Scott Burns

[peter_pies4ever]

I don't understand why Malthouse continually starts the guy on the bench. He is one of our best players yet most weeks he doesn't start on the ground. Why is this so?

[Donny]

Good question Peter. Let's see him on for 4 quarters against the Swans.

[lethalburns]

Not sure.. I can only assume its something to do with match ups.. Or perhaps slight injury niggle...

Josh and Burns are probably getting close to starting you would assume?

[Ev5Magpies]

Frazer has to start in the ruck. I know that McKee has had a reasonably good year to date, but it is shitting me to tears that he never trys to win the tap out, his 1st option is to negate the other ruckman. This is because he can't jump, but come on at least look like your trying to win a tap out, he has been giving away some crucial free kicks in the middle for a while now because of this....

And yeah, Burnsy should start as well...

[CQ]

yes i was just about to start a new topic saying how good is burns!

time and time again, our players are panicking and were all tense in our seats watching the game, i reckon that we can relax a bit wen burnsey has the ball cos he has a cool head and consistently makes the best decision in high pressure play.

[Whitey]

Hi. it's puzzling. are we sure he's not injured or something? Although he doesn't look at all injured when he comes on.

[hotpie]

Burns should start on the ground for sure. In my opinion Scotty, Bucks and Licca are definately our best 3 midfielders and need to spend the majority of matchtime on the ground, which isn't happening at the moment. I think that currently there is a bit too much midfield rotation going on and i think this doesn't allow the players a chance to get any rythym into their game if they are on less for 10 mins.
As for Fraser, I honestly believe that he is too smart to be a ruckman and is more suited to a full/half foward position on the ground. By putting him there we could draw the oppisitions tallest defender. Some teams would then not have a tall enough backline to cover the likes of Fraser, Molloy, Rocca and Tarrant. What do the rest of you think?

[CQ]

i dont think fraser is suited to the ruck. play him anywhere but there.

[couragous cloke]

ive been asking myself that same question for a while, and i think josh was actually pretty good in the ruck at one stage.

[TRELOS]

i dont understand either y Burnsy isnt started on field...his one of our best if not our best in and under player...his just fearless and constantly puts his body and the line to get the ball...and 9/10 times he comes out wif it

[AbsoluteTallant]

Why doesn't MM start Burns on the ground, why not start Fraser in the ruck or the forward line?

Well it's simply because:

MM has lost the plot

- Cloke in the forward line?
- Playing McGough as a half forward?
- PLaying McGough at all in front of Holland and Scotland?
- McGough at full back (v Carlton on Hickmott)?
- Lonie on and off the bench?
- Leon towelled by media and supporters when he can't get even half a game because MM is playing him on the bench!
- Calling mistakes 'lack of dicipline and concentration' instead of admitting some of our players are not up to it?


Hotpie I have to disagree about Licuria. You can only go so far with sub standard skills and athleticism.

I think the footy community has merged the term 'midfielder' and 'onballer' together.

An onballer to me is largely a player that has one unique skill - the ability to clear the ball from within very close spaces.

A midfielder is someone (to me) who largely receives and delivers the ball but rarely gets it himself.


Unfortunately onballers now also have to be midfielders because the game is so much about maintaining possession and delivering the ball in the best possible manner.

Paul Licuria should be very highly admired for what he has got out of himself in football terms but it simply isn't enough when competing against the likes of Brisbane.

In this era which is personified by McLeod's absolute robust aerobic ability to get the ball and move with it, then deliver it, Licca is just not up to it.

My hope was that Woewodin could take Licca's role and send Licca back to defense where we might be able to hide his inability to deliver the ball but it seems that Woewodin's onballer ability is not up to scratch and hence MM has largely been playing him off a wing - a position that any number of our players could be filling.

[CQ]

[AbsoluteTallant]

Hi CQ

Glad you got a laugh out of my post. My heart is not laughing atm though

[Rowdy26]

Stuff all this talk about finding a place to store phar-lap's heart.

Where on earth are they going to find a place big enough to store Scotty's when he eventually keels over.

[AbsoluteTallant]