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Is Cheney slow? Probably not.
Isaac Smith was on 5aa last week and he said Cheney was one of the fastest at their club over 40m
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Is Cheney slow? Probably not.
Except ed curnow is fitter , but kedge is still clear secondSam Kerridge was arguably the fittest on our list. Not surprising he attained the mantle at Carlton or anywhere else he may have gone.
It's more he's a slow thinkerIsaac Smith was on 5aa last week and he said Cheney was one of the fastest at their club over 40m
Absolutely. After 5 rounds, this is definitely going to be the case.But that is what it is.
Unless you break down every team by every opponent, of course the stats are going to be skewed in some direction.
This is a good assessment, because increasingly this year, 'quality' clearances are more important not quantity of clearances. Now AFL is increasingly becoming a turnover game, so those bombs out of clearances will either get mopped up and the side will transition down to their goals OR the clearance kick will be paid deliberate if it goes out of bounds. Pressure on clearances is so important, and I've wondered myself if the purpose of Mackay playing in there at times is to give us a slightly different look and pressure the oppo when conceding a clearance. Having said that Charlie could do it.Regarding the clearances, we have a very different setup compared to previous seasons and it seems we often play one less player than the opposition at a lot of stoppages, particularly against the Hawks. When we win the clearances we have more space and options to work with which has contributed to improvent in efficiency and uncontested possession count. Previously we were hellbent on winning every clearance but now we can accommodate and still function when opposition wins it. This could explain why MacKay (and Douglas to a lesser degree) have been spending some time on the ball. His pressure acts and tackle counts suggests he's in there to lessen the effectiveness of the opposition's clearance so we get a turnover on the outside and begin our attack.
*No changes this week. Maybe Crouch for Lyons..
This is a good assessment, because increasingly this year, 'quality' clearances are more important not quantity of clearances. Now AFL is increasingly becoming a turnover game, so those bombs out of clearances will either get mopped up and the side will transition down to their goals OR the clearance kick will be paid deliberate if it goes out of bounds. Pressure on clearances is so important, and I've wondered myself if the purpose of Mackay playing in there at times is to give us a slightly different look and pressure the oppo when conceding a clearance. Having said that Charlie could do it.
IMO this weeks side will be unchanged
20m wasn't it, although there was a bit of miss communication rowey and bicks meant Kyle Hartigan when they were talking about a play from the Sydney game, when he showed speed, but they said Kyle Cheney and it sounded like Isaac smith just made it up because he didn't have the heart to say he wasn't quick, that's how I took it anyway.Isaac Smith was on 5aa last week and he said Cheney was one of the fastest at their club over 40m
I think Lyons AND crouch should play. We need to make sure we have a solid squad of 26-27 who are playing afl games in the first half of the season
I'd suggest merging Lyons and Mackay into the one player to allow Brad Crouch a spot in the side. We'd then get Jarvid Lykay, line breaking clearance machine goal kicking rebounding inside/outside mid.
Boom. Squad instantly becomes elite.
20m wasn't it, although there was a bit of miss communication rowey and bicks meant Kyle Hartigan when they were talking about a play from the Sydney game, when he showed speed, but they said Kyle Cheney and it sounded like Isaac smith just made it up because he didn't have the heart to say he wasn't quick, that's how I took it anyway.
Ah turns out the miscommunication was between me and them.Nah they were talking about when Cheney ran past Tom Mitchell to beat him to the over the back ball in the last quarter against sydney where Mitchell ended up giving an in the back free kick to Cheney.
May have been 20m, i was just going from memory.
I don't doubt that, but straight line running on the training track doesn't necessarily translate to real football speed.Isaac Smith was on 5aa last week and he said Cheney was one of the fastest at their club over 40m
"one of" the fastest just means everyone who isn't a ruckman or on the rookie list anyway.20m wasn't it, although there was a bit of miss communication rowey and bicks meant Kyle Hartigan when they were talking about a play from the Sydney game, when he showed speed, but they said Kyle Cheney and it sounded like Isaac smith just made it up because he didn't have the heart to say he wasn't quick, that's how I took it anyway.
Wouldn't be playing Crouch this week. Can understand both sides of the argument however.
Sam Kerridge was arguably the fittest on our list. Not surprising he attained the mantle at Carlton or anywhere else he may have gone.
Except ed curnow is fitter , but kedge is still clear second
During their beep tests, he supposedly ran that much further than everybody else that they just stopped the test before he'd finished.
Curnow is a freakNot what I've heard.