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Author:  london blue [ Sun Jun 12, 2016 3:40 pm ]
Post subject:  Midfield

Given the reality check coming out of the saints game, would love to see us spend some time experimenting with the likes of Buckley, Docherty, Byrne, touhy in the guts.

Nothing to lose.

Author:  grrofunger [ Sun Jun 12, 2016 3:41 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Midfield

This is the biggest hole in our list by far, should be the draft/trade focus for the next 2 years

Author:  Effes [ Sun Jun 12, 2016 3:45 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Midfield

Still good long term planning to draft the key position players first then focus on midfielders.

Author:  grrofunger [ Sun Jun 12, 2016 3:47 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Midfield

I dont disagree with what he have done so far but the focus should shift now

Author:  london blue [ Sun Jun 12, 2016 3:49 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Midfield

We've recruited the right players - no problem with the potential of the talls and their flexibility.

Need same flexibility from our HBF's - add to midfield depth while we build.

Author:  Rexy [ Sun Jun 12, 2016 3:51 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Midfield

I wouldn't be making decisions on today, StKilda were on drugs.

I'd be going highest ranked available player this year in the draft rather than positional needs.

Author:  doofdoof [ Sun Jun 12, 2016 3:52 pm ]
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Stands out even more when your rucks are thrashed..

Author:  chelodina [ Sun Jun 12, 2016 3:54 pm ]
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london blue wrote:
Given the reality check coming out of the saints game, would love to see us spend some time experimenting with the likes of Buckley, Docherty, Byrne, touhy in the guts.

Nothing to lose.

Docherty for sure.

Free agency is a place where we can find some quality.

Who comes off contract at the end of.next year

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Author:  DesEnglish [ Sun Jun 12, 2016 3:54 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Midfield

Desperately need a midfield rotation. 2 big mids and some outside speed.

Author:  Effes [ Sun Jun 12, 2016 3:55 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Midfield

Rexy wrote:
I wouldn't be making decisions on today, StKilda were on drugs.

I'd be going highest ranked available player this year in the draft rather than positional needs.


St Kilda ran Hawthorn and North Melbourne very close.

Ross, Armitage, Steven, Montagna, Hickey with Acres/Gresham/Newnes is a decent midfield core especially against Kreuzer/Gorringe.

Author:  cimm1979 [ Sun Jun 12, 2016 3:56 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Midfield

If you want to be competitive earlier get mids now.

Thought the backline was pretty good considering they got no help all day.

Forwards, apart from Cas, were not competitive. Good mids hide a lot of problems.

We are 2 short, minimum.

Author:  SurreyBlue [ Sun Jun 12, 2016 4:01 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Midfield

Our centre clearances are dependent on Cripps and Murphy. 1 is not available at the moment.
We lack structure and any semblance of setup. Curnow got beaten today, Cripps was again double teamed and controlled, while Kruezer embarrassed in the art of tap work.
Our midfield coach, yes I know it's Barker but he has a lot to answer right now.

Author:  Sydney Blue [ Sun Jun 12, 2016 4:01 pm ]
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We were one midfielder down
Graham should have played in Murphys absence.
As much as I like Bryne he is a HBF
We lost a midfielder and replaced with Backman

Author:  Hornet [ Sun Jun 12, 2016 4:22 pm ]
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We're 2 mids down atm with Murphy injured and Gibbs taking another RDO

Author:  Pafloyul [ Sun Jun 12, 2016 4:29 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Midfield

Effes wrote:
Still good long term planning to draft the key position players first then focus on midfielders.

It's good long term planning to get the best players to the club regardless of what position they play. It should be clear by now what kind of magical thinking the club comes up with (in evaluating potential draftees) when they think they need the kids to slot right in to the senior side to plug holes. It's something like 1 success (Cripps) and about 50 failures.

Author:  Effes [ Sun Jun 12, 2016 4:32 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Midfield

Pafloyul wrote:
Effes wrote:
Still good long term planning to draft the key position players first then focus on midfielders.

It's good long term planning to get the best players to the club regardless of what position they play. It should be clear by now what kind of magical thinking the club comes up with (in evaluating potential draftees) when they think they need the kids to slot right in to the senior side to plug holes. It's something like 1 success (Cripps) and about 50 failures.


Yes but which recruiting regime are you referring to?

Author:  Pafloyul [ Sun Jun 12, 2016 4:35 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Midfield

Rexy wrote:
I wouldn't be making decisions on today, StKilda were on drugs.

I'd be going highest ranked available player this year in the draft rather than positional needs.


Yep, still need more class all over the ground, then we can start looking at the balance when we think we've addressed the depth.

Author:  The Normal One [ Sun Jun 12, 2016 4:37 pm ]
Post subject:  Midfield

It was glaring that we were a tired group today in the midfield. I'm sure we will focus on adding one or two more next off-season.

Author:  jimmae [ Sun Jun 12, 2016 4:40 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Midfield

london blue wrote:
Given the reality check coming out of the saints game, would love to see us spend some time experimenting with the likes of Buckley, Docherty, Byrne, touhy in the guts.

Nothing to lose.

Bizarre post; you're looking at a midfield that has exhausted itself to get to this point, notably Kreuzer, Kerridge, Cripps, Curnow, Gibbs, Wright, Simpson and Thomas.

Today you see what happens if you shrink the midfield pool too much by selecting four talls at either end and run low on rotation options for too many consecutive games. Then, they compound things by rolling the dice at the stoppages.

I don't blame Matty K for today, he is basically marking time until the bye so his body can recover. Levi and Gorringe are the same; Everitt ran both ways as much as he could.

The leeway given to Walker and Jones from a work-rate perspective has cost us in combination with being 2 or more down on the bench a few weeks running. Thankfully everyone is learning from the experience it provides in a year we're not really expected to make finals.

Author:  SurreyBlue [ Sun Jun 12, 2016 4:43 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Midfield

Common Jimmae enough with the Everrit 2 way running.....he was a liability today and that is now 2 weeks in a row, again!

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