Bell, Curnow, White, Smith, Ellard and Curnow - all should be dropped.
Also, Jamo and Simpson really should be dropped. Both horribly out of form. Jamo is a cancer. Panics at the earliest opportunity and it spreads through the team. Just can't carry players like this. He's psychologically shot.
The guy is in the leadership team. What does that tell you about the makeup of our list.
Smith? Why was he playing? Did the coaches not watch last week's game? Waaaay off the pace. Too small which is fine if you're really quick but he's not quick... at all!
Sam Rowe. Bell. Carazzo. Curnow.
Judd went out of the game without a whimper. Priddis got a hard tag (Curnow) but had 31 pos.
At least Judd was in the game at some point. Murphy is a complete liability when not dominating. Does not man up or chase so his opponent ran straight through the middle unchallenged for most of the night.
All of this is to the side of the main point: The whole team mentally is not worth 2 bob.
Jamo is in the leadership group! The most panic stricken, negative, selfish player in the league is in our leadership group!!!!!!!!! He played for too long next to Bret Thornton and caught some contagious compulsive pants crapt!ng disease. (Selfish as in never helps out his teammate - just watches his own opponent. Couldn't even do that this week)
You've got about 16 other players to look at before you get to the forwards. Our midfield has not laid a glove on them for 3 quarters.
The forwards are the least of our worries. The one area of the team we don't need to complain about as they've actually been very efficient. When the ball only gets there once every half hour they are not the players you want to be singling out for anything.
Jaksch played out the game and kicked a really great goal after suffering broken ribs. Plenty to like about that.
Docherty's best game for the club. I can really see a future for him.
Yarran, Simmo, Murph, Gibbs really really poor. Regularly combined to hand the momentum to Tigs and then went missing.
Murphy looks short of a run. Putrid.
Menzel was good. Hendo and Jones had forgettable nights (though Jones could have kicked 4 goals) but when the team can't clear the halfway line for 3 quarters the forwards look terrible.
Seriously though - you'd have to wait until a couple of preseason games are done to see which of the new guys looks like making the most impact. Until then the starting 22 I'd go with:
B Andrew Walker Michael Jamison Kristian Jaksch HB Chris Yarran Sam Rowe Kade Simpson C Blaine Boekhorst Bryce Gibbs Dale Thomas HF Levi Casboult Liam Jones Andrejs Everitt F Troy Menzel Lachie Henderson Jason Tutt Fol Matthew Kreuzer Chris Judd Marc Murphy IC Dylan Buckley Mark Whiley Zach Tuohy Patrick Cripps
I'm a little concerned about Cripps pace. He, Tutt and Whiley would be the most borderline selections. Unless those type of guys can really come through it could be a long year.
We don't bat that deep really. I don't really rate Bell, Curnow and Graham but if they come good then great.
B Chris Judd Chris Judd Chris Judd HB Chris Judd Chris Judd Chris Judd C Chris Judd Chris Judd Chris Judd HF Chris Judd Chris Judd Chris Judd F Chris Judd Chris Judd Chris Judd Fol Chris Judd Chris Judd Chris Judd IC Chris Judd Chris Judd Chris Judd Chris Judd
