I�m guessing Hugo Panic will be mentored by Leo Barry .
I�m guessing Hugo Panic will be mentored by Leo Barry .
So long as they:
a) win; and
b) win by a lot.
If we don't start building up our percentage now, we'll be ruing it come finals time.
Ludwig... love your work.
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Cameron has put together a decent block of games in the 2's. Regularly featuring in the best couple of players.
McCartin has been a really good contester and looks an excellent prospect. But I'd like to see Cameron given an opportunity.
Marsh was solid in a hard game with plenty of ball coming in. I'm surprised to read negative posts about his game against the Lions.
Stoddart definitely should get another run in much more favourable conditions...He played really well in poor conditions against a pretty fierce opponent.
So assuming no unknown injuries:
IN : Cameron
OUT : McCartin
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it's time to pause and reflect... MT
Id give mccartin a bit longer. I dont think there will be too many more debutants, with these young guys slowly replaced by mature players (towers, reid, etc) as they become available.
Most of those 'knocking the door down' in the reserves will be seeking trades at season's end if they're not rewarded for their efforts soon, while we have injured players out.....Newman, O'Riordon, Cameron, Allir, Towers, Pink and Robertson must be getting sick of waiting......
Pink has been injured all season, so he is not really knocking the door down. Of the little I saw last season, looked very raw and a long way off being anywhere near seniors footy.
Robinson hasn't been able to step up as hoped in the seniors when he had the chance.
Towers can feel justifiably unlucky for mine - but he is a professional guy, and will get another chance soon I expect.
Cameron is a tough one - doing well at NEAFL level, but not quite sure how he fits into the seniors team, when we seem to be happy to run with just a single ruckman with 'insert random other support player' in the ruck. In the couple of reserves games I've watched this season he seems to have improved again from last year. I would think we will be keen to hang onto him for at least another year yet, especially given how long coming back from an ACL can take (hence Naismith may not really be back into seniors contention until midway through next season at least).
Allir needs a consistent run of form in the reserves in my opinion before he will be considered to come back into seniors (assuming no injuries of course). He just hasn't recaptured that 2016 form yet.
Newman I think is desperately unlucky not to have a spot in the top 22, and will surely be targeted in the trade window if he doesn't find a way into the 22 by the end of the season.
O'Riordan is a hard one. Can see plenty of talent there, and would have thought he would of played seniors by now. But something must be counting against him in the selection committee's minds.
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Malthouse said during there premiership year in 2010 that you have to play the reserves players when they are in form as it is easy to go out of form if you are not getting a game they used over 35 players that year.
The only way we can gauge our depth is to play these players.
I think that Allir may have his cards stamped and will be traded out at the end of the year and after the Bulldogs game earlier this year I think there would be question marks on Newman's future as well.
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