Goodbye: Bowden, Hyde & Pettifer

[mightytiges]

It's hard to see us losing every game when we have games against Melb x2, Ess, Freo as well as Carl and WC to come.

Should see us around 9 wins and 11th or 12th on the ladder. Pretty well as expected.

Yep that's more likely the scenario. We might drop one so finish 12th. Still a top 5 pick.

[mightytiges]

We can finally add Tivs to the list of goodbyes too. Summed up by him being 55m out and instead of just kicking it long on his left which he can, he plays on and swings onto his right  ??? and muffs the kick because he doesn't have a right foot  . Add then his miss at the start of the game plus another shot he avoided on the run because it had to be kicked with his right foot and it's bye-bye time.

Petts surely has played his last game too. Continually running forward of the contest in the second half when we needed numbers at the fall of the ball as we were getting smashed at the stoppages and in the clearances  .

[TFL]

Yep Tivs will be back at Coburg for the rest of the year and may win the Liston Medal.

Petts should play the rest of the season so hopefully we can trade him at the end of the year. Seriously how does he get a game ahead of Morton and Jack????

[mightytiges]

Petts trade value would be near zilch at the moment. You're right though TFL -  doesn't deserve a game ahead of Morton or Jack who are the future.

[Smokey]

Yep Tivs will be back at Coburg for the rest of the year and may win the Liston Medal.

Petts should play the rest of the season so hopefully we can trade him at the end of the year. Seriously how does he get a game ahead of Morton and Jack????

Makes the decision to drop Morton just that much more bewildering.  It was kids that got us up and running this season and yet we have gradually reintroduced every one of the old culprits over the past few weeks.  If that doesn't scream out a message to the football department then nothing ever will.

[mightytiges]

Yep Tivs will be back at Coburg for the rest of the year and may win the Liston Medal.

Petts should play the rest of the season so hopefully we can trade him at the end of the year. Seriously how does he get a game ahead of Morton and Jack????

Makes the decision to drop Morton just that much more bewildering.  It was kids that got us up and running this season and yet we have gradually reintroduced every one of the old culprits over the past few weeks.  If that doesn't scream out a message to the football department then nothing ever will.

Yep a reminder why they made the decision to dump them after round 3 in the first place.   

[Hellenic Tiger]

Tivs after this year should not be ever allowed to wear a Tiger guernsey again.
Bowden cheap stats and a real lack of effort. That effort in the last quarter on our fwd 50 Southern Stand side where he refused to bend over and pick up the ball was very lazy and indicative of him as a player. No leadership nothing. Funny Morton gets dropped and we suddenly revert back to garbage football last two weeks with Bowden in the side. I thought we got rid of the cancer but obviously it is back and we are in need of chemotherapy again.
Pettifer just too many errors and throw in Brown just taking over Bowdens role of getting cheap kicks and running past guys to get easy lay offs whilst relying on his skill to hide this. His work rate to chase and tackle is non existent. A blow torch on Browny also.

[Fishfinger]

I reckon Bowden has been good since his return in round 8.
He is tackling more than early in the season, too. A clever and classy player with a good football brain.

[Tigermonk]

I reckon Bowden has been good since his return in round 8.
He is tackling more than early in the season, too. A clever and classy player with a good football brain.

l'm watching the same footy as you Fishy, Joel Bowden is playing some good football

[Fluffy Tiger]

I reckon Bowden has been good since his return in round 8.
He is tackling more than early in the season, too. A clever and classy player with a good football brain.

l'm watching the same footy as you Fishy, Joel Bowden is playing some good football

I will third that. Bowden is not the problem and should not be lumped with the other two. They are not in his class, have never been and will never be.  Petts and Tivs just have to go and McMahon MUST be dropped also.

There are a few others that are not realy performing but with Thurstys Injury and the three above that would make 4 changes. More than that I never realy like to see in any one week.

I will wait until after todays game to see who should come in but Mitch and Jack would be my first choices.

[tigersalive]

I reckon Bowden has been good since his return in round 8.
He is tackling more than early in the season, too. A clever and classy player with a good football brain.

l'm watching the same footy as you Fishy, Joel Bowden is playing some good football

I will third that. Bowden is not the problem and should not be lumped with the other two. They are not in his class, have never been and will never be.  Petts and Tivs just have to go and McMahon MUST be dropped also.

There are a few others that are not realy performing but with Thurstys Injury and the three above that would make 4 changes. More than that I never realy like to see in any one week.

I will wait until after todays game to see who should come in but Mitch and Jack would be my first choices.

Yup Bowden has been ok, at least good enough to hold his spot even if his defensive intensity dropped a bit yesterday.

Streets ahead of Petts and Tivs though.

[Tigermonk]

well l truely think Pettifer is finished as well
Petts & Tiv looked afraid on the field yesterday & had no vision at all & tried to do too much at times when it was just not possible
Moore also lost at times & seemed slow off the mark against opponants,  but will be safe because of Thursfield injury
Patto is starting to make some bad decisions & his skills are falling away maybe its time to blood the other ruckmen in cartledge & Graham
McMahon well his chase & stop, bad clangers rate & continued unaccountability of his opponant surely needs punishing
Punishment needs to be brought out on the training track to remind players thier playing elite football & are being pay to perform at the highest level & should give more of a effort
Tuesdays with Terry should be banned & more time put into coaching on the track & have a media ban put on all players & staff for the rest of the season 

[tigersalive]

well l truely think Pettifer is finished as well
Petts & Tiv looked afraid on the field yesterday & had no vision at all & tried to do too much at times when it was just not possible
Moore also lost at times & seemed slow off the mark against opponants,  but will be safe because of Thursfield injury
Patto is starting to make some bad decisions & his skills are falling away maybe its time to blood the other ruckmen in cartledge & Graham
McMahon well his chase & stop, bad clangers rate & continued unaccountability of his opponant surely needs punishing
Punishment needs to be brought out on the training track to remind players thier playing elite football & are being pay to perform at the highest level & should give more of a effort
Tuesdays with Terry should be banned & more time put into coaching on the track & have a media ban put on all players & staff for the rest of the season 

As per Sylvester in the other thread TM we cant play Cartledge due to no long term injuries to promote him to the senior list.

On the other hand big Gus is on the senior list so lets play him and give the injury affected Simmo a rest instead of killing him for the rest of the year. 

[Tigermonk]

  keep forgetting Cartledge is a rookie 

[Darth Tiger]

Surely, Tivva would have to have had his papers stamped at AFL level after the non-performance yesterday, particularly when his VFL form has been very good.