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I'd be keeping McGovern.
I'd be keeping Silvagni.
I'd even be keeping Marchbank.
We have enough blokes who we should look at cutting first IMO.

Kemp, McGovern and Marchbank are too alike for me so I wouldnt be keeping Marchbank especially if Ben McKay was on the way in.

Kemp, McGovern and Marchbank are too alike for me so I wouldnt be keeping Marchbank especially if Ben McKay was on the way in.

I’d say that they have very different skill sets, although Kemp and McGovern both have the ability to compete in the air with taller opponents, and both can play as forwards if required.  Kemp is harder at the contest and has the step and toe to break the lines.

Marchbank’s go is reading the play and taking intercept marks.  He doesn’t have the physicality of Kemp or the hops of McGovern.

McGovern’s form, and the improvement in our defence when he’s in the mix, provides a solid case for an extension.  I don’t buy the scuttlebut about no other clubs being interested but it seems that his preference is to stay in navy blue … and why wouldn’t that be the case?

Marchbank is a conundrum.  His best footy is very good, but can he stay on the park?  Do we persevere or cut our losses?  I’d be inclined to keep him on to see if we can recoup some of our investment in him over several seasons.

I can’t see how we’d have any interest in Ben McKay, or the means to get him across.

What does all of that mean for Plowman?  I’d move him to the rookie list as depth and to continue to stiffen up our VFL backline.

Not a fan of Boyd and I want to see Cowan  in the team and getting experience.
The latter is a good kick too and has more flair and upside. Boyd is a Joe average VFL player imo and I just don't see what others see in him unlike Cowan who I think is a terrific prospect for the future.

There’s a lot of water still to flow under the bridge but I think that Curly’s boy has nailed a relatively rare state league selection with Boyd.

Besides his tapwork, his best attribute is his aggression. As good as our big men are, none of them really have any aggression in them naturally. Jack is probably the best of the rest, but Harry, Charlie, Weiters, Young, TDK....don't have that aggression that you want from a big man. Our mids walk taller when Pitto is around.

Do you really believe that?

Pitto is one of the least aggressive big men going around and our midfielders don’t need him to “walk tall”.

We may not have snipers or thugs but we have more than our share of players who don’t take a backward step in the face of opposition aggression and quite a few who don’t mind dishing it out.

Pitto and SoJ - The Enforcer Twins!

Mumford and Nankervis must be shaking in their boots, wouldn't want to be them!

Game has changed, enforcers have been forced out of the game with all the cameras and media scrutiny.
You can't tackle or bump to the extent you could either and it's really a TV game now that has to look good and be free of the old fashioned physicality.
It's becoming more common to see players pull out of contests and a lot of the heavy contact is more accidental than planned and you don't find players evening up with others anymore as it's too costly in terms of free kicks/ easy goals.
Josh Rachele was highlighted for his aggressive reactive actions but it was all fresh air and bravado but zero contact or impact.
Dinosaurs like Mumford our now extinct ...

But it's apparently still ok to elbow people off the ball