Can't see that happening....

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You mean the Ratts surviving???

anything is possible.

I can just imagine the conversation.

Sticks going to Ratts to ask him to retire.
Ratts telling Sticks he has a new young family and they will be on the street.
Sticks telling Ratts he has cos the unofficial selectors committee will be kncking on his door if he doesnt.
Ratts begging for another chance for old times sake.
Sticks saying "Ok Ratts for old times sake .. but only for old times sake .. and please Ratts improve... im under pressure.. ill go talk to the others"

Ratts rolling out some stats Sticks and giving Sticks the Geelong six year in Thompson story ... and how that all ties into Sticks 3 flags in 5 year vision.
Sticks is happy... Ratts is happy....

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I'll keep seeing it not happening thanks....

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I wonder if Gibbs still thinks he's going okay?

I dont think there are many at the club that are doing ok right now.
Gibbs is not Robinson Crusoe out there.

Not sure why we turning on Gibbs.
Hes been better than Dangerfield over the journey.

Dangerfield has one advantage on Gibbs.
He has a coch who can extract the most out of him currently... and he wants to play to his best currently.
Didnt last year.

or the three or four years before.

I know.. hes been in my dreamteam for a few years.
Almost didnt take him this year .

Glad i did!!

Funny cos its the first year i didnt pick up Gibbs and Murph

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EFA.

Never a truer word spoken in jest. If he had some of Robbo's G&D he'd be a lot better footballer.

BTW, Robinson is not Gibbs either. If he had some of Gibbs's ability to see what is unfolding ahead, he'd be a lot better footballer.

ATM, we're getting a lot more from Robbo where it counts.

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with Murph out for an extended perioid, now is the time for Bryce Gibbs to stand up. We'll learn alot more about him over the next few weeks.

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The service opposition forwards are receiving, due to the way we're getting belted out of the middle, Geoff Southby and Bruce Doull at their best wouldn't make a lot of difference down back at the moment.

I dunno, maybe I'm just old fashioned, but I've always believed you don't play your most talented players in defence, you play 'em up forward or on the ball. Gibbs to the forward line, with an occasional run on the ball. Cruising around down back picking up easy kicks isn't going to turn Gibbs into the superstar he has the potential to be.

so what you are saying is Gibbs should be a forward tag in the midfield on Reilly?

look if people can't see that our structures are a dog's breakfast and the players have no confidence go the coach I don't know what to think about them!

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Sydney Blue was spot on about Gibbs - give him a task and let him do it. If Sellars said that too I wouldn't be surprised. The opportunity to run Gibbs with Dangerfield wasn't taken on Sunday, even later in the game. Pity.

Sinners, show some patience mate. How long did it take you too wake up to Pago2? Five years, wasn't it? Still got your Pagan drum at home? Must take up half your garage. Yet you still come on here, waving your knob around like you know something.

task should be finding the ball. executing and running both ways.

more run with tasks? lol

that's admitting negativity into the mindset and metamorphosises itself into reactionary second guessing confusion. which then becomes lack of confidence!
which is what we are seeing now!

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Before Carlton drafted Gibbs, l heard of one of his games against men, not juniors. 20-30 possessions, 6 goals. Great stats.
He gets drafted as number 1.

Comes to Carlton, we play him in negating roles, backpocket, tagging roles, floating backline roles etc.

I think if he is a number 1 pick, he should be given the opportunity to shine and be the one getting tagged, not the tagger.

To date, we have never given Gibbs a full on crack in the midfield or a solid run in the forward line or a combo of both. Its time to give Gibbs a crack and see what he can do. No more backline shite. Theres no carrazzo or murphy in there for awhile, its either gibbs or brock to fill it!

You don't have a number 1 pick float around the backline or tag!

Pity for who? Danger is the antithesis of Gibbs - tough, courageous, very fast and runs hard all day.

There is tagging tactics and there is two great players going head to head

Why cant Gibbs run head to head with the better players in the comp he has done it before and managed to work both ways - It used to be a great part of our game going to watch the stars match up on one another

Crowlley, Jones, Raines,Ling- Joseph are taggers in the pure sense of the word - Gibbs is not but there is nothing wrong with putting him on the oppositions best and say beat him - and there is a difference and from what I have seen of Gibbs that is when he is at his best

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ah yes but he never did much of that before this year!

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yes and I am determined I won't get sucked in by rats.

problem is the process to find both men was the same.

no process!

so getting back to my other pet hate. the board and sticks!

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Just put him at half back on a bloke and let him be a top line half backer. He has played well there this year. The first half of the freo game just 3 weeks ago he was the most dominant player on the ground. Since they threw him into the midfield against GWS he has had his confidence sapped and now is no good anywhere.

He is a completely different player in size and skillset to Dangerfield. Comparing the two is silly.

Compare Dangerfield to Judd.

..he shines in the back-half when the going is easy.. ..he wil have good games, and when the heat is on upfield he will have not so good games.. ..but he won't ever be a topline HBF week in, week out, cos he's not a defender.. ..he's a half forward, and due to size and skillset he can play thru the middle or at HB.. ..but just cos he's capable, doesnt mean he should.. ..one of our list's best "playmakers", and we use him in negating, reactive roles..

..he should be in his natural position, half fwd, creating the play..

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But the potential was there to see for those who can see. He's still a kid.