Aaron Hamill needs to step up.
Our method of bringing the ball out of defence is deplorable and it cost us badly yesterday. Our tall stocks are severely depleted yet we continually kick it long out of defence. If Doc is going to kick out, we may as well hand the ball to the opposition on the back flank because he continually does the same thing and gets the same response.
Numerous times there are shorter hit up options yet we choose to ignore them.
Ignoring them makes us too easy to play against. If you hit that option once or twice, the opposition have to man them up and we can then start to manoeuvre the opposition zone to create space.

I don't buy the criticism of our small forwards. Motlop was found out as a young player but Durdin and Owies are doing their roles well. Owies is number 2 in the AFL for forward 50 tackles and Durdin chases as hard as anyone in our team. As a team we're only behind top 3 sides Melbourne and Freo for forward 50 tackles.
With us playing at least one half forward up at the stoppages (Walsh) and often a second (Fisher our Carroll), our forwards are usually battling against at least one extra defender and occasionally 2. Having Harry out allows the opposition defenders the luxury of knowing every time where the ball is going so they can triple team Charlie and I thought the Pies midfielders/wings did a great job of getting back to support their defence. Too often the Pies defenders spoiled the ball and Taylor Adams or Sidebottom were there to clear the ball.

As I said elsewhere, we need to tough it out whilst we wait for the reinforcements to come back into the team. Our next few games will require Young to step up but he would have been playing on the number 1 forwards anyway. Weiters wouldn't have played on Wright, Lynch or King IMHO. It will require Plowman to play above his height and hopefully Marchbank comes back in to assist. The pre-season draft will be very interesting.

It’s a big ask to bring someone straight in who hasn’t been training or playing with the group. I’d more inclined to give Kemp a shot against Essendon** while S.Durdin has a fortnight training - and at least one VFL game - learning the system. Young probably gets Wright?

If anyone is likely to come straight in, it is Hayes. He has been working in our system since before Christmas.

And I can’t see Mirkov playing seniors for awhile yet. For one thing, he is recovering from an ankle injury.

I don't think so
All he has to do is what he has done in that high light reel. Thump it away and mark it when he can.
Sit on his man and don't let him get it.

Seems a biggish unit so can't see him being out bodied.

It's now up to Doc Saad Plowman and Stocker to organise the defence

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It’s a big ask to bring someone straight in who hasn’t been training or playing with the group. I’d more inclined to give Kemp a shot against Essendon** while S.Durdin has a fortnight training - and at least one VFL game - learning the system. Young probably gets Wright?

If anyone is likely to come straight in, it is Hayes. He has been working in our system since before Christmas.

And I can’t see Mirkov playing seniors for awhile yet. For one thing, he is recovering from an ankle injury.

Totally get wheer abns is coming from, but imo Durdin has enougfh experience around him for help and guidance, and agree with you.

He's 26 and experienced. All he has to do is play his role on Wright or Jones. My feel is he will play

I don't know what they will do but I just feel we need to cover Weitering somehow and we have no one else.

My only reason for playing Mirkov (who is still raw) is it changes our structure so much and takes pressure off others. He's that type I think he will handle it. If he can step up for a week or so it would really help so many others until Pittonet is back

My main concern with Cripps in the ruck ,is that Draper is the type of prick that would deliberately charge into him with the intent of trying to injure him. He’s a rough big bastard.

Someone has lead you up the garden path.
TC is mostly a group think.


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TC is mostly a group think.


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Cripps doesn't ruck centre bounces.

Throw ins and wrestles only...

I never thought about that, but reflecting on his ruck work, I think you're right.
TDK takes centre bounce, then there's a stoppage and Crippa takes on the ruck and sends TDK forward.
Saw that a couple times vs Pies