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Re: Alex Rance [merged]
« Reply #885 on: April 20, 2013, 09:41:04 PM »
we didn't have griff in the side today because in the games he played this year he looked as out of place as i would in a swimsuit competition.

I know i've said it before, but there comes a time in the contest when you have to concentrate on the ball and simply back yourself to beat your opponent.

Of bigger backmen seem to spend too much time concentrating on their opponent, who are actually watching the ball and positioning themselves appropriately, and thus find themselves out of position too often,
Griff has played only one game in the seniors. I thought he was stiff to be dropped too. If you drop him for being towelled up then Rance should be dropped too!
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« Reply #886 on: April 20, 2013, 09:47:07 PM »
one or two?
anyway that is splitting hairs, and it is hard to argue against your point.

Bottom line is that neither can take the big quality forwards. Rance i dont think ever will capable of that, and griffiths just cant ATM.

I for one like the idea of griffiths holding down a key back postion, but he just looked so far out of his depth this year ...... seems to have gone backwards. perhaps it is the coaching?
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Re: Alex Rance [merged]
« Reply #887 on: April 20, 2013, 10:14:53 PM »
one or two?
anyway that is splitting hairs, and it is hard to argue against your point.

Bottom line is that neither can take the big quality forwards. Rance i dont think ever will capable of that, and griffiths just cant ATM.

I for one like the idea of griffiths holding down a key back postion, but he just looked so far out of his depth this year ...... seems to have gone backwards. perhaps it is the coaching?
To split hairs it was only one. You really sink someone's confidence when you drop a guy after one game. He had the most 1%s in that game too!
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« Reply #888 on: April 20, 2013, 10:20:59 PM »
if dropping a bloke back to the seconds sinks his confidence then he doesnt have the fortitude to take you where you want to go.

as i said, i want him to succeed as a backman, but he just has looked out of his depth this year in the games i have seen( pre season game included) , which is opposite to what i saw last year. he may not have set the world on fire, but at least he looked comfortable.

sometimes young players need to go down a level because their confidence is already shot?
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Re: Alex Rance [merged]
« Reply #889 on: April 20, 2013, 10:24:16 PM »
if dropping a bloke back to the seconds sinks his confidence then he doesnt have the fortitude to take you where you want to go.

as i said, i want him to succeed as a backman, but he just has looked out of his depth this year in the games i have seen( pre season game included) , which is opposite to what i saw last year. he may not have set the world on fire, but at least he looked comfortable.

sometimes young players need to go down a level because their confidence is already shot?
He is not playing at coburg tomorrow. ? Injured?
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Re: Alex Rance [merged]
« Reply #890 on: April 20, 2013, 10:25:50 PM »
Geez, i hope not  :banghead
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« Reply #891 on: April 20, 2013, 10:53:17 PM »
Keep playing him. The wheel will turn.

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« Reply #892 on: April 20, 2013, 11:26:57 PM »
geez the way the ball was coming into their forward
didn't help the bloke.

as the coach explained it started further up the ground.


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Re: Alex Rance [merged]
« Reply #893 on: April 21, 2013, 01:23:02 AM »
Issue Rance has is that against Cloke he couldn't reach the ball. Terrible match-up but by sounds of what WP said he's the one who asked for it.

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« Reply #894 on: April 21, 2013, 07:31:53 AM »
lets keep making excuses for rance to protect him and bus breath AS QUALITIES LOL

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Re: Alex Rance [merged]
« Reply #895 on: April 21, 2013, 07:32:57 AM »
would of thought Grimes would have been first option on Cloke

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Re: Alex Rance [merged]
« Reply #896 on: April 21, 2013, 07:40:08 AM »
would of thought Grimes would have been first option on Cloke
any good coach would have too

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Re: Alex Rance [merged]
« Reply #897 on: April 21, 2013, 07:58:33 AM »
lets keep making excuses for rance to protect him and bus breath AS QUALITIES LOL

LETS BET REAL BE is NOT GOOD ENOUGH

You are 10 times worse regarding your thoughts on Rance and this club than I ever was about Edwards....

LETS BE REAL, HE WILL BE IN NEXT WEEK, HARDWICK HAS ALREADY SAID RANCE WILL BOUNCE BACK!!!!

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Re: Alex Rance [merged]
« Reply #898 on: April 21, 2013, 08:03:09 AM »
The things I have noticed this year regarding Rance is that his positioning hasn't been the best.He 's caught sometimes to far behind his man and not close enough.The other issue to is that he try's to punchthe ball and gets no way near it.

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Re: Alex Rance [merged]
« Reply #899 on: April 21, 2013, 08:12:34 AM »
There are not many backman that can stop Cloke when the teams midfield is getting pumped, like our whole team Rance was really only pumped in the third.