Yep as much as it pains me to say it, Gilbert might be our best option right now. At least he'll add some grunt in the middle and around the ground. With Longer playing, we are effectively playing a player short!CarlD wrote:And while we're at it. As has been said many, many times before - Josh Bruce is not a ruckman. What there is of forward line structure goes out the window when he's not there.
Marshall to ruck with Gilbert as the cut-out. I know Sam's got his deficiencies but at least he will bring a contest and provide more run than we currently have.
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A real saint is a realist. A real saint isn't a bathwater drinker.stonecold wrote:<edited by mods> full stop, not fit to be a real saint!!!!!Con Gorozidis wrote:He's s***.stonecold wrote:As soon as Longer went off, North kicked 3 in no time, when he went off in the last, they kicked 7, he is not perfect, but way better than anyone else on the list (rucks),which is pretty said!!!!!Con Gorozidis wrote:Longer has been s*** for years.
We only play him because he was a high draft pick.
Like Paddy.
We gift these blokes games based on their draft pick number.
Absolutely embarrassing.
Full stop.
Seriously I don't want to hear your delusional crap.
You know the rest!!!!!
It's just a job and paycheck for Billy.
I'll still be here long after Longer and Richo have cleaned their lockers.
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Re: Longer - 1 paltry disposal
I've always rated Hickey, who I thought was very good in 2016. The coach doesn't seem to share that opinion and Hickey may have bought into the coach's perception.
Might have to put Carlisle in ruck
Might have to put Carlisle in ruck
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Re: Longer - 1 paltry disposal
Longer was keeping Goldsytien honest yesterday until he got hurt. Early in 3rd qtr he went off and thats when they got 3 clearances and kicked goals . Goldstien killed Bruce ( as you would expect) and Longer tried to come back but was lame and he ran off him.
Longer is no star but it is unfair to rip him on yesterdays performance as realistically shouldn't have been put back on .
Longer is no star but it is unfair to rip him on yesterdays performance as realistically shouldn't have been put back on .
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Re: Longer - 1 paltry disposal
Longers first half before getting injured was just poo.older saint wrote:Longer was keeping Goldsytien honest yesterday until he got hurt. Early in 3rd qtr he went off and thats when they got 3 clearances and kicked goals . Goldstien killed Bruce ( as you would expect) and Longer tried to come back but was lame and he ran off him.
Longer is no star but it is unfair to rip him on yesterdays performance as realistically shouldn't have been put back on .
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But he kept Goldstien in check thoughdragit wrote:Longers first half before getting injured was just poo.older saint wrote:Longer was keeping Goldsytien honest yesterday until he got hurt. Early in 3rd qtr he went off and thats when they got 3 clearances and kicked goals . Goldstien killed Bruce ( as you would expect) and Longer tried to come back but was lame and he ran off him.
Longer is no star but it is unfair to rip him on yesterdays performance as realistically shouldn't have been put back on .
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Longer can play so can Hickey. We have seen both of them monster opponents whilst providing mids protections and serviceable clearances...they both are suffering. Why? I dont know thats the f@cking coaches job to get into their mind grapes and help them or get them the help needed to perform.
Honestly its only a few things that hinder performance in sport...lack of skill, lack of physical health & fitness, lack of self belief, lack of capacity.
If you perform at a high level in spurts ( even rare) it is either injury, too old (capacity) or mental ( self belief).
There is no game plan issue - you're a fecking ruck....Jump! Tap! Block! Clear the ball to advantage. Run! Provide option in marking contests! Handball! Mark! Kick! That is it for every ruck in every AFL game played anywhere in the galaxy.
Honestly its only a few things that hinder performance in sport...lack of skill, lack of physical health & fitness, lack of self belief, lack of capacity.
If you perform at a high level in spurts ( even rare) it is either injury, too old (capacity) or mental ( self belief).
There is no game plan issue - you're a fecking ruck....Jump! Tap! Block! Clear the ball to advantage. Run! Provide option in marking contests! Handball! Mark! Kick! That is it for every ruck in every AFL game played anywhere in the galaxy.
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Re: Longer - 1 paltry disposal
Longer might need a rest, and Marshall might come in, perhaps? - but Pierce had 1 solitary game for us in 2016 when he was only 21 and he got a few possessions (at least as many as our regular choice averages) and kicked a goal! - and he did this with only 50% game time. That's the only chance he got, and he acquitted himself quite well.
We shouldn't be writing the others off - unless the club wants to control our salary cap, by keeping our other 3 ruckmen in reserve and on minimum salary, so that we can have more to spend on a free agent?
We shouldn't be writing the others off - unless the club wants to control our salary cap, by keeping our other 3 ruckmen in reserve and on minimum salary, so that we can have more to spend on a free agent?
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He was s*** before the ruptured ball sack...we kicked 3 goals when he went off FFSstonecold wrote:Fine to edit my thread, what about others, bagging out a bloke whom may have played with a ruptured testicle for part of the second half, mod happy for keyboard hero's to have a crack at him?????stonecold wrote:<edited by mods> full stop, not fit to be a real saint!!!!!Con Gorozidis wrote:He's s***.stonecold wrote:As soon as Longer went off, North kicked 3 in no time, when he went off in the last, they kicked 7, he is not perfect, but way better than anyone else on the list (rucks),which is pretty said!!!!!Con Gorozidis wrote:Longer has been s*** for years.
We only play him because he was a high draft pick.
Like Paddy.
We gift these blokes games based on their draft pick number.
Absolutely embarrassing.
Full stop.
Seriously I don't want to hear your delusional crap.
You know the rest!!!!!
Maybe some need to grow a set!!!!!
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I've never seen Longer play a good game.
He was a high draft pick ten years ago and is still living on that.
He was a high draft pick ten years ago and is still living on that.
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Re: Longer - 1 paltry disposal
Nathan Brown is another who has very few stats, sure he does his job....be kelp Ben Brown to 6 goals yesterday....
The way the modern game is played, I just don't think we can afford to have players who are slow and don't get hardly any possessions.
The way the modern game is played, I just don't think we can afford to have players who are slow and don't get hardly any possessions.
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Yep. Hes cooked. Collingwood preferred Lyndon Dunn over Brown which tells you all you need to know.Toy Saint wrote:Nathan Brown is another who has very few stats, sure he does his job....be kelp Ben Brown to 6 goals yesterday....
The way the modern game is played, I just don't think we can afford to have players who are slow and don't get hardly any possessions.
We need to play Austin.
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Stonecold is just clueless. Absolutely.
Posting 20 years of holey crap!
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That's OK Champion, that put's me in the inner sanctum then, according to keyboard cowboys such as you!!!!!magnifisaint wrote:Stonecold is just clueless. Absolutely.
I'd be very happy if you PM'd me your footy résumé to compare!!!!!
You might be surprised, champion!!!!!
Bring Hickey in with no form for nearly 18 months now, Gouldy did most of he's damage yesterday when Bill was either off injured or resting, go your hardest Champion!!!!!
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Could we try going in with an extra mid and Gilbert.Carlisle rucking in the back half and Bruce/Acres up forward,
Couldn't really do much worse!
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stonecold wrote:That's OK Champion, that put's me in the inner sanctum then, according to keyboard cowboys such as you!!!!!magnifisaint wrote:Stonecold is just clueless. Absolutely.
I'd be very happy if you PM'd me your footy résumé to compare!!!!!
You might be surprised, champion!!!!!
Bring Hickey in with no form for nearly 18 months now, Gouldy did most of he's damage yesterday when Bill was either off injured or resting, go your hardest Champion!!!!!
Your location says it all and I find it offensive!!!!!
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What’s damning is that Richo hasn’t found a way to play two rucks in the team in 3 years.
I don’t rate Longer as highly as SC does but at the same time I’m not going to condemn a player that was already under a cloud getting injured and towelled up.
2 years ago Hickey was the main man with Bruce
Last year it was Longer with Gilbert
The fact is we need two rucks in the team... in case one gets injured or towelled up and so that Bruce can play his natural game
I don’t rate Longer as highly as SC does but at the same time I’m not going to condemn a player that was already under a cloud getting injured and towelled up.
2 years ago Hickey was the main man with Bruce
Last year it was Longer with Gilbert
The fact is we need two rucks in the team... in case one gets injured or towelled up and so that Bruce can play his natural game
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skeptic wrote:What’s damning is that Richo hasn’t found a way to play two rucks in the team in 3 years.
I don’t rate Longer as highly as SC does but at the same time I’m not going to condemn a player that was already under a cloud getting injured and towelled up.
2 years ago Hickey was the main man with Bruce
Last year it was Longer with Gilbert
The fact is we need two rucks in the team... in case one gets injured or towelled up and so that Bruce can play his natural game
Don't disagree with two rucks, problem is Hickey is not what he was and Marshall would get monstered if he had to be number 1!!!!!
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We are already treacle slow and unskilled, having two rucks would just exaserbate this.skeptic wrote:What’s damning is that Richo hasn’t found a way to play two rucks in the team in 3 years.
I don’t rate Longer as highly as SC does but at the same time I’m not going to condemn a player that was already under a cloud getting injured and towelled up.
2 years ago Hickey was the main man with Bruce
Last year it was Longer with Gilbert
The fact is we need two rucks in the team... in case one gets injured or towelled up and so that Bruce can play his natural game
Who else is playing two genuine rucks?
We need a player who can just be competitive in the ruck but actually offers us something around the ground, not "protect our mids" -whatever that means.
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What I’m getting at is I think we need to restructure... from where I sit, Marshall in for one of Bruce or Paddy may be the mov
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How is this any different than you constant belittling of 'Hickledik' and questioning his teammates support of him.stonecold wrote:<edited by mods> full stop, not fit to be a real saint!!!!!Con Gorozidis wrote:He's s***.stonecold wrote:As soon as Longer went off, North kicked 3 in no time, when he went off in the last, they kicked 7, he is not perfect, but way better than anyone else on the list (rucks),which is pretty said!!!!!Con Gorozidis wrote:Longer has been s*** for years.
We only play him because he was a high draft pick.
Like Paddy.
We gift these blokes games based on their draft pick number.
Absolutely embarrassing.
Full stop.
Seriously I don't want to hear your delusional crap.
You know the rest!!!!!
Sounds very hypocritical to me LF.
It's ok to bag ' Hickledik' but Billy Farmer-Cox is off limits.
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Rubbish Jaffa, Hickledik has shown Nothing for 18 months, not even in the VFL, Billy's season last year was decent!!!!!Joffa Burns wrote:How is this any different than you constant belittling of 'Hickledik' and questioning his teammates support of him.stonecold wrote:<edited by mods> full stop, not fit to be a real saint!!!!!Con Gorozidis wrote:He's s***.stonecold wrote:As soon as Longer went off, North kicked 3 in no time, when he went off in the last, they kicked 7, he is not perfect, but way better than anyone else on the list (rucks),which is pretty said!!!!!Con Gorozidis wrote:Longer has been s*** for years.
We only play him because he was a high draft pick.
Like Paddy.
We gift these blokes games based on their draft pick number.
Absolutely embarrassing.
Full stop.
Seriously I don't want to hear your delusional crap.
You know the rest!!!!!
Sounds very hypocritical to me LF.
It's ok to bag ' Hickledik' but Billy Farmer-Cox is off limits.
You and Connie sharing a bed at all or the same poster maybe!!!!!
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