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Lamb is rarely bad, but he's also rarely good, he's another in between player too good for the VFL and not good enough for the seniors.
We've had plenty of them in the recent past, better to give young O'Brien or Jack Silvagni a game in my opinion, they at least have the potential to become competent senior players.

One of those "good for depth" players. Someone you can bring in and will at least be ok.

Point stands. I will not be drawn on the nomenclature.

Except that at Carlton he's in our best 22.

It's something Ive commented about consistently, but our forwards dont work hard enough off the ball. I watched them a couple of times when the ball was in our half forward area and no one was leading, no one was positioning themselves or looking to provide blocks. Stationary, waiting for the ball to drop in their vicinity. Not good enough. A lot of people blame the mids for our poor entry into our forward line, I blame the forwards for not working hard enough.

It's like a cancer spreading through of F50, they need an experienced head to show them the way!

The lack of blocks, bumps and shepherds is simply astounding, we hardly impede opposition defenders!

If you get a chance, watch some of the long vision from the Nthmond game, compare what the Nthmond forwards do as the very basics compared to same F50 entry from Carlton. They are part of a team, we are six individuals.

Regardless we need to defeat the Pies this Friday night, because Nothing Else Matters!

Dont think too many were keen to try and block May......

It's something Ive commented about consistently, but our forwards dont work hard enough off the ball. I watched them a couple of times when the ball was in our half forward area and no one was leading, no one was positioning themselves or looking to provide blocks. Stationary, waiting for the ball to drop in their vicinity. Not good enough. A lot of people blame the mids for our poor entry into our forward line, I blame the forwards for not working hard enough.

Footy nowadays is about taking risks, we are still too conservative. I use Richmond as an example again, they are not a team full of stars but they are a good team who back themselves and take risks. When their inside grunt players win the ball, or a free is given to them, their outside players and small forwards have already taken a risk and made a move well and truly in advance. I sat in the bleaches in round one and it was extremely obvious from up with a full view of the entire ground. There positioning on the field is all about go hard and go early. Granted it didnt go well for them vs Adelaide but not many teams do well v Adelaide in Adelaide. We need to work harder and take more risks. Enough of the conservative flat footedness.

Where we come unstuck is that we're not good enough to make our risks 50/50.
Our risks don't come off often enough and we go into our shells and many aren't prepared to make them.
Jones is perhaps one exception.
He'll always back himself.... but just lately it's not quite coming off and he's starting to cop some flack.

Regardless we need to defeat the Pies this Friday night, because Nothing Else Matters!

Ahhh, well done LP...I see what you did there