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Team V the Dees
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lamb22 said:
Depends if you are looking for positive or negative signs. His age, size, speed and ability - he just needs 3-4 more years. I've seen his ability to run hard into space from a contest, usually doesn't take a backward step either. Coming out of defensive half his vision is usually good enough to see and choose the right option (see Rich v North) and you will notice him attack the centre corridor and hit the target so those that knock his kicking are kidding themselves. His one on one strength needs time but in the modern game he will most likely be useful on leading key targets due to his endurance and pace. He will play this week and I'm certain the match committee sees it the same way. If you watched the coburg game, he plays on at every chance and creates play from the backline - rather see him play every day than J.McM.
Do you remember McGuane's first game against Sydney (O'L) - he got smashed. Should we have traded him because he couldn't out body and beat a champion? I do think we have a healthy list of tall defenders that could attract attention trade time but Rance certainly isn't one to be traded.
Only change this week I think is Rance in.
lamb22 said:
Did it successfully last week. IMHO Rance's problem isn't that he can't, its that he's got the idiotic notion in his head that he can be a midfielder. Last weeks match looked to me ti be a step forward in that regard in that his first thought was on his man and fro there he tried to attack.
MELBOURNE v RICHMOND
Melbourne
B: James Frawley, Matthew Warnock, Kyle Cheney
HB: Jack Grimes, Jared Rivers, Cameron Bruce
C: Clint Bartram, James McDonald, Aaron Davey
HF: Jamie Bennell, Michael Newton, Lynden Dunn
F: Brad Miller, Matthew Bate, Stefan Martin
Foll: Paul Johnson, Ricky Petterd, Nathan Jones
I/C (from): Jake Spencer, Matthew Whelan, Brent Moloney, Shane Valenti, Neville Jetta, Cale Morton, Colin Sylvia
In: Frawley, Spencer, Grimes, Jetta, Sylvia
Out: Jordie McKenzie (calf), Liam Jurrah (ankle)
Richmond
B: Jake King, Will Thursfield, Chris Newman
HB: Dean Polo, Luke McGuane, Matthew White
C: Shane Edwards, Trent Cotchin, Brett Deledio
HF: Robin Nahas, Jack Riewoldt, Jayden Post
F: Nathan Brown, Mitch Morton, Ben Cousins
Foll: Tyrone Vickery, Daniel Jackson, Richard Tambling
I/C (from): Adam Pattison, Tom Hislop, Jordan McMahon, Alex Rance, Mark Coughlan, Shane Tuck, Kel Moore
In: Rance, Tuck, Moore, Coughlan
Out: Jarrod Silvester (knee)
Melbourne
B: James Frawley, Matthew Warnock, Kyle Cheney
HB: Jack Grimes, Jared Rivers, Cameron Bruce
C: Clint Bartram, James McDonald, Aaron Davey
HF: Jamie Bennell, Michael Newton, Lynden Dunn
F: Brad Miller, Matthew Bate, Stefan Martin
Foll: Paul Johnson, Ricky Petterd, Nathan Jones
I/C (from): Jake Spencer, Matthew Whelan, Brent Moloney, Shane Valenti, Neville Jetta, Cale Morton, Colin Sylvia
In: Frawley, Spencer, Grimes, Jetta, Sylvia
Out: Jordie McKenzie (calf), Liam Jurrah (ankle)
Richmond
B: Jake King, Will Thursfield, Chris Newman
HB: Dean Polo, Luke McGuane, Matthew White
C: Shane Edwards, Trent Cotchin, Brett Deledio
HF: Robin Nahas, Jack Riewoldt, Jayden Post
F: Nathan Brown, Mitch Morton, Ben Cousins
Foll: Tyrone Vickery, Daniel Jackson, Richard Tambling
I/C (from): Adam Pattison, Tom Hislop, Jordan McMahon, Alex Rance, Mark Coughlan, Shane Tuck, Kel Moore
In: Rance, Tuck, Moore, Coughlan
Out: Jarrod Silvester (knee)
Thylacine said:
Fair enough that's your opinion, but you have only given evidence of why he should be a rebounder not a key defensive player. My point is that if he is merely a rebounder I'd prefer Connors or Collins or Edwards. I've watched him at Coburg a fair bit and he has energy and can find the ball off half back but he still gets taken to the cleaners most weeks. people talk about tall defenders but he aint one of them - he plays small - Edwards is a better bet on Fev or Lance than young Alex.
lamb22 said:
Gee Lamb22, why don't you tell us what you really think?
Reading your comments, it seems that Rance should just give it away - the kid just has no future. No positives whatsoever. He has not even played a full season & he has convinced you he is a dud.
No wonder us Richmond supporters are mocked so much.