Mickstar wrote:
PS ................... why is everyone piling it on Bondi when all he wants to do is bring in Pitto to give Tom a bit of a chopout . Pretty basic i reckon .
No one is piling it on me Mickstar. Some posters are just giving their opinion on Pitto as a ruck man, albeit vulgar in some instances, with no facts to back it up.
I'm just sick of people writing off our players with emotive language instead of reasoning: facts, not made up emotive bullshit or a hunch. This isn't me sticking up for the list, its more than that.We have a coach and team mates haven't written anyone off. See what TDK said about Pitto yesterday.
Every player on this list plays an important role. We will notice that at the end of the year when we have to let go 5-6 players.
Pitto will play this year, whether some personally like it or not, and we are going to appreciate it when he does, because he will be picked when he's required especially so given there is no other ruck on our list who could play the ruck role without disrupting the structure of the team. Some weeks that will be more important than others.
I'm going to piss myself if, but hopefully not, TDK can't get up due to injury, fatigue, cocaine management (joke), whatever, and if he's not already playing AFL, he is picked, and we win with the so called "useless" player.
With 7 Best 23 players out injured we are still winning, which goes to show how important depth is, and the importance of player no. 30 is on our list.
In this scenario Pitto might be player No 31 for some. He can do the job when callled up. He's not useless and we are not a worse team with Pitto playing as some suggest. He's in my best 22 in Finals, ie horses for courses, and when we are up against 2 rucks, or a ruck who is too dominant for TDK. Doesn't matter, there is a reason to play him with TDK and there will be a need for Pitto to play when in need. He doesnt have to play every week. Like TDK said, at present Vossy is having a look at rucking TDK on his own. Just happens Pitto wasn't fit when round 0 team was picked, and not because we've moved on from Pitto in the ruck (which is just an opinion put forward as a fact).
Last year we had posters wanting to trade Harry because they suggested he didn't want to ruck. You'd think they had a hotline to Harry and he told them that. Opinion stated as fact.
They are all our boys and they all have a role to play. Players don't make the decision on the team, nor do posters, the coach and MC do.
This is a good list, even with 7 of our best out. There was good reason to sign up Pitto for 4 years. Its smart. Call him depth, call him insurance, and in Finals I would bet Vossy will call on him, just like Clark Keating was for the Lions in their three peat and that selection was done for good reason.
There's a case for nearly every experienced player to be selected. The MC have a choice with all of them, and they will make selections unpopular with some (case every week) based on what player form and fitness and what they can give the team to help them win.
Say nice things, be reasonable and don't write any player off after 4 rounds of footy; that's all I ask.
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