Trent Cotchin (Merged)

[tigertim]

So when should Cotchin have come back in?

 

[St Kevin]

Doesn’t matter who you are but 7 weeks out and straight back in doesn’t cut it.

Massive liability tonight.

You'd have played him VFL?

He's been crap, but it's hardly a hanging offence to be rusty after 7 weeks out.

 

[diggler]

Better side without him. Too slow and gets smashed in midfield clearances. Ross looked better when he played.

 

[Smoking Aces]

You'd have played him VFL?

He's been crap, but it's hardly a hanging offence to be rusty after 7 weeks out.

Didn’t realise he was immune from playing VFL.

 

[artball]

dunno about the captain tonight ..

 

[dimmauchump]

Just putting it out there but has our midfield looked better without Cotch this year?
Love him to bits but reckon he has slowed down significantly this year and boy did it show tonight. Should have played ressies.

 

[tigersnake]

Just putting it out there but has our midfield looked better without Cotch this year?
Love him to bits but reckon he has slowed down significantly this year and boy did it show tonight. Should have played ressies.

Are you taking the *smile* or just really unintelligent?

 

[123cups]

Just a confidence thing.

Even brownlow medalist premiership captains can lose confidence after a long layoff.

 

[tigersnake]

Better side without him. Too slow and gets smashed in midfield clearances. Ross looked better when he played.

Diggler old son. What a pisser. How are the blues going?

 

[BrisTiger24]

Diggler old son. What a p!sser. How are the blues going?

Cue Laff for a hear hear Diggler, Weller is a better option

 

[Tames]

Cant blame Cotch, did some good things, and was hard at it - but ran out of steam.

I wonder how many players thought, the Capt is back, we're good now? I hope none, but on tonight's efforts, a number of players relaxed.

 

[TigerFlag2017]

One impact was it appeared to be Dusty spending more time in the forward line. While Dusty kicked 3 great goals, I would prefer to see him in the middle dominating the game through clearances.

 

[Tigerdangerous]

That was a seriously dumb move by Dimma.
All the inclusions this week have played poorly.

Hardwick keeps on making some glaring selection mistakes over the course of a season that simply do not work. The 2018 PF was disaster waiting to happen with the unfit players he went with.

Bring any player back into the AFL after a seven week layoff and you believe in two things:

1/- That player will immediately “click” back into action yet Cotchin has always been a slow burn as he works his way into a season.

2/- Putting certain player’s reputation before those that have been doing the hard yards in the 1sts and the 2nds is just bad coaching and Hardwick has a history of doing this.

Hardwick can wear this but if he keeps on doing it he really needs to be challenged hard because his track record on this issue is not good.

Injuries have been a curse this year and have affected every line of the team. We are not going to get even close to a top four position and we may even slide out of the eight and not play finals in 2019. Such is life but I would like to think the coaches will trial players who merit the chance at AFL level along with keeping a serious eye on end of season draft options; and play draft hard ball at the end of the season.

As for the new rules introduced at the beginning of this season; can our coaching staff implement a training program to teach these rules to our players each and every week.

 

[fastin bulbous]

Cant blame Cotch, did some good things, and was hard at it - but ran out of steam.

I wonder how many players thought, the Capt is back, we're good now? I hope none, but on tonight's efforts, a number of players relaxed.

Sure looked like it

 

[BrisTiger24]

Cant blame Cotch, did some good things, and was hard at it - but ran out of steam.

I wonder how many players thought, the Capt is back, we're good now? I hope none, but on tonight's efforts, a number of players relaxed.

That came.to my mind too.

 

[The_General]

Hardwick is predictable. He'll always play his players injured even when it's high risk.

He did it when Griffiths played, he did it in the preliminary final last year. No selection surprises if you're an opposition coach.

 

[zippadeee]

He was tackling around the neck all night.
He looked like he missed 7 weeks.

 

[TheCan]

rusty to put it polity

 

[WesternTiger]

Hardwick is predictable. He'll always play his players injured even when it's high risk.

He did it when Griffiths played, he did it in the preliminary final last year. No selection surprises if you're an opposition coach.

Um but who was injured?

 

[tigerlove]

One impact was it appeared to be Dusty spending more time in the forward line. While Dusty kicked 3 great goals, I would prefer to see him in the middle dominating the game through clearances.

I don't really get why Dusty played so much forward. They can both play midfield at the same time. Dusty kept us in it with opportunistic goals but also thought he tried a couple too many impossible shots at goal tonight.