bondiblue wrote:
Blue Vain wrote:
The fact that Harry can't/won't take the relieving ruck role reduces our flexibility. Look at the impact Daniher is having at Brisbane and the flexibility it gives them. I'd tell him to harden up and give us the option.
I like Farmer's team with a couple of minor tweaks.
B: Boyd Weitering McGovern
HB: Newman Kemp Saad
C: Acres Cripps Docherty
HF: Owies Martin Cuningham
F: McKay Curnow Motlop
Foll: TDK Cerra Walsh
Int: Hewett Fogarty Cottrell Cincotta (Kennedy)
Our forward line is working well and shouldn't have wholesale disruption just to bring mids back in.
Cincotta deserves to keep the 7th defender role until someone takes it off him. Same with Cottrell playing H/F rotating 3rd wingman. Same with Fogarty who brings elite pressure and clean hands around the ball.
I think we're too slow with Charlie, Harry and JSOS inside 50.
Of all the TC posters, I would have thought you'd be the last to have Kennedy out of your best 22, and you've let go of your mantra that the AA HB should be playing HB.
Agree re Cincotta. Ditto Cottrell.
Fisher is playing the spare in defence. I dont think that will happen in a Finals game.
Hollands is the hard one to leave out. Its all hard to leave out anyone in this form, and glad it is.
Fog is bringing the heat. I'd give Hollands the nod of the two. But totally respect the value you put on Fog.
Farmer and I were in love with what Fog did 3 weeks in a row in the VFL as an inside mid before being selected in the AFL.
Fair point on Kennedy. I'm happy to have him on the bench and Hewett sub. I was thinking of easing him back in after injury but as this is a best 23 thread, you're correct, he should be there.
As for Docherty, my thoughts are he's not in our best midfield rotation yet they played him there at the expense of Cerra or Kennedy. How can anyone think it's better to play Cerra or Kennedy in defence and Docherty midfield? Yet some fool on the MC toyed with it for a few weeks. That was my complaint about Docherty not playing half back.
With Cincotta, Boyd and Kemp stepping up, I'm happy with Docherty taking the wing position. He played there for a few weeks and our wingers performed as well as any combination in the AFL IMHO. It's only the loss of Cerra, Walsh and Kennedy that has seen him return to the midfield. Once they return, I'd expect him to be squeezed out again.
Hollands is a wingman at the moment and he's doing it well. But Docherty and Acres are playing the role better and Cottrell as a H/F who gives them a rotation is a revelation IMHO. He provides a wing rotation, good forward pressure and he's a goal kicker as well. Hollands time will come. As for Fogarty, I don't like to tinker with what's working. Our forward structure is excellent at the moment. Harry is the only one who could force his way back in IMHO. I love Durdin but it's the incumbents roles to lose.
Thanks for clearing that up. I do recall the disgrace you felt when Cerra and Kennedy played HB, and so say all of us.
I like the perspective on Hollands, because I find it difficult to not select him after his amazing, Campo like year. Lucas Camporeale next year too...back to the thread...2023.
Yeah I want to see Kennedy's and Hewett's name in the best 23. I see them as hard hitters and that role saps energy. I like Hewett as a tagger more than Kennedy and ed. Its a great looking list....loved dannyboys new thread. Says it all. The whole list, let alone Best 23 has bought into pressure, contest and selflessness.
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