'plugger66 wrote:Rooy on the wing. I think that is the first time you have mentioned that but you are right. Get him as far away from goal so we dont kick it to him. Why use our best forward on the forward line.bigcarl wrote:agree. he was sort of the sacrificial lamb, an attitude i despise.Spinner wrote:Gehrig - I think he was made out to be a scapegoat, and wasn't playing that badly to begin with..
it's difficult to argue against gehrig's inclusion when you factor in that he's averaging five a game against richmond in his last seven outings against them.
also, the performance of our forwards last week was hardly inspiring.
to me our insistence on going to riewoldt at all costs has been a bigger problem for longer than fraser's lack of "forward pressure".
i wouldn't be in the least surprised if riewoldt gets a run further up the ground this week (wing) where he can use his enormous endurance to our best advantage.
richo's been playing that role beautifully for the tigers and it hasn't even stopped him kicking goals.
agree. he'll be back before too long and i don't mind the idea of him playing forward.Spinner wrote:Raph Clarke - Pretty stiff.
Do you mean our best forward or our only forward??????? lol
Why not start him up the ground. If it doesnt work we can always move him forward again.
Gotta think outside the square sometimes. We are painfully predictable going forward at the moment..ie spend 10 mins getting it to forward 50 then get frustrated and shank a kick over Roo's head or at his bootlaces
Oh and just on the team selection thing. Lst time I checked you need to win a lot of games to make the finals..and if you miss the 8 its very hard to win the flag apparently
Blooding players cos its "only Richmond"..Pffft..arrogant nonsense and would provide them with all the motivation they need to fire up against us. The days of blooding blokes "cos we are only playing Team X" vanished years ago. Plus..loked at our % lately?? Blooding for the future wont bridge that 2 game gap between us and the other teams on 12 points
Sure you look at specific matchups etc, but its Round 7 for Gods sake, not Round 21 with us sitting 15th.