Did Jack Steven do enough to hold his place?
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Did Jack Steven do enough to hold his place?
I thought young Jack played well enough to hold his place next week, although he had limited game time. His goal was certainly handy with only 7 being kicked in the match.
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We are 5-1 and so are in position to "grow" a few of our younger players.
Steven's second club for the club was quite good.
I would really like to give him a run of at least 4/5 games to see how he goes.
Having said that if Gram comes back someone has to go. Though the rumour mill has Gram out fora couple of more weeks yet.
Steven's second club for the club was quite good.
I would really like to give him a run of at least 4/5 games to see how he goes.
Having said that if Gram comes back someone has to go. Though the rumour mill has Gram out fora couple of more weeks yet.
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Re: Did Jack Steven do enough to hold his place?
eddy the week before had 15 touches, 5 tackles and a goal assist, and lost his spot.borderbarry wrote:I thought young Jack played well enough to hold his place next week, although he had limited game time. His goal was certainly handy with only 7 being kicked in the match.
jack had 13 touches, 5 tackles and kicked a goal. pretty similar game.
if gram's fit i'd expect to see steven make way. and eddy was named in the best few for the reserves, so could be pressure from there as well.
the kid'll be back soon enough. certainly didn't do his prospects any harm, but also didn't force them to keep him in the side.
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Doubt many would see it that way, Clarke was very good and can play running or stopping roles. Not sure why you would drop him based on his performance?saints11 wrote:I would bring Gram in for Clarke not Steven
Steven Geary and Armitage clearly the quiet men on the day, none of them bad as such, they were just the quietest, didnt feel like Armo played on the ball as often as he has done in earlier rounds, was it just me?
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not sure, but he did kick two goals in a low scoring clash. he's one who looked better on replay than he did at the ground, but still obviously didn't get much of it.rexy wrote:Steven Geary and Armitage clearly the quiet men on the day, none of them bad as such, they were just the quietest, didnt feel like Armo played on the ball as often as he has done in earlier rounds, was it just me?
midfielders like armo, geary, steven and schneider (the latter two mainly forward pockets) were arguably a problem on friday night. between the four of them they had 46 possessions. hayes, montagna, harbrow, cooney, gilbee all had more than 34 each, so just 46 between four running players definitely hurts you.
steven always looks proppy when he runs or walks, is that just me? weird hips.
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How is it a stupid suggestion as opposed to just a suggestion?
We have a medium-tall running defender coming back, so a medium-tall defender makes way for him.
Against a side that has several small forwards.
Gilbert, Dawson, Blake, Baker, Ray or Fisher aren't going to make way for Gram. Raph is first line to make way. The only other options are Gwilt or Geary but both have played every game and played their role well. Raph's two games have been about par for him, which is below his best.
I'm not on the Raph hating bandwagon, but it's an obvious choice in my opinion. However if you think otherwise, I don't see that as 'stupid'.
One thing that may not go in Raph's favour is that in his last three games for the Saints, the opposition has kicked 25 goals, 5 (20%) of those goals have come directly from a Clarke clanger.
We have a medium-tall running defender coming back, so a medium-tall defender makes way for him.
Against a side that has several small forwards.
Gilbert, Dawson, Blake, Baker, Ray or Fisher aren't going to make way for Gram. Raph is first line to make way. The only other options are Gwilt or Geary but both have played every game and played their role well. Raph's two games have been about par for him, which is below his best.
I'm not on the Raph hating bandwagon, but it's an obvious choice in my opinion. However if you think otherwise, I don't see that as 'stupid'.
One thing that may not go in Raph's favour is that in his last three games for the Saints, the opposition has kicked 25 goals, 5 (20%) of those goals have come directly from a Clarke clanger.
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Clarke - strong fourth quarter because the guy can run at speed all day.
3 tackles 3 spoils 19 disposals - this is a potential star you want to get good for the finals. Gram more forward to kick goals.
I'm obviously sitting here looking at the stats. What's with the free kick count! Bloody hell.
3 tackles 3 spoils 19 disposals - this is a potential star you want to get good for the finals. Gram more forward to kick goals.
I'm obviously sitting here looking at the stats. What's with the free kick count! Bloody hell.
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Jack's first quarter was extremely impressive (especially his chasing and tackling), but his lack of games in the past 8 weeks and the fact he's not used to the tempo (especially in such a demanding game), probably contributed to him fading out of the game. I'm really looking forward to seeing how he goes when he's more match-fit and more used to the tempo. It could be very
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If Gram returns this week he's probably the one to go, though, unless they leave Zac out, due to a lack of match up.
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If Gram returns this week he's probably the one to go, though, unless they leave Zac out, due to a lack of match up.
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Steven will make way for Gram when Gram is fit, and I still don't think we can carry Kosi, Gards and King in one team as none of them are imposing themselves on the game, and three lumbering slow talls can't be carried in one team. Possibly King may go out and Eddy or Stanley may get a gig -or even McEvoy, who although another slow tall, has goal sense and is OK around the ground, will take more marks than King -and is showing consistant good form at Sandy.
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The only problem with this suggestion is that Gram isn't a medium tall defender IMO. He's a midfielder who drifts back to help out the defence. Raph is being played as a 3rd tall defender/running half back.Beno88 wrote:How is it a stupid suggestion as opposed to just a suggestion?
We have a medium-tall running defender coming back, so a medium-tall defender makes way for him.
Against a side that has several small forwards.
Gilbert, Dawson, Blake, Baker, Ray or Fisher aren't going to make way for Gram. Raph is first line to make way. The only other options are Gwilt or Geary but both have played every game and played their role well. Raph's two games have been about par for him, which is below his best.
I'm not on the Raph hating bandwagon, but it's an obvious choice in my opinion. However if you think otherwise, I don't see that as 'stupid'.
One thing that may not go in Raph's favour is that in his last three games for the Saints, the opposition has kicked 25 goals, 5 (20%) of those goals have come directly from a Clarke clanger.
Outside of one mistake (in a game full of them) Raph was solid. Personally I think Mini would be in the gun if his last quarter was so good. He's been very quiet recently which has been disappointing as he's one of those 'important to the structure' players. Geary has been a bit up and down, which you expect from an inexperienced player but holds his spot as a small defender.
As much as I would like Jack to keep his spot, I think he is the one to go if Grammy is back.
As much as the Kosi in the ruck option has merits, we need him as a forward target. The delivery to him has to improve dramatically though.