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Title: Matthew Coulthard
Post by: MintOnLamb on February 22, 2024, 05:06:31 AM
A lot of hype about Matthew towards the end of last year.

Anyone know how he is tracking atm??
Title: Re: Matthew Coulthard
Post by: Diocletian on February 22, 2024, 01:29:12 PM
Got injured early in the pre-season and was in rehab for most of it but played in extra/VFL segment of the practice match the other day.... :shh
Title: Re: Matthew Coulthard
Post by: MintOnLamb on February 22, 2024, 05:25:36 PM
Got injured early in the pre-season and was in rehab for most of it but played in extra/VFL segment of the practice match the other day.... :shh
Thanks for the update 👌
Title: Re: Matthew Coulthard
Post by: the claw on March 23, 2024, 04:42:00 PM
Surely he and Clarke are better options than Mansell and MRJ.
Title: Re: Matthew Coulthard
Post by: Diocletian on May 05, 2024, 10:30:57 PM
Put him on the wing and move Banks to hbf in place of Short........ :shh
Title: Re: Matthew Coulthard
Post by: Wazza on May 05, 2024, 10:33:14 PM
Put him on the wing and move Banks to hbf in place of Short........ :shh

Does he have the tank to be a winger?
Title: Re: Matthew Coulthard
Post by: Diocletian on May 05, 2024, 10:38:15 PM
Put him on the wing and move Banks to hbf in place of Short........ :shh

Does he have the tank to be a winger?

Does alright there in the VFL - looks to have the pace , composure & disposal we need... whether that translates to AFL at this point in his career is another matter but only one way to find out in a year where we've got nothing to lose but draft positions..... :shh
Title: Re: Matthew Coulthard
Post by: the claw on May 05, 2024, 10:42:54 PM
Put him on the wing and move Banks to hbf in place of Short........ :shh

Does he have the tank to be a winger?

Does alright there in the VFL - looks to have the pace , composure & disposal we need... whether that translates to AFL at this point in his career is another matter but only one way to find out in a year where we've got nothing to lose but draft positions..... :shh
If it doesnt translate to wing he certainly has the goal sense pace and a huge motor to play as a forward. But hey lets keep playing fumbles Rioli junior and Mansell there. Boy those boys are smashing the scoreboard  ::).
Title: Re: Matthew Coulthard
Post by: Wazza on May 05, 2024, 10:47:54 PM
Put him on the wing and move Banks to hbf in place of Short........ :shh

Does he have the tank to be a winger?

Does alright there in the VFL - looks to have the pace , composure & disposal we need... whether that translates to AFL at this point in his career is another matter but only one way to find out in a year where we've got nothing to lose but draft positions..... :shh
If it doesnt translate to wing he certainly has the goal sense pace and a huge motor to play as a forward. But hey lets keep playing fumbles Rioli junior and Mansell there. Boy those boys are smashing the scoreboard  ::).

If that's the case, with all our outs why hasn't he been given a crack? At least as a small fwd. (Mind you it's not like the ball is coming to ground in the fwd line ATM for a small fwd 🤦) If this year is showing Yze anything it's that he really needs to test out all his players for the upcoming rebuild. Play the kids!!!
Title: Re: Matthew Coulthard
Post by: mat073 on May 05, 2024, 10:54:55 PM
Give him a go . The tassie kid hasn’t done much over the past month .
Title: Re: Matthew Coulthard
Post by: the claw on May 05, 2024, 11:05:40 PM
Give him a go . The tassie kid hasn’t done much over the past month .
100% agree  Campbell has hit a wall. But boy he has shown some real good traits that says he will succeed at the level.Mansell well he is a battler and is not a forwards hole he too has been pretty damn ordinary for weeks now.
Seth well He needs to go back now having had a real good block of games. MRJ yep i have seen enough time to look at other options as a forward at least.

 Its time to see what others like Coulthard and Cumberland can dish up for the next three or five weeks.Play these two with Bolton who remains by far our most damaging small forward by some margin.
Lets ask em all to hit the scoreboard and not just be defensive nothing role players.
Title: Re: Matthew Coulthard
Post by: Wazza on May 05, 2024, 11:12:40 PM
Give him a go . The tassie kid hasn’t done much over the past month .

Fair swap that one I'd reckon. Give Seth a few back in magoos and bring him back when required
Title: Re: Matthew Coulthard
Post by: WilliamPowell on May 06, 2024, 07:20:18 AM
Actually thinking about it a bit more

I'd drop Banks this week and bring in Coulthard
Title: Re: Matthew Coulthard
Post by: HKTigerB on May 06, 2024, 08:03:04 AM
Just for some perspective, Matt had a badly interrupted pre-season missing about half of it.  His first few weeks in the VFL were not the greatest.  Games against Werribee and Casey his GPS numbers were good/great (so he's got the endurance) but his positioning needed to improve.  Last Saturday against Coburg I'd argue that he both did the work and got to the right positions and apart from a couple of early mis-kicks his disposal was a level above (similar to Tom Brown where he picks out and hits a teammate amongst 3 or 4 opposition).  I'd be arguing for him in this week as well.  Has earnt it.  Last two weeks have been on the wing as well.
Title: Re: Matthew Coulthard
Post by: Diocletian on May 06, 2024, 11:07:47 PM
Actually thinking about it a bit more

I'd drop Banks this week and bring in Coulthard

Banks is the least talented of the class of '21 but he's also playing in the wrong spot - is an hbf, not a winger....move him to half back, drop Shortsteps and play Coulthard on the wing.... :shh
Title: Re: Matthew Coulthard
Post by: WilliamPowell on May 07, 2024, 07:27:43 AM
Actually thinking about it a bit more

I'd drop Banks this week and bring in Coulthard

Banks is the least talented of the class of '21 but he's also playing in the wrong spot - is an hbf, not a winger....move him to half back, drop Shortsteps and play Coulthard on the wing.... :shh

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Title: Re: Matthew Coulthard
Post by: the claw on May 07, 2024, 02:51:17 PM
The list for hbf is endless. Smith deserves a block of games there before Banks gets another game. How about he goes back and earns a spot like Smith has. Trezise is saying hello as well. Tom Brown and of course there is Rioli and Broad.

Imo i think Banks is one of the better kicks we have but that is not the issue. He seems to dislike contact like the plague atm. I can understand that he is undersized and skinny maybe he needs to fix that part before we deny others the opportunity.
Title: Re: Matthew Coulthard
Post by: MintOnLamb on May 07, 2024, 08:18:06 PM
The list for hbf is endless. Smith deserves a block of games there before Banks gets another game. How about he goes back and earns a spot like Smith has. Trezise is saying hello as well. Tom Brown and of course there is Rioli and Broad.

Imo i think Banks is one of the better kicks we have but that is not the issue. He seems to dislike contact like the plague atm. I can understand that he is undersized and skinny maybe he needs to fix that part before we deny others the opportunity.
Undersized and skinny, Richmond prototype. 😰
Title: Re: Matthew Coulthard
Post by: the claw on May 08, 2024, 09:26:41 PM
Just on Coulthard i hope we dont pen him in just as a Forward. Doesnt waste a ball, looks to take kicks on and  has huge endurance and pace, maybe he is another we should be looking at to play wing or hb a small outlet player he would be a better option than Short in the long run i think.
Title: Re: Matthew Coulthard
Post by: MintOnLamb on May 08, 2024, 09:31:50 PM
Just on Coulthard i hope we dont pen him in just as a Forward. Doesnt waste a ball, looks to take kicks on and  has huge endurance and pace, maybe he is another we should be looking at to play wing or hb a small outlet player he would be a better option than Short in the long run i think.
100%
Put together some nice work last season, interrupted preseason, need to get games into him asap