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With Staff staying do you think Knobel is safe?
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tiger_10_grr said:
Agree, happy to have Staff for 1 more year, even if it is a reduced capacity due to his aging frame as a back up. A fit and firing extra bigman in August & September is gold.
Happy to keep Knobel who improved his on field statistical performance significantly under Steve Alessio's teaching. Would want to see the rate of improvement continued for the next 2 years from Knobel. He really does need to get first hands on it to feed Tuck/Cogs and then the out runners.
Knobel is good insurance. Staff has always struggled with injury and it's useful to have another experienced ruckman ready to go. Remember 2004 when if there was a problem with Staff or Ottens or both we had to rely on...shudder...Ben Marsh.
Ghost of Punt Road
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Staff, Knobel, Pattison, Simmonds...4 ruckmen....
we can afford to swap knobel to someone like carlton or the hawks for an improvement in our draft position, maybe pick up a pick at 20-26.
we can afford to swap knobel to someone like carlton or the hawks for an improvement in our draft position, maybe pick up a pick at 20-26.
Knobel is as safe as houses.
I don't expect Staff to play in any major rucking role in 2006, but can see him as 'pine specialist' to fill the void up forward, and as a ruck spare.
I don't expect Staff to play in any major rucking role in 2006, but can see him as 'pine specialist' to fill the void up forward, and as a ruck spare.
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Bill James
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Fitness the issue, stuggled for 15 games this year at 7 disposals and 5 hitouts per game. Only played 11 games in 2004. Not getting younger, fitter or better but fortunately not getting shorter either. Should stay given our options but lucky to be playing on IMO.
Agree, but by luck I think he was retained. TW had stated hw only wanted to keep 1 of the 3 (Campbell, Graham or Staff).Bill James said:
Its funny, Graham & Campbell had great years with the Tigers, but they were spent. Staff was hardly effective this year yet gets a gig for next year by default. After next year it will be his last. You don't want to trade off Knoble this year or next as then you would be left with hardly any established ruckmen.