Like seeing Monahan named on the half back... he'll learn more there.
You can’t give much credence to that line up; Jaxon Binns FB, Alex Mirkov CHB, Hudson O’Keeffe C, etc. I suspect it’s just the team list assigned positions at random.
I don’t mind Monahan deviating from the Irishmen are HBFers model. He shows a bit of flair as a forward and I’d persist with him there. An occasional run in the midfield and a defensive role at the end of quarters should round out his development.
I like how we can cobble together a decent side still.
Just for comparison the ins and outs for this week's game compared to when we knocked off the Pies last year in Round 20: OUT Cerra Docherty McGovern Saad Dow Marchbank Martin Motlop Cunningham Cincotta Fogarty In Walsh E.Hollands Z.Williams H.McKay L.Cowan L.Young Fantasia Boyd Carroll Durdin Kennedy
Yes, it seems that we have finally built up some decent depth ... but is it enough to knock off the best team in the comp?
Being named an emergency is sometimes a bit like a 'participation certificate'. It's a reward for effort and it sends the message that "you're not too far away" If we have to make a late change it's a pretty fair bet it won't be O'Keefe coming in....most likely it will be Cincotta, if he's fit.
O’Keeffe may have been named because Pitto or De Koning has a niggle.
Cincotta was “managed” last round but the Magoos are playing on Sunday and he won’t miss two games if he is the emergency.
Lemmey's a project. A work in progress...He was OK last week in defence, but there is a big jump from a 'try' in defence and a full game at AFL level. If Young's not selected that will set the rumour mill off again
Sam is on the list to provide injury cover. Harry is on the list because he has potential. The club has decided that Harry should play as a defender if he is going to realise that potential. That puts him ahead of Sam.
Of course, that's just speculation on my part ... Sam could have tweaked a hammy
We have to condition ourselves to there being less contact in the sport. Crouch didn't have to do that.
That's the way Crouch was taught to go for a ground ball. If Carroll had learnt the same technique, there would have been no head contact.
I agree that the game has to evolve to minimise head knocks but part of that evolution is a return to good technique and the elimination of foolhardy play encouraged by the rules as they are interpreted now. If two players went for the ball as Carroll did, it would have resulted in a head clash.
I just watched the footage of Crouch cleaning up Carroll. Crouch’s attack on the footy was perfect with his body turned to protect his head while gathering the ball. Carroll, on the other hand, led with his head and was always going to get collected.
The free was there but there is an argument that Carroll ducked into it.
Bot should study that footage and learn how to protect himself in that situation.
So tomorrow, I can walk into a room with my just my boss after hours and a week or so later, say she raped me and that's it? Sweet, might give it a crack and see what I can get. Might even see if I can get Justice Lee oversee proceedings.
You might need to fabricate some corroborating evidence and set up some eye witnesses first.
They kicked 16-4 which is crazy accurate. The 2 weeks prior they scored 8-15 and 4-10.
Yes, but as other posters have mentioned, they had nine shots from directly in front and within 40 metres. That accounted for eight goals and one behind. The ease with which they hit targets and were paid frees directly in front or on slight angles is damning.
At the other end, we scored two behinds from shots taken within 10 metres 🙄
