Where to next.....serious thinking time
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Where to next.....serious thinking time
We cant win with the same troops...that much is obvious
We cant win with the same game plan....that too is obvious
Now what
I dont think we throw the baby out with the bathwater....but we do need to tinker with the personnel...and structure, so it suits the new personnel...
What really confused me is why this has come six months late....this sort of progressive thinking should occur every year.....ross did nothing to improve in 2010 and stayed at a similar level and collingwood cruised passed us....essendon, carlton and freo caught up a bit.....he could be forgiven for going to the same well then, because we were well out ahead and geelong, wb were getting no better....but in 2011 it was fraught with danger to hope we would stay at the top with no personnell or structure changes....
Thus the disappointing start to 2011. ----- and everyone mocked me when i labelled our pre-seaon a big disappointment.....and i was assured that as soon as the real stuff started we would be fine...i was too negative as usual....i actually though the concerns were obvious, and ross like the supporters was just hoping we would click....rather than ensuring it.
What i think
Full back: dawson....best tall fwd stopper 25yo, tom walsh back up
Back pocket: gwilt......solid defender 26yo, good user out of defense, simpkin back up
Small defender: not sure
CHB: sam fisher.......best defender, 28yo, blake back up
HBF: raph clarke or nick winmar
HBF: tom Lynch.....excellent at sandy across hb, need to play him, back up dempster
Wing: sam gilbert.....i reckon it would work, link and carry out of defense, back up nick winmar
Centre: goddard...best player in the guts, back up dal
Wing: gram...still best outside ball carrier, back up peake
CHF: riewoldt....best three players down the spine.....rotate at ff....back up johnson
HFF: dal santo....creative, dangerous...rotate on ball with armo/goddard, back up sam crocker or ledger or heyne
HFF: schnieder.....creative, dangerous...rotate on ball with montagna, back up heyne or ledger
FF: mCevoy....and kosi, rotating, back up archer
FP: milne....still a match winner atm, back up steven, gamble
FP: stanley or steven, depending on match ups...create a mismatch, back ups siposs, gamble, heyne
Lynch, gwilt, gilbert have the ability to go fwd as a mobile target
Ruck: kosi....set tHe scene and rest fwd, back up archer
RR: armitage....clearance man, back up smith
rov: montagna.....hard runner, first reciever, back up steven ledger
Int:
Ray.....run with or rotation
Smith....as above
Steven or stanley...one fwd
Cripps.....sub....come on an run
Emerg: winmar, geary, ledger
We cant win with the same game plan....that too is obvious
Now what
I dont think we throw the baby out with the bathwater....but we do need to tinker with the personnel...and structure, so it suits the new personnel...
What really confused me is why this has come six months late....this sort of progressive thinking should occur every year.....ross did nothing to improve in 2010 and stayed at a similar level and collingwood cruised passed us....essendon, carlton and freo caught up a bit.....he could be forgiven for going to the same well then, because we were well out ahead and geelong, wb were getting no better....but in 2011 it was fraught with danger to hope we would stay at the top with no personnell or structure changes....
Thus the disappointing start to 2011. ----- and everyone mocked me when i labelled our pre-seaon a big disappointment.....and i was assured that as soon as the real stuff started we would be fine...i was too negative as usual....i actually though the concerns were obvious, and ross like the supporters was just hoping we would click....rather than ensuring it.
What i think
Full back: dawson....best tall fwd stopper 25yo, tom walsh back up
Back pocket: gwilt......solid defender 26yo, good user out of defense, simpkin back up
Small defender: not sure
CHB: sam fisher.......best defender, 28yo, blake back up
HBF: raph clarke or nick winmar
HBF: tom Lynch.....excellent at sandy across hb, need to play him, back up dempster
Wing: sam gilbert.....i reckon it would work, link and carry out of defense, back up nick winmar
Centre: goddard...best player in the guts, back up dal
Wing: gram...still best outside ball carrier, back up peake
CHF: riewoldt....best three players down the spine.....rotate at ff....back up johnson
HFF: dal santo....creative, dangerous...rotate on ball with armo/goddard, back up sam crocker or ledger or heyne
HFF: schnieder.....creative, dangerous...rotate on ball with montagna, back up heyne or ledger
FF: mCevoy....and kosi, rotating, back up archer
FP: milne....still a match winner atm, back up steven, gamble
FP: stanley or steven, depending on match ups...create a mismatch, back ups siposs, gamble, heyne
Lynch, gwilt, gilbert have the ability to go fwd as a mobile target
Ruck: kosi....set tHe scene and rest fwd, back up archer
RR: armitage....clearance man, back up smith
rov: montagna.....hard runner, first reciever, back up steven ledger
Int:
Ray.....run with or rotation
Smith....as above
Steven or stanley...one fwd
Cripps.....sub....come on an run
Emerg: winmar, geary, ledger
Side seems youger, faster and more attacking...But still with senior core.
Baker, gardiner, blake left out....milne hanging on
Defensive players....dempster, baker, cj, mini, eddy, blake all left out for more talented players...
Defense need to be smaller
Use the three ruckmen.....rotate the heavily to gain around the ground advantage....have two or three talls fwd and move the ball in quickly.
Baker, gardiner, blake left out....milne hanging on
Defensive players....dempster, baker, cj, mini, eddy, blake all left out for more talented players...
Defense need to be smaller
Use the three ruckmen.....rotate the heavily to gain around the ground advantage....have two or three talls fwd and move the ball in quickly.
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i pretty much agree with all of that. good post.
my only reservations/differences - i think crocker is a while off and i think ledger is ready to go now.
i also think we could probably fast track winmar ahead of raph.
but all up. i like your thinking a lot. gilbo on a wing is a nice touch.
and that small defender is a real headache for us.
ive suggested a few times we could try and re-invent cj there. he cant do any worse than he already is. dempster sometimes does well as a small defender and eddy sometimes does. but none of them fill me with any confidence.
who is tha afl-wide role model for that position?
my only reservations/differences - i think crocker is a while off and i think ledger is ready to go now.
i also think we could probably fast track winmar ahead of raph.
but all up. i like your thinking a lot. gilbo on a wing is a nice touch.
and that small defender is a real headache for us.
ive suggested a few times we could try and re-invent cj there. he cant do any worse than he already is. dempster sometimes does well as a small defender and eddy sometimes does. but none of them fill me with any confidence.
who is tha afl-wide role model for that position?
Out of curiosity why "Winmar ahead of Raph"?Con Gorozidis wrote:i pretty much agree with all of that. good post.
my only reservations/differences - i think crocker is a while off and i think ledger is ready to go now.
i also think we could probably fast track winmar ahead of raph.
but all up. i like your thinking a lot. gilbo on a wing is a nice touch.
and that small defender is a real headache for us.
ive suggested a few times we could try and re-invent cj there. he cant do any worse than he already is. dempster sometimes does well as a small defender and eddy sometimes does. but none of them fill me with any confidence.
who is tha afl-wide role model for that position?
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Things will get better
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Things will get better
Things will get better
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Re: Where to next.....serious thinking time
As usual, some good thoughts Marto. Which I pretty much agree with.
Not everyone agrees with that though Marto... not even sure that RL can bring himself to agree though I, like you think it is patently obvious too!We cant win with the same troops...that much is obvious
We cant win with the same game plan....that too is obvious
Geary for the small defender?BigMart wrote: Small defender: not sure
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+1Con Gorozidis wrote:i pretty much agree with all of that. good post.
my only reservations/differences - i think crocker is a while off and i think ledger is ready to go now.
i also think we could probably fast track winmar ahead of raph.
but all up. i like your thinking a lot. gilbo on a wing is a nice touch.
and that small defender is a real headache for us.
YOU GET WHAT YOU SETTLE FOR.
So from the side that lost to the dons by 50 points we now have included Lynch, Cripps and Kosi. I am not saying it is good or bad but if they all played last week with the club having the same attitude we would have lost by, wait for it, 50 points. It isnt about who is or isnt playing at the moment. It is simply about their mental attitude so we can make 1 or 10 changes but nothing will change with the side until they get their heads right.
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I for one have been really disappointed with Raph so far this year.St Igmata wrote:
Out of curiosity why "Winmar ahead of Raph"?
I really thought he would improve our backline this season, but he certainly hasn't.
He started the year well, looking good in his first NAB Cup match, but I've hardly seen him do a single thing (except drop that sitter against Richmond last week, which cost us a goal, late in the game) since then.
He used to provide real run and drive out of defence and would read the play well and take good marks running across to cut off leads, but I'm just not seeing anywhere near as much of it this year.
And he really needs to be getting a lot of it, because his lollypop passes are not damaging enough to be only getting a few kicks a game.
He needs to lift fast.
Winmar may not be the answer yet, but Raph just ain't getting it done at the moment. I reckon I'd pick Dempster ahead of him this week and that's saying something.
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Re: Where to next.....serious thinking time
Good post.My thoughts.BigMart wrote:We cant win with the same troops...that much is obvious
We cant win with the same game plan....that too is obvious
Now what
I dont think we throw the baby out with the bathwater....but we do need to tinker with the personnel...and structure, so it suits the new personnel...
What really confused me is why this has come six months late....this sort of progressive thinking should occur every year.....ross did nothing to improve in 2010 and stayed at a similar level and collingwood cruised passed us....essendon, carlton and freo caught up a bit.....he could be forgiven for going to the same well then, because we were well out ahead and geelong, wb were getting no better....but in 2011 it was fraught with danger to hope we would stay at the top with no personnell or structure changes....
Thus the disappointing start to 2011. ----- and everyone mocked me when i labelled our pre-seaon a big disappointment.....and i was assured that as soon as the real stuff started we would be fine...i was too negative as usual....i actually though the concerns were obvious, and ross like the supporters was just hoping we would click....rather than ensuring it.
What i think
Full back: dawson....best tall fwd stopper 25yo, tom walsh back up
Back pocket: gwilt......solid defender 26yo, good user out of defense, simpkin back up
Small defender: not sure
CHB: sam fisher.......best defender, 28yo, blake back up
HBF: raph clarke or nick winmar
HBF: tom Lynch.....excellent at sandy across hb, need to play him, back up dempster
Wing: sam gilbert.....i reckon it would work, link and carry out of defense, back up nick winmar
Centre: goddard...best player in the guts, back up dal
Wing: gram...still best outside ball carrier, back up peake
CHF: riewoldt....best three players down the spine.....rotate at ff....back up johnson
HFF: dal santo....creative, dangerous...rotate on ball with armo/goddard, back up sam crocker or ledger or heyne
HFF: schnieder.....creative, dangerous...rotate on ball with montagna, back up heyne or ledger
FF: mCevoy....and kosi, rotating, back up archer
FP: milne....still a match winner atm, back up steven, gamble
FP: stanley or steven, depending on match ups...create a mismatch, back ups siposs, gamble, heyne
Lynch, gwilt, gilbert have the ability to go fwd as a mobile target
Ruck: kosi....set tHe scene and rest fwd, back up archer
RR: armitage....clearance man, back up smith
rov: montagna.....hard runner, first reciever, back up steven ledger
Int:
Ray.....run with or rotation
Smith....as above
Steven or stanley...one fwd
Cripps.....sub....come on an run
Emerg: winmar, geary, ledger
Keep Gilbert coming out of defence - doesnt posess the disposal to enter fwd 50 damaging off a wing. Remove Raph Clarke (I actually think hes been ok but hes now back up)
Introduce Ledger or Cripps on to the other wing. IF Gram continues his woeful turn overs he toowill have to be looked at.
So Cripps/Ledger either wing or sub.
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i was watching danny frawley sunday night,....seems he is a fan of young cuz...reckons he should be fast tracked into the side,....kinda agree with him....and i have only seen the kid play twice....
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Re: Where to next.....serious thinking time
That pairing gives us good run through the middle to break the lines, but I'm worried by their disposal on the run. It could be turnover city with Gilbert and Gram bombing it inside 50.BigMart wrote:Wing: sam gilbert.....i reckon it would work, link and carry out of defense, back up nick winmar
Wing: gram...still best outside ball carrier, back up peake
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Fix the stoppage leakage and we are back in the game. The ease with which they took it away from stoppages was a disgrace - this one is firmly in the lap of the players. There were gapping holes around the bounce and they just walked away with it.
Fix the stoppage leakage and we are back in the game. The ease with which they took it away from stoppages was a disgrace - this one is firmly in the lap of the players. There were gapping holes around the bounce and they just walked away with it.
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More to it than just attitude IMO. Gram, Ray, Peake, Clarke, Dempster lucky to hit a target 50% of the time. Too many players with poor foot skills.
In today's footy = turnover = 1:1 in our defense = trouble (sorry Trouble).
Also, in today's footy if its mark, stop, eyes up, stop then the next words are 'kick to a contest'. Don't think I've ever seen Dempster or the guy who marks in the back pocket after a kick out ever play on.
In today's footy = turnover = 1:1 in our defense = trouble (sorry Trouble).
Also, in today's footy if its mark, stop, eyes up, stop then the next words are 'kick to a contest'. Don't think I've ever seen Dempster or the guy who marks in the back pocket after a kick out ever play on.
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Seriously...i hope the team is firing, or there is some hope for the future(and the not too distant future) as demonstrated by the young-uns, by the time I get back.
Concur with the suggestions as above...but I would let the big Irishman loose too...very little to lose there. Must see what he can do..it is time.
Concur with the suggestions as above...but I would let the big Irishman loose too...very little to lose there. Must see what he can do..it is time.
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Re: Where to next.....serious thinking time
My view also - skill level needs to improve especially going into fwd 50 where we need to ensure our entries to scores ratio increases.Statsman wrote:That pairing gives us good run through the middle to break the lines, but I'm worried by their disposal on the run. It could be turnover city with Gilbert and Gram bombing it inside 50.BigMart wrote:Wing: sam gilbert.....i reckon it would work, link and carry out of defense, back up nick winmar
Wing: gram...still best outside ball carrier, back up peake
Ultimately a Crocker would be nice here but right now hes to slight. Id certainly replace 1 of the wings with the speed/disposal of a Cripps/Ledger aka Austin Jones some years ago. Id also reserve the sub for the other of these 2 players not on a wing.......
Gilbert stays back - simply is a turn over merchant and combined with Gram could be a nightmare.
My only other thought is that I actually think ruck-wise we still miss Gardiner in the short term......especially without hayes in the guts...mids need all help they can get....but Im not sure how you play him, Kos amd Macca all in same side...or if you do.
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