I agree Moods but your opening line doesnāt ring true for all does it?? I mean Butler, Billings etc have had multiple games where very little has been shownā¦and theyāve not been alone.Moods wrote: āSun 03 Jul 2022 11:23pmEvery player needs to do something each week to justify selection. If they donāt, then they are clearly in the gun to get omitted. Sharman showed he could jump. Thatās all he showed. He couldnāt tackle, chase, compete.Teflon wrote: āSat 02 Jul 2022 8:49pmSpot onskeptic wrote: āSat 02 Jul 2022 8:30pmWith all due respect, I have read few if any suggestions at all making the issue out as you have.Vortex wrote: āSat 02 Jul 2022 4:33pm
This infantile hysteria over Sharman is bat shyte crazy, the kid got on the end of a few goals in his first few games but clearly is way of the pace presently and because we desperately need an extra tall in the forward line some supporters are convinced he should be an automatic selection on that basis because it is somehow best for his development. That's just nuts and Sharman would would have been monstered last night and how is that any good for his development.
The challenge is the absurdity of the extremes.
Again the answer is in the middle.
Coops finished last year as a promising up and coming forward, no more or less.
Many forumites like myself wanted to see him get the opportunity to build on that.
Not just a one off gameā¦ but a run at it that includes patches of time when the team is playing well.
NWM, Windy and other more experienced guys like Butler, Long etc have got and theyāve had the opportunity to play a stinker, stuff up, be exposed and persevere/respond to it.
The game vs Sydney was bad but realistically how much could u expect from him there when the team was beaten from pillar to post comprehensively.
Where I take exception with Coops is that heās carried the brunt on that performance from many fans here whilst others get the luxury of a doāover.
You amongst many say donāt play him again for agesā¦ clearly way off the paceā¦ yet his performances last year now suddenly count for nothing and his stinker counts mostā¦ but others get a better deal.
Iām not ready to call the kid a messiah but I havenāt written him off either.
I merely advocate that he gets the opportunity and perseverance that others have been afforded
He may not make it OR he may just show us (and the coach) that heās better structurally for this forward set up?
Carlton missed goals last night but as Roo said what they had was a very clear fwd set up with 2 genuine key forward s and to 3qtr time had taken 8 marks to our 1
We canāt scrounge miracle goals every week - thatās not a sustainable model
Ratten (if he stays coach) had better address that
Sharman May/May not be part of the answer but at least give the kid a run to find out
As someone else said - how does he learn to play alongside King, Membrey, Ryder et al (and they him) as forward team if heās in 1 week and out, made the scapegoat the next ?
Itās odd development and soul destroying as well
He got some kicks in meaningless games at the end of last season. And I too was seduced. BUT, he was poor pre season apparently. I recall every pre season game, including intra club games he had no impact. In VFL his form hasnāt been extraordinary by any stretch.
He played 2 games in a row and was below average in one game and poor in the other. I personally thought he looked timid tbh.
I agree with much of what you have written about Friday nights win. A very enjoyable night, but loads of deficiencies still apparent. So be it, we take the wins where we can.
I donāt think that purely extends to a kid in game 7 holding down a tough forward line role when the ball is coming in woefully
I agree we take what wins we can but my hope is, as Riewoldt suggests, that effort is the benchmark and the game plan improves dramatically.