When looking at a number of players in recent year struggle with footy skills in wet/windy conditions, I wonder if they received decent grounding at junior levels in basics such as leaning forward and guiding the ball closer to your foot when kicking. If the ball deviates half an inch between your hand and foot, it can mean going 10 or 20 metres astray. Some players appear to maintain same kicking action whatever the conditions.

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A wet night in Tassie
Against the roos
Coming off a really depressing 2 weeks of footy

I hope Bolton and the boys are more motivated than I am.....

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If Polson had taken those 2 chances in front of goal last week he probably would have kept his place and there'd be a few good things said about him but he missed them and he got dropped. He got left on the ground for long spells so Bolton obviously wanted to get minutes into him. We will have a better view of his ability at seasons end

Bolton said McKay isn't ready but what's changed between being ready last year and not being ready this year? He sees him in training every day so obviously knows better than me but he had a pre-season this year and he's been available for all games.

He missed part of pre season training with turf toe.

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Hence the selection of O'Shea.

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Sprays and turns over a lot of kicks for someone with "excellent disposal" it needs to be addressed going forward, also he isn't quick- he has elite endurance though.

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"Then joked and said he (Jack himself) probably wouldn't even need to play until round 2 against Collingwood."

Anyhow,expecting Weiters to show that he CAN play.PetSet to finally take hold of a game,and Dow to set a benchmark for himself..................reckon Ziebell and Cunnington are guns and need to be sat on and we are halfway there.I would send Cripps to Ziebell and Murphy to Cunnington.Sort of fight fire with fire..................the Roos are gettable.Blues by a whisker.

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No.

Polson has shown no sign of anything at AFL level.

Just because he’s young doesn’t mean he will magically develop into a good player.

He has nothing which Indicates that he will be able to cut it at AFL level, not now or ever.

If you keep playing Polson you may as well play Le Bois

I can see potential with him from his practice matches, great kick and showed some great poise.

Made some mistakes too but I can see something in him and actual upside

I reckon Ziebell is overrated Mick. Mind you, that probably means he'll take us apart tomorrow.
I wouldn't send Cripps to anyone. Cripps is the ball winner, thats why Collingwood tagged him at the stoppages with Pendlebury.
Cunnington on the other hand is a very good player. Elite handball out of congestion and strong over the ball. Id send Ed to keep him quiet.
It will be interesting to see who Jacobs tags. Murphy maybe. I'm not sure he has the size to go with Cripps.

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Both not particularly good users of the ball IMO

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We won’t tag but they are both fine players.

Desperation wins in the wet as much as skill.
Keep the ball moving forward at all costs.
Collingwood pantsed the Crows last night. Anybody can beat anybody else if they take their A game to the park.

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Nonsense, remember having the exact same conversation last year on this site about Fisher. Watched them both play numerous times before being drafted; probably before you had even heard of either, if not for injury Polson would have been top 20 in his draft.

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"Then joked and said he (Jack himself) probably wouldn't even need to play until round 2 against Collingwood."

Higgins is pretty dangerous too, I'd probably have Ed tag him and let Cripps go head to head with Cunnington.

Polson didn't impress me much at all. Shows little right now.

Hope Stephensens performance last night is a bit of an inspiration to our young guys. Play with belief and confidence and have no fear.

I wrote something similar in the other thread though I think the team around Stephenson helped him alot last night. Unfortunately we rarely do that for our young players