To a point I disagree with this.dragit wrote:Well we are giving Paddy a game most weeks on the basis of giving him experience even though he is not really contributing to the performance of the side.IluvHarvey wrote: Changes to blood kids should be looked at once the club concedes we are not going to make it.
Otherwise it should be the best we have every week up until that point.
I don't think we can wait till we are mathematically out of the race for the finals before we think beyond 2017 and play more kids, and we don't want them all in together either… but if we get spanked by another middling side like collingwood then we can probably rule out our premiership tilt this year @ round 4. If senior players like Weller, Gilbert & Savage are out of form then they should have a rest.
I think the inclusion of Paddy is more around team structures rather than giving him a go.
Having Paddy in the team 1. Takes a quality Tall defender and 2. Free Rooey up to play up the ground more.
Who else do we have that can fill this spot?
Marshall? Still on the Rookie List. Bring Longer in and play Hickey forward? This has never worked and never will.
So Paddy it is.