Booney wrote:mots02 wrote:Booney wrote:
Nope, they haven't earned a call up by any means but we don't have Dixon available to send into the ruck so there's no option but to play at least one of them, maybe both.
and that's my point - earlier in the year there was an opportunity to expose one or even both of them in games that were less critical and perhaps against some softer opposition.
Now, there is no choice but to play a couple of guys who are still probably not ready, still haven't probably earned the right but could have at least experienced it once or twice before. It comes on the back of the perfect PAFC big man shit storm which is really unlucky and would have been difficult to plan for but it could have been made easier on the young fellas if they'd had a go when opportunity presented before.
Games that were less critical? Seriously, look how even the competition is mate, if you think some games are more critical than others you're joking. Every game is critical.
Beat Sydney, Brisbane and North and lost to Essendon, Geelong and GWS without Ryder this year.
Yes every game is critical but you left off the rest of my quote ''and perhaps against some softer opposition''
My point it that throwing a young ruck in for his first game against Brisbane in Round 3 at your home ground when you're 2-0 and top of the table might have been easier on the kid than now being forced to do it against Collingwood at the MCG, against a rampaging Grundy in a game that you now must win to stay alive for the final 8
This game would have been less critical if you hadn't choked on the weekend though