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To the top wrote:"Both Saad and Milera kicked 2 goals but it was their class and defensive pressure around the goals that stood out".
"They give genuine speed, thay can tackle and pressure and carry the ball. It's really exciting for St Kilda and Sandy to have those players playing for us".
Can you apply the same descriptions to Milne and Schnieder?
And that is my point.
Milne and Schnieder are exactly why we have an attack that struggles to kick 10 goals a game.
It is time to move on from players who do not bring the attributes referred to above.
How can you expect respect when you want our best forward out of the side because 2 guys did those things in the VFL. Yes the VFL. Milne and Schneider would do that and more if they played there. I suppose respect is hard when you also wanted Milne replaced by Cahill because a mate told you he played weell at Geelong last year.
To the top wrote:"Both Saad and Milera kicked 2 goals but it was their class and defensive pressure around the goals that stood out".
"They give genuine speed, thay can tackle and pressure and carry the ball. It's really exciting for St Kilda and Sandy to have those players playing for us".
Can you apply the same descriptions to Milne and Schnieder?
And that is my point.
Milne and Schnieder are exactly why we have an attack that struggles to kick 10 goals a game.
It is time to move on from players who do not bring the attributes referred to above.
How can you expect respect when you want our best forward out of the side because 2 guys did those things in the VFL. Yes the VFL. Milne and Schneider would do that and more if they played there. I suppose respect is hard when you also wanted Milne replaced by Cahill because a mate told you he played weell at Geelong last year.
With respect I think he meant Tim Cahill who is very dangerous in the goal square.
If sweety was as good as everyone is saying, then it would be great to reward that with a game. Lord knows we could do with some pure game-breaking-excitement-machine-esque-zest.
To the top wrote:"Both Saad and Milera kicked 2 goals but it was their class and defensive pressure around the goals that stood out".
"They give genuine speed, thay can tackle and pressure and carry the ball. It's really exciting for St Kilda and Sandy to have those players playing for us".
Can you apply the same descriptions to Milne and Schnieder?
And that is my point.
Milne and Schnieder are exactly why we have an attack that struggles to kick 10 goals a game.
It is time to move on from players who do not bring the attributes referred to above.
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I think our biggest problem if we can take pre-season form as anything, will be clearance plays and speed around the packs..looking ordinary in that area.
Personally I'd look at moving Riewoldt to CHB, and would like to include Wilkes as FF and Start Kosi on the Bench. However not sure who'd I'd leave out.
In my book Schneider is very lucky to get a game
Saad almost certainly won't play, I expect, but the rest of that lot may, especially if they make one of them the "sub" and sub one of them off for him. That way you would effectively have 6 of them playing the equivalent of 5 games (5 of them playing the equivalent of one full game). I think we could live with that.
defacto wrote:IC: Ledger, Jones, Wilkes
SUB: Stanley
can i ask what the point is of having wilkes on the bench? he's not exactly going to play a part in midfield rotations. and then adding stanley as sub really takes the run out of that side.
defacto wrote:IC: Ledger, Jones, Wilkes
SUB: Stanley
can i ask what the point is of having wilkes on the bench? he's not exactly going to play a part in midfield rotations. and then adding stanley as sub really takes the run out of that side.
rotations. but replace wilkes with another mid if you want.
stanley as a sub i think will work well. he's fast. sub out kozi or siposs and replace with stanley.
The hard one to pick is the rebound backline players. We are missing Raph, Gram and Gwilt. The options really come from Peake, Polo, Ray and Cripps all have limitations. It is going to be harder to pick than any other. I would like Schnieds tried there with Saad or Milera getting a go up forward. Stanley would be a handy ruck back up and Simpkin looks likely to play at FB. I think clearances will be ok with Lenny, Armo and Jack all getting a run at times and the only problem is Dal will probably be down back to cover the missing backs.
With you for once mate. Looks a bit shakey. Hope someone comes out of the blue this year to stand up in defense. Not saying I have any better options in the clubs defense.
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With you for once mate. Looks a bit shakey. Hope someone comes out of the blue this year to stand up in defense. Not saying I have any better options in the clubs defense.
I'm thinking with all the small backs in the team Dempster may be used as a tall(ish) defender - taking the third tall anyway.
BigMart wrote:Dempster struggled against collingwood in that role.....lie is 191cm and plays like a 180cm....very weak overhead.
Blake will be used as a tall defender and was preferred to simpkin
Agreed - I think they will have to play Blake this week without a doubt with no Simpko.
For me
int: Armo Blake Siposs sub: Tezza
em: Cripps Polo Wilkes
Comments:
Our backline looks shaky against tall opponents (which everyone knew would be the biggest challenge this year)
Cripps super unlucky not to get a go in the backline. I rate him ahead of Geary, Ray and Peake.
Sainter Ks prediction on track
Polo and Wilkes are just depth/back-up players
If Blake struggles Simpko will replace him in coming weeks
Tezza to debut
