Let the tanking begin

[Bornadog]

Over the last few weeks of the season, ie whats left, I would play Roberts, Pearce, Jones, Skinner, Hill, Campbell, Panos, upgrade JJ and lets see what they are made of. It won't hurt to give them a game.

[GVGjr]

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Wow, I expected this sort of tripe from others but not Bornadog.

We can't get supporters to go to games now and the answer apparently is to lay down and give them no reason to attend.

[Maddog37]

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I must agree with playing people that need to be assessed as to their future at the club.

They need to be in form as per Roberts and JJ. No token games.

Is that tanking?

[Mantis]

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What's the point of playing kids in a team with no structure and a mentality of 'laying over'.

[Maddog37]

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What's the point in playing old guys?

[Bornadog]

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Wow, I expected this sort of tripe from others but not Bornadog.

We can't get supporters to go to games now and the answer apparently is to lay down and give them no reason to attend.

Gary, just a discussion thread to see what posters think for the rest of the season. Would you play any of the kids who haven't had a chance yet?

[SlimPickens]

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Over the last few weeks of the season, ie whats left, I would play Roberts, Pearce, Jones, Skinner, Hill, Campbell, upgrade JJ and lets see what they are made of. It won't hurt to give them a game.

Why would we need to tank? The way we are playing would suggest we're not likely to win another game for the season.

Why not just focus on getting the mix right that will take us forward and leave the idea of tanking out of it.

[GVGjr]

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Gary, just a discussion thread to see what posters think for the rest of the season. Would you play any of the kids who haven't had a chance yet?

The thread title is about tanking and if we do it I hope we lose our draft picks. The lesson will then be learned.

If you are talking about specifically developing some players then the thread title is way off course.

I'm still of the belief that a position in the senior side needs to be earned not handed out like a free sample in a supermarket.

[GVGjr]

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Why would we need to tank? The way we are playing would suggest we're not likely to win another game for the season.

Why not just focus on getting the mix right that will take us forward and leave the idea of tanking out of it.

Exactly right. The ongoing theme by supporters to want to cheat the system is a shocking indictment of the game and threatens full on free agency. Why have a draft if this is what people keep asking for.

[Bornadog]

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The thread title is about tanking and if we do it I hope we lose our draft picks. The lesson will then be learned.

If you are talking about specifically developing some players then the thread title is way off course.

I'm still of the believe that a position in the senior side needs to be earned not handed out like a free sample in a supermarket.

Yeah probably not a good choice of the thread title, but gets the attention of posters

However, I would like to see a few more players debut this season to give them a taste. With Marckovic doing a Hammy, why not try Roberts, he has been playing well at Willi. You note I didn't mention Talia, I think next year he may get a crack. JJ has been playing well, and his pace is something we need. I thought Pearce should have had a few more games and prefer him in than Gilbee. We have tried Campbell, so why not try Hill. He seems to have kicked a few in the last couple of weeks (albeit in the Dev squad).

The beltings surely can't be worse than what we are getting.

The ongoing theme by supporters to want to cheat the system is a shocking indictment of the game and threatens full on free agency. Why have a draft if this is what people keep asking for.

I would never ever advocate we lose on purpose. We must try and win every game.

[jazzadogs]

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Agree with the sentiment, but not the thread title.

I would actually be extremely disappointed if the club doesn't continue trialling our younger players at the expense of those who are likely to be delisted/retired at seasons end. A mass cleanout does seem like the best option, and we need to analyse our list to determine who should be involved. Not only that, but we need to continue the development of those players who are going to be part of our next premiership tilt.

One of the major issues I can see is that a lot of the players we need/want to look at are tall, and we can't afford to have too many talls in the side at one time.

[GVGjr]

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However, I would like to see a few more players debut this season to give them a taste. With Marckovic doing a Hammy, why not try Roberts, he has been playing well at Willi.

That's just natural progression and development. It's interesting you have gone with Roberts instead of Talia but why not Jones to replace Markovic or is he a little old?

JJ has been playing well, and his pace is something we need. I thought Pearce should have had a few more games and prefer him in than Gilbee. We have tried Campbell, so why not try Hill. He seems to have kicked a few in the last couple of weeks (albeit in the Dev squad).

JJ isn't long back from an injury and I think he needs a couple of more weeks.

I think we have been developing the younger players on the list but I think bringing 4 or 5 of them in won't help them long term

[chef]

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TBH we are that bad, do we really need to tank?

We are going to finish bottom 3 the way we are going anyway.

[Bornadog]

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That's just natural progression and development. It's interesting you have gone with Roberts instead of Talia but why not Jones to replace Markovic or is he a little old? I think we have been developing the younger players on the list but I think bringing 4 or 5 of them in won't help them long term

Not sure what you mean by that comment?

We have 7 games to play, not saying bring in 4 or 5 in one week. I would like to see some guys given a go between now and then season end.

[Remi Moses]

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Don't need to even contemplate it.
We're a bad team already, and young players will get a look in.
Any end of season surgeries should happen now.