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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: Pick our team in parts - Part 2 - Starting 6 backmen (pick 6)
Last post by Lods -
Quote from: kruddler – on
Just on Saad, he was playing injured about as much as charlie was.

There was plenty of times he got hit, stayed down, limped off, looked 'dead', but was back out their later, or the next week....only for it to happen again the next week.

Yep
There was that too.

@EB I'd also like to see Charleson get a few senior games this year. Started to win a fair bit of ball towards the end of the season
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: Pick our team in parts - Part 2 - Starting 6 backmen (pick 6)
Last post by Lods -
The love for Saad highlights one of the features that often occur when we're picking sides in a format like this.
We more often than not judge them as the best version of themselves.
When the side is up and running well Saad can look a million dollars running off half-back.
When were struggling and the backline is under pressure we see the other side of Saad-the lack of a defensive presence and little time to dispose.

It's a bit the same when we look at the players we've lost.
Many of us don't see us losing the 32 goal key forward in Curnow.
It's the 80 goal plus Coleman medallist we've lost.

Kruddler mentioned before that we won't get the criticism of some of our newer players until we get a bit more familiar with them...and if you haven't had a good look at them, and done a bit of a read-up on them in the past, that's probably true.
Many casual supporters probably don't have a good appreciation of some of the weaknesses of the newbies
But it's also true of their strengths and how they will contribute to the overall strength of the side.

As a result in activities like the one we're engaged in at the moment folks will go for the 'known'...and the best version of that 'known'.
That will change, and if we were to do this task after a couple of practice games, and more importantly after a half a dozen season proper games, this will probably change considerably.


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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: Pick our team in parts - Part 2 - Starting 6 backmen (pick 6)
Last post by ElwoodBlues1 -
B Saad Weitering Cowan
HB Dean OFarrell Newman
Like to see Charleson get some games as I think he has potential for the back pocket, but Saad gets in due to experience and lack of other younger options. Im looking to build the backline for the future with youth as I think we wont be competitive until a few years time when some of our younger players become good senior players.
Chose Newman over Haynes as he uses the ball better and is a leader but dont see either in our next premiership team. Id have Haynes on the bench as injury backup so he will probably get to play a lot of games anyway.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: Pick our team in parts - Part 2 - Starting 6 backmen (pick 6)
Last post by kruddler -
Quote from: Baggers – on
Carroll, Cowan, Dean, Haynes, Saad & Weiters.

I left out HOF as he won't be available til later in the 2026 season.,

Coaches often talk of the 'back seven' so rotation is important. A backman on the bench for rotation? If so, for me it'd be Florent. And the wingman who sags back would be Acres.
Did you vote Baggers?
Carroll still showing as 0 votes.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: Pick our team in parts - Part 2 - Starting 6 backmen (pick 6)
Last post by cookie2 -
Quote from: Lods – on
How's this going....

Newman, Weitering, Cowan Haynes

Perhaps the surprise of the lot is Saad.
There's probably been a general feeling he's definitely in the twilight.
But a few still have faith, and I'll admit to having picked him.

I'm not sure that will still be the case at the end of the year, but for the start the spot is his to lose.

Those four are the obvious ones imo, beyond them I’m struggling. Agree re Saad but hopefully he comes back refreshed.