bondiblue wrote:
Blue Vain wrote:
bondiblue wrote:
Blue Vain wrote:
If I was Docherty, I wouldn't want the rest. He needs a game to redeem himself.
I thought he was very poor on Saturday. Back to the old school Carlton Cripps/Docherty leadership model of scungeing kicks off everyone else. He has an amazing ability of sucking the momentum out of our team when we're on a roll by calling for backwards kicks, ignoring better options to give the ball to or calling for the cheap disposal when someone else has done the hard work and then turning it over.
As I've said before, he's not a midfielder but when he plays there, he needs to do better than chasing cheap disposals. 5 contested possessions and 1 clearance is nowhere near good enough. Especially when the captain is sitting on the bottom of packs with half a mattress tied around his waist.
He needs to go back to the wing but I'd be tempted to play Hollands instead so Doc had better pull a rabbit out because he's playing himself out of our best 22 IMHO.
He's playing himself out of your 22 BV.
Docs played a great midfield role over the last month, and I have'nt heard you criticise him when he has played well, but when the stats don't show enough, he's not a midfielder, he's a wingman.
Nice post. Light on facts but great drama.
Go back and have a look. I've said all along Docherty isn't a midfielder. He's been playing his best footy for a while on the wing and that's where he'll get a game. I've posted numerous times that when Cerra and Walsh return, he's out of our midfield and back to the wing. But let's not let the facts get in the way.
My point is straight forward and easy to understand.
You do not criticise Doc as a midfielder when he plays well in the midfield, and he's played well as a midfielder for 4 weeks in a row till the GC game. He was brilliant as a mid, in the Finals like game we won against the Dees, when Walsh and Cerra were missing. Proves against your assertion, he can play midfield. That's all.
I will be happy for him to play wing when the troops are back, but no way would I expect Voss to not call on him to play midfield if we need to mix things up, just because he had one average game against GC after a stretch of great games.
Do you think its you may be deflecting by making wild assertions and adding mayo suggesting "he is playing himself out of our best 22", so much so, you are "tempted to play Hollands instead of Doc", and needs to play this week for the purpose of "redeeming himself". I know you're trying to make the point you weren't happy with his game vs GC, but to make the way you have is laughable to TBH. Admit it. Its a "Slight" exaggeration his form leaves him on the verge of losing his spot.
Doc will not be dropped, and is a strong candidate to play midfield minutes during Finals, and wing, and when needed. No dramas. No controversy. No exaggeration. You can take it to the bank.
Have you been hitting the sherry?
I just gave an opinion. He is playing himself out of my best 22. If he's in yours, fantastic.
I'm not deflecting or making "wild assertions". I've said all along he's not a midfielder. Do your research. It's no different to saying Lewis Young isn't a ruckman. He can play there but he wont have an AFL career there.
Doc stunk it up Saturday. don't take my word for it. Plenty of other posters share the same view. He doesn't win his own ball. He had 2 centre clearances over 4 weeks playing as a midfielder. He's played his best footy on the wing this year.
Interestingly I stated a couple of weeks ago that Doc will move back to the wing, possibly at Ollie Hollands expense and you stated it's Hollands "spot to lose from here to Finals.
He's the incumbent, and has been since round 1.
He might win a Flag in his first year on a wing like Scott Camporeale.
I've had that feeling about him since his first game, round 1."
So is he best 22 on the wing? Does he push out Hollands or Acres?
Is he best 22 as a midfielder? Is he best 22 in the back 7?
Spots aren't that easy to keep if we get everyone back. Yes Doc is a great story but sentiment goes out the window in finals. Like JSOS he has to earn a role and deserve to keep it. Playing like Saturday isn't up to standard.
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