Where would you play Waite?

Four options...

1. Forward
2. Down Back
3. Midfield/Wing/On-Ball
4. Mr Fix It - Horses for Courses

Wing, changing with Houlihan at half forward for mine.

_________________
Richard Pratt - A Carlton legend.

Oooohhhhh. Good question.

I'd like to see Setanta and Waite rotated at CHF & CHB. See which one feels more comfotable and where!

Tough thou.

I thought Waite looked good along the flanks too.

_________________
"We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit"
- Aristotle

I believe Waite is our best option at CHB and CHF in 2008.

If others could fill the CHB and CHF KP's then Waite as a wing-HF would be a really hard match up...and imo implies we have a team (with depth and a strong spine) ready to take on anyone in the next couple of years.

I like the role Waite plays at CHF. His athleticism and stamina allow him to roam and present up the wing, flanks, and then rotate with Fisher to become really dangerous in the FF line (as we have seen with his 2nd half 5 goal haul when captain).

What this does is open the path for Fevola to lead right up the guts, and as we all know he can dob them from outside 50.

IMO Fevola and Waite as the forward talls, are a more dangerous prospect than Lance and Hamill in 1999.

So hopefully Setanta and Jamo can hold the 2 backline KP's and Waite at CHF for mine in 2008.

_________________
Everyone looks good in Navy Blue

i like him forward. if i were coach i'd stop throwing them around the field like pagan did, and put them in a position and let them get settled, and leave JW forward

Forward only, maybe on a flank. Or what about a two-pronged CHF attack alongside Fisher.

Keep the space behind them free for Fev to wreak havoc!!!

_________________
C'mon Blueboys!

CHB and switch hit at HFF when matchups allow.

_________________
Oompa loompa doompety dee
If you are wise you'll listen to me

With Kennedy going, I think I'd play Waite forward. Along with Fev, Fish and Kreuzer.

He's good down back, but it may limit development time for the younger tall defenders in Setanta, Jamison, Bower and Austin.

It would vary depending on the required matchups. Against teams with athletic key forwards (Riewoldt and co) he would go into defense. Otherwise I'd play him rotating with Fisher up around CHF and down into FF.

It depends on match ups.

If a team has a small backline then play him forward. If a team has a tall forward line then play him in the backline.

Very handy to have such a player that can go back or forward.

This will be the year of JW I believe.

What are his odds for the Brownlow?

_________________
It is not as bad as you are lead to believe.......it is %$#^& worse!!!

about 5000:1

Well I will put $2.00 on him and if he wins I am off to the Oktoberfest.

_________________
It is not as bad as you are lead to believe.......it is %$#^& worse!!!

Forward....not enough grunt to play KPP for mine but as a third tall I think he is suited to that role.....
Doesnt concentrate well enough to play down back and some of his tackling is half hearted and he lacks intensity...

_________________
"When you have the attitude of a champion, you see adversity as your
training partner."
- Conor Gillen

Hmm... not sure about that Elwood.

I tend to think manning him up on one of the oppositions key forwards would keep him more focused on the job at hand more than anything.

I get the feeling Waitey's a proud sort of a bloke who would hate being towelled up and therefore raise his intensity, which, I think he has lacked early on in his career in his forward roles. IMO, he has bludged at times when played forward.

Looked very good at times down back last year. Got beaten a few times through inexperience more than anything else I reckon.

_________________
There's so much I could say...

It is a no brainer. He must play CHF. He is a handful as a forward and isnt quite there as a backman. We don't need to run experiments anymore. Been down that track for 4 years. The guy is 25 both he and the club need to produce.

Unless we have someone around 195cm and about 100kg to be a pack splitter at the key CHF position - then I think this is the next best option.

I'm kind of hoping that Adam Hartlett can take on this role - but his track record in terms of staying on the park over the past few years needs to improve.

_________________
"Hence you will not say that Greeks fight like heroes but that heroes fight like Greeks"?

Winston Churchill

Train him to play the swingman role, ala Hunter from the Eagles, on 2nd or 3rd tall forward in defence and forward if mismatches or when tactics dictate

Everyone says Waite's inconsistent, but they want him to play Defence and Forward. It's pretty difficult to change those 2 positions, especially during a match. He should either play forward or back; personally, I think he belongs in the forward line.

_________________
"You're not gonna believe this. The guy killed 16 czechoslovakians. He was an interior decorator."

"His house looked like shit!"

CHF unless we run out of options at CHB/Wing, etc.

He's the best candidate on the team currently, followed by Cloke, then Ackland or Hartlett.

_________________
29 different attributes,
And only 7 that you like;
20 ways to see the world,
Or 20 ways to start a fight.

I want him to become an Embly type player

A wingman that floats forward, and who can become a target

He has most of the attributes, except for his fitness levels

Hopefully he gets a very good pre season

_________________
"Dont count the games, make the games count"