It will be Miller time but reckon Geelong is the side you'd least like Noah and Tarrant unavailable.
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It will be Miller time but reckon Geelong is the side you'd least like Noah and Tarrant unavailable.
Of course I agree with that.
Simply stating they're unavailable so time to back Ben in. It's one game and I remember Garthwaite did a similar job on Hawkins a couple years ago - as long as we bring the heat up the ground, Ben can be supported by team defence and get the job done.
He lived well into his nineties, and died a few years ago. I mentioned it to him a couple of years before he passed away, he said theres hope for you yet you young whipper snapper.
Another tip was never go to bed with wet hair, might be another reason I get **** all colds, he was a digger and my hero.
I reckon he could've still sat me on me arse well into his 80's.
Don't like to see any of our players unavailable through injury but even if fit, not so clear our number 6 deserves selection before our number 46.
Must say the Dusty news is a big + but where is the rest of your report?
Not the main or full squad session with VFL boys playing yesterday so the couple of snippets will have to be enough to get you through your day
.I will try.Not the main or full squad session with VFL boys playing yesterday so the couple of snippets will have to be enough to get you through your day
You’re kidding Mate. Rance, Scarlett, S Silvagni couldn’t have stopped 3 of the 4 goals McKay got on Thursday night. Even the one in the second quarter shouldn’t have happened as Nank clearly touched the ball before McKay was awarded the mark.
Tarrant is doing his job imo, heck he broke the knuckle at about the 2 minute mark of the first quarter if you watch the replay carefully. People are expecting him to be able to keep his opponent scoreless, not realistic.
And you are overrating Millers ability to do better than Tarrant, don’t see it myself. Tarrant is no superstar but he plays his role pretty well from what I’m seeing and is being harshly judged.
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Tarrant has shown patches of what was previously an A grade full back. Tomahawk with good delivery would eye off 6+ on him. Balta would have been good. I THINK Miller will do ok if the likes of Broad, Vloss and Gibcus chime in too. Id also make sure that all throwin close to the cats goals has either Nank or Soldo contesting v Tom.
Thanks for the report mate how is Millers body work one on one with big forwards ?. Stranger things happen Tarrant could play in a protective glove.
that's the key the support he gets and our pressure and intensity is on around the ground.
Although 198cm himself I wouldn't rate Miller that great with his body work one on one although it has improved, Hawkins would be the ultimate test.
That’s the thing I think I wanted to get across without sounding ‘crazy’. It challenges me, my mind & my body.
Tarrant 50/50 apparently, Cotch out with cracked clavicle for 1-2 games, Balta minor hammy will miss this week at least, Dusty good to go.
Shame about Cotch. Reckon Ross should replace him and get the same role as Cotch. Sounds like Tarrant might be a bit more than 50/50 right now.
So possibly.
Out: Cotchin, Balta, Lambert
In: Ross, Martin, Soldo
This conversation is getting way off track.
No one until now has been talking about his game against McKay or the 4 goals or for that matter the two additional rather easy shots McKay missed, also in the 4th. And I certainly havn't said Miller could do better. Just saying our no 6 at 33, has slowed down and his form hasn't been great, as against Miller's who now is in career best, and deserves a further chance.
And as for your mention of Rance, Scarlett and Silvagni, no one is comparing him with that group. No one who thinks about it for a moment ever could. Don't know about the other two but Rance was the finest defender of his decade +, with 5 All Australian selections. Tarrant has won a single best player with North but so far has not been recognised by an AA selection.
I respect totally what you’ve got to say Momentai and i think I do understand where you are coming from with your opinion. But I don’t think Miller can play anywhere near as well as what Tarrant has been playing, while matching up on bigger and stronger types. He’s (Tarrant) been playing to a decent level in my eyes and I just do not agree that “his form hasn’t been great”.
You believe that Miller is in career best. Yep, at VFL level but it’s a mighty step up playing on the likes of Dixon, McKay, Hawkins etc at AFL level. I think Miller is decent enough but don’t think he’s a better option at this time than Tarrant.
You likely won’t and don’t have to agree with my opinion, but it’s based on what I’ve observed.
Oh, and the comparison of Tarrant with those 3 great full backs wasn’t meant to say he was even close to them. I was just trying to say that even with their greatness, they couldn't have stopped most of the goals Tarrant conceded on Thursday night.
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Exactly.
We have to win this game in the middle, and minimise their clean ball forward.
