Discussion 2022: Rookie Discussion
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Am I the only one not excited by Hayes and Dixon basically at all.
I thought Dixon played great last week but Allen is only out a few weeks most likely and then he's going to have to have outperformed Kennedy or Waterman to stay in and that's an ask. Will get a chance to change it but feels like a strong 1 price change guy.
Hayes even weaker, although playing ahead of Campbell is at least something but hard to see how he plays if Ryder is fit and it's not that hard to question how he plays even if he isn't with Sharman, King and Membrey already manning the main 3 tall spots and Sharman having done a bit of ruckwork in preseason as a decent indicator he could do it in the real stuff.
Hopefully they can prove me wrong
I thought Dixon played great last week but Allen is only out a few weeks most likely and then he's going to have to have outperformed Kennedy or Waterman to stay in and that's an ask. Will get a chance to change it but feels like a strong 1 price change guy.
Hayes even weaker, although playing ahead of Campbell is at least something but hard to see how he plays if Ryder is fit and it's not that hard to question how he plays even if he isn't with Sharman, King and Membrey already manning the main 3 tall spots and Sharman having done a bit of ruckwork in preseason as a decent indicator he could do it in the real stuff.
Hopefully they can prove me wrong
Hopefully some other fwd rookies perform well over the weekend 🙏
He doesn't need anywhere near the CBAs.
He's priced at 180k, not $380k.
JHF will get a fraction of what Ward will receive in CBAs and we are still locking him in our team. Ultimately, Ward looks ready for AFL, at worst he has a wing role, will get plenty of midfield minutes, strong job security... All of that combine to easily justify his price premium.
He's priced at 180k, not $380k.
JHF will get a fraction of what Ward will receive in CBAs and we are still locking him in our team. Ultimately, Ward looks ready for AFL, at worst he has a wing role, will get plenty of midfield minutes, strong job security... All of that combine to easily justify his price premium.
Just an update to the Ralphsmith discussion:
Out of VFL yesterday,Stack & Pickett played on wings. Also
"Rhyan Mansell’s second half would have helped increase the comfort levels of Brown, with the flint-hard defender unflinching in the air, both at the ball and man.
Mansell helped stem the flow of the Hawks run-on and then got the game played back on Richmond’s terms after half-time"
This is gunna be interesting at selection
Out of VFL yesterday,Stack & Pickett played on wings. Also
"Rhyan Mansell’s second half would have helped increase the comfort levels of Brown, with the flint-hard defender unflinching in the air, both at the ball and man.
Mansell helped stem the flow of the Hawks run-on and then got the game played back on Richmond’s terms after half-time"
This is gunna be interesting at selection
The Will Brodie situation probably needs to be carefully monitored. Not going to lie, I rate him so highly, I strongly considered starting him 2 years ago at $400k+, unfortunately he just never received the midfield minutes to become a true premium (his SC per minute ratio rivalled the best midfielders in the comp).
2 years later he's just over 200k with forward eligibility...
If he get any decent midfield role he will easily justify his price tag IMO.
Currently, it appears that their primary midfield rotation consists of (1) Fyfe (2) Mundy (3) Brayshaw (4) Serong. With Fyfe playing some forward minutes and Mundy having marginally less game time in general given his age, surely they can fit in a part-time midfielder in Brodie? Could be something like Brayshaw 80% TOG (60% inside mid - 20% wing), Fyfe 80% TOG (60% inside mid - 20% forward), Mundy 70% TOG (70% inside mid), Serong 75% TOG (75% inside mid).
This leaves Brodie with potentially 70% TOG (45% inside mid, 25% somewhere else). Is this achievable?
Any thoughts/insight Freo supporters can provide?
2 years later he's just over 200k with forward eligibility...
If he get any decent midfield role he will easily justify his price tag IMO.
Currently, it appears that their primary midfield rotation consists of (1) Fyfe (2) Mundy (3) Brayshaw (4) Serong. With Fyfe playing some forward minutes and Mundy having marginally less game time in general given his age, surely they can fit in a part-time midfielder in Brodie? Could be something like Brayshaw 80% TOG (60% inside mid - 20% wing), Fyfe 80% TOG (60% inside mid - 20% forward), Mundy 70% TOG (70% inside mid), Serong 75% TOG (75% inside mid).
This leaves Brodie with potentially 70% TOG (45% inside mid, 25% somewhere else). Is this achievable?
Any thoughts/insight Freo supporters can provide?