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[Peace]

at least bevo touches the ball, MOD had barely over 10 posessions last week.

[Reggi]

[QUOTE=ugg;489702]Final teams

Melksham

Oh dear

[Hartijon]

Even Campbell Heath,whose selection came from left field got two games. MOD gets 54 touches in the reserves,plays ok against the Hawks then gets dropped for Bevan!! Stiff,very stiff and highlights the lack of a selection policy. Do they toss a coin to decide whose in? So every reserve grader can have a 2 game window of opportunity except MOD? Bevan in the wet is better than MOD? I really doubt this! In the dry Bevo was known for giving away a vital free kick in front of goal. In the wet I fear his free kick tally might sink us. I think this game will be decided on who can kick the straightest for goals as the wet will be a great leveller.That's why I would have brought in TDL and given someone with a niggle,a rest.

[BSA5]

at least bevo touches the ball, MOD had barely over 10 posessions last week.

Bevan in his two games this year has had 9 and 11 touches. He averages 11.5 for his career. Try again.

[Hartijon]

This seems to be the 4th week in a row where we have had contraversial selections that have upset a few people.I hope its not an omen as the the scoreboard for the last 4 weeks has not been in our favour.

[liz]

This seems to be the 4th week in a row where we have had contraversial selections that have upset a few people.I hope its not an omen as the the scoreboard for the last 4 weeks has not been in our favour.

4th week in a row?!!!

More like 444th week in a row.

[Peace]

Bevan in his two games this year has had 9 and 11 touches. He averages 11.5 for his career. Try again.

i have already made my point, bevan is a bigger and harder player. so i can see why he was given selection considering this specific weather and game coming up, however i do hope he doesn't give away too many free's for his fearless game style.

edit: bevan also had 5 tackles and 4 inside 50's for those 2 games you speak of, MOD had 1 and 2 last week

[Nich]

But my whole point is that it ISN'T horses for courses! Big tough bodies with no skills are NOT suited to the wet! The wet only leads to lower scores, it doesn't level the play. In the wet, ball handling ability shines through, becoming all important. Bevo is a good player in a lot of respects, but he's a fumbler, and in the wet, that can be deadly.

The skillful players rarely play to their best in the wet, especially the ones that are waiting for disposals from other players instead of winning the ball themselves. 54 possies in a ressies game does not mean he's going to kick us, handball us or run us out of trouble. We need to win the ball on Sunday through the contests. We also need to match up on players. Bevo has been around for awhile and if Roosy thinks he's a good matchup for someone then I'm sure that comes into play as well. I like MOD, I really do. I just don't think it's a massive deal that they went with Bevan.

[Nico]

But my whole point is that it ISN'T horses for courses! Big tough bodies with no skills are NOT suited to the wet! The wet only leads to lower scores, it doesn't level the play. In the wet, ball handling ability shines through, becoming all important. Bevo is a good player in a lot of respects, but he's a fumbler, and in the wet, that can be deadly.

Very accurate. Bevan has been a long time duffer in the wet. Dropped chest mark sitters are his specialty. On MOD, I recall his games late last year that showed he was up to it. Last week he was interchanged with Jetta all day and I believe Jetta got more TOG. I would have thought MOD's nuggety style would be suited on a wet ground.

If he must play then put him back and release Shaw on to the ball.
If it is wet Pyke will struggle big time because he has no skills. Didn't Currie play well in the wet last week?

[Matty10]

The wet only leads to lower scores, it doesn't level the play.

...try telling that to Port Adelaide.

I know that it is two players in, for two players out, but is it really MOD out for Bevan in? It seems to me that it is really Bevan in for Heath, and Bird in for MOD. Either way MOD is a bit stiff to only have one crack at it in the seniors. I was rapt with his pre-season form, but thought that he was perhaps a little lost on the weekend against the Hawks (which is understandable considering his time out).

[ShockOfHair]

I feel for MOD, too. I like how he likes to take the game on.

I assume Bevan's in for his defensive pressure. The Dons like to run it out of defence through the corridor. I guess it's his job to get in their way.

I'd be shocked if he were sent to defence (though I am easily shocked....).

[BSA5]

i have already made my point, bevan is a bigger and harder player. so i can see why he was given selection considering this specific weather and game coming up, however i do hope he doesn't give away too many free's for his fearless game style.

edit: bevan also had 5 tackles and 4 inside 50's for those 2 games you speak of, MOD had 1 and 2 last week

But the specific weather doesn't suit him. Bevan is a poor wet-weather player because his ball handling skills are well below par. He is very tough, yes, but that doesn't mean much. Over the last few years, we have been a notoriously tough team, and over those years we have had possibly the worst wet-weather record of any team in the competition. We are useless in the wet, because we continue to pick players like Bevan who are brave, strong and tough, all great qualities, but can't pick a slippery ball up.

The skillful players rarely play to their best in the wet, especially the ones that are waiting for disposals from other players instead of winning the ball themselves. 54 possies in a ressies game does not mean he's going to kick us, handball us or run us out of trouble. We need to win the ball on Sunday through the contests. We also need to match up on players. Bevo has been around for awhile and if Roosy thinks he's a good matchup for someone then I'm sure that comes into play as well. I like MOD, I really do. I just don't think it's a massive deal that they went with Bevan.

MOD does win the ball for himself though. He's not just a receiver, he's great around the loose ball, and in the wet, there is a hell of a lot of loose ball. Besides which, the theory that skills are less important in wet weather is severely flawed. Yes, skillful players don't make the most of their skills in the wet. But neither do the unskilled players. In fact, they get even worse. What the wet weather does is it blunts everybody's skills to some extent, but accentuates the difference between skillful players and not-so-skillful players. The cream doesn't rise to the top, so to speak, just that the rain washes the milk away quicker than the cream.

[troyjones2525]

As much i feel that MOD is stiff, Roos is clearly going with the bigger harder body of Bevan in an expected close, hard slog. If anyone is suited to these conditions it's Bevan. Then next week he can be dropped for MOD to play on the big AAMI stadium!

[stellation]

i have already made my point, bevan is a bigger and harder player. so i can see why he was given selection considering this specific weather and game coming up, however i do hope he doesn't give away too many free's for his fearless game style.

edit: bevan also had 5 tackles and 4 inside 50's for those 2 games you speak of, MOD had 1 and 2 last week

Unless I missed it something your point was that Bevo gets the ball more, with MOD only having it 10 times. BSA5 pointed out that Bevo has only averaged getting it 10 times this year.

Bevan had 5 tackles and 4 insides 50s in two games, MOD had 1 and 2 in one game. I don't really think that's much of a difference. MOD got 1 clearance, Paul got zilch. MOD got 7 contested touches in 1 game, Paul got 9 in 2.

As it stands right now, I think it's fair to say that BSA5 is more handsome than you. Lift your game you dirty Bevo lover!

[Lucky Knickers]

How we can compare stats and make a judgement on 3 games between them is beyond me. Coin toss.
Where's Patty??????