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Welcome to Tigers: Jason Castagna
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Aarts is the one who should be making way. At least Castagna is getting the footy and can run.
With Dusty and McIntosh out who would replace those two.
We already have a heap of VFl players in the team.
Maybe Human Meatball is ready to return and could replace one of them.
was hard to tell on TV but did he spend some time at half back last night? It looked that way at times. Maybe Parker coming in has forced something slightly different with George?
Reckon that's a bit harsh as George was an integral part of those 3 flags - but in a way he was fortunate to have been in the right place at the right time to have got them.
Unforeseen circumstances during 2017 meant that we were forced into playing an unconventional forward line and it just happened that he fitted into it that hastily contrived system beautifully.
And he remained a very useful component of the forward line in the next 2-3 years as well - even though over that time there were changes (e.g. Butler, Townsend out and Lynch in)
But 2021 has seen a very much different style of game played by all teams and maybe it's just George's particular skillset is no longer such a great fit. And not being able to adapt his skillset to a new way of playing is different from footy IQ.
Having said all that - now is the time to give him a spell from the ones. Who knows - he might be able to learn a new way of playing "todays game" - or he might not?
Purely and simply does my head in. Fumbles when trying to take the ball at speed. Whenever he takes a mark his first move is to scuttle backwards like a crab as teammates stream past him and others make options that he ultimately can’t see. Is almost a footballer. Almost takes a mark. Almost hits a team mate with a kick. Almost keeps his feet. Almost does something constructive and almost kicks a goal. But misses too many. I know the opposition are in trouble when he actually kicks one. I really don’t like to bag one of our players out but those attempted 2 bananas on the run still have me filthy today. The first was appalling because he burnt teammates in a better position. So…..after doing that….he attempts a second instead of kicking through the ball properly like Chol did for a beauty. Aarts is better value as he is far team oriented.
There’s no doubt we need more defensively minded mids atm with no Shedda or Prestia, however I prefer Graham as a pressure forward then the other 2 atm, I actually like the thought of the combo of Graham, Baker and Cumberland, ads some genuine toughness , skill and x factor
Very Very ordinary last night.
Noone but Peter Matera could kick those goals at full speed.
The first one was bad but that 2nd one was broken TV worthy.
He missed 3 players standing in the corridor.
His fumbles seem to cough up the ball straight back to the opposition.
He needs a good kick the ass today
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fair assessment zips, especially as you are his number one stan
He still plays like a first gamer.
There has been no progres this year.
What he showed in the 2019 GF should be what all supporters would expect.
You can't be a 3 time premiership player and have episodes like last night.
There were at least 2 goals to be kicked and he panicked and fked up.
Have loved George for what he's done for us during the past 5 years but it's time to move on.
Dimma is trying new things and shuffling the team around. One thing he needs to try is replacing george in the side. Graham and Baker are spending more time forward and would like to see Dimma try parker or cumberland or even mrj at the expense of george. Unlike rioli, unfortunately for george and his skillset (or lack of) don't think there's another role for him.
Dimma is trying new things and shuffling the team around. One thing he needs to try is replacing george in the side. Graham and Baker are spending more time forward and would like to see Dimma try parker or cumberland or even mrj at the expense of george. Unlike rioli, unfortunately for george and his skillset (or lack of) don't think there's another role for him.
