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Tall Backs
« on: May 15, 2011, 07:18:02 PM »
real area of concern are our tall backs
Last week Keppler Bradley
This week Will Minson
who is next week? :banghead
Hardly households names who have killed us in consecutive weeks
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Re: Tall Backs
« Reply #1 on: May 15, 2011, 07:19:19 PM »
Dude....
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Jackstar is back again

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Re: Tall Backs
« Reply #2 on: May 15, 2011, 07:22:17 PM »
add Drew Petrie
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Re: Tall Backs
« Reply #3 on: May 15, 2011, 07:28:02 PM »
Missing Kel Moore big time.

Gourdis was in the best today, maybe time to throw him in. He has the size and the speed just needs to learn.

Astbury seems to be struggling for confidence which is a shame.
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Re: Tall Backs
« Reply #4 on: May 15, 2011, 07:31:34 PM »
Post would be ok option
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Re: Tall Backs
« Reply #5 on: May 15, 2011, 07:32:50 PM »
Agree with Jack - we can't stop anyone tall - we're making some very ordinary footballers look quite good.
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Re: Tall Backs
« Reply #6 on: May 15, 2011, 07:33:05 PM »
would give Post a go
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Re: Tall Backs
« Reply #7 on: May 15, 2011, 08:03:39 PM »
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Re: Tall Backs
« Reply #8 on: May 15, 2011, 08:08:21 PM »
Quote from: Jackstar is back again on May 15, 2011, 07:33:05 PM
would give Post a go

Agree. Good thread.

Its a big hole and we're all away of it. Grimes looks really good for future. Batchelor will be a gem. Deledio, Grigg, Newman, Houli with the run from half back is good.

Just need a monster defender to add to Grimes and hopefully tal good CHB defender Astbury.

Post could be that guy. Post, Astbury and Grimes has potential.

Rance has a long way to go, he may get there, I hope he can.

McGuane not a top 8 side player unfortunately.
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Re: Tall Backs
« Reply #9 on: May 15, 2011, 08:42:19 PM »
Quote from: Popelord on May 15, 2011, 08:08:21 PM
Quote from: Jackstar is back again on May 15, 2011, 07:33:05 PM
would give Post a go

Agree. Good thread.

Its a big hole and we're all away of it. Grimes looks really good for future. Batchelor will be a gem. Deledio, Grigg, Newman, Houli with the run from half back is good.

Just need a monster defender to add to Grimes and hopefully tal good CHB defender Astbury.

Post could be that guy. Post, Astbury and Grimes has potential.

Rance has a long way to go, he may get there, I hope he can.

McGuane not a top 8 side player unfortunately.
Grimes seems to be so hell bent on spoiling that he has forgotten how to take an over head mark!
Rance, no good!
Gourdis may have been in Coburgs best, but to be a good club he needs to be in the best 4 weeks running to prove he has it! One weeks performance in the twos is not good enough!
Post? Well same as Goo but we may as well see what he has before we trade/ de- list him because he is headed that way!
Astbury is the only viable option at the moment!
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Re: Tall Backs
« Reply #10 on: May 15, 2011, 08:46:13 PM »
just seen the Rance free against Minson. no good Rance, no where near tall enough
Minson kicks one goal every two games, :banghead :banghead 4 today
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Re: Tall Backs
« Reply #11 on: May 15, 2011, 08:53:53 PM »
I agree Pope regarding Batch. Will be a gem.

He also has very solid footskills.

There was one instance today at the 15 min mark of the 1st term that looked really bad. I hope he learns from this moment. Im hoping it was a once off, and wont be the norm.
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Re: Tall Backs
« Reply #12 on: May 15, 2011, 09:00:19 PM »
Watching replay again now, Rance's big problem he doesnt get off the ground to spoil :banghead
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Re: Tall Backs
« Reply #13 on: May 17, 2011, 10:07:48 PM »
he remains very poor in the air lacks strength one on one and lacks judgement.

go look at his u18 yr he was always running lines and taking them on it was a strength and it remains his best assett to a degree. he slipped because of footskills and a query over his aerial work. in the past i have not been too concerned about these things with him i thouight they were areas he would improve but to me its bcoming more and more clear that these things have not improved and are not likely to.

luke mcguane remains a very ordinary footballer. why we kept him last yr is beyond me like thursfield i suppose we couldnt give him away.

our tall defensive stocks  especially big strong kpds are very thin. yes we have numbers atm but assuming mcguane thursfield rance are short term and gourdis does not make it and that is well within the realms of possibility it does not leave much.
no1 priority has to be big bodied tall defenders ruckmen and the odd forward.

of the 16 talls on the list one could easily see 9 of them getting the flick over the next 2 or 3 yrs. having to let go these players is what we should be planning for right now not after we have delisted them.it may mean at some stage we have 18 20 talls in our system for a few seasons but we need to turn over the talls.
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Re: Tall Backs
« Reply #14 on: May 17, 2011, 10:11:19 PM »
pretty fair assessment the claw

any decent juniors coming through we might get our hands on?
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