What I want him to do is demonstrate that he is too good for VFL football. He is rarely in the best players for Northern.
While I agree with you in part, there is a bigger picture of how often is the ball getting to him ? Is he leading to the preferred areas ? Is he playing the %'s and doing the team things ?
Certainly no fan of Abbott... I also have no idea wtf he was thinking. The real question is can they get him to stand aside ? I don't think they can afford to knife him after the Rudd/gillard debacle.
This match is a waste of time. There will be no result. I would have rather watched a match on a pitch that challenges batsmen to reach a total of 300 to 330 and have a result over 5 days. All we have done is given batsmen a chance to lift their average scores. Whether it is a deliberate thing with the curators, its just not entertaining for the public. I don't remember so many centuries in a test series for years now.
These are all batsmen that would have struggled on greener pitches with bowlers that know how to bowl. Holding, Lillee, Akram, Khan, Garner, McGrath, Warne etc.
Geez mants, popgun attack or what ? Edit: I mean, exactly who would score runs against that attack ?
Agree wholeheartedly about Kerry. He will be sorely missed... Does anyone know where I can get the sound of Kerry talking about Steve Waugh and reciting the lyrics of eminems "the moment" ? I think it was during the Boxing Day or the Sydney (retirement) tests...
Rowe was very unconvincing today. He has no second effort, and if not on his terms, sometimes even no first effort. Can take a mark when he wants, but he is a bit too stand offish for mine.
Bottom line....
If Warnock's fit and available Rowe doesn't play.
Not for me...I'm still sticking with Rowe, we need a second ruckman but one who can take a mark and give us some options....Warnock is still a lampost who can only play ruck. Rowe wasnt great today, didnt take enough marks or get involved enough but i think we have to get away from rotating our KP/rucks when they have a ordinary game or two. You have to build confidence to build a structure and I think Rowe has to be educated and given a chance to settle.......if you did drop Rowe then I reckon it has to be Casboult who comes in...at least he can play more than one position. I dont see Warnock as an option unless Kruezer gets hurt.
re: Waite...happy to have him back in the team but he isnt a ruckman and you still need a backup for Kruezer wether it be Rowe or Casboult.
In the "post match" Mick was apparently pleased with the support Rowe provided so he may be given the opportunity to keep going.
Knowing mick, his positive comments of Rowe's support role probably means that mick noticed that he did stuff all in his primary job... Marking as a kpf and kicking goals.
If Sam can play every week like he played last week... Bloody brilliant move to sign him up.
However, should he return to stinking up the ground as he has prior to last week, then whichever dikehead shoved the contract in front of him, should be himself shoved under the number 19 tram !
I'm sure Sams a great guy, but he has done sweet farrk all on the park... Since day 1 he has demonstrated zero tank, then on the back of 1 good, sold performance, he gets a 12 month extension... Give me a break ! Why not hold off negotiations until the end of the year ?
I find it hard to believe that there was a stampede to his door from other clubs... So why sign him up early ?
