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Pick 72: Ryan Garthwaite

yandb said:
Speed wasn't the answer Zips we needed a KPD who would stay with their man and not sponge off.

Garthwaite would do that.
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Yep Naughton needs body not speed. If he wants to take a mark on the wing good luck.
 
easy said:
Garth wouldn't have got a centre clearance, which is where we lost it IMO.
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We only had 4 less inside 50s. 9 contested marks and 5 goals went a long away to popping our balloon. Didn't have a swag of options to increase our midfield capacity but an obvious choice to thwart Naughton s influence somewhat. 6 points in it at start of last quarter, doesn't take much to change the momentum.
 
Bill James said:
Yep Naughton needs body not speed. If he wants to take a mark on the wing good luck.
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So many times no body on him or block whatsoever giving him a free jump at the ball. Was very much like Cox in the final last year.
 
The gws game was horrible for him - really didn’t have a match up. Cameron far too quick for him. Garthwaite has to play on the bigger slower types - body on body.

With Tabener, Hogan, Lobb, McCarthy... he has to play this week
 
tha8ball said:
The gws game was horrible for him - really didn’t have a match up. Cameron far too quick for him. Garthwaite has to play on the bigger slower types - body on body.

With Tabener, Hogan, Lobb, McCarthy... he has to play this week
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Yep, Freo are not going to be beaten by a small backline, we need some more height down back especially this week.

DS
 
tha8ball said:
The gws game was horrible for him - really didn’t have a match up. Cameron far too quick for him. Garthwaite has to play on the bigger slower types - body on body.

With Tabener, Hogan, Lobb, McCarthy... he has to play this week
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If McCarthy plays then that’s his man otherwise the others are too tall/quick/agile for him...
 
UKTiger said:
How is our other backman in waiting Ben Miller coming along? Has he got more speed and smarts in him?
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Much more speed than Garth or Astbury. Coming along and if you can believe it I reckon he has grown a few cm and is certainly getting bigger in the upper body. Maybe later.
 
Looked great when given an opportunity last year when he was fit ,

Plays from now on
 
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