bertiebeatle wrote:You do realise Howard is coming off an ACL Morell?
No that completely escaped me. My bad.
You know I've had three knee reconstructions and and total of 9 operations on my knee right? I know as much about knee injuries as any one other than the damn surgeon. And even the I reckon i'd beat him in a quiz.
bertiebeatle wrote:You do realise that with Marshall in this week (presuming we don't have another KPP coming out for him), we are going straight back to the structure that we have played with all year, just different personel?
Except this time we have someone who is actually a forward. But I agree, I'd have Marshall, Howard AND Trengove in the side. Just like in Round 1 and 2 when we had Dixon, Trengove and Eddy as the talls. Maybe this week one less tall is fair due to the oppositon nad likely weather.
bertiebeatle wrote:I honestly do not get your thinking. Sunday was obvious again. It was not the structure or the amount of talls we had, how many ******* times did we turn the ball over in the middle.
Keep thinking.
Why did we turn it over? These are AFL players, they've proven they have the skill. Ball movement and structure are connected.
Firstly, if you have more than one target up forward it spreads the defense. It means there is more space. more space makes easier kicks and less intercept marks from the oppositon.
Secondly, having a second and third tall means one can push up, meaning there is an outlet in the middle of the ground, enabling, once again, for the bail out kick to be much more effective. Instead of SGray or Neade being out marked, you get a contest.
Port Adelaide have good enough foot skills, it's the confidence and instinctive ball movement which causes turnovers. That is caused by a poor structure.
bertiebeatle wrote:On JT, he isn't in our best 3 backmen anymore and isn't agile enough down there anymore hence why he was made into a makeshift forward this year. My thoughts are that he was filling Dougal's role until he was 100% right again to play AFL after his ACL. I think JT is gone which is unfortunate, but he isn't in our best side anymore
Perhaps. I still think JT should take the biggest forward each week. Would've been perfect for Reid - which would've allowed Howard to go forward.