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How many CBAs for Rachele this week?


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No way he plays that much time in the ruck. If so Darcy also averages more hitouts.
Hes also been in the spuddiest team of all those players in that time.
IMO he’s tracking fine.
 

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Using essentially Pick 1 on a ruckman he needs to be the Nic Nat or Maxxy Gawn and I don't see that happening.

Going to leave us very undermanned for Key Forwards with Tex in the twilight and Darcy yet to really scruff the bull by the horns and be the number 1 man..

RT is 46 games into his career, it's silly at this point to say what he can't be. We're still just scratching the surface.
 
The Telstra Heat Maps??? Oh Dear!!!

According to the heat maps we are playing 6 wingmen and two forwards. I think everyone who has watched the last month of footy would agree that our wingmen have been Jones and Sholl. When they are rested (they both average around 85% ToG if they are not subbed on/off) then another player takes their place on the wing. Sometimes Murphy, Nankervis, Cook, McHenry, even Dawson and Soligo.

If Cook gets a possession on the wing and there is 16 or 17 of our players between him and the opposition goal then DO YOU believe that instantly makes him a wingman?

As I say, I’m not sure I care too much either way here. But, let’s look at your proposition:

You assert that we should prefer your allegedly handwritten notes, only seen by you, allegedly kept assiduously by you watching replays (honest guv) over the official GPS driven heat maps?

You can probably convince me those maps aren’t perfect, but you’re putting a lot of weight on your own personal credibility as a counter weight alternative

Big ask
 
The Telstra Heat Maps??? Oh Dear!!!

According to the heat maps we are playing 6 wingmen and two forwards. I think everyone who has watched the last month of footy would agree that our wingmen have been Jones and Sholl. When they are rested (they both average around 85% ToG if they are not subbed on/off) then another player takes their place on the wing. Sometimes Murphy, Nankervis, Cook, McHenry, even Dawson and Soligo.

If Cook gets a possession on the wing and there is 16 or 17 of our players between him and the opposition goal then DO YOU believe that instantly makes him a wingman?
Murphy plays the wing/stoppage clearance role.

Yes he might start in the F50 6. But pushes straight up field to follow stoppages.

And also starts wing often as well.



This is the role I feel Rachele needs if they wont use him in the middle CBA.

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Is it standard procedure for non-playing emergencies to be in the rooms in the same attire as a starting 22 player? Zac Taylor is there, and it seems odd to me. Late change? Or am I getting my hopes up?
 
Is it standard procedure for non-playing emergencies to be in the rooms in the same attire as a starting 22 player? Zac Taylor is there, and it seems odd to me. Late change? Or am I getting my hopes up?
Maybe smith spat the dummy again?
 
Is it standard procedure for non-playing emergencies to be in the rooms in the same attire as a starting 22 player? Zac Taylor is there, and it seems odd to me. Late change? Or am I getting my hopes up?
I would assume given a guy can ping a hammy in the warm up they'd be prepared to play until the ball is bounced.
 

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You have to be careful valuing tackle numbers by players inside the stoppage. There’s a lot of tackles where the opponent is wrapped up immediately by 2 of 3 opponents. Did he earn a HTB from any of the 8?
yeah I get it, but in a game where we get flogged, 8 still shows some intent at least.
He's been shite for a couple of years. Really shits me that we have no succession plan in place.
 
Even though they would know making finals isn't easy from this position, 3 teams did make it from here last year. There's 11 rounds left, I would be worried if any club had a mindset to give up on finals when they are still mathematically possible at this stage of a season. Need to obviously win this week and start taking some scalps though, very minimal margin for error.

Are you happy for the team you support to give up on a season at the midway point? We aren't in North or Richmond territory here. If the club took your mentality I would be seriously worried that they just give up when it gets a bit hard. Sydney went on a run from 4-8 at this stage last year and are now flying in 2024, what if they had the same attitude as you midway last year and gave up on the season? They certainly wouldn't be in their current position.

Port is still sitting 4th and I wouldn't say their form has looked fantastic; Melbourne just got belted by 92 points and were top 4 before that game; Collingwood can't field a forwardline for the next month. Changes to the top 8 from here seem fairly likely given no team outside of Sydney has had a consistent run of good form and have mounting injury lists.

IF Nicks takes us to finals from here, I'm happy to see what he can do in 2025. IF he doesn't, we need to move him on.
Hey BACCS, didn't see this reply until this morning.

I think there needs to be an understanding that WE ARE WORSE THAN YOU THINK!!

This is 6 years into a rebuild. We are showing no signs that make me think we are on an upward trajectory that will take us anywhere near the promised land.

And Port ... don't bring them into it? They are in dream-land compared to us - they have a chance this year, a slim chance ... but not impossible. Also yuck.

We are completely stuffed until we get a strong and experienced coach to come in and clean us up.

I'm not sure if your position has moved since you wrote this reply, which is going to happen to everyone eventually!! I wanted Nicks to be the guy too - but he aint :-(
 
Ben King - 165 in 85 - Number 1 forward
Max King - 154 in 80 - Number 1 forward
Cam Zurhaar - 146 in 109 - Not the same type of player at all
Logan McDonald - 75 in 55 - Behind Buddy, slightly more accurate
Joel Amartey - 49 in 39 - Getting closer, forward/ruck
Jamarra Ugle-Hagan - 78 in 55 - Arguably the equal key forward target with Naughton
Sam Darcy - 25 in 18- Probably the most accurate comparison to TT, got there in the end!

all better than a goal a game.
 
Conway is absolutely zero chance of going anywhere, probably less than zero given they've been patiently developing him to takeover when the time is right. Mitch Edwards is miles off ready, yet to play a game with a back issues since drafted last year and Rhys Stanley is done.
I wonder if it’s still zero, with dekoening now the #1 ruck?
 
I wonder if it’s still zero, with dekoening now the #1 ruck?
Well given he's in for surgery on a navicular injury right now ...and it's not the first time he's had foot issues either, Navicular bone injuries are a pretty serious injury especially in 205cm 100kg+ big units. If ever the Cats would consider it that would be now.
 

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