2016 Team

[Auntie.Gerald]

What do u think ?

My concern is the loss of Jetta

We appear slow ?

Smith Grundy Laidler
Mcveigh Richards Rampe
Parker Hanners Jack
Sinclair Kennedy Mitchell
Towers Reid Franklin
Heeney Tippett Mills
Cunningham Jones Robbo Lloyd

[dejavoodoo44]

Well, I would have Rohan and Brandon Jack in the side. Probably at the expense of Robbo and Lloyd.

[bungwahl]

Well, I would have Rohan and Brandon Jack in the side. Probably at the expense of Robbo and Lloyd.

Rohan would be a lock for sure. BJ has a lot of competition for a spot, but I hope he gets a run and goes well.

[RogueSwan]

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We appear slow ?

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I don't mind slow(er) footballers as long as they can deliver the ball quicker by hand and foot.

[magic.merkin]

Indigenous players don't have to go high in the draft. Abe himself went in the fourth round (low 70s) after Geelong bid for him with their fourth rounder

low = volume, hence rolling picks together comment.

[Auntie.Gerald]

I agree but a Cyril, Isaac and Bradley over the Hawks help a little on the flanks

[Cheer_Cheer]

My concern is the loss of Jetta

We appear slow ?

I think Jetta stopped running a couple of years ago.. I think it was his field kicking that was what he added. Hopefully the whole team has done some skills training over the pre season and will be able to hit a target this year.

[707]

Interesting that two of our latest draftees have great foot skills, Dawson and Leonardis. Maybe an admission that our current team hasn't got the best disposal?

Good article just up on the website about Dawson, Rhyce Shaw is enthusing about him.

[wolftone57]

I agree but a Cyril, Isaac and Bradley over the Hawks help a little on the flanks

Harry can take I. Smith or B. Hill. Rohan, Towers and BJ are all quick enough to take them. Add Leonardis to the mix and there are four. Rioli is going to beat most opponents in the mids, you don't ha ve to beat him with speed, you have to keep him under constant pressure. In the forward line smithy will get him every time. Smithy had a bad year last year and a bad game 2014 GF but with the ball coming in like it was the defence was under siege.

[Auntie.Gerald]

Wouldn't it be nice one day to have outside players that have the opposition focussed on tagging ours

[liz]

Wouldn't it be nice one day to have outside players that have the opposition focussed on tagging ours

Like Jetta, Goodsey or Hanners?

(just because Goodes and Hannebery weren't / aren't purely outside players doesn't mean that their outside run hasn't attracted the attention of the opposition over the course of their careers.)

[Auntie.Gerald]

Agree Liz

But it would be nice coming into 2016

[RogueSwan]

... Good article just up on the website about Dawson, Rhyce Shaw is enthusing about him.

I wonder how much we can read into this sentence:

talented forward group boasting the likes of Lance Franklin, Kurt Tippett, Dean Towers and Isaac Heeney.

Heeney to stay forward this year?
No Reid in the forward line?
Probably means nothing but what else have we got to talk about ATM

[Conor_Dillon]

I thought Reid himself had already confirmed that he'd be playing predominantly as a forward this year? I'd be surprised if he wasn't a focal point, given the news RE Bud playing further up the ground.

[ugg]

2016 leadership group

McVeigh, Hannebery, Kennedy, K.Jack, Rampe, Parker, Grundy, Smith


In: Hannebery, Rampe, Grundy
Out: Goodes, Shaw