I reckon it's a matter of load
Can't carry too many forwards who are out of the contest as soon as it hits the deck
Lynch is younger, and at this point better
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I reckon it's a matter of load
Can't carry too many forwards who are out of the contest as soon as it hits the deck
Lynch is younger, and at this point better
We have a mid season pick. I hope we are scouring the country for an inform forward.
I remember. he can clunk.
but when we get space and time against poorer opposition he wouldn't know how to time his leads
Selectors are in a tough predicament since Cumbers must be selected and Ryan deserves a game in dry conditions. Our tall forwards can't afford to fly together but they are, so there must be more leads being offered to separate them. In 2017 we played with mostly Jack as the tall forward with smalls at his feet so can we go back to that idea, but not with Jack of course. In many games we have complained about seeing the long bombs to the square being picked off by tall backs either spoiling or marking so they'd better work out how we need to play. Cumbers did well last year as a leading fwd but hard for that to work if he starts as the sub.
Balta has had two weeks of elite level football done back. Talk of going forward again is crazy.
We need to settle him the rest of the year down back. Lynch, Ryan , Cumberland deserve a go. He could go this week for Dusty. Very interesting times for a legend.
We need to settle him the rest of the year down back. Lynch, Ryan , Cumberland deserve a go. He could go this week for Dusty. Very interesting times for a legend.
Only if you don't want to win the flag.
Not yet, let him build down back for the first half of the year. But we should be planning for Taz and Young down back, and Noah causing headaches for oppo backlines with his athleticism and kicking.
He was great last night. Four intercept marks and two more intercept possessions. Zero score launches. One score involvement. 11 kicks, 3 turnovers, 281 metres gained (that's 25m per kick. He can kick it 70). Noah at CHF, marking the ball forward of centre, turning and banging it quick hard and deep (ahem). Scary for bad guys.
No one loves Jack more than I do. But Noah can give us more now. Who else can?
Yeh, the guy is not a forward. He’s an aggressive athletic defender whose last 2 games are a return to 2020 form. Don’t confuse him. We don’t need another tall forward. We need some more Cumberland types. We need some speed and ground ball danger.
Can we win the flag with Jack in the side?
Balta has speed and is great at ground level, b the dubs.
Nope. He looked lost as a forward. It did not work. Set him back.
He can do the attacking things as a back, that’s the next evolution.
Lynch, Ryan/Jack, Cumbo, Martin as your talls and meds.
You said best forward, not best kick for goal.
Lynch's workrate is enormous. Cops the best defender every week. Triple teamed. Nearly won the Coleman.
Your statement was wrong so I pulled you up.
They are neck and neck career wise - Jack - 62.54% conversion, Lynch - 62.56%
Finals incredibly it's a bee's sting again - Jack - 61.11%, Lynch - 61.53%.
Lynch just edges him but nothing between them man
