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« Last post by the claw on Yesterday at 11:01:03 PM »
What is going on people do realise opinions are like Aholes we all have one. Our opinions are no more right or wrong than the next one.
My opinion is we need experienced players in the team when we have so many kids demanding games.
Sometimes criteria demands we play a mature player over a kid and then for sure and certain there are cases for kids to be played over mature players.
Talent, form, performance, leadership, know how and even where the talent is and the need to get games into that talent.
Team deficiency is another big one hence all the debates about our midfield of mostly older players being as slow as treacle finding the balance is what its about.
Some had a go at me because i believe Trainor to be a kpd in the making but i rate Gibcus a better defender its an opinion and it does have substance to it so why try and do nothing but point score from one particular D head.
Anyway logic says it then comes down to, do we pick Trainor in front of Miller or Balta? Well currently Miller is the first kpd picked and Balta is coming off not just a shocking year this year but a poor one the year before. There is a case to be made for Miller, Gibcus and Trainor to be played in the back half in front of Balta. So the debate should include weather Balta is the one to miss. One reason Balta may play there is the experience factor with Only Miller and Vlastuin genuine mature players with enough experience.
How about our midfield or mids that can win ball for themselves. there is room for seven genuine mids excluding pure outside running types.
For me if fit and ready to go Lalor, Smillie, Hotton in a dual role, McAuliffe and Cumming all play. Next to them Hopper and Taranto make up the seven needed and bring some maturity. If the likes of Ross and others miss a midfield gig tough its what needs to happen.
Wingers have been lousy for how long now? we need to do something different to address the problem. Retschko and Campbell for me please and definately in front of Trainor Ralphsmith Ross Short they are not the answer in that role.
Have we replaced Dan Rioli across hb whats that no i hear?. Then the best option we have atm is 18 year old Grlj . The question do we play him in front of mature a type like Short and some who have been around for 4 or so years. The answer is easy its a big yes.
Back to the mids If Sam Cumming shows enough in the off season why would you not just play him? He addresses a very serious team need in several areas.
Surely if Smillie is fit he just plays, we know the talent and upside he has. same for Lalor. and Hotton playing 40% mid 60% fwd.
The one who always hardly gets a mention McAuliffe again he brings attributes to the table that blokes like Ross Sonsie Taranto Hopper Prestia just dont have, Who misses do we try to address team needs.or do we continue to play blokes simply because they feel they need to fit them in somewhere simply because they have been around longer.
There are senior players i just don't rate and think we are wasting our time playing them in front of kids. If i had a choice, with the future the primary focus, then those senior players dont get a game weather we need their experience or not.
I think Broad will play senior footy most of the year simply because of his leadership and experience and he will lead by example , does he start in the back half well im not so sure but as a part of the 23 yes.
Kicking goals what a problem it has been outside of Campbell this year. Our small forwards are not proficient goal kickers and it shows but boy we love em when they chase tail but never quite affect the outcome aka Rioli.
Personally i have talked up Algar and Hotton and also have kept Mansell in the team for now not because he is the most talented or capable of players simply because he is better than half the small forwards we have. Mansell or Rioli or even Green sheesh Nigel wins hands down and he adds that bit of toughness and experience for the kids around him.
Anyway enough. To say all of the above is opinion is correct, its no more right or wrong than anyone else's opinion.
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