I'm happy Short is being given an opportunity and good luck to him.. But the other 2 ins are just nothing footballers taking us nowhere.... Dimma at his best at selection once again.
I'd also hope Rioli has a niggle otherwise that decision is just as astounding as playing the other 2 duds.
And lastly not playing Lennon shows what I have been told by a bloke at the club, that Dimma is not a fan. With as many injuries as we have at the moment it says he doesn't rate Lennon in the top 26/28 players on our list.
Let's face it, it couldn't be that hard to be one of Hardwicks favourites, you don't even have to be good at footy (see Hampsud, Morris etc. ) A blind man and his dog can see that Lennon has some footy tricks but he mustn't be doing what Dumma likes to see during training etc. I suspect he's either lazy or just looks as though he's cruising at half pace. I also suspect his defensive efforts are not up to standards too.
As far as I could tell Newmans spot was his if he wanted it but if your a decent player but can't get a gig in this squad there's got to be something wrong with attitude.
The thing is, if you are not going to play our number 1 draft pick from a couple of years ago, when most, if not all would agree he is good enough to be in the side, especially when we have about 5 or 6 injuries from our side, than trade him when he wants out.
From memory he kicked 4 goals in the twos last week and from all reports played pretty well, and with us struggling to kick a winning score, don't you think he would have been the obvious choice this week?
It's human nature to have favorites and have people you just don't like in life, but you would hope it wouldn't get in the way of a coach picking the best side each week to try and win every game.
