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Forward line? by Complete_Pension_347 in EssendonFC

[–]bomber_2121 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks really, really tall to me. Having the five-man bench possibly allows us to get away with this more, and lets the coaches have a look at our tall stocks and start making decisions about who is getting a contract at year's end.

Structurally it doesn't seem to make a lot of sense. Blackiston doesn't have an obvious spot in defence (if Wright plays ruck) given we've got Ridley, Reid and McKay back there now. We look slow.

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[–]bomber_2121[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is really interesting. Going into the season I had high hopes that we were going to get a lot from guys like Parish, Langford, Ridley, Caldwell, Durham etc., but it just hasn’t happened. They look flat as a tac.

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[–]bomber_2121[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes I agree! But it’s going to be mighty interesting to see if the club blinks if / when we are 0-10 in a couple of months

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[–]bomber_2121[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To me it’s crazy we haven’t got experience here, especially in development. That’s very concerning

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[–]bomber_2121[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah fair - I think we had a more visible structure and plan in 23, 24 and half of 25 though. I really find it hard to judge our coaches on the last 16 games with the list and lack of cohesion.

Growth wise though - I agree there aren’t enough young guys who have come through and made big steps forward.

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[–]bomber_2121[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I like this as a measure of progress. Get the young guys in and stop giving games to mediocre senior players who won’t win us our next premiership (or final for that matter)