Re: VFL 2017: Rd 5: Northern Blues vs Casey
Reply #14 –
I think when the club thinks he's done he'll pull the pin, reports had him pulling the pin after last season but allegedly the club asked him to go around one more time to his surprise.
Having said that, I think there is room for one of the likes of Daisy and Armfield, and sentiment or bias should not come into the decision making process. At the moment you'd say Daisy has him covered if Daisy can stay fit!
I think a bigger worry for the club is why we aren't confident in saying that the likes of Lamb and Sumner have gone past him! Lamb was excluding the 2010 GWS / GC bonanza effectively a 1st Rnd draft pick!
I think you might have a point here regarding Armfield pulling the pin, and I also think you are right in this being a bigger issue for the club, but these blokes were calculated trading gambles that havent paid off, and to the clubs credit, rather than worrying about it, they are just pulling up the sleeves, and moving on.
Lamb has shown some consistency, but I cant really make a case for any of them to be with us again next season on history or current form. Matthew Wright has pushed all 3 out of the lineup, and moving forward, id rather we persist with Pickett in this role.
Depending on list management, if we kept one, id probably go with Sumner based on talent, Lamb based on consistency and actual output (I think he averages a goal a game for our seniors) and Armfield based on what he used to bring to the table. If he is under any duress, then he might survive but i doubt it. Using the once bitten twice shy approach, Lamb survives out of those three, but not by much a good match by any of them could tip the tide back in their favour.