rhino27 wrote:
I'm no Dow fan and really never have been. I don't think bringing him will make a difference.
However, I agree with selection integrity. If he keeps dominating at VFL level and there are those doing little at AFL level, he needs to come in. Not only that, he needs to be given a string of games, not just one and straight back out.
Like I said, highly doubt it'll make a difference, but couldn't do much worse and it at least gives him the chance to prove a few wrong and maybe if he is told upfront he will get a string of games no matter how he games, it'll give him a bit of confidence.
Thankyou Rhino
I could not agree with you more. Don't look at Dow from a revisionist perspective...FMD he only played 1 game last year and wasn't our worst. 95% of his games were under Teague and Bolton.
I don't care how crazy this sounds but if Dow had been given the same opportunities as Fisher, he would be best 25 easily. The "block of games" line is so salient. It makes the player feel a little more secure...how many consecutive sh1t games did SPS play? Fisher? LOB? Plowman?
Forget Dow for 1 moment...SELECTION INTEGRITY:
Some people are saying Martin should come straight in. Why? He did SFA prior. Let him come back via the seconds
I hear the "like for like" rubbish. Why did Voss bring in Durdin when Hewett went out?
Honey had a shocker last week. Why was he not dropped (he played worse than Dow did in that game against Coll last year) and we kept Carroll as the sub?
What was the f%^&(* point of making Carroll sub last week, give him another taste, then losing Doc (a defender and mid) and somehow not being able to still find a spot for Carroll
If people here tell me, "I've seen enough of Dow", I would argue I've seen 5 X enough of Plowman. Throw Cincotta in. He's a mature body. I'll back him in