Time to really consider the future of some players
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Time to really consider the future of some players
Well only a minor miracle will see us in the eight.
It is time to ponder the future of some of our players:
Jason Blake
I'm not really sure what purpose he serves in the team. His skills and pace are not as good enough to be on the ball. He is not big enough to be a defender.
Matthew Clarke
Ended up being a waste of a pre-season draft pick. We would have been better off picking up a 25yo VFL/SANFL/WAFL ruckman. Clarke was a sign of Ross Lyon's mindset of topping-up to address an immediate need for instant success...BAD MOVE! Have we stunted the development of Brooks/Van Reehnan?
Michael Rix
Is not an AFL standard player...Does not hurt the opposition and does not win enough hit-outs to hold his own in the ruck.
Barry Brooks
Has the skills to make the grade but has been held back this season...It is very likely that he will not be a Saint next season.
Jayden Attard
Started the season well but does not win enough of his own ball. The game has gone past players that are pure stoppers. Steven Baker has become a cog in the midfield. Attard needs to do the same. His field kicking last night, in particular, was not good. Send him back to the rookie list and get him to develop the skills.
Brett Voss
Has been a terrific servant but his lack of pace is finding him out. He can no longer play in defence. He may still have a role as a back-up forward as he is a pretty good kick and a strong overhead mark.
Other posters have placed question marks on X & R Clarke. These two players will benefit from an uninterrupted pre-season. As will Matt Maguire who needs to become the attacking CHB he was before his broken leg. He has been found wanting this season.
It is time to ponder the future of some of our players:
Jason Blake
I'm not really sure what purpose he serves in the team. His skills and pace are not as good enough to be on the ball. He is not big enough to be a defender.
Matthew Clarke
Ended up being a waste of a pre-season draft pick. We would have been better off picking up a 25yo VFL/SANFL/WAFL ruckman. Clarke was a sign of Ross Lyon's mindset of topping-up to address an immediate need for instant success...BAD MOVE! Have we stunted the development of Brooks/Van Reehnan?
Michael Rix
Is not an AFL standard player...Does not hurt the opposition and does not win enough hit-outs to hold his own in the ruck.
Barry Brooks
Has the skills to make the grade but has been held back this season...It is very likely that he will not be a Saint next season.
Jayden Attard
Started the season well but does not win enough of his own ball. The game has gone past players that are pure stoppers. Steven Baker has become a cog in the midfield. Attard needs to do the same. His field kicking last night, in particular, was not good. Send him back to the rookie list and get him to develop the skills.
Brett Voss
Has been a terrific servant but his lack of pace is finding him out. He can no longer play in defence. He may still have a role as a back-up forward as he is a pretty good kick and a strong overhead mark.
Other posters have placed question marks on X & R Clarke. These two players will benefit from an uninterrupted pre-season. As will Matt Maguire who needs to become the attacking CHB he was before his broken leg. He has been found wanting this season.
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Re: Time to really consider the future of some players
he is never going to be a super star playing him on cuz was always going to be a gamble blake destroyed crawford a few weeks ago and with the suspected ijnury on cuz they though he migh be able to go with him and he did for one half but purely doesnt have the motor to play on the constant gut running of cousinsLife Long Saint wrote: Jason Blake
I'm not really sure what purpose he serves in the team. His skills and pace are not as good enough to be on the ball. He is not big enough to be a defender..
i agree Doc was a mistake his heart just doesnt seem to be in it doesnt try to give anymore then a sud standard effort . i ask what good is his so called perfect taps if they go to the opersition ? he shouldnt play again for the saints !!Life Long Saint wrote: Matthew Clarke
Ended up being a waste of a pre-season draft pick. We would have been better off picking up a 25yo VFL/SANFL/WAFL ruckman. Clarke was a sign of Ross Lyon's mindset of topping-up to address an immediate need for instant success...BAD MOVE! Have we stunted the development of Brooks/Van Reehnan?.
but he at least makes a contest i would of loved to have had Rix in last night over Doc at least Rix looks like he wants to help the saints winLife Long Saint wrote: Michael Rix
Is not an AFL standard player...Does not hurt the opposition and does not win enough hit-outs to hold his own in the ruck..
he doesnt have the skills otherwise he would be in the team . should of been delisted last yearLife Long Saint wrote: Barry Brooks
Has the skills to make the grade but has been held back this season...It is very likely that he will not be a Saint next season..
dissagree he gets an assignment each week and with the exception against aker has done his job maybe has hit a peak in his potential but still worth being on the listLife Long Saint wrote: Jayden Attard
Started the season well but does not win enough of his own ball. The game has gone past players that are pure stoppers. Steven Baker has become a cog in the midfield. Attard needs to do the same. His field kicking last night, in particular, was not good. Send him back to the rookie list and get him to develop the skills..
pace is a very subjective thing if the delivery comes in nice straight and quick then Voss looks good when its chipped around and slow delivery vossys speed is non existant may find it hard to get a game next year unless injury hits usLife Long Saint wrote: Brett Voss
Has been a terrific servant but his lack of pace is finding him out. He can no longer play in defence. He may still have a role as a back-up forward as he is a pretty good kick and a strong overhead mark..
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he dishes off alot of hospital passesOtiman wrote:What about his goal?Spinner wrote:Leigh Fisher - How does everyone else NOT see that every single one of his possessions are shithouse.
Has been one of our better disposers of the footy in the past, not sure what has happened the last 6 months to Fish.
i think thats why he is becoming a tagger as disposal is not too good for a back pocket
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i agree leigh fisher is starting to get a bit over ratedSpinner wrote:Leigh Fisher - How does everyone else NOT see that every single one of his possessions are shithouse.
Give him time and space and he WILL cough it up.
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Saints Premiers 2006 wrote:he dishes off alot of hospital passesOtiman wrote:What about his goal?Spinner wrote:Leigh Fisher - How does everyone else NOT see that every single one of his possessions are shithouse.
Has been one of our better disposers of the footy in the past, not sure what has happened the last 6 months to Fish.
i think thats why he is becoming a tagger as disposal is not too good for a back pocket
At this rate we will be fielding a team of taggers.....
Baker, Blake, L Fisher, Attard, C Jones -
We might as well draft taggers straight from the NAB Natioanl Draft.
I never understood this sites love for L.Fisher, he fumbles the ball, overruns it, uses the ball poorly... he really worries me when he gets the ball now, a bit like Raph.
I thought Leigh's first couple of games back last year were great but from the very end of last all the way through this season I've had those concerns over him.
I thought Leigh's first couple of games back last year were great but from the very end of last all the way through this season I've had those concerns over him.
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Also other players to throw into the mix, Birss, (Shocker last night) Raymond, Sweeney (both have had two years to impress).
Another consideration is that with the retirement of Andrew Thompson, Matt Clarke, possible Harvs, G-Train, Max and Vossey, we cannot afford to drop too many. This years draft is not that strong.
Another consideration is that with the retirement of Andrew Thompson, Matt Clarke, possible Harvs, G-Train, Max and Vossey, we cannot afford to drop too many. This years draft is not that strong.
It's because he used to be almost error-free, and a great defender. He's not going so well lately, but everyone has bad patches.ben_fff wrote:I never understood this sites love for L.Fisher, he fumbles the ball, overruns it, uses the ball poorly... he really worries me when he gets the ball now, a bit like Raph.
I thought Leigh's first couple of games back last year were great but from the very end of last all the way through this season I've had those concerns over him.
As for the other players mentioned:
Blake is worth keeping. Better players than him have been torn apart by Ben Cousins, and he's still a solid utility who's worth keeping because he can pinch-hit in a lot of roles.
Matthew Clarke's past it - this'll be his last year.
Rix is worth keeping - he'll never be a top-line ruckman, but he can contest and do a serviceable job.
Brooks has shown flashes in the past - I assume the coaching staff believe he can put it together for real, as they wouldn't hold on to him otherwise.
Attard's definitely worth keeping - he can usually do a job negating someone.
Brett Voss might be aging - like Thompson, he's really a depth player now, sadly, as they've both been awesome in the past.
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I only notice his poor disposal when kicking into the 50. I think he tries too hard to hit a target and in doing so he either drills it at the leading player too hard or kicks it with such a low projectory that it makes it easy to be cut off.Saints Premiers 2006 wrote:he dishes off alot of hospital passesOtiman wrote:What about his goal?Spinner wrote:Leigh Fisher - How does everyone else NOT see that every single one of his possessions are shithouse.
Has been one of our better disposers of the footy in the past, not sure what has happened the last 6 months to Fish.
i think thats why he is becoming a tagger as disposal is not too good for a back pocket
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I like this sort of discussion cause it focuses on where we are going BUT.......you end up reading through peoples lists and realise if we took that path we'd have 15 players left...
Facts are we aint gonna get 4 Judds and a partridge in a pear tree at draft time....so I spose while its tempting after a loss to cull 20......we probably change over 4 or 5 and thats a BIG shift..
Facts are we aint gonna get 4 Judds and a partridge in a pear tree at draft time....so I spose while its tempting after a loss to cull 20......we probably change over 4 or 5 and thats a BIG shift..
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um just to clear it up to those from WA, brooks does actually have very good skills for a man his size. Not the best in the ruck but a decient mark and good kick for goal. Not slow either. Just doesn't have either the application or confidence to make it so far. Posting that he doesn't have the skill is just stupid if you have actually watch him play.
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Attard is a promted Rookie therefore he cannot be delisted until the end of next season. He either gets promoted to the senior list or dropped back to the Rookie list.
Brookes, Sweeney and Raymond should go.
The trouble is that we wont be able to get rid of as many as we'd like to because you cant draft back eight or so decent playes in one draft.
The disppointing thing is that lack of development in players like Sweeney, Raymond and even McQualter.
Allen and Armitage should be top 30 players next season. Eddy, Geary, Jones , Van Rheenan and Wall will be second year Rookies.
We have 44 on the list now. If Brookes, Sweeney and Raymond go, people are also suggesting to get rid of (or retire) Thommo, M. Clarke, Voss, Watts, Rix?, that leaves us with only 36 players with Harvs, G and Max still listed.
It looks like the new coach inherited a bit of a poorly managed list.
Brookes, Sweeney and Raymond should go.
The trouble is that we wont be able to get rid of as many as we'd like to because you cant draft back eight or so decent playes in one draft.
The disppointing thing is that lack of development in players like Sweeney, Raymond and even McQualter.
Allen and Armitage should be top 30 players next season. Eddy, Geary, Jones , Van Rheenan and Wall will be second year Rookies.
We have 44 on the list now. If Brookes, Sweeney and Raymond go, people are also suggesting to get rid of (or retire) Thommo, M. Clarke, Voss, Watts, Rix?, that leaves us with only 36 players with Harvs, G and Max still listed.
It looks like the new coach inherited a bit of a poorly managed list.
There is no way we will keep all the rookies and niether we should. the idea of the rookie list is you look at them for a year and if they are not good enough you get rid of them.Bono wrote:Attard is a promted Rokie therefore he cnnot be delisted until the end of nxt season. He either gets promoted to the senior list or dropped back to the Rookie list.
Brookes, Sweeney and Raymond should go.
The trouble is that we wpnt be able to get rid of s many as we'd like to because you cant draft back eight or so decent playes in one draft.
The dispointing is that lack of development in players like Sweeney, Raymond and even McQualter.
Allen and Armitage should be top 30 players next season. Eddy, Geary, Jones , Van Rheenan and Wall will be second year Rookies.
We have 44 on the list now. If Brookes, Sweeney and Raymond go, people are also suggesting to get rid of (or retire) Thommo, M. Clarke, Voss, Watts, Rix?, that leaves us with only 36 players with Harvs, G and Max still listed.
It looks like the new coach inherited a bit of a poorly managed list.
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That's not my understanding of how the rookie list works. You are able to keep them for two but are not forced to.Bono wrote:Attard is a promted Rookie therefore he cannot be delisted until the end of next season. He either gets promoted to the senior list or dropped back to the Rookie list.
Brookes, Sweeney and Raymond should go.
I assume that M Clarke will retire (again) so that will leave a ruck division of:
Gardiner (injury prone)
Rix (not AFL level)
Kosi (needs to pinch-hit)
We need Brooks in that mix.