Giants set sights on Bulldog Minson

[azabob]

Re: Giants set sights on Bulldog Minson

I know that this may be a risky thing to do...but why not experiment with Big Will at FF for a game or 2 this season?
He seems to be the only player up forward who is able to put up some sort of fight in a marking contest, and with Tom Campbell and Roughead in ruck, it could work...
Just a thought...

It didn't work a few years back, what has changed for it to work this time round?

[LostDoggy]

Re: Giants set sights on Bulldog Minson

It didn't work a few years back, what has changed for it to work this time round?

the game a few weeks ago when he was rucking all day but still managed to get forward and be our most dangerous tall springs to mind. i think he kicked 3?

[Bulldog4life]

Re: Giants set sights on Bulldog Minson

It didn't work a few years back, what has changed for it to work this time round?

He is a better player now.

[Sedat]

Re: Giants set sights on Bulldog Minson

It didn't work a few years back, what has changed for it to work this time round?

Kicked nearly 30 goals in 2008 - I reckon it was nowhere near the failure it was portrayed to be. In fact, had he kicked a couple of goals from very strong contested marks that he should have nailed in the 3rd qtr against Geelong in the PF that year, it would have been seen as a successful experiment. The difference between success and failure is a fine line sometimes.

Dawes has kicked single digits in 2012, likewise Jones for us. Give either player 30 goals and they would be seen in a far better light.

[LostDoggy]

Re: Giants set sights on Bulldog Minson

I was unaware that you were the spokesperson for everyone on here.

Gee, a little touchy today.

[Rocco Jones]

Re: Giants set sights on Bulldog Minson

Kicked nearly 30 goals in 2008 - I reckon it was nowhere near the failure it was portrayed to be. In fact, had he kicked a couple of goals from very strong contested marks that he should have nailed in the 3rd qtr against Geelong in the PF that year, it would have been seen as a successful experiment. The difference between success and failure is a fine line sometimes.

Dawes has kicked single digits in 2012, likewise Jones for us. Give either player 30 goals and they would be seen in a far better light.

Yep. I think the 'failure' was relative to how good our side was despite the lack of a key-forward. We really wanted/needed a key-forward to push us to a flag and the lack of one affected our rating of Will.

Right now Will is our best key-forward by a mile and our best rucks by as many miles as you want. It says so very so, so much about his improvement but even more our horrible decline how he is without a doubt, one of our best players.