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Luke McGuane
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tiger12 said:
Brace yourself because you might find this fatally funny, but Luke McGuane managed 15 goals from 9 games as a forward last year.
Griff was a forward prior to last season and managed 4 goals from 9 games, and Astbury was a forward for 17 games in 2010 and managed 5 goals. Both are very composed with the ball but struggle to get it in the first place. I'd love nothing more than to see a player with a hoof like Griffiths start taking marks as a CHF but reading the play seems like braille to him at the moment. All the same if one of these two did come good as a forward you have a little thing called team balance that starts to get thrown out.
tiger12 said:
Yup Joel Bowden, isn't he the guy that routinely held monster sized forwards that our key backs couldn't control and got 25 to 30 possessions a game to boot?
tiger12 said:
Coburg tigers. Its all about balance. Are griff and Astbury more skilled and talented then McGuane? Of course. But do they play the same position and apply the same forward pressure? No. Incase you haven't noticed our game plan is to kick long to pockets, win the aerial contest or a stoppage. Mcguane fits that game plan perfectly. As mentioned he is great in the air. But also on the ground. Clearly you are so blind you can't see the Forrest from the trees. Like many other posters I don't think every player is a gun. But unlike you and your friends I attempt to understand why our club makes these choices.
frickenel said:
Again, lies, damn lies, and statistics. Look behind those stats. Astbury played forward in 2010 when the team was cut to the bone and lost about 80% of our games courtesy of game time given to a bunch of kids, prior to sustaining a bad injury. Griffiths was recruited as a forward and was initially played there, again in a relatibely poor team prior to injury. I have no doubt he has been played in defence to teach him the defensive side of his game; but, again, he was recruited as a forward. Here's where stats tell fibs. 15 goals from 9 games for McGuane in 2012 hey? Have a look at the Essendon game late in the season. Total midfield domination. McGuane should've kicked 8 in that game alone if he was any good. Look at the North Melbourne game and the level of his incompetence. Here's the punch line: if this club wants to conquer the mountain it's not going to do it with McGuane. Play Griffo and Astbury in the forward line until the cows come home instead of going backwards with an incompetent dud like McGuane.
I think it's time for everyone to accept McGun has turned it around and is now a valuable player for us. Moving him back to the forward line, where he played his junior football has invigorated him.
Other coaches will be struggling to match up on McGun. Who do you put your best defender on, Jack or Luke ? Bloody tough choice.
Other coaches will be struggling to match up on McGun. Who do you put your best defender on, Jack or Luke ? Bloody tough choice.
Plays with miles more intensity than Vickery. Luke makes some errors but he got us back in the game today. As soon as he came on we had a target to kick to. Iced his chances again too. Has to play round 1.
Tigers of Old said:
Did he find space to lead and mark? How were the passes into attack....all bomb and hope again?
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