yep I'm with you Joffamate!!joffaboy wrote:I dont think you got what i was getting at. Lyon deliberately left McEvoy on Jolly for much of the final quarter and all of the last 10 or so minutes in a game where there were 35,000 fans and where the opposition had come back from almost 7 goals down.steph wrote:
I disagree with this for a couple of reasons. Firstly, what's the point of only playing McEvoy in the "easy" games? He needs to gain experience against quality opposition, as that's what we'll be facing in the finals.
It wasn't an easy game (no game in the AFL is easy, ask Collingwood who almost lost to Melbourne last week).
Mac would have gotten invaluable experience that night, but was beaten pretty comprehensively by Jolly.
if the same situation occured tomorrow night it seems that lyon would prefer the experienced King to be rucking over the inexperienced McEvoy against Jolly.
Yes McEvoy needs experience, but the mids need supply. See what Geelong did to hawthorn when they had no ruckmnen.
We are after four points not, and it is not a practice match. McEvoy got 10 games straight last year and improved in each game. He will get many more this year and will continue to improve.steph wrote: If he doesn't, and we play him in finals, then he'll be exposed. Secondly, King does absolutely nothing around the ground and I feel all he is doing now is holding McEvoy back. Why not just give McEvoy 6 or 7 straight games, and then re-assess? Very disappointed with this selection.
But tomorrow night Lyon waqnts big bodied and experienced ruckmen against Jolly.
was quite disappointed with Big mac lest week... seemed like he was really off his Weeties for some reason.... maybe copped one early who knows , but its a horses for courses one this week and Jolly is a top ruckman who can bring some of their dangerous blokes into play if we ease up on him
I'm happy with the swap and you'd have to back RL on this one!!
