Should Geary be considered for selection?
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Should Geary be considered for selection?
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I was wanting opinions on Geary. Do you think he should be considered for selection? Or should he be a mentor a Sandringham and hopefully fast track our youngsters? IMHO, I reckon that should be his role this year. We are not a finals team so we need to pump as many games into the youngsters as possible. Geary has been a great player so because of that I would give him one farewell game towards the end of the year.
Thoughts?
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I was wanting opinions on Geary. Do you think he should be considered for selection? Or should he be a mentor a Sandringham and hopefully fast track our youngsters? IMHO, I reckon that should be his role this year. We are not a finals team so we need to pump as many games into the youngsters as possible. Geary has been a great player so because of that I would give him one farewell game towards the end of the year.
Thoughts?
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Re: Should Geary be considered for selection?
Who's place in the backline does he take?
Webster, Howard, Battle, Paton, Sinclair, Wilkie, Hill.
None of those make way for Geary.
The other option is play him as a defensive forward but I don't think Freo have an obvious defender to play him on.
Wait for the Doggies game and play him against Caleb Daniel again.
Webster, Howard, Battle, Paton, Sinclair, Wilkie, Hill.
None of those make way for Geary.
The other option is play him as a defensive forward but I don't think Freo have an obvious defender to play him on.
Wait for the Doggies game and play him against Caleb Daniel again.
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Re: Should Geary be considered for selection?
Geary deep Sinclair into the middle.
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Re: Should Geary be considered for selection?
No.
1/ He is not match conditioned.
2/ Great heart yes, but poor ball use was a key problem and Geary does not improve that.
Though if fully match fit, yes is an upgrade on say Kent.
1/ He is not match conditioned.
2/ Great heart yes, but poor ball use was a key problem and Geary does not improve that.
Though if fully match fit, yes is an upgrade on say Kent.
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Re: Should Geary be considered for selection?
No should’ve retired
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Re: Should Geary be considered for selection?
If Gears is selected - other than in the event we get wiped out with Covid - then we might as well all give up.
That will literally mean we’ve not been able to draft/develop/recruit a better version since 2011. 11 whole years.
It would also mean we’d prefer not to play a Connolly or Bytel or Long … even if it’s just to give them a job.
That will literally mean we’ve not been able to draft/develop/recruit a better version since 2011. 11 whole years.
It would also mean we’d prefer not to play a Connolly or Bytel or Long … even if it’s just to give them a job.
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Re: Should Geary be considered for selection?
I love what Gears has done & has been a great example of getting the most out of yourself with the ability you have but his time is done as a player & if we are serious about getting a team & a strategy that will take us forward then it's a no from me
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Re: Should Geary be considered for selection?
I think Gears should play at Sandy unless injuries hit us hard.
He can be virtually the onfield coach for the Saints players down there, getting them properly ready for AFL
He can be virtually the onfield coach for the Saints players down there, getting them properly ready for AFL
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Re: Should Geary be considered for selection?
Why carry a player on the seniors list "just for on field coaching" duties in the magoos?
If the strategy is to turn over the list and try and blood the young ones, that is fine, but we still need to reward effort in the twos.
If Geary is showing good form at Sandringham, he deserves games.
If the thread asked; Should we have given him a year and kept him on the list? ... I would have said No!
If the strategy is to turn over the list and try and blood the young ones, that is fine, but we still need to reward effort in the twos.
If Geary is showing good form at Sandringham, he deserves games.
If the thread asked; Should we have given him a year and kept him on the list? ... I would have said No!
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Re: Should Geary be considered for selection?
If we are serious about moving up the ladder, then Geary, Paddy and Hanners and Hill should be moved on. We need to get youth in there regardless of the risk. Our success won't come through trying fix things in the now with old dodgy players.
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Re: Should Geary be considered for selection?
Geary would have won us the game Friday night. Kent cost us minimum 3 goals.
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Re: Should Geary be considered for selection?
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Re: Should Geary be considered for selection?
It's only round 2 and we are scraping the bottom of the barrel already. I hate to keep repeating what we already know, our list is a deck of cards, our choices when we get a few inquiries or incapable players is between skinny kids who haven't played at the AFL or broken down vetrans well past their use by date. It almost feels like any dreams of playing finals this year should be parked up and just go development for 2022.
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Re: Should Geary be considered for selection?
No.
Only if desperate.
Only if desperate.
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Re: Should Geary be considered for selection?
I admire Geary as a bloke who squeezed every ounce of his ability and was as courageous as any player in the competition.
But save for one good game opposed to Daniel two years ago, Gears looked slow and that the game had well and truly passed him by.
the constant serious injuries over the past couple of seasons cannot have helped.
Huge respect for Geary and his career, but yep you are correct, the only way you would consider Geary is between him and Kent and possibly Hanners.
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Re: Should Geary be considered for selection?
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Re: Should Geary be considered for selection?
When his Sandy Zebs form improves enough to force Ratts n co to look at him, or some of our guys have to isolate- whichever comes first.
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Re: Should Geary be considered for selection?
I don't see who he pushes out.
In the backline, Webster is much better, (on his day)
and if we look at the fwd line, he could push Butler out, but don't hold your breath. He's untouchable.
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Re: Should Geary be considered for selection?
Interchange. He still have value
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