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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: List Building - More than one way to skin a cat
Last post by Baggers -
Quote from: madbluboy – on
Praise for what Lods? We selected a father son and our acedmy pick.

It's not that we got Harry and Jack, we were always going to get them as you pointed out, but it was the way we did it - swapping picks and going further back into the draft yet keeping necessary points, then being able to secure a future 2nd and 3rd in the process of getting our targets + Taylor Byrne.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: Pick our team in parts - Part 1 - Starting Midfielders (inc 1 ruck) - CHOOSE 6
Last post by kruddler -
OK, so we couldn't find an obvious 6th previously, so i'll edit the poll to allow voting for 1 more from the players now on the list to get our 6th midfielder.
Then i'll do the same with the backline, to fill out that 6th.
Then i'll start on the bench.


Before i reset the votes, for completions sake, this was the original votes....
13 votes...

Cripps - 13
Walsh - 13
Hewett - 13
Cerra - 11
Pittonet - 10
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Smith - 5
Lord - 3
Cottrell - 3
Acres - 3
Hollands - 2
Motlop - 1
Reidy - 1
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: List Building - More than one way to skin a cat
Last post by kruddler -
Quote from: Lods – on
Quote from: madbluboy – on
Praise for what Lods? We selected a father son and our acedmy pick.
Kruddler gave them 'faint praise' for having a plan.
He also said he didn't agree with it.
So it was pretty faint :D

I think he's agreeing with me Lods. Doesn't see why they are getting so much praise when all they did was draft blokes we knew we were getting.

I'd be a hypocrite if i agreed with it wouldn't I?

I've been pretty consistent on this for the better part of a decade now i reckon.
Every year i hear that 'you need to give them time, or results want show for a few years etc', well i'm still waiting.
I think there would need to be a minor miracle occur this year for me to be proven wrong as i think the slide will continue with only minmal injuries (very unlike us) likely to overcome that slide.

But hey, this thread is about different ways to do things and they are executed what they set out to do which i've given them credit for. Just saying i wouldn't be going down the same path as them.
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The Sports Desk / Re: Formula 1
Last post by kruddler -
Quote from: Gointocarlton – on
Current standings after 23 of 24 rounds
408 - Lando Norris - 7 wins
396 - Max Verstappen - 7 wins
392 - Oscar Piastri- 7 wins

Swap the result back in Monza when they asked Oscar to swap positions because of a poor Lando pitstop and going into this race it would be....

405 - Lando - 7 wins
396 - Max - 7 wins.
395 - Oscar - 7 wins

Whoever wins last race, wins the championship, unless Norris comes 2nd, then he does.

.....but no....'papaya rules'............that help Norris.
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The Sports Desk / Re: Formula 1
Last post by Gointocarlton -
Current standings after 23 of 24 rounds
408 - Lando Norris - 7 wins
396 - Max Verstappen - 7 wins
392 - Oscar Piastri- 7 wins

How NORRIS (McLaren) can win the title
He finishes anywhere in the top 3
He finishes 4th or 5th, Verstappen doesn’t win
He finishes 6th or 7th, both Verstappen and Piastri don’t win
He finishes 8th, Verstappen is 3rd or worse, Piastri doesn’t win
He finishes 9th, Verstappen is 4th or worse, Piastri doesn’t win
He finishes 10th, Verstappen is 4th or worse, Piastri is 3rd or worse

How VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull) can win the title
He wins in Abu Dhabi, Norris is 4th or worse
He finishes 2nd, Norris is 8th or worse, Piastri doesn’t win
He finished 3rd, Norris is 9th or worse Piastri doesn’t win

How PIASTRI (McLaren) can win the title
He wins in Abu Dhabi, Norris is 6th or worse
He finishes 2nd, Norris is 10th or worse, Verstappen is 4th or worse

Unfortunately we have to get used to the fact that Norris the prat will be WC given how well McLaren have rogered Piastri. Max is a chance but alot has to go right for him.
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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: Forwards-How do we fit them all in.
Last post by Gointocarlton -
Quote from: Milhanna13 – on
Saad    Weeters  Cowan
Newy    Haynes   Dean
Cez        Crippa     Cottrell
Ainsworth  Gov    Hayward
Zac W      H          Motlop
Pitto     Hewitt      Walsh

int from :  Skull,  Lord,  Frankie, Acres, Moir,  OHollands,  EHollands, Florent, Caroll, Jaga, Kemp, LYoung  (12 players with a decent claim on the final 5 spots)

That leaves - Boyd, Fogarty, Chesser, Wilson, Campo x2, Ison, Reidy, FYoung, Charleston as 10 capable players that are very much depth

Inj - OFarrell


The depth looks healthier than in a long while,  but the starting 18 is definitely lower on "stars" than it was 12 months ago.

Cripps, Mackay, Weiters, Hewett, Walsh, plenty of stars in my opinion, need the soldiers to lift and support adequately and in unison. As NFL legendary coach Bill Belichick's motto states, "Do Your Job".