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jackcass 
Joined: 01 Mar 2005
Location: Bendigo
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| 3.14159 wrote: | | White hasn't got the tank to play as a mid. |
I'm certainly not suggesting he should become a permanent mid, just that he should get more rotations as something other than a ruckman. And preseason training is the perfect time to be building the tank.
Reality is that if he can't cement the "Leroy" 3rd forward/ruck role he needs to add some flexibility to his game or he's going to get left behind. Grundy and Witts are going to be tough to displace, Reid is a better option as a 2nd KPF, and we've got players like Karnezis, Moore, Gault and Marsh who could usurp his 3rd tall role.
Evolve or get left behind. |
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Donny 
Formerly known as MAGFAN8.
Joined: 04 Aug 2002
Location: Toonumbar NSW Australia
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On the wing ?
Who actually plays there, in this modern game ?
So called experts, over the years and on the possibility of cutting team numbers to 16, always targeted the wings, first.
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mudlark
Joined: 19 Mar 2002
Location: Maroochydore Qld
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| 3.14159 wrote: | | White hasn't got the tank to play as a mid. |
You're sure about that quote??? |
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Collingwood Crackerjack
Joined: 28 Jul 2008
Location: Canberra
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| GoWoodsmen wrote: | | Always thought he looked far better in the ruck... not so much for his ruck work but you could see him come alive when he's around the ball more. Just what I saw.... don't mind the idea. Now that Harry is gone I wonder if that spot opens up .... or does it get taken by Young (yeah I know half on here think he sucks - politely... I disagree)!! |
I'd like to see us pursue the idea of having 2 potential rucks at every stoppage; we looked great this year with both Witts and Grundy at the stoppages in a few games, and if we could engineer a situation where White plays on the wing and gets to be the third man up at every stoppage between the 50's, and then play Witts deep forward as resting ruck, heeeeeyyyyyy
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Damien 
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If the 1-2 year brigade progress as we expect and a few of the newbies press early he shouldn't get a game.
I will be happy if he gets a spot thru form and effort but really last year there were weeks when he simply didn't deserve his spot but still got games due to lack of an alternative.
Mason Cox should be eyeing off his spot in the 22 at some stage.
We all called for Taz to go to a wing for years in his first stint as a Pie but Malthouse would never do it.
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King Monkey
Joined: 15 Apr 2009
Location: On a journey to seek the scriptures of enlightenment....
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3rd forward/2nd ruck might work, you know, the role he was recruited for........
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BHPIE
Joined: 02 Oct 2004
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| Its worth a try putting White on a wing,he could run fwd without the heavy attention of a top defender. |
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HAL
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| Really. worth a try putting White on a winghe could run fwd without the heavy attention of a top defender is? |
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Neil Appleby 
Joined: 11 Feb 1998
Location: Melbourne
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I don't hold any hope for White to give us anything to be perfectly frank. I know he was recruited as a Quentin Lynch (failure) replacement, but he was a great disappointment last year.
From the first time I saw him, I suspected he'd give us nothing. That was at training last December when he was pitted against Jack Frost. The ball was kicked to White in the square and he dropped a sitter as Frost ran straight at him. All of the old timers at training collectively sighed and realised we'd drafted another dud. That's marking the boy pretty harshly I admit, but when these blokes are on 200K or more, I'm entitled to expect some grunt. Give him a game early if he deserves it, but then give some game-time to other blokes who might want it more like Marsh or Karnezis.
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stui magpie 
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I like the idea of White on a wing, not necessarily as a permanent role but as an option.
He likes the freedom of being up the field, has good pace and good delivery. Put him on the wing when one of the ruckmen are resting forward and let him run around with the other ruckman. Apart from centre bounces. he'd be a 2nd ruck round the ground.
I Like it.
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Culprit
Joined: 06 Feb 2003
Location: Port Melbourne
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| 2nd Year he could improve. My view is unless Tarzan plays like Tarzan there is no point playing her. |
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Stinger
Joined: 01 Dec 2003
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| The benefit of White playing up the ground, as people suggest on the wing, is that the next kick is going forward to Reid or Cloke. Not those guys pushing up the ground to get it. Ideally it would be one up (Reid), one forward (Cloke) and mids steaming through the corridor at full tilt! |
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themonk
Joined: 02 Mar 2004
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| Neil Appleby wrote: | I don't hold any hope for White to give us anything to be perfectly frank. I know he was recruited as a Quentin Lynch (failure) replacement, but he was a great disappointment last year.
From the first time I saw him, I suspected he'd give us nothing. That was at training last December when he was pitted against Jack Frost. The ball was kicked to White in the square and he dropped a sitter as Frost ran straight at him. All of the old timers at training collectively sighed and realised we'd drafted another dud. That's marking the boy pretty harshly I admit, but when these blokes are on 200K or more, I'm entitled to expect some grunt. Give him a game early if he deserves it, but then give some game-time to other blokes who might want it more like Marsh or Karnezis. |
Agreed, unless we are depleted by injuries again then I don't expect to see too much of White. Athletic yes, football ability & brain, no.
The Leigh Brown replacement is old news, the focus should be on improving our young rucks ability to kick goals as they both are talented . |
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Wokko 
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Joined: 04 Oct 2005
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I say we put Jesse White in the ring, harden him up a bit. Who knows, might make a decent heavyweight after AFL.  |
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Culprit
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Location: Port Melbourne
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| Wokko wrote: | | I say we put Jesse White in the ring, harden him up a bit. Who knows, might make a decent heavyweight after AFL. |
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