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How about Sampi? I'm sure he'll be up for trade after producing nothing this season for the weagles. The poetinal is there and when his up and running his a good player.
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Forget about Hall, it's all about Bradshaw
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I think the biggest weakness we need to address is the midfield. Most particularly it is about players that can receive and run - we need more quick outside midfielders. Maybe we can get them through some of our younger players in the reserves.Captain Logic is not steering this tugboat.
"[T]here are things that matter more and he's reading and thinking about them: heaven, reincarnation. Life and death are the only things that are truly a matter of life and death. Not football."Comment
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I agree that our midfield is the biggest issue but I think it is the inside ball winners who are the bigger problem.
At the moment we have Kirk who is one of the top handful at extracting the ball and winning clearances in the competition even if his ball usage isn't the most penetrating going around. After him, we have very little, except when an in-form Goodes starts at centre bounces.
Monty has potential in this area, though he seems to be more effective at around the ground stoppages than centre-bounces, partly because he rarely starts in the middle at centre bounces.
Schmidt, Moore and Bird (depending on how quickly he adapts to senior footy) are others who may be able to provide something in this area in the future but obviously only Schmidt has been in the team this year and hasn't been used much in the ball-winning, stoppage guts where I suspect his greatest value will be. These may be options but they're all unproven at the moment and something needs to be done quickly before Kirk wanders off into the sunset. Getting hands on the ball first at the stoppages is - stating the obvious - the absolute best way to prevent the opposition getting quick inside 50 entries and to create better opportunities for our own forward line.
We have some players with the ability to become at least decent "outside" ball carrying mids but they're not really being used like that. Fossie's not overly quick but can run all day and knows how to find space and lose his man. McVeigh, Ablett, Dempster, Schneider and maybe Barlow, Laidlaw and Thorton all have enough speed (even if they are not Lovett / Davey lightning) and penetrating disposal skills to deliver the ball forward. And of course Malceski or Kennelly have the capabilities as well, if we want to move them a bit further up the ground.
The problem is that those players noted above who are currently in the team aren't being used in that way. McVeigh and Ablett are two, in particular, who I suspect have the potential to be far more damaging if they were to be used to their strengths rather than the way they've been used thus far.Comment
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I agree; we have plenty of soft midfielders with enough speed and skill to receive and run or deliver. That's not the game plan though. If we recruited a top midfielder he would soon find himself sacrificing his game at stoppages by leaning on his opponent with his back to the ball.Comment
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I we are looking to pinch a few players, I would be keen to recruit:
Mundy
Playfair
Graham (even though he's a west coast boy)
Shame S. Johnson has kicked on this year. He would have been a steal last year. Near All Australian after missing the first five weeks...He ate more cheese, than time allowedComment
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At the moment yes, but I feel that Schmidt and Moore may turn into good ball winners, adding them to Kirk and Buchanan.
It seems bizarre they're not used that way given that's one of our biggest weaknesses. In any other side they would be used like that.We have some players with the ability to become at least decent "outside" ball carrying mids but they're not really being used like that. Fossie's not overly quick but can run all day and knows how to find space and lose his man. McVeigh, Ablett, Dempster, Schneider and maybe Barlow, Laidlaw and Thorton all have enough speed (even if they are not Lovett / Davey lightning) and penetrating disposal skills to deliver the ball forward. And of course Malceski or Kennelly have the capabilities as well, if we want to move them a bit further up the ground.
The problem is that those players noted above who are currently in the team aren't being used in that way. McVeigh and Ablett are two, in particular, who I suspect have the potential to be far more damaging if they were to be used to their strengths rather than the way they've been used thus far.
But this is why I was highlighting this area and suggesting the younger players. We seem to have a few, plus adding Fosdike and the potential
of others in the side.Captain Logic is not steering this tugboat.
"[T]here are things that matter more and he's reading and thinking about them: heaven, reincarnation. Life and death are the only things that are truly a matter of life and death. Not football."Comment
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There is no way I would want Andrew Lovett as a Swan.His off field behaviour is attrocius.Comment
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Mundy is very highly rated over there and would be an absolute gem. would love to pick him up.
playfair & LRT are good friends used to drive to football together both NSW boys.
think that their could be alot of players at geelong who we could use and who would be disapointed with the lack of oppotunity this season.
josh hunt could be handy. very good kick.Comment
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I have said a number of times it is how we set up at centre bounces and what roles players have. We seem purely intent on blocking players. I thought getting your hands on the footy first was the number one fundamental of our game. Our centre bounce work on Saturday was as bad as I have seen it.
Someone mentioned that Buchanan hardly ever contests centre bounces, why would that be when he is as had as we have got. The strategy of playing for the secondary bounce is not working, scrap it.
Any chance Roos might now say to the players to let loose and play their own game, because how we are playing now is only producing 11 labourious goals.Comment
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Our style of play will remain consistent with Roos until 2009 when he hands over the position to Longmire. So i doubt a quick outside midfielder would help in our line up.
We need to promote players so we can release Kennely & Malceski into the midfield/wings. could do alot more damage with their delievery onto the chest of our foward.
Laidlaw is someone who given the chance could step up onto the HBF, also see Barlow as a HBFComment
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playfair & LRT are good friends used to drive to football together both NSW boys.
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Perfect reason to trade for him.In memory of my little Staffy - Dicey, 17.06.2005 to 1.12.2011- I'll miss you mate.Comment
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Driving together will reduce the impact of global warming.He had observed that people who did lie were, on the whole, more resourceful and ambitious and successful than people who did not lie.Comment
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