Round 11 v Richmond Friday 7:50 pm SCG Pre Game Thread.
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2nd game. They played together against the bombers. They were so-so then.Didn't work this game but as others have mentioned it was only their first time playing together, we need more evidence before saying it isn't working.
If they decide to go with only one ruck I'd like to see Reid come in, he's a much better target for the kick-down-the-line.
I understand why you'd want Reid back as he's a mobile contested mark, but we know what we get with Reid - he's never been a game breaker. I'd like to see Amartey have a 3-4 game crack at it to show us what he can do, I think he looks athletic around the ground as a ruck and inventive as a KPF.Comment
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I thought Amartey-Party had a bit of a breakout year last year, so was disappointed not to see more of him this year. Although I think he seriously underperformed in the Doggies game before he got dropped. I'd certainly prefer to see him over Reid if we drop one of Hickey-Ladhams.2nd game. They played together against the bombers. They were so-so then.
I understand why you'd want Reid back as he's a mobile contested mark, but we know what we get with Reid - he's never been a game breaker. I'd like to see Amartey have a 3-4 game crack at it to show us what he can do, I think he looks athletic around the ground as a ruck and inventive as a KPF.
I'm also expecting to see RB back.
And somewhat agnostic about what's happening with our small lockdown defenders - whether its COR or Fox or Gould or who-ever?
If there's any way to replace Bell with someone else, I'm all for that too.Comment
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Not sure why people are keen to jump off Ladhams so soon. He's young (for a ruckman) and shows a bit around he ground as well. Sure he'll be inconsistent (and was ordinary last week but wasn't Robinson Crusoe there), and it'll probably take he and Hickey (and the team) time to fully gel, but he's our ruckman for the foreseeable future and it's important to get games into him.
Plus, he does have a bit of mongrel about him and it'd be good if that shows a bit more this week against the Tigers.Comment
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Good point NeonB. Still, would like Amartey in for 3-4 weeks to assess. We know Ladhams will most likely be our main ruckman in the near future so we need to find a potential partner. There is Stretch of course!Comment
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One of my favourite memories of the past few years.I know football isn't a sentimental game and it's going to be close to finals by the time he gets back, so if we're in the mix for the 8 as I expect, it's going to be tough. I also know a lot of blokes don't get the final game they deserve (though I still smile at the way Nick Smith and Heath Grundy got to be part of the big farewell with McVeigh and Jack).Comment
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Thinks that’s one tall too many (up forward). And we need to retain Wicks for now. He played a blinder against the Tigers last year.
I would love to see Amartey in the side. Just not sure at whose expense.
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If Richmond employ a small forwards strategy looking at our less than impressive work to defend the forward 50 entries last week and poor ground ball defence, we may be too tall in the backline. Does that mean we will switch either Tom or Paddy to the forward line? I like Rampe Reiwoldt matchup and Paddy to rove and do intercept job. But who is Tom going to mind? We can put Campbell behind the ball and play Tom elsewhere.Comment

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