Fair enough. I wasn't actually having a shot at you, but I can see how it could be interpreted.
Let's say they are NBG but they don't want t to leave, or we want to keep their old man, what would you do then?
Thry has answered that one pretty well, but vis a vis your comment about Jack wanting to leave if Dad goes I think he is Blue through and through and if he goes elsewhere it will because we push him out - and he deserves his spot on the list without question at the moment.
Goddard's problem is lack of mobility. If he can overcome that he is ahead of Cas as a defender but Cas has him for versatility. Whilst we have an excess of tall defenders Cas has the benefit of being able to play forward or take a spell in the ruck which puts him in good stead. The other one in this category is Jones who has far greater mobility.
I would be inclined to trial Jones as a forward and relief ruck on his return, if that isn't working play him down back again in which case probably Cas has to go or go forward.
Reckon it’s just added insurance because we are playing late Sunday- doesn’t surprise me we are taking an extra emergency.
Will probably train or at least have a run later today so I’m sure we will hear if someone was not there.
Three sounds a bit much for simply insurance, especially as O'Brien and Garlett are similar outside types and Kennedy a mid sized player as well. Its not like we are taking three versatile and mutually complimentary types to cover unexpected contingencies - eg Jones/Kerr/Lang as travelling emergencies would cover just abut any unexpected late withdrawal even if not that satisfactorily.
I’m sitting in a conference just across the road from Giants ground, literally 50 or 100 metres away. Open training starts at 3 pm. “Guidelines for new injectable diabetes medications" starts at 3.15.
So I guess you wont know that much about guidelines for new injectable diabetes medications then.
Assuming Newman comes up but Jones and Simpson do not we have missing from our backline
Simpson Jones Plowman Williamson Macreadie Docherty
Not a bad defence on its own. No wonder we struggle a bit.
A lot will turn on their selections. If Cameron Mummy and Whitfield don't come up they are a very different proposition to the team that has those 3 fit and playing.
I suspect if Newman is even close to right he will have to come in and replace Plowman (injured)
I think Plowman even if not injured might be the unlucky one to go for Jones and/or Newman if either is ready. If both come in tough call - maybe Stocker to take a step back into the 2s to work on what he has learn't in the 1s? Doesn't deserve to be dropped but someone would have to make way and it's hard to see who else goes.
On Levi in defence I am not sure there is a matchup really for him at the Giants - their tall forwards would be too quick for him IMO.
Very sad to hear especially as the AFL site had put his name forward as a chance in the mid-season draft (though for mine Tommy is not AFL quality despite having a heart as big as himself). Wonderful clubman and deserved a slice of good luck not bad.
He had to be one of the best three in the ground on the stats alone; his best game for the year statistically. He has to be on our horizon for a mid-season draft selection.
Might well explain why he didn't get a mention in the bests - trying to keep him under the radar.
A little worried that with Willo and Stocker we have picked 2 guys who are underdone. Would have preferred one of them and bringing back Setterfield who it seemed to me had done well before being suspended.
Agreed LP....how many spuds have we picked up from Geelong over the decades? Apart from Hickmott who was superb for us, I can't think of many others that have done much...Michael Mansfield, David Clarke, Billie Smedts and now Darcy Lang to name a few..
Some short memories here - how about a couple of midfielders called Carrazzo and Williams? Two premierships out of Mario Bortolotto (plus snotting David Cloke in 82 religiously following Parko's instructions that if they started a fight deck the guy closest to you). Got 54 games out of Mansfield, even if many were ordinary, 24 out of the underused Laidler even 36 out of Justin Murphy after his return from the cattery. David Clarke Snr only played 9 games for us but averaged better than 2 goals a game and was instrumental in getting us over the line in the '82 prelim only to be dropped for the granny.
Not to mention the McShane brothers both captaining the Blues in the early days and 77 games from Jim Flynn including the 1906/7/8 premierships.
We've had a few good'uns from there.
Just don't mention the names O'Reilly or Smedts - but in recent years they and perhaps David Claarke junior are the only real busts we've had from Geelong, although Lang is looking that way unless he can rediscover his ability to give a continental.
