Rance was developing well in his spot and you are / were hoppin'
alex rance has flaws in his game and for as long as they are there i will continue to point them out.
geez hang draw and quarter me because i basically argue we need to add to rance and allow him to play a slightly different role.
id be over the moon if we managed to find a rutten or merrett type someone like astbury actually managed to play a full yr and established himself thus freeing rance up to a third tall role.throw in a tall running type like mackie for us hopefully mcintosh, and that is actually a vision of what needs to be done to be successful.
yet at every turn all i get is poo hoo we dont need to improve those we have will get us there. ffs forgive me if im not enthused with that.
Nobody is saying we don't need to improve.
We just think it's incredulous that you still don't rate Rance, especially as a 1 VS 1 KPD as you have said numerous times, and yet he is made All Australian at CHB LOL.
Back six, sure ideally you want Grimes to improve his run and disposal. He's quick enough to play on a small/medium forward. Or McIntosh (?sp) to play that Mackie-role. Astbury and Rance the main men. Chaplin as third up, which is his best role.
Then you need to consider the likes of Newman, Morris and Houli.
IMO Newman should have retired last year and Morris should be starting full training right about now after having his shoulder surgery 4 months ago. I'd have preferred to play Dea and Helbig across HBF to see if they can make it. Give them a proper crack at it. Not 1 week as a sub, then dropped again. Look at what Geelong do. They take a potato like Blicavs and invest faith in him. Bloke improves with consistent games. Has played 45ish in 2 freaking years. Amazing what a proper crack at the big time can do to a bloke as opposed to crushing his spirit by repeatedly dropping him...
