So who goes 2nd ruck ? Chol gives us good flexibility & all of a sudden with 2 permanent tall forwards & a handy 2nd ruck we aren't as predictable. I would have Caddy in for Graham.
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Josh Caddy
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So who goes 2nd ruck ? Chol gives us good flexibility & all of a sudden with 2 permanent tall forwards & a handy 2nd ruck we aren't as predictable. I would have Caddy in for Graham.
Reckon we're gunna need to keep Cholly in as back up ruck to Nank, certainly provides us with that extra bit of flexibility n the last thing we want is to over load Nank when he's just come back from half a season groin tweak. Also reckon Graham is a more than suitable replacement for Caddy. Graham covers more ground a bit faster than Cadds, he puts plenty of heat on oppo mids and is more than capable of sneaking forward for a sausage or two. Probably doesn't quite have the in the face yap n enforcer mongrel of Cadds at the moment. Cadds might find it difficult to force his way back into the side over the next few weeks.
Likewise KMac
Things are healthier when there’s real doubt about who gets into the team
Personally both aren’t that good,
Caddy is on decent coin, that can’t run in the midfield, he is too slow.
McIntosh is Ray Hall, Brendan Bower & Marty White all rolled into one. You can’t have a bloke playing on the wing getting 10 or 12 possessions a game.He is no good.
I would off load the both of them, one for cap space and the other because I reckon we have kids coming through who have him covered.
Come finals time, I think they want the option of using him as a stormtrooper – a big-bodied, aggro, defensive mid who can put a bit of hurt on opponents like Dangerfield, Yeo or Pendlebury plus whoever tries to tag Martin or Cotchin eg Greenwood, De Boer, etc. Historically, our attack on oppo taggers has been insipid.
Who knows, Caddy may only do it at centre bounces, where the 6-6-6 makes it imperative that we try to break even.
Against a superior ruck like Grundy, our best tactic is to force a secondary stoppage, whereupon 6-6-6 evaporates and we can grind it out until we get the pill out to a Tiger in the clear.
Hopefully, while in the magoos, Caddy is also being taught by Towner how to put opponents into the middle of next week.
The end will come quickly for Caddy due to his lack of leg speed. Once his marking starts to fail (which there are signs already with his attempts to mark everything on his chest) and his goal kicking accuracy drops (again signs are already there) he will not have enough positive attributes
I think we're all falling into the really very conmon footy trap of reacting to a couple of games, rather than a season.
Amongst other possible changes, next week will be;
Out: Chol, Soldo
In: Nank, Caddy
Chol still dream walks through games. Though is substantially improved in that regard.
I hope he's a mainstay next year.
Amongst other possible changes, next week will be;
Out: Chol, Soldo
In: Nank, Caddy
Chol still dream walks through games. Though is substantially improved in that regard.
I hope he's a mainstay next year.
Totally agree about Chol, 5 minute cameos won’t keep him in the side either.
Not sure how things are going to pan out selection wise with Caddy.
Jack, Lynch and now Stack are playing forward, there’s no room, or need for Caddy in the forward line.
And I don’t think there’s room for both Caddy and Graham in the midfield. I think both of them will be given chances in the next month or so.
It’s great to have competition for spots, will be interesting to see what eventuates.
Jack, Lynch and now Stack are playing forward, there’s no room, or need for Caddy in the forward line.
And I don’t think there’s room for both Caddy and Graham in the midfield. I think both of them will be given chances in the next month or so.
It’s great to have competition for spots, will be interesting to see what eventuates.
I think a lot of people also forget that Caddy had ankle surgery in the off season and during pre-season he actually looked as though he was really getting ready for a more midfield role before he was injured. He then spent the next few months back in the rehab group and missed the first few games of this season. Not getting a full pre-season in just about always has far more of an impact than most of us realise so getting some miles, midfield time and conditioning into him sounds spot on.
Dimma said this
"Caddy's important to the way we want to play. We're trialling something with Josh and the way we want him to play,
We know he can play forward. We're trying to improve his flexibility of a role we want him to play. It's going to be an important role when he comes back into the side.
We had a really good look at it last week and he'll hopefully improve on that again this week.
He's the first to admit he hasn't been playing his best but he's probably reflective of the side, in a way, but we are looking forward to welcoming him back in the not-too-distant future."
looking forward to the VFL fellas expanding on this tomoz
"Caddy's important to the way we want to play. We're trialling something with Josh and the way we want him to play,
We know he can play forward. We're trying to improve his flexibility of a role we want him to play. It's going to be an important role when he comes back into the side.
We had a really good look at it last week and he'll hopefully improve on that again this week.
He's the first to admit he hasn't been playing his best but he's probably reflective of the side, in a way, but we are looking forward to welcoming him back in the not-too-distant future."
looking forward to the VFL fellas expanding on this tomoz
From Hardwicks presser I didn't get the feeling Caddy will be back in the team any time soon.
And conversely, I got the impression KMAC would be... he won’t be playing VFL tomorrow.... short week.... fresh legs
In no mans land at the moment. Too slow and doesnt get enough of it to play as a mid, and with the tall timbers not required up forward. Cant believe how quickly has it turned south for josh since last year where he was almost an AA.
Just dont see how theres a spot for him now?
