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Hehe maybe the umps thought the Bulldogs were kids in 2016??? Clarke I think is played to apply pressure and outside run - we know his disposal is very average but again, at Marvel, and against Richmond, pace will matter and he is pretty quick with great endurance. Cameron, O'Riordan and Rose must be on the cusp.
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Well. I think I can 100% say that Longmire is now a 1 ruckman coach. Amazing how times change. All their years playing two ruckmen. Eg tippett / Sinclair. And before that Mumford / Pyke. In the latter years Naismith / Sinclair we all called for one ruck only which was how the competition was going. Eventually we caught on. Now when two ruckmen are back in vogue ( unless you have Brodie Grundy) then we are reluctant to change structure again.Comment
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At least Towers occasionally did something dynamic.
How Clarke gets a run ahead of O'Riordan or Rose is perplexing to say the least.
He was dropped after 2 really poor performances and gets rewarded with a recall for some ok form in the NEAFL...Really poor selection IMO.Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it's time to pause and reflect... MTComment
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He was average up to three quarter time with his usual shocking kicking. Then he had a good last quarter and actually found some targets with his kicking. Maybe they believe he has ironed out his kicking issue. I hope so. COR is very unlucky to be overlooked again.
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It appears so far most neafl to snr selections are about roles required in snrs.......ie rose, COR etc would be should selected immediately on form
McInerney played 65% game time in the forwards last week which seemed crazy after his strong pre season HBF Wing performances
Clarke will no doubt tag / run with role on the wing because there is no way he should be in the team playing loose and by himself. He also played half his games in snrs at north off HB
Rowbottom seemed to play reasonable minutes upfront last neafl game and maybe required to play a small forward shut down roll against the Tigers ? His hunt and explosiveness will be welcome and no matter who we select we are pushing up hill against Richmond anyway with our terrible form so far as a team ........lastly it feels like Rowbottom is picked because Heeney is looking not likely
On the positive - I’m super stoked we get a chance at the tigers without rance, reiwoldt, cochin etc"be tough, only when it gets tough"
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wrong decision to continue with i1 ruckman. Cameron needs to be played.Comment
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I can see the logic in not playing 2 ruckmen this week. Tigers only have one ruck and their team is full of fast, 180-190cm types. If we had both Sinclair and Cameron in, we may be too slow. On the flip side, I do remember a game v St Kilda where Sinclair dominated as a tall forward, using his height and size to smash the Saints. Problem with this is we are not winning the ball at the contest, so there would be a good chance he would catch a cold. On the Clarke selection, yes he is fast and has good endurance. But so does the Kenyan runner Kipchoge! Stoddart has pace, endurance and much
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So mis it better to save Cameron for Collingwood and Port Adelaide and have him monstered by the best ruckmen going around or play him against Ricmond where he would be a decent chance of getting on top of Nankervis/Balta and give Sinclair a break in the forward lines. We have enough other non performing talls that we could easily rest one.Comment
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Wasn’t sure where to post this, but this article in the HS may back up Liz’s argument.
https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/teams/sydney/mick-mcguane-column-why-josh-kennedy-is-the-man-to-stop-richmond-superstar-dustin-martin/news-story/90ea0c11fdab19af4d5c7b38f8cc89f9
There’s been a lot of talk about Lance Franklin this week, but the biggest challenge for Sydney is to get their midfield right — because at the moment they’re getting smashed.
They’re ranked 17th for contested possession and 17th at clearance differential.
Their stoppage work has completely fallen away. They’ve only averaged 26.5 points per game from stoppages and that’s ranked 18th in the competition.
Sydney are only averaging four goals, which was a major scoring source for them previously.
They’ve been outscored by nearly three goals per game from stoppages and are ranked 18th on that marker.
Is it personnel? Is it their structure? Is it individuals not playing their role? All questions that Longmire must have the answers for.
As a result of having a poor stoppage game the scoreboard is suffering either side of the ball. The game ends up being played in their back half and that’s not the modern game.
This is a crunch match for Sydney’s season, and it must start in and around stoppages.Comment
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