Match Committee - Round 16 vs Geelong

[Mofra]

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Ja, I have to admit I don't have the hope for him others do but I'd love to see him kick a goal, just to get that monkey off his back.
Always great to see debutants kick their first goal. If he chases and takes a couple of grabs as well, all good.

Unfortunately any tall who gets a chance in our forward line is always subject to the talk of "is this our savior" rather than "can he be a best 22 AFL footballer".

[The Bulldogs Bite]

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Unfortunately any tall who gets a chance in our forward line is always subject to the talk of "is this our savior" rather than "can he be a best 22 AFL footballer".

Yep, which is why I think we need to target two tall forwards either through the draft/trade/FA periods. Too easy to clamp down on one, and right now, our most promising tall is Jones which says a lot.

On Redpath, I did predict this last week. He should have played last week, but hopefully he can contribute v Geelong and v Gold Coast but both will be extremely difficult. I hope we don't can him after a quiet performance.

[G-Mo77]

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Round 16 - Geelong Cats vs Western Bulldogs
Sunday 6 July 2014, 4:40pm
Venue: Simonds Stadium

Full back L Picken J Roughead M Austin
Half back R Murphy D Morris E Wood
Centreline M Bontempelli M Boyd S Higgins
Half forward K Stevens S Crameri L Hunter
Full forward L Dahlhaus J Redpath N Hrovat
Followers W Minson R Griffen T Liberatore
Interchange (from) M Wallis J Stringer J Macrae
J Tutt F Roberts M Honeychurch
T Campbell

Jones and Darley out.

Darley pretty stiff to get dropped.

[whythelongface]

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5 ins Roughie, Griff, Tutt, Redpath, Campbell
Outs Jones Darley

Redpath named at FF.

[G-Mo77]

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Beat ya

[The Underdog]

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Harsh on Darley. Thought he was ok last week.
Tough to pick the bench though. Honeychurch could miss too.

[The Bulldogs Bite]

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Darley very stiff.

Will be interesting to see who is picked. Honeychurch and Roberts probably to miss, and both also a little stiff, especially Fletch IMO.

[G-Mo77]

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Honeychurch sub is my pick.

Roberts the other to miss.

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

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Harsh on Darley. Thought he was ok last week.
Tough to pick the bench though. Honeychurch could miss too.

I think the fact that we are dropping someone who wasn't awful is testament to the positive impact of having our own VFL side and an indication that our list is slowly getting better depth wise. It seems that we are creating a much more competitive environment to get a spot in the 22. That sort of situation is a good thing and hopefully leads to even more improvement from those wanting to secure a place in the 1sts.

[Go_Dogs]

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I think the fact that we are dropping someone who wasn't awful is testament to the positive impact of having our own VFL side and an indication that our list is slowly getting better depth wise. It seems that we are creating a much more competitive environment to get a spot in the 22. That sort of situation is a good thing and hopefully leads to even more improvement from those wanting to secure a place in the 1sts.

Totally agree. Hard call to make but given the quality of players available can't argue with it.

Looking forward to Sunday!

[F'scary]

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I think the last three named will be the emergencies. Tutt sub

I am looking forward to seeing how Jack "The Widow-Maker" Redpath goes. My tip is that he will get 4....weeks.

[westdog54]

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Harsh on Darley. Thought he was ok last week.
Tough to pick the bench though. Honeychurch could miss too.

Agree with you but someone has to make way for the skipper.

[Remi Moses]

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Bit harsh on Darley, but I guess it's a nice problem.

[boydogs]

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Who does everyone see as the closest Bulldog comp to Redpath?
Nathan Saunders? Kingsley Hunter? Trent Bartlett? A better Adam Morgan?

Chris Grant. Chris was 193cm 99kg, Jack is 194cm 100kg. Both are not known for their mobility but are good marks and have good foot skills. Jack obviously hasn't earned this comparison at this point but I see them as similar types of players

[F'scary]

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Chris Grant. Chris was 193cm 99kg, Jack is 194cm 100kg. Both are not known for their mobility but are good marks and have good foot skills. Jack obviously hasn't earned this comparison at this point but I see them as similar types of players

Surely you are talking about Grant towards the end of his illustrious career? For the major part of it he was quick, agile and had a huge tank.