But hard footy doesn't mean he is a talented AFL player. Very much a journeyman until one of the kids takes over for me
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Round 1 - Changes vs Carlton
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You are right that these kids ( including Sonsie) have to take that step up to AFL to see what they have got in our future. I reckon that we will see many of them included in the coming weeks especially if we are not going well
Yeah I thought that too. We would normally play Lynch maybe 90% TOG. We must be thinking we will go smaller in our forward line. It worked last week in the 2nd half I guess.
Surprised Dow got a go, I thought he was WOG last week, he'd better have a ripper this week or I don't see how he can be picked for Round 2. Grimes on shaky ground too.
Good to see Ross rewarded after his performance last week. Mansell will be sub IMO.
Sadly Ryan had to go. Perhaps he can learn not to walk around on the field in the VFL and Perhaps realise he has to run from contest to contest...
RUNNNNN! Not walk around like a goal post.
RUNNNNN! Not walk around like a goal post.
Put all those players in and we'd lose by 100.
This 'play the kids' defeatism refrain at round 1 is emotive supporter nonsense. It doesn't happen.
And there's a reason. It's not good for the development of any youngster to come into a side with no senior protection and get annihilated.
It's how you ruin development, while losing promising players to other clubs.
You drop Pickett, McIntosh, and Grimes in one week, and replace them with three skinny 18 year olds, then who busts the gut to make up the space under the high ball? Who puts the big body on the line to get crunched? Or do the crunching?
I get the logic of wanting to see what we've got, but we still have to be competitive or it will truly be a wasted year.
And despite the same cynical calls from supporters to play for draft picks, put out non competitive sides, and select for the loss, it's not something you can do and remain a powerful club. You'll lose players, supporters, members, sponsors, and morale.
Drip feed the kids in, like we are, pick our best older players, rest or drop the ones that aren't performing and play to win.
It doesn't mean you don't drop non performers. Grimes may be in trouble in the next few weeks. But there is no reason to drop our experienced wingers after last week.
Yep. It’s almost like they are playing a non Victorian side. Do we not have a big supporter base Whately?!
That wasn’t the captains run… today the guys were out in the black singlets. That’s full training in your photo
Those three you could argue are in our best 15 players. Prestia probably pushing it though… Grimes, Pickett and McIntosh definitely aren’t. Still got a solid core of experienced players even if we drop the 3 I mentioned. Their roles are replaceable too with what we have on the list. Banks wing for kamdyn, Brown/Trezise in for Grimes, and Juddy, Coulthard or even cumbo for Pickett
Why is Grimes on the outer. Still fit & angry. Got his paddy up last game. Last two seasons side crippled by injuries so life as a backman has not been easy. Prefer Grimes any time over Young /Gibcus/Miller who to me just aint angry enough. Once ya hit the ground you still have to contest . Of all the young backmen the one who impressed me the most is Tresize. Looked like another Tom Stewart.
Yep maybe both can be true - I agree with players you have mentioned, so perhaps he doesn’t mean they may all play in a flag again, maybe means younger blokes Shai, Bakes, Rioli, Graham etc
I’ve forgotten what he said now anyway!
You right I think Tylar Young needs to get tougher on the ground - and you say angry and arrogant, like a Matty Scarlett
get the 5 day break and the Lynch and Dusty in , but not one senior player dropped from that pathetic effort your kidding me. That's been an issue last 2 years the kids take the rapt. I just hope Yze wake-ups to this because we're going to the same well and that well is dry we need to get games into youth.
Playing Mansell over Clarke is criminal and Brown should come in for Grimes. Besides Campbell our small and medium forwards we're crap Cumberland in for me or Coulthard. Yeah Kossie had a bad game , but why bring him into the club and drop him after 1 game give him a block of games now that Lynch is in the side to takes the heat off him. Kane McAuliffe in for me gives speed and a bit of go.
Playing Mansell over Clarke is criminal and Brown should come in for Grimes. Besides Campbell our small and medium forwards we're crap Cumberland in for me or Coulthard. Yeah Kossie had a bad game , but why bring him into the club and drop him after 1 game give him a block of games now that Lynch is in the side to takes the heat off him. Kane McAuliffe in for me gives speed and a bit of go.
agree since when is Mansell a automatic selection to.I agree , but you don't reward mediocre and poor performance premiership players or not should be dropped. Not one from last weeks pathetic effort your kidding me. Been happening last 2 seasons. Our kids take the rapt for the poor performances, from the experience heads.
He's starting on the ground. The sub will come from these 5. Id say Pickett but could be Mansell
IC
[17] Daniel Rioli,[27] Thomson Dow,[50] Marlion Pickett,[31] Rhyan Mansell,[44] Seth Campbell
