Match Committee - Round 4 vs Melbourne

[Bornadog]

Re: Match Committee - Round 4 vs Melbourne

No Austin, so Roughie may play at CHB again. I guess wil depend on who Melbourne throw down there.

[Bornadog]

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The number one thing that irritates me about Sherman are those 'dribble along the ground' shots at goal, as you pointed out BAD. He does this more than any other player I have EVER seen and it rarely works.

Besides Buddy ie. I went to the Hawks v Geelong game and twice in the last quarter Buddy tried to dribble the ball threw from a long way out and missed. They lost by two points. Pity the ground was wet.

[Mantis]

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Libba's last two weeks have been disappointing so I am not surprised to see him make way. Good changes.

Can't really comment on the Adelaide game, but Libba was paid some pretty close attention last week and although he struggled dropping him is bloody stupid.

He is one of the few mids in our team who attacks when he has the ball and is a player who needs to develop at the highest level.

[LostDoggy]

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What was the point promoting Austin? Do we have money to throw away?

[G-Mo77]

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Can't really comment on the Adelaide game, but Libba was paid some pretty close attention last week and although he struggled dropping him is bloody stupid.

He is one of the few mids in our team who attacks when he has the ball and is a player who needs to develop at the highest level.

I don't disagree but I think Libba is being rested rather than being omitted.

What was the point promoting Austin? Do we have money to throw away?

Seems that way doesn't it.

[GVGjr]

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Sherman may be a bit of a show pony when kicking goals but he can play. What does every one want, a bunch or robots. I consider Sherman someone a little different instead of the usual quiet Bulldogs players who won't say boo.

But as a goal kicker I want him to convert not blaze away. He wastes more opportunities than he should because he appears to want to the fancy things rather than being more clinical on his conversions. Your a man who values statistics more than most so it surprises me you aren't on him more for missing gettable goals.

[Maddog37]

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Can't really comment on the Adelaide game, but Libba was paid some pretty close attention last week and although he struggled dropping him is bloody stupid.

He is one of the few mids in our team who attacks when he has the ball and is a player who needs to develop at the highest level.

He may be sore and maybe they recognize it is hard to fit him, Mitch, Boyd and Cross in the same team.

Lots of maybes but it has been said before on this forum I think.

[Sedat]

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Sherman has some pace but my knock on him is that his decision-making stinks - it always has. Not much use running and carrying when you turn it over with a poor decision. Still, nor much use having 350k running around Pt Gellibrand.

Absolutely staggered by the decision to drop Libba. Just a shocking decision IMO - we need every bit of his skill and decision making in our midfield.

[Desipura]

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But as a goal kicker I want him to convert not blaze away. He wastes more opportunities than he should because he appears to want to the fancy things rather than being more clinical on his conversions. Your a man who values statistics more than most so it surprises me you aren't on him more for missing gettable goals.

Probably because there is not a stat for missing gettable goals (unless you classify points)

[Desipura]

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Sherman has some pace but my knock on him is that his decision-making stinks - it always has. Not much use running and carrying when you turn it over with a poor decision. Still, nor much use having 350k running around Pt Gellibrand.

Absolutely staggered by the decision to drop Libba. Just a shocking decision IMO - we need every bit of his skill and decision making in our midfield.

Totally agree, Libba wont learn much playing at Williamstown. The season is only 3 weeks old.

[Doc26]

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I don't disagree but I think Libba is being rested rather than being omitted.

Only three games in and dropped against arguably the weakest non prefab teams going around would be hard to comprehend the MC's thinking.

This season we need games into Liberatore. If we must use him in a sub rotation but don't send him off early to the VFL to slow his development.

If he's sore then rest him but I will be disappointed to see him going around for Williamstown this weekend.

Can think of better reasons to drop one of the usual suspects but Libba is not in this company.

[1eyedog]

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No Austin, so Roughie may play at CHB again. I guess wil depend on who Melbourne throw down there.

I don't like this and I don't get it. He's not a CHB and never will be.

[comrade]

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They've dropped one of my reasons to go and watch. Guess I'll have to be happy watching Dahlhaus run around.

[G-Mo77]

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Only three games in and dropped against arguably the weakest team going around would be hard to comprehend the MC's thinking.

This season we need games into Liberatore. If we must use him in a sub rotation but don't send him off early to the VFL to slow his development.

If he's sore then rest him but I will be disappointed to see him going around for Williamstown this weekend.

I'm clutching at straws here as I disagree with him being omitted and completely agree with you. This is coming from a team that's resting VFL players 1 - 2 games in so it wouldn't surprise me if it's rest. I'll also be pretty angry if he's running around at Willy.

[Sedat]

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This season we need games into Liberatore. If we must use him in a sub rotation but don't send him off early to the VFL to slow his development.

St Kilda clearly rated him as a dangerous midfield distributor, hence why a 2nd year player copped a hard tag. I can't fathom why after 1 poor match in a row (not the lone ranger there), one of our already elite midfield clearance winners gets chopped from the senior team. Just a staggering selection.