I didn’t say he’d be the difference, but I think it’s a good opportunity to debut him or perhaps Bytel.
Sullivan was also named as an emergency for last night’s game, so I assume he’s not that far away.
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Sullivan was also named as an emergency for last night’s game, so I assume he’s not that far away.
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Bro, I just don't think he's up to it. You have to earn continuity. You need to grab your chance when you get it and he didn't. We have better players waiting atm. I think Sullivan and Bytel might be just ahead of him
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It was painful enough watching him for the first 3 quarters, he didn't do anything special in the last Q. If he did, well, too little, too late.
Maybe we should wait for at least todays game
I hate revolving door selection, it doesn’t set players up for success. Hawthorn is the ideal opponent for macrae to be given another opportunity,
Starting to wonder if having a veteran on our sub bench regularly might actually be a winning formula for the future. Crisp was outstanding when he came on,
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Don't think there will be any real changes. Given there is no VFL game next week, fly talks about backing players in, so reckon Fin should still play --otherwise he doesn't play for 2 weeks. He'll want to redeem himself and going up against the hawks mids would probably be more his style.
I’ve been a big supporter of macrae Jen. But the only conversation should be who’s our best line up to win. Not what’s best for any single player including macrae.
I reckon Sidey will come back in. And macrae to the VFL.
I’m very keen to see how Sullivan goes in the vfl however
I can see Pendles, WHE and other older players rotating through there a lot this year. Nicky D as well to manage their game time but still keep some continuity about the side.
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Yeah, but like I said, there is no VFL next week.
He should be backed in to respond. No point of him missing out on footy for 2 weeks. Thats not gonna help.
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We should be starting Nick isolated at full forward next week
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Make sure all forward 50 entries are low grubbers and scare him into giving away frees
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Macrae finally gets a start, but wasn't best on ground so instantly dropped by a good amount of people on here.
Interesting approach to development.
Interesting approach to development.
My thoughts are that its not just about managing them to keep them fresh
Potentially it might actually make us a better side and have an improved chance of winning. With elite/experienced talent ready to come on in the third quarter they can immediately impact , rather than the “ last man picked” who sometimes struggles with the pace of the game coming on cold.
Not every week but potentially this might be a regular thing.
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The VFL schedule shouldn’t matter.
Pick the strongest possible 23 to beat the Hawks by a big margin. Sidey will return and Fin was terrible in a hugely important positional role.
Crisp should replace Fin in the middle, Sidey comes in for Macrae and Lippa or WHE slides to the sub role.
If Sullivan smashes it in the VFL today, perhaps Lippa will find himself out of the 23 too.
It’s brutal for Fin but there’s no place for sentimentality or passengers in our midfield in a quest for back to back Premierships.
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Lippa's 100th game next week, he'll be in the starting line up.
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he was subbed off halfway through the third quarter without injury, so no he wasn't best on ground you're correct there lol
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Would have kicked 13 last night according to history
You’re probably right about Lippa Jen but again that’s a sentimental rather than objective approach to selection - much like wanting Fin to get another chance to redeem himself.
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Lippa was fine. Its not sentimental.
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Unless you want to believe Nick Davis' assessment of his and Schulz's game. It's hard to imagine that either of two players whose games were described as 'unbelievable' will be dropped.
But Its not a sentimental approach to be giving macrae another game. It’s a practical one. You don’t always have to pick your absolute best 22 every week…… otherwise we wouldn’t be resting players. Leaving a spot for development from time to time with an eye to the future as well as next week is sensible planning. So is giving them a block of games.
I hope he stays in next week. Let the VFL boys have more than one or two games before putting their hands up.
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The guy is a scrub. All he does is tag he literally can't get his hands on the ball.
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I would tend to agree with you if Fin showed any elite traits or X-factor but to my eye he is as vanilla as vanilla gets.
On the 15 occasions Fin has been selected since his 2021 debut, he has done nothing to earn the block of games that you, Jen and others want to gift him.
Let’s see what Sullivan, Bytel, Allan and DeMattia can do. Perhaps one or more of them will grab their opportunity much more quickly and decisively?
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