[Bumper Bulldogs]

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Should see some improvement soon on this front I'd say, if our forward coach is any good.

Sorry but I think this is the biggest issue at the club, we have not seen anything that resembles development, tactics, coaching or mentoring in tis area. We even have Barry Hall, Chris Grant, Brad Johnson that wold give time to come down and help out. However I feel we have a forward coach out of his depth and struggling to forfil his role.

[LostDoggy]

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Sorry but I think this is the biggest issue at the club, we have not seen anything that resembles development, tactics, coaching or mentoring in tis area. We even have Barry Hall, Chris Grant, Brad Johnson that wold give time to come down and help out. However I feel we have a forward coach out of his depth and struggling to forfil his role.

I don't absolve the forward line coach of all guilt but when you movement of the ball is treacle slow and your disposal inside 50 is awful, no forward line could prosper.

[Mofra]

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He has come up through the juniors where his sheer height meant that he could take marks against little contest. Against men some of whom match his height he has no idea how to use his body to either outmanoevre his opposition or by getting in front and holding him out. He has much work to do in this area.

On the lead, on the very rare occasion when he does so, like Jones he runs straight at the ball carrier instead of at the angle to give both the ball carrier and himself a better chance of success.

I remember his first season at Willy when playing on the HF line, a feature of his play was the ability to lead at the ball carrier at every opportunity. It's something that seems to be dropping off after a positive start to the year. Williams in H1 provided an example of what constantly presenting to the ball carrier does.