Libba Out - Who do we elevate?

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  • bulldogtragic
    The List Manager
    • Jan 2007
    • 34289
    #1

    Libba Out - Who do we elevate?

    Smith - Raw
    Goodes - Experienced campaigner, but not really an AFL player
    Pearce - Has he improved again?
    Kelly - Not sure we need another skinny defender
    Rocket Science: the epitaph for the Beveridge era - whenever it ends - reading 'Here lies a team that could beat anyone on its day, but seldom did when it mattered most'. 15/7/2023
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    • chef
      Hall of Fame
      • Nov 2008
      • 14636
      #2
      Re: Libba Out - Who do we elevate?

      No one yet, give it only when someone deserves it.
      The curse is dead.

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        • Rocco Jones
          Bulldog Team of the Century
          • Jun 2008
          • 6932
          #3
          Re: Libba Out - Who do we elevate?

          We wait until they force their way into the best 25. I don't really have anyone of there near it at the moment.

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            • always right
              WOOF Member
              • Nov 2007
              • 4189
              #4
              Re: Libba Out - Who do we elevate?

              Originally posted by bulldogtragic
              Smith - Raw
              Goodes - Experienced campaigner, but not really an AFL player
              Pearce - Has he improved again?
              Kelly - Not sure we need another skinny defender
              Kelly is not a skinny defender. We shouldn't elevate anyone unless their performance justifies it. I'm hoping Smith earns an elevation But you would think Goodes is the front runner simply because he is experienced and can play midfield if needed.
              I thought I was wrong once but I was mistaken.

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                • Greystache
                  Bulldog Team of the Century
                  • Dec 2009
                  • 9775
                  #5
                  Re: Libba Out - Who do we elevate?

                  it makes our strange rookie selections even more of a problem. There's only one developing player out of the 4 and the other 3 have been tried and look well short of the level.
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                    • bulldogtragic
                      The List Manager
                      • Jan 2007
                      • 34289
                      #6
                      Re: Libba Out - Who do we elevate?

                      Originally posted by always right
                      Kelly is not a skinny defender. We shouldn't elevate anyone unless their performance justifies it. I'm hoping Smith earns an elevation But you would think Goodes is the front runner simply because he is experienced and can play midfield if needed.
                      Sure. Maybe an 85kg Non-KPP defender who hasn't stood out in preseason.
                      Rocket Science: the epitaph for the Beveridge era - whenever it ends - reading 'Here lies a team that could beat anyone on its day, but seldom did when it mattered most'. 15/7/2023

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                        • 1eyedog
                          Hall of Fame
                          • Mar 2008
                          • 13248
                          #7
                          Re: Libba Out - Who do we elevate?

                          I'm too depressed to even contemplate it.
                          But then again, I'm an Internet poster and Bevo is a premiership coach so draw your own conclusions.

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                            • Bornadog
                              WOOF Clubhouse Leader
                              • Jan 2007
                              • 66859
                              #8
                              Re: Libba Out - Who do we elevate?

                              Originally posted by bulldogtragic
                              Smith - Raw
                              Goodes - Experienced campaigner, but not really an AFL player
                              Pearce - Has he improved again?
                              Kelly - Not sure we need another skinny defender
                              If I had a choice and had to pick one, I would give Pearce a go. At least he has played a few games and showed a little during that time.
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                                • boydogs
                                  WOOF Member
                                  • Apr 2009
                                  • 5844
                                  #9
                                  Re: Libba Out - Who do we elevate?

                                  Goodes, the only rookie list player there purely for backup

                                  Goes nowhere close to replacing Libba of course
                                  If you kicked five goals and Tom Boyd kicked five goals, Tom Boyd kicked more goals than you.

                                  Formerly gogriff

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                                    • F'scary
                                      WOOF Member
                                      • Dec 2011
                                      • 4089
                                      #10
                                      Re: Libba Out - Who do we elevate?

                                      On the WB website, Roarke Smith is listed as 181cm and 74kg which would be way too slight to be an elevation candidate. But when I watched them train he looked a lot bigger than that. I would have had him more like 183cm and 80kg. I was impressed with him although he was focusing purely on defensive tactics.

                                      So probably Goodes would be the most likely for an inside midfielder role. Bevo should play him in the Ballarat match as a starting inside mid to see where he is at. His VFL form last year as the key inside mid was excellent - looked much better than when he was coming off HBF.
                                      Officially on the Bus-wagon

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                                        • Mofra
                                          Hall of Fame
                                          • Dec 2006
                                          • 14989
                                          #11
                                          Re: Libba Out - Who do we elevate?

                                          Nobody - unless they're coming into the 22 make them wait.
                                          We had an extended bench yesterday - take out injuries we still have to cut a couple before round 1, and Darley & Biggs will still push their claims for selection
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                                            • Sedat
                                              Hall of Fame
                                              • Sep 2007
                                              • 11280
                                              #12
                                              Re: Libba Out - Who do we elevate?

                                              It's a futile notion to replace an inside mid of Libba's elite level with another inside mid off our rookie list - we should rely on the existing mids in our senior list to each pick up a little of the slack. I would just go with the best performed on the training track and at Footscray who will actually make claims for a spot in our best 22 - until then, nobody should be promoted.
                                              "Look at me mate. Look at me. I'm flyin'"

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                                                • SlimPickens
                                                  Coaching Staff
                                                  • Aug 2010
                                                  • 2929
                                                  #13
                                                  Re: Libba Out - Who do we elevate?

                                                  Its not an elevation as such but this may create an opportunity for someone like Josh Prudden, if he can get a run at it. When he plays he is very good around the clearances, not Libba good (No one is). But good nevertheless.
                                                  "Loves a scrap....oh yeah & he's a pretty handy footballer as well"

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                                                    • Bornadog
                                                      WOOF Clubhouse Leader
                                                      • Jan 2007
                                                      • 66859
                                                      #14
                                                      Re: Libba Out - Who do we elevate?

                                                      Originally posted by SlimPickens
                                                      Its not an elevation as such but this may create an opportunity for someone like Josh Prudden, if he can get a run at it. When he plays he is very good around the clearances, not Libba good (No one is). But good nevertheless.
                                                      What is his pace like? I noticed a couple of Richmond players were a bit quicker than him.
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                                                      Premierships: AFL 1954, 2016 VFA - 1898,99,1900, 1908, 1913, 1919-20, 1923-24, VFL: 2014, 2016 . Champions of Victoria 1924. AFLW - 2018.

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                                                        • SlimPickens
                                                          Coaching Staff
                                                          • Aug 2010
                                                          • 2929
                                                          #15
                                                          Re: Libba Out - Who do we elevate?

                                                          Originally posted by bornadog
                                                          What is his pace like? I noticed a couple of Richmond players were a bit quicker than him.
                                                          He'd be about as quick as Libba.
                                                          "Loves a scrap....oh yeah & he's a pretty handy footballer as well"

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