Blake out !!

[Con Gorozidis]

Blake had 5 kicked on him by three opponents.... Not sure if his quality back up ruck work can keep him in...

Maister is close to being a reasonable player.... Just doesnt quite cut it.... Trier but

My call
In Simpkin, Kosi
Out Maister, Blake

Or

Stanley backs up the ruck from the back half

If we are bringing Kosi back in we may as well just give up now

[noob]

Why does he need to hold the arm or the jumper when we've got like 4 players surrounding him.. It's so frustrating

[SainterK]

If he has to play because nobody is forcing him out, it's hardly his fault.

I keep hearing Simpkins name, but unless he is doing everything right on and off field, he can wait.

Wish Jacko was fit and firing.

[BigMart]

Jackson is not even on the list?

[st.byron]

Joffa

I didn't demand, I politely said...

I just want to save him the time of replying when I have no interest or comment to make in relation....

Crap. You don't want to save him anything. You're making some petty point in a stupid internet forum stand-off. If you post something on here anyone else has the right to comment or quote.

[Bernard Shakey]

Time for Jason to join Kosi at Sandy, he's becoming a liability, and is useless in the ruck.

[sainters4eva]

Was at the game and thought Blakey played well.

[BigMart]

It was funny

He'd have some goals kicked on him..... Rhys would go to that player and stop them

Then he'd have some goals kicked on him by another player....... Then Rhys would have to go to that player

And so on....

[desertsaint]

Happy with Blake, bar the shirt and arm pulling - gets seen far too easily.

[bobmurray]

It was funny

He'd have some goals kicked on him..... Rhys would go to that player and stop them

Then he'd have some goals kicked on him by another player....... Then Rhys would have to go to that player

And so on....

Lucky we have a fit and firing STANLEY

[SainterK]

Jackson is not even on the list?

If he hadn't got injured, you don't think he'd have been elevated with the injuries to Fisher, Dempster, Gwilt?

[bobmurray]

Jackson is not even on the list?

If he hadn't got injured, you don't think he'd have been elevated with the injuries to Fisher, Dempster, Gwilt?

Fisher isn't injured now.......is he playing OK though

[BigMart]

None of those players would have gone on the LTI list

[PJ]

From what I saw of Jackson F in the NAB he's still got a fair way to go. Rhys on the other hand is fast becoming our most important player to keep on the park.

[bigred]

WTF is Hickey in this equation?

2 weeks?

[bergholt]

And whilst we're 'retiring' some loyal servants, does anybody see an ongoing role for Clint Jones?

CJ was solid when the rest of team was poor (the last two weeks) but had a quiet one today in a soft game which didn't mean much. He has to stay in next week because I think he's setting a good example of workrate and spread, and only goes out when a kid in the midfield legitimately displaces him.

[felix]

Your fishing

[cwrcyn]

What if McEvoy gets injured early in the game - who plays ruck? Blake will have to do for the moment

Maister is doing his job. Because he's a competent overhead mark, the opposition have to pay attention to him and it means Riewoldt is not double-teamed.

Get up close and watch the hard running and the ferocious attack on the ball by Jones. That's why he gets a game. How many other tough taggers do we have on our list? I understand people's frustration, but we all know we lack midfielders, and anyone with Jones' speed and endurance is an asset at the moment.

Kosi's serious lack of leg speed means that he cannot put on any defensive pressure. He's actually slower than Blake and from an endurance perspective, he's usually cooked by half time.

Jackson Ferguson is a tall flanker, like Roberton. Key position may be beyond him. I know Blake is shorter than Ferguson, but he's also shorter than Gilbert, so it's not just about height.

[lefty]

Simpkin for Blake, I love Simpkin, he's a hard nut

[stinger]

few people think lee should be dropped also , surely give him 2 or three games before we chop him lee that is

i wouldn't think he would get dropped....

[SainterK]

As long as Scott doesn't play him on Fletcher.

It would be about as unfair as getting Ryan Gamble to, or Tom Lynch...hopefully Scott pays him more respect than Ross did.

[dragit]

So… Blake had 2 hitouts on Saturday…

If he is keeping Simpkin out of the side because of his rucking abilities, we have a problem.

[Old Mate]

So… Blake had 2 hitouts on Saturday…

If he is keeping Simpkin out of the side because of his rucking abilities, we have a problem.

It's his ability to give Mac a chop out and provide a contest in the ruck, even tho he doesn't win the hit outs. Saying that, we need to come up with another option cos he's a lability down back. He's consistently giving the opposition free shots at goal, and our weak link down back.

[SainterK]

He is doing his best in a situation that wasn't his creating.

We needed to draft more KPP's the last two years.

I don't want to play two ruckman, I've been consistent on the fact that the second ruck should be able to push forward and be a threat.

[spert]

He is doing his best in a situation that wasn't his creating.

We needed to draft more KPP's the last two years.

I don't want to play two ruckman, I've been consistent on the fact that the second ruck should be able to push forward and be a threat.

True. Blake is being asked to do more than he should due to lack of support, as is Gwilt thanks to the lack of KPP recruiting and development. There is nobody else on the list who could slot into the backline at this point of time and play on bigger forwards, so let's get off Blake's back for a while- he's no champion but he will give his all.