Dow is being tagged because he's dominating the VFL. His form is good enough to promote him IMHO.
But they need to simplify his role. Even if he gets the ball and kicks it blindly 50 metres. I'd rather that than have him handball to someone standing next to him. He's a very good ball winner. We have to find a way to capitalise on it.
Hewitt is a big loss and I fear me may not see a lot more of him this year.

Marchbank for Newman, Cottrell to Neale, Dow for Kennedy, JSOS to replace Durdin, Martin sub, Cerra and Dow to rotate H/F-Mid-Wing.
Possibly Hayes for LOB

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Oh and forget pushing both small half forwards up to the ball. Keep one in the front half.

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Okay, first of all, i am not "expecting you to accept a counter view", I am presenting it for discussion. I willingly admit that I haven't seen enough of Hayes to form an opinion so I am presenting someone else's opinion. It's Navy Blue Corner, post Geelong episode, if you must know. I appreciate your insight into Hayes's reserves performances. There's no need to be so adversarial about it. I try not to bag our players and I will defend them against those who call certain players cauliflower and imposters and to @#$%&! off out of our club every time they make an error. Again, I assure you that my "slow/can't kick/can't run out the game" comment was not directed at any individual but rather my opposition to booting out a player whose strengths are our weaknesses, in favour of random left-field choices who lack those attributes.

Maybe next year, but I don’t see him playing wing this year off his low base.

Yes, he’ll be ready to explode!

Yes I was also dismayed to hear that booing.

On the topic of booing did you hear the racist crows supporters booing Motlop as he lined up for goal?

Are you replacing Setterfield with JSOS or Hayes or someone else if he is sub?

I think we're all so certain SOS is coming back we're not even calling him an "in" .

Actually I think that's how the team announcements work, isn't it? A medisub who becomes first 22 isn't listed in the "ins"?

But Bondi you forgot:
-3 defensive half pressure acts
-1 Rebounds inside 50's
+3 clangers
And then there's the lack of penetration in his kicking.


I'd prefer to see him rotated him in the middle with Dow.
Deal.

To be honest if he does come in you'd expect it to be for Setters before LOB.

Not this year. I'm guessing he's not fit for purpose this year.

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I'm just kidding around because you could throw a blanket over a bunch of them and you will get a similar net performance imo.

...and WTF is a half hearted pressure act good for? What is it?

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2 wrongs don't make a right ie kicking blindly and handballing to a stationary player.

That kicking blindly is not what the midfield group did this year to get us to 8-2.
We have been kicking it blindly forward since the Pies game imo.

Dow isn't going to replace Kennedy or Hewett imo. They are tough and hard at it. Dow is tough.
But the cupboard is bare.

Maybe Setterfield (if he keeps his spot) plays inside mid and Dow waxes with Walsh and Cerra.

I'd like to see Jack give cripps a chop out as the inside mid bull.

MUST TAG NEAL. MUST

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Well there is that, but I'm only going by stats because it suits my argument.
But it'd be right up there with half cocked kicking of the ball 15m on the wing I'm guessing.

apart from Hewett who’s out, who can play a strong midfield run-with/tagging role for us?


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next level moronic. could have been a 300 gamer for blues and wanted to be one.


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Cottrell.

Dismayed ? i was disgusted ......................also reckon i heard a bit of booing towards Josh K when we played WC .

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Hayes - 7 turnovers, 74% disposal efficiency
O'Brien - 4 turnovers, 67% disposal efficiency

Robinson to have his best game of the year?

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Thought Weitering's presser was laughable.
Because he was trying not to laugh.
Or so it seemed.
Couldn't wipe the smile off his face.
Not sure why he was smiling.
And his rather off the cuff comment about mouth guards.
Maybe he is super confident we will win on the weekend.
Hope that is so.
Because I didn't see a lot of grit and disappointment written on his face, determination to make amends for what was a terribly poor team performance on the weekend.