Beno88 wrote: ↑Wed 22 May 2024 2:00pm In some very intelligent fixturing Sandringham play at the same time as St Kilda, so despite having next to no injuries, one or two of our emergencies won't play at all this weekend.

We are better off not taking any emergencies into the game then. If we're one short so be it.

Lack of confidence.

This year, Howard has not been beaten in a 1v1 defensive contest. Cordy has a 20% loss rate, which is good but not 'premiership full back' good. Interestingly Howard has not had a handball this year. Turnovers in favour of Cordy, disposal efficiency in favour of Howard. https://i.imgur.com/mkFhIBD.p...

You can't throw 23 players under 50 games at the same time in the AFL. They will flounder, fail to develop, and you will need another rebuild. What you need is a group of senior players who are good enough at the game, but more importantly can mentor the young players on the field. "Those who c...

Devilhead wrote: ↑Mon 20 May 2024 5:25pm
Does Sheezel want out?

Come home to the peninsula Harry

I don't rate him.

Better off with Wardlaw.

End of 1st round is about the right compensation for Battle.

NWM is at half back.

Henry will be an outside mid who sometimes plays on the wing.

With our injury list at a minimum we need to be rotating the kids through.

Keeler, Hotton, Allison, McLennan, Heath - should each get a block of 3 games over the next 10.

Collard and Hastie 2 games over the next 10

Pou a block in the VFL, potentially Wilson pending form.

Not a bad outcome.

If we're not fighting for premierships we should be fighting for draft picks.

spert wrote: ↑Tue 21 May 2024 12:23pm The body language of our team is looking bad- I don't think everyone is on the same page.

Was there not a Richmond player who said that about their team this week?

Can't build a premiership side around a 30+ year old.

Hill's benefit is his mentorship and on field coaching.

Hope is not a strategy. We need change in action to turn this bus around.

bobmurray wrote: ↑Sun 19 May 2024 12:19am What does Fred think ?

Not in the same fake universe as each other.

cwrcyn wrote: ↑Mon 20 May 2024 10:58am Has come back from a 7 week hamstring. Once Higgins and Butler are back, he'll move up the ground. I think they're still managing him to make sure he doesn't re-injure that hamstring

Voice of reason, thanks.

Adds an offensive side to his game when Howard is there and he can trust him to defend. When Cordy is FB then he needs to play more defensively.

Might just be chemistry but the difference at the start of this year was very visible.

Adds an offensive side to his game when Howard is there and he can trust him to defend. When Cordy is FB then he needs to play more defensively.

Might just be chemistry but the difference at the start of this year was very visible.

Feels like I'm a broken record but Wilkie plays AA standard with Howard in the team, and a fringe player with Cordy.

It's a bit of the chicken or egg scenario with Sharman. He's been no good up forward so we've moved him up the ground to work defensively, so he's been no good up forward. IMO his best work this year has been behind the ball. Expected to step up when King was absent (3 games this year) and didn't. T...

The 'reasoning' for the list going backwards this year was partially explained. Last year was "have our best crack with what we've got, see what our ceiling is". This is year is "play the way we want to win our next premiership, even if we don't have the skill level for it. Prioritise...

Does Allison get a game ahead of Sharman on that effort?

You'd think we want to give him a chance this season to earn himself a contract extension.

Hotton in a similar boat.

If it's a hard rebuid then we must delist players like Membrey, Ross, Cordy, Webster and Jones at years end.

Devils Advocate again Maybe we win 2-3 more games for the year. Worst case scenario sees us finish 16th. More probable is 15th. Yes...that gets us pick 4 or pick 5...but Instead of the talk about who St Kilda might bring in, could our poor performances herald an exodus of our best players? Suppose ...

Winning fixes everything.

The same list didn't have these talent issues sitting top 4 last year.

Building a premiership side is often like turning the titanic, but poor Ross seems to be steering it towards a bigger iceberg.

I'm more worried about an inept performance than a token temporary name change. It's along the same lines as those precious about jumpers. Prison bars anyone?