Gilbert or Jones

Rocket · Post: # 962745Post **Rocket** » Mon 26 Jul 2010 5:33pm

We have been beaten badly through the midfield over the last couple of weeks at centre bounces

Two options

Gilbert - Instead of leaving him with a hard tag down back throw him onto the ball for a period to mix it up. Hard at it, only knows one way. Sure he could win a clearance or two.

Jones - Let him free and play him as an offensive onballer. He made his name in WA as a pure onballer (Albeit in a softer league). Leaves a hole on the tagging front as you would need to rely on Dempster, Geary or A.Smith to take up the slack.

Worth a try for mine.....

plugger66 · Post: # 962748Post **plugger66** » Mon 26 Jul 2010 5:35pm

Not Gilbert. Not quick enough by hand or foot to play in the midfield. For Jones it will depend on match ups as we have no other tagging mid.

SydneySainter · Mon 26 Jul 2010 5:39pm

Gilbo up forward to break a tag?

plugger66 · Post: # 962756Post **plugger66** » Mon 26 Jul 2010 5:41pm

SydneySainter wrote:Gilbo up forward to break a tag?

No let him work through it in his best position.

BAM! (shhhh) · Mon 26 Jul 2010 6:25pm

If sides want to tag Gilbert, I say let them.

I'd rather have Fisher with the ball. I'd rather have Gwilt with the ball. I'd rather have Raph with the ball. Heck, I'd rather have Dempster with the ball.

Gilbert does lots of good things, including running. While he makes a great loose man for defensive reasons, his offensive work is not up to making a big deal of it if the opposition manages to get an opponent on him.

Thinline · Post: # 962864Post **Thinline** » Mon 26 Jul 2010 8:58pm

plugger66 wrote:
SydneySainter wrote:Gilbo up forward to break a tag?
No let him work through it in his best position.

Agree. He's good enough.

saintbob · Post: # 963237Post **saintbob** » Tue 27 Jul 2010 2:12pm

Gilbert would be a great wing man, IMO

Leo.J · Post: # 963243Post **Leo.J** » Tue 27 Jul 2010 2:27pm

Osbourne hurt us on friday, Gilbert didn't hurt them.

I'd like to see Gilbert pushed up the ground a bit if he gets a tag, it really hurt us on friday, as Gilbert usually wins his position well.

That said he would have learnt alot on friday, and hopefully he doesn't get done like that again.

plugger66 · Post: # 963269Post **plugger66** » Tue 27 Jul 2010 3:37pm

saintbob wrote:Gilbert would be a great wing man, IMO

That what a few players say when they go out. Especially for Armo.

Unforgiven · Post: # 963318Post **Unforgiven** » Tue 27 Jul 2010 5:37pm

I don't mind Gilbert sticking it out in defence. He is getting beaten lately, but he HAS to learn. It might hurt us short term, but Gilbo is still developing and needs to learn how to handle adversity.

battye · Post: # 963542Post **battye** » Wed 28 Jul 2010 2:56am

I wonder if Jones could play a pure clearance role? We know his disposal is not of the likes of say Goddard or Dal Santo - so maybe his role (if given a break from tagging) could be to win the hard ball in the centre and bomb it forward quickly.

He does win possessions and strikes me as the type of inside player who could possibly do this quite effectively.