Match Committee- Round 8 vs Gold Coast

[G-Mo77]

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We only need one of Roughead, Cordy and Jones. I really don't care which one as long as there is only one.

Handling the pill up there is like handling a bar of soap.

We have played there enough to understand this.

Maybe we go without Jones and one of Cordy/Roughead and bring in another small.

Just throwing that out there. Thoughts?

[jeemak]

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Forgot about DJ, if fit I think he should be taken to Darwin.

I don't like the idea of losing a smaller versatile player though, and I don't like the idea of Jones having to play considerable amounts of game time in the ruck if Cordy misses.

All of a sudden we are searching for players to drop.......not a bad problem to have I suppose.

I'd be happy enough if one of Cross, Boyd, Griffen, Higgins or Gia was rested this week if we really wanted to squeez DJ in.

[Cyberdoggie]

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This week is indigenous round, so may be nice to have our two boys up there, Jones and DJ

Any chance Skinner?

His form doesn't warrant it i know but if you were picking someone based on their familiarity with the ground it would be a good experience for him.

[Bornadog]

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Any chance Skinner?

His form doesn't warrant it i know but if you were picking someone based on their familiarity with the ground it would be a good experience for him.

Yes good point but does his form warrant a trip? It is against a team full of kids so may be a good way to show him the level he has to achieve.

[LongWait]

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Yes good point but does his form warrant a trip? It is against a team full of kids so may be a good way to show him the level he has to achieve.

Yep. The positives might outweigh the negatives of giving Skinner a trip north.

I just don't see Skinner as the type to dominate VFL games to the point where he demands a senior game, and yet he seems to have some qualities to suggest he might make an impact at AFL level. Low posessions but high impact.

[Ghost Dog]

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I'm not sure. Is where he is originally from a tropical climate or a dry climate ( desert-ish? )
He had a bad time in the wet the other day, and the NT game is always a bit of a slip and slide.
Still, would be a good motivator for him! And the locals will beam, seeing him on the field.

[Bornadog]

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Yep. The positives might outweigh the negatives of giving Skinner a trip north.

I just don't see Skinner as the type to dominate VFL games to the point where he demands a senior game, and yet he seems to have some qualities to suggest he might make an impact at AFL level. Low posessions but high impact.

Yes I understand what you mean. There are some players that are like that.

I would be happy if he came in to the seniors and kicked 2 goals a game (44 for the season) and laid on plenty of tackles. That's all you can ask of the forwards.

[LostDoggy]

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Any danger he doesn't come back? Or we leave there?

[Bornadog]

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Any danger he doesn't come back? Or we leave there?

He would be a long way from home. Isn't he from the other side of Broome?

[1eyedog]

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You can't pick an Indigenous player just because it is Indigenous Round or from the state/territory you are playing in. I remember Wallace dropping Tambling for Indigenous round a few years back. If the player deserves a spot in the team they will be picked. I get the feeling that Macca will be staunch on this. It does not set a good example to other players at Williamstown if players are continually picked on reputation or any other reason other than form.

Why doesn't every Williamstown player get a shot of playing an AFL game and getting first hand experience of what it takes at the top level?

[Ghost Dog]

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You can't pick an Indigenous player just because it is Indigenous Round or from the state/territory you are playing in. I remember Wallace dropping Tambling for Indigenous round a few years back. If the player deserves a spot in the team they will be picked. I get the feeling that Macca will be staunch on this. It does not set a good example to other players at Williamstown if players are continually picked on reputation or any other reason other than form.

Why doesn't every Williamstown player get a shot of playing an AFL game and getting first hand experience of what it takes at the top level?

It's interesting to discuss, but at the end of the day, what you say 1eyedog is right on the mark.

[G-Mo77]

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He would be a long way from home. Isn't he from the other side of Broome?

We got him from the NTFL. Not sure on where he was born though.

Personally if he was playing good enough I'd play him but from what I have seen and read he's been playing to spotty and not putting it together consistently to warrant a selection.

[Greystache]

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We got him from the NTFL. Not sure on where he was born though.

Personally if he was playing good enough I'd play him but from what I have seen and read he's been playing to spotty and not putting it together consistently to warrant a selection.

His form against Port was poor, and he didn't do much on the weekend, although in the last quarter German threw him into the ruck and he had a big impact. Not enough to warrant promotion for me though.

[AndrewP6]

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We got him from the NTFL. Not sure on where he was born though.

Personally if he was playing good enough I'd play him but from what I have seen and read he's been playing to spotty and not putting it together consistently to warrant a selection.

He would be a long way from home. Isn't he from the other side of Broome?

Zeph's from Noonkanbah, a remote community 400-odd kms inland from Broome,WA.

[azabob]

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His form against Port was poor, and he didn't do much on the weekend, although in the last quarter German threw him into the ruck and he had a big impact. Not enough to warrant promotion for me though.

Cue RJ and his second ruckman debate.