Warfe

**penga** · 14 May 2003, 10:34 AM

Re: Warfe

Originally posted by Plugger46
2 or 3 games straight

2 or 3 games in the ressies, if he doesnt perform... delist him!!!

he is crap... my heart went into my mouth every time he ran on the field on sunday knowing the potential of his stuff ups

**footyhead** · 14 May 2003, 11:11 AM

warf should be played in reserves unless we have no other alternative for the half back. At the moment there is about 5 other players who should come in before him. including LRT, Fixter, seymor , pebbles ... So please don't ask for leaniancey when it comes to Rowan ! he should be made to earn his place in the side through his performances in the 2 ands. He has neither youth nor outstanding talent on his side so I don't think the future is too bright for him.

**desredandwhite** · 14 May 2003, 11:12 AM

I think even Warfie himself might prefer 1 or 2 full games in the reserves than only playing 15 minutes each week. I don't have any particular vendettas against any players. I'm just interested in the performances. Let him go out and smash a Canberra team, and come back full of confidence. I know how good he CAN be, but that won't get him a game if he hasn't got it together at the moment. Potential is a dirty, dirty word.

**Rod_** · 14 May 2003, 12:35 PM

Fitness and confidence has his fitness back and needs time on the ground to get confidence back. Will he succeed - see at the end of the season......... Could be anything a game winner or loser. Step up or step out. That has been Roosy's message
Rowan has the choice. (Needs game time to proove it)

Rod_

**Gunn** · 14 May 2003, 02:13 PM

I am no fan of Rowan Warfe. (huge understatement) but I have to say that in the past three weeks he has done little wrong. Fortunately he has had little game time so as to manufacture a monumental cockup. For that I am happy. The time he has been on he has largely hit his targets by hand and foot which is terrific. There was one little incident last week when he let Daryl White get away from him at the end of the third quarter and was again late to the contest. His standing on the mark was exemplary as usual and White missed a sitter which would have put the Lions in front IIRC.

I think that Rowan has had around 6 kicks and hand passes (in total) in recent weeks and his good success rate has been noted by me. I hope he will continue to improve but his fitness has little to do with it. Even when he was fit it was his skill level and concentraton which let him (and us) down. I do think however that he has had his chances over the years and his future is behind him. We simply need to get someone better,

**bomber-princess** · 14 May 2003, 02:15 PM

well said Plugger, I totally agree with your comments that Rowan has copped far to much c*** on this forum.
I just wish people would give him a chance and leave the bagging out!!

He doesn't have the potential to "stuff up" every time he touches the ball. He does, however need time to regain his confidence, he has the fitness level back but the only reason he hasn't had much match time in the last 3 games is the team has been going so well, but being on the bench is better than not being in the side at all, isn't it???

Is it better to regain match fitness in the seniors or is it better in the reserves? or does it depend on the player???

**footyhead** · 14 May 2003, 02:39 PM

Our teams quest should be to constantly improve.
Having seen warfe in the seniors for over 4 years, it should be obvious to anybody with half a football brain that we need somone better than Rowan Warfe working for us down the back. Even when he is at his best he is not that spectacular. He's had his shot. Lets get rid of him and use the vacancey he creates to blood another two or three newbies.
Surley it is obvious that in the med/long term we will get more out of the list by blooding youngsters, than by holding on to a mediocre lumbering slow and not that intimidating a player such as R. Warfe.
We simply just need somone better.
bye bye Rowan.
and bye bye warfes-babe !

**Plugger46** · 14 May 2003, 04:51 PM

Originally posted by footyhead
Our teams quest should be to constantly improve.
Having seen warfe in the seniors for over 4 years, it should be obvious to anybody with half a football brain that we need somone better than Rowan Warfe working for us down the back. Even when he is at his best he is not that spectacular. He's had his shot. Lets get rid of him and use the vacancey he creates to blood another two or three newbies.
Surley it is obvious that in the med/long term we will get more out of the list by blooding youngsters, than by holding on to a mediocre lumbering slow and not that intimidating a player such as R. Warfe.
We simply just need somone better.
bye bye Rowan.
and bye bye warfes-babe !

I am all for blooding youngsters, but there are enough in the side at the moment, we cannot throw all the experience out and just put kids in, we'll get murdered. The match commitee obviously rate Warfe, because he is playing every week.

Footyhead how long have you been watching the swans?
By saying he is not an intimidating footballer, you just explain to everyone that you have got no idea, because he is one of the hardest players we have, he always runs hard at the contest.

By the way far too harsh on warfes_babe.

**footyhead** · 14 May 2003, 10:03 PM

wwwwhateverrrr.... and just to show that you don't know quite as much as you think you do, coach Roos has decided to blood another youngster. So nanana.

**penga** · 15 May 2003, 01:19 AM

i concur with footyhead and gunn!!!

**TheHood** · 15 May 2003, 08:55 AM

I am no fan of Warfey (although he has a great looking girlfriend about 3 years ago from memory) but I thought he was servicable on the weekend.

From memory he drilled a great pass into 50 that landed on Mick's chest (Dermott called him Mikeljohn). One pass does not make a game but he is not a complete liability.

And as for the person who started the thread titled "Our only weakness" or something like that, if that is our only weakness, then we would be the dual premiers and not the Lions!

Still, Warfey is required for this year and when the young fellas are up to scratch, he will be shown the door, I have no doubts.

**TheMase** · 15 May 2003, 09:17 AM

Originally posted by TheHood

And as for the person who started the thread titled "Our only weakness" or something like that, if that is our only weakness, then we would be the dual premiers and not the Lions!

Err ... you took that out of context.

I mean't that Warfe was one of the only players that 'didnt' stand up in that particular match.

He isn't added anything to the team. His 'experience' also adds nothing when he spends 15 mins total on the field.

A kid coming in could easily do the same job. Bring Sundqvist in. I feel also that Benny Fixter could replace him when he returns.

**penga** · 15 May 2003, 03:48 PM

Originally posted by TheHood
From memory he drilled a great pass into 50 that landed on Mick's chest

he floated that pass into the 50 and it was magic's experience over brennan that got him that mark as magic had to prop and fend off brennan and then take the mark... it was about a 35m pass, there was no need for magic to stop and prop, it shoulda been out in front so that it could be taken without breaking stride

**penga** · 15 May 2003, 03:50 PM

Originally posted by TheHood
From memory he drilled a great pass into 50 that landed on Mick's chest

he floated that pass into the 50, magic got it by using his experience over brennan... it was about a 35m pass, magic should not have had to stop and prop, it shoulda been so that he couldve taken it without breaking stride

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