Please, please, please drop Tadhg

[CJK]

I love how he handballs to the floor a yard in front of his team-mates.

Wait. No. I HATE it.

[jono2707]

Hands up of you've actually played footyin the wet. There are a lot of
experts on here who think it's easy. I think pretty much all of our guys had a
go - I'm dissapointed but playing the crows at home in bad weather is bad luck and
I think some of our armchair experts should
throw themselves in there for 4 quarters and see how they go. Come on boys big effort next week.....

[Melbournehammer]

Hands up of you've actually played footyin the wet. There are a lot of
experts on here who think it's easy. I think pretty much all of our guys had a
go - I'm dissapointed but playing the crows at home in bad weather is bad luck and
I think some of our armchair experts should
throw themselves in there for 4 quarters and see how they go. Come on boys big effort next week.....

I'm not critical of the effort. I reckon the effort was there. I do wonder about the team structure if smith has hamstring soreness on Friday and we are aware of the weather conditions.

But I am critical of some decision making - and that I reckon is coaching. And the dinky handballs which aren't working in the dry for us to use them in the wet is really really dumb

[On-Baller]

Hands up of you've actually played footyin the wet. There are a lot of
experts on here who think it's easy. I think pretty much all of our guys had a
go - I'm dissapointed but playing the crows at home in bad weather is bad luck and
I think some of our armchair experts should
throw themselves in there for 4 quarters and see how they go. Come on boys big effort next week.....

Have played and coached in all conditions,i always found on wet days the class operators rose to the top.

Having said that whether youve played doesnt mean you and only you have a right to an opinion on a footy forum that is based on exactly that people having opinions,be pretty boring if we all agreed.

I dont see how playing the crows at home in the wet is bad luck,our skills are close to the worst in the league on the nicest of days,if anything the rain should bring other teams down to our crappy skill level.

Enough excuses for mine,time for hard decisions to be made.

[Auntie.Gerald]

I personally would like to see Shaw back in the HBF as our player to bring it out...............but without Mal, Rohan, Jack or Bird in the midfield HBF rotation we are stuck !

[Triple B]

Bumpage...

[Lucky Knickers]

I think playing Tadhg this weekend at the MCG against the Tiges is going to a problem.
Be interesting to see our selections this week as maybe Parker is a bit tired and needs a break. I'd love to see them take a chance on Lamb.

[liz]

I think playing Tadhg this weekend at the MCG against the Tiges is going to a problem.
Be interesting to see our selections this week as maybe Parker is a bit tired and needs a break. I'd love to see them take a chance on Lamb.

Lamb played his first game of footy at the weekend after a 14 week lay-off with injury. Zero chance of him getting a senior gig this weekend.

Assuming all is well with his family, McVeigh will obviously come back into the side at someone's expense. Maybe Parker will make way, though personally I think the experience Parker is getting is invaluable.

I thought that TDL coming into the side not having played for a month was an odd choice, when either Bevan or Moore could have come in (and both have been in good form in the reserves in recent weeks). I am certainly not in the camp of suggesting TDL's career is over based on Saturday's game (as some seem to have decided) but one has to wonder whether, right now, he is better off running around in the twos to get some touch back.

[Lucky Knickers]

I know Lamb is long shot. I'm excited to see him back and would love to see him debut.

[R-1]

I get the feeling TDL has shown everything he is going to show at seconds level. We know he can dominate there. At some point the kids need a few games in the seniors to adjust and test themselves, and he hasn't had that chance yet. Whether it's this year or next, until he gets a few games in a row I won't feel comfortable judging his prospects.

I do wonder where the hell Moore and Meredith are, though.

[Nich]

TDL's stats show that when he has strung games together, his third game has been his best one. Completely agree that he needs a decent go. Sounds like Jarrad might not be playing again this Weekend so i think TDL should stay. I agree that Parks looks tired so Mez in for Parker.

Sorry back on topic - Tadhg really needs to dig deep for another month or so and then retire. I hope for his sake he can find some strength and smarts to finish off the year on a good note.

[wolftone57]

TDL's stats show that when he has strung games together, his third game has been his best one. Completely agree that he needs a decent go. Sounds like Jarrad might not be playing again this Weekend so i think TDL should stay. I agree that Parks looks tired so Mez in for Parker.

Sorry back on topic - Tadhg really needs to dig deep for another month or so and then retire. I hope for his sake he can find some strength and smarts to finish off the year on a good note.

Why drop Parker he did quite well on the weekend in and under which is what was expected of him. A lot of the work in and under goes unnoticed, just ask Jude as he went unnoticed for years. The other thing is you send the wrong message as the young fella has done everything right

[Big Al]

Why drop Parker he did quite well on the weekend in and under which is what was expected of him. A lot of the work in and under goes unnoticed, just ask Jude as he went unnoticed for years. The other thing is you send the wrong message as the young fella has done everything right

He's young and if he's getting tired then a rest wouldn't be the worse thing. Rather he has a rest now than have his performance wane due to fatigue in the run down to finals where he would be dropped.

[sharp9]

Guess maybe this wasn't a "Stupid, Stupid Thread..." maybe just a "Prescient, Prescient Thread."

Actually now that we have dropped three games we should have won (ie were the better team on the day...but found a way to lose) and there is absolutely no way we can win the flag...I'm tending toward leaving Tadgh in the side for sentiment's sake. I hate those teams that drop a champ to "play the kids" just for the sake of it. The heat is out of our season now - so let him enjoy the final ride.

[giant]

Huge Tadhg fan and have refused to sink the boot in during recent blood-letting sprees on this site. But forced to admit that he's looking like he's really struggling atm. He's really lost a yard of pace, and watching Riemers stroll around him in the 3Q was just brutal.

At his best, he straightens us up and really gives us momentum - right now, he looks like every contest is a tightrope walk over a pit full of plague-ridden crocs.