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Welcome to Tigers: Jason Castagna

Tigers of Old said:
That Drummond the only player unavailable on the entire list is absolutely ridiculous.
I can't ever remember an injury list like that.

The stars are perfectly aligned, ToO.

We won't ever be in a better position heading into a finals series.

Seize the day!
 
Imagine if we still had Deledio.

Though not sure we could have afforded to keep him this year or not.
 
Did nothing (ok pressure acts) all game, takes that screamer from the side of the pack in the last, kicks it from a tight angle with that weird blue gunk in his hair

CLASSIC GEORGE
 
Except for that mark, Castagna had a shocker. Fumbled almost every time he touched it, although he didn't touch all that often. Bolton must be very close to replacing him.
 
davidc0055 said:
Except for that mark, Castagna had a shocker. Fumbled almost every time he touched it, although he didn't touch all that often. Bolton must be very close to replacing him.
Lloyd ahead of Bolton on form at this stage...
 
agincourt said:
Lloyd ahead of Bolton on form at this stage...

Wouldn't bring Lloyd in to replace George though. Lloyd isn't going to provide the pace, agility and pressure that George's game relies on and that forward line is thriving on. Lloyd brings you goals at AFL level, not the chaos. Bolton is a more classy chaos IMO
 
NZtiger said:
Wouldn't bring Lloyd in to replace George though. Lloyd isn't going to provide the pace, agility and pressure that George's game relies on and that forward line is thriving on. Lloyd brings you goals at AFL level, not the chaos. Bolton is a more classy chaos IMO
I'd probably go Bolton based on pressure, but Castagna brings more aerial skill and is a threat.
If Lloyd had pace he'd be straight in this week.
 
davidc0055 said:
Except for that mark, Castagna had a shocker. Fumbled almost every time he touched it, although he didn't touch all that often. Bolton must be very close to replacing him.

Bolton has fantastic potential but hasn't learnt to play to team rules yet so IMO George must stay in.

Even if George is not getting a lot of the ball dont under estimate the effect of his pressure.
Always dangerous and can pop up unexpectedly like he did last night.
 
Stengle is currently killing Casey at Half time and he probably has 15 touches 4-5 tackles and 4 Goals and has set up another 2

kid is extremely impressive and goes through the midfield
 
I was all for dropping him a few weeks ago, but you just can't break up this forward line now, it's too effective. He had a shocker for 3.5 quarters last night, then took the mark and slotted a crucial goal last night.

I'm learning to deal with the fact it's just how he's going to be. Frustrating but important.
 
In this case the sum is greater than the parts - to see them all sitting together after the game said it all.

I reckon Stengle would add to the sum when he gets his chance - tearing it up in the VFL today
 
I'd drop him, he's been pretty ineffective for about 5 or so weeks now.

We have a vfl side full of guys putting their hand up in Stengle, Bolton, Lloyd.

I'd play Lloyd.
 
tigertim said:
I'd drop him, he's been pretty ineffective for about 5 or so weeks now.

We have a vfl side full of guys putting their hand up in Stengle, Bolton, Lloyd.

I'd play Lloyd.

Lloyd won't bring the chaotic pressure that Castagna does. Would muck up our forward system I reckon. It's a cohesive unit at the moment, don't mess with it
 
Dropping George would affect the F50 as a whole.

The net, trapping the ball, referred pressure, leading options, etc.

Yes, George had a mare offensively. Fumbled, turned it over, was overwhelmed by the occasion.

But he's less expendable than a Markov type in my opinion. He's big, string, committed, tenacious, bloody quick.

Tough call, but for me he stays.

We're winning and winning well. He's a part of the defensive work that sets us up.
 
Mantikorr said:
Lloyd won't bring the chaotic pressure that Castagna does. Would muck up our forward system I reckon. It's a cohesive unit at the moment, don't mess with it
I think you're overestimating JCs output and underestimating Lloyds.

Last night JC had 6 disposals at 50% DE (but 5 turnovers...don't know how when you have 5 turnovers from 6 disposals you get 50% but anyway).

He laid 4 tackles and had 0 1%ersers and 19 pressure acts.

I still think we would get better output from Lloyd or Bolton or Stengle.