Changes V Hawthorn
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We always seem to go with a back up ruckman but I can't believe a bloke who kicks 60 odd goals in the WAFL and is recruited for that reason, snags 7 in the 2's and is cherry ripe to be included, doesn't get a gig. Have some balls fellas. We can't kick goals of late; staggering.Comment
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Stupid stuff IMO. We have taken in one tall too many, and I bet Hawthorn will run us off our legs now.
I just don't think Pyke brings much to the table. It's all good and well that he has improved and rah rah rah but the reality is that atm he isn't up to the standard of an AFL ruckman. Modern day ruckmen need to contribute around the ground.
I agree with Nico. TDL is very stiff. I can't comprehend how we can leave him out when we are struggling to kick a score, mind boggling stuff.Comment
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Stupid stuff IMO. We have taken in one tall too many, and I bet Hawthorn will run us off our legs now.
I just don't think Pyke brings much to the table. It's all good and well that he has improved and rah rah rah but the reality is that atm he isn't up to the standard of an AFL ruckman. Modern day ruckmen need to contribute around the ground.
I agree with Nico. TDL is very stiff. I can't comprehend how we can leave him out when we are struggling to kick a score, mind boggling stuff.Comment
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Better than I expected, with White to play full forward (where he's played his best footy) IMO our best option while Bradshaw is out..
Bevan dropped , he was terrible last week and by all accounts wasn't playing well in the 2's.
Given the selection of White, one wonders why both Playfair and Pyke are playing, especially given the wet weather expected.
IMO TDL should be playing in place of one of them.Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it's time to pause and reflect... MTComment
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Stupid stuff IMO. We have taken in one tall too many, and I bet Hawthorn will run us off our legs now.
I just don't think Pyke brings much to the table. It's all good and well that he has improved and rah rah rah but the reality is that atm he isn't up to the standard of an AFL ruckman. Modern day ruckmen need to contribute around the ground.
I agree with Nico. TDL is very stiff. I can't comprehend how we can leave him out when we are struggling to kick a score, mind boggling stuff.He reminds him of the guys, close-set, slow, and never rattled, who were play-makers on the team. (John Updike, seeing Josh Kennedy in a crystal ball)Comment
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With Pyke in, doing his job as backup ruckman, it means Mummy gets more onball time, top move as far as I am concerned. They obviously believe in White, and I always think its better to nurture than to torture, so give him back the spot he works best at, and help the kid grow a bit more in that position while it is free. It is going to be his in the future anyway, especially if we manage to a) get him up to scratch, and b) he stays here. TDL is stiff, of course, but it is still his first year with us, not exactly a disasterous outcome at this stage.If you've never jumped from one couch to the other to save yourself from lava then you didn't have a childhoodComment
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Better than I expected, with White to play full forward (where he's played his best footy) IMO our best option while Bradshaw is out..
Bevan dropped , he was terrible last week and by all accounts wasn't playing well in the 2's.
Given the selection of White, one wonders why both Playfair and Pyke are playing, especially given the wet weather expected.
IMO TDL should be playing in place of one of them.
Here's why.
Nobody has done appreciably better against the leviathin Sandilands this year than the Big Canuck did last week. It was a really good performance. From a guy who has played 10 (or 8 or 11 or whatever the hell it is) games of league footy in his life it was a blinder.
And big Henry has been an OK target in the last 2 weeks. Not sensational. Not even great. But certainly of league standard and until we have a better option (which we don't seem to have at the moment) I'm happy to go with him. He gives it his all and that's all anyone yan ask.
To quote someone on this site: I like Pyke.
And I reckon Henry is tolerable too.My opinion is objective truth in its purest formComment
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Richards and Bevan aren't playing reserves tomorrow so you would have to assume there are players in doubt or they might do a switch depending on the weatherComment
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