Josh Battle dropped

[bangaulegend]

I thought he was pretty good last week very surprised hes been dropped

[bangaulegend]

I thought he was pretty good last week very surprised hes been dropped

Sorry didn't realise it had already mentioned in another thread

[Vortex]

As I said in another thread, Ratten has lost the plot.

In what universe would you drop Battle.

In a season where the coach and and co publicly declare a player like Hill won't get dropped under any circumstances thus subsequently infecting selection integrity with a debilitating disease, Battle gets dropped for what? I really want to understand this decision, surely it's for non football reasons.

[bigcarl]

Sh-t, I gave him a vote. Thought it was one of his better games.

[Wayne42]

Hope Battle plays for Sandy on Sunday and has a blinder.

[Scollop]

As I said in another thread, Ratten has lost the plot.

In what universe would you drop Battle.

In a season where the coach and and co publicly declare a player like Hill won't get dropped under any circumstances thus subsequently infecting selection integrity with a debilitating disease, Battle gets dropped for what? I really want to understand this decision, surely it's for non football reasons.

Don't you believe in the mantra?

In Ross we trust

...sorry

In Ratts we Trust!!

But, I know what some will say. Lyon had the runs on the board.


Ross won a couple of McClelland trophies

[mad saint guy]

Holds his spot with two consecutive games of 1 kick, 5 handballs and then gets dropped after 21 disposals, 8 marks and 4 tackles...

I thought the Richmond game was the first time Battle has ever had an impact on the game from a wing

[B.M]

Not a big Battle fan

But a very strange call!

He’s played much worse and kept his spot.

[spert]

Maybe he just hasn't done what the coach wants and has run out of chances. He picked up more possessions last week, but he is not playing as well as can IMO.

[Vortex]

Maybe he just hasn't done what the coach wants and has run out of chances. He picked up more possessions last week, but he is not playing as well as can IMO.

Apart from Steel and Sincs who has played well consistently.

King Hill and Buttler straight off the top of my head should have been dropped many times.

How hasn't Buttler been dropped as just one example of how it is a complete head scratching decision.

It has to be for non football reasons.

We now have a major weakness in our structure against the Pies.

[kosifantutti]

Hope Battle plays for Sandy on Sunday and has a blinder.

Unlikely I think.

Will either be medical sub or held over as an emergency.

[spert]

Battle seemed to play better under Richo than under Ratts, and just doesn't look like he is switched-on this season.

[shanegrambeau]

Battle seemed to play better under Richo than under Ratts, and just doesn't look like he is switched-on this season.

Possibly

But I think I it has got to do with Collingwoods defense. Tall defense.
Perhaps the strategy is use scrubbers and low level entries into the forward line and use Kent and Lonie and Butler and Higgins to scoop it off the ground?

I don’t think we have had too much success with that so far, but we know the long bomb approach won’t work.

[cwrcyn]

Could be one of those team balance things. Collingwood don't have a lot of talls. Perhaps we're looking for more run. I expect him to be the injury sub, though.

[Sanctorum]

Could be one of those team balance things. Collingwood don't have a lot of talls. Perhaps we're looking for more run. I expect him to be the injury sub, though.

That's my take as well.

Apart from last week's game I feel Battle has been quite disappointing this year, as I have long believed that he has the ability to become that big bodied utility player that can play just about anywhere, even the odd stint in the midfield.

It won't hurt to be dropped, it often makes a player all that more determined to give his all for the team.

[saynta]

Hope Battle plays for Sandy on Sunday and has a blinder.

Sandy is playing today and I'm betting Battle won't be in the team.

[saintsRrising]

The other aspect is that since Wood has come back into the team that he has been playing well and also importantly kicking goals.

Against the Tigers it was noticeable that Membrey was mainly playing up the ground. You can also look at his heat map that confirms that to be the case.

Down back Highmore was back again.

So they are all in that 190/3 cohort of players along with Battle, Wilkie and Coffield (inj).

[saynta]

My guess is that they wanted to give Connelly a full game to see how he went, so someone had to come out. Battle was just the unfortunate one as no one deserved to get dropped after the toothless tigers win.

On that toothless point maybe our win wasn't that good because the tigers are just shithouse as one might suspect after the coasters flogged them.

[CQ SAINT]

Hope Battle plays for Sandy on Sunday and has a blinder.

Sandy is playing today and I'm betting Battle won't be in the team.

I think they play at 12.00 tomorrow.

[saynta]

Hope Battle plays for Sandy on Sunday and has a blinder.

Sandy is playing today and I'm betting Battle won't be in the team.

I think they play at 12.00 tomorrow.

Sorry. you are quite correct. I mis-remembered kosi's post.

Post by kosifantutti » Thu 01 Jul 1:36 pm
Will be on Channel Seven on Sunday afternoon.

[Wayne42]

Hope Battle plays for Sandy on Sunday and has a blinder.

Sandy is playing today and I'm betting Battle won't be in the team.

I think they play at 12.00 tomorrow.

Sorry. you are quite correct. I mis-remembered kosi's post.

Post by kosifantutti » Thu 01 Jul 1:36 pm
Will be on Channel Seven on Sunday afternoon.

Correct.

[Winmore]

He has been ordinary this year. That said, if I was Recruiting for another club I would be hunting him. He has not been developed properly like so many of our “coulda bin anythings”

[Devilhead]

He needs to play v Brions

[Goose is king]

Should come in for Billing’s really. Billing’s is costing himself dollars every time he plays at the moment

[B.M]

What has Battle done to deserve promotion?