carntheblues wrote:
bondiblue wrote:
The bottom 6 for Fantasy Points vs Swans
14. Owies
19. McGovern
33. Cuningham
36. Jones (I don't mind that because he was defense first)
37. Cottrell
38. Williamson (50% Def with his 13 possessions)
Of the above I would persevere with Williamson, unless MC want to see some of Macreadie at senior level, and there's no replacement for Jones, plus he played well imo
2 more games left to see more of, or for the first time this year:
Honey...............McGovern
Philp.................Cuningham
Ramsay.............Martin (he's probably injured)
OBrien..............Cottrell
Macreadie.........Williamson
Betts will be back for Owies.
Can't see Cottrell being kept either
Cuningham is in no mans land
Gov has disgraced himself on national tv.
I don't care that he's playing his old team, but his mate Teague might.
Whilst the changes look like wholesale changes and may be disruptive, its only the 6 least performing players dropped, and one, the 7th worst, happens to be injured.
Theres Gibbons and Kennedy to consider too who are currently on the injured list
Great! So selection is now based on Fantasy points. Novel and would be OK if we were playing for Cornflakes.
Williamson stays as he is building nicely and doesn't deserve to be dropped.
Cunningham also stays as the side is better balanced with him and while his total possessions against Sydney were a bit low, it was his first game back post injury and 2 weeks playing in the scratch matches and he did make an impact. Our first goal was a result of his tackle. I disagree he is in no-mans land, he just needs a good run without injury.
I would suggest Honey to replace Martin if he is injured but I suspect Gibbons if fit will replace Martin. I can't see O'Brien getting in as he is spending time working on his contact work which is seen as sub par.
Betts for Owies I agree with and do we persist with Cottrell for the rest of the year?
Grow up carna, and stop making up stories. You're hearing voices.
The Fantasy Points are just indicators. I didn't make them up. They are there for everyone to see and comment on.
Its a pretty straight forward forum exercise Ive applied, simple, and obvious for the discussion: Premise ... IF ... anyone is likely to be replaced it COULD possibly come from the bottom 6. That's all.
You don't have to be Einstein to come up with that. Say what you think about the Fantasy points, discount them with reasons, like Great Ex did. Its not novel.
Teague has been known to make no change to a winning team. Done it 3 times.
It could happen. I don't know. You don't know.
Do we stop the discussion? Do we have exclusively baseless discussions, ie just post opinions?
Anything can happen. I'm open for discussion. I appreciate your input. It enriches my outlook.
There's a strong chance Cuningham could be dropped, and there's reason for that.
He wasn't knocking the door down in the scratch matches.
He went missing again. He hasn't done much since the Effendon* game.
80% game time, 4 kicks, 6 HB, 30% Def. He's 23yo. He has to step up for his own sake.
Hence, he needs to perform or Cuningham remains where he is, in no mans land.
His 28 disposals against Effendon* were mouth watering. In 10 games he's played this year, he's averaged 11 disposals.
He hasn't secured a spot in our best 22 based on those numbers.
You seem upset because I point out Williamson's weaknesses and mistakes. Its what happened. I'm not hanging him.
In the match thread I posted I was rapt with his effort to beat Papley in the first, and hoped it would continue in that vain. He didn't.
He's not building along like you say imo. He's sort of holding his own. There's no upward trend in his performances. He's our best option at HB at the minute, and the one we would like to develop. I have high hopes he becomes our Flag 17 HBF, but he might not from what Ive been seeing of late.
Despite being on our list for 4 years, he's missed 2 years of footy, and we forgive him for his mistakes, but its Ok to point them out as areas he needs to work on. That's all. Promise.
I couldn't give a rats who is selected or not. I'm not a Key Influencer, I'm no influence.
There's 2 games left. I'm sure there's players the MC would like to see. I listed them. You agree with Betts, Owies, Cottrell, Honey. Sweet.
We aren't that far apart Carna.
Carnablues