Tony74 silent...

[Ghost Like]

Sharman lovers should be happy

I can hear the champagne corks popping in Cairns.

[Yorkeys]

Could you imagine the aerial contests with Butler against one or more of Ramp and the McCartin bros.

And in Cairns its Great Northern, or Bundy perhaps, not champagne so much, eh?

[cwrcyn]

Structure.....it's important. Having three tall, mobile forwards is essential. King and Membewy will benefit.

[Ghost Like]

Could you imagine the aerial contests with Butler against one or more of Ramp and the McCartin bros.

And in Cairns its Great Northern, or Bundy perhaps, not champagne so much, eh?

My mistake, may have been Highett. It's hard to keep up these days where the champagne corks pop for some.

[B.M]

We have three tall forwards without Sharman

[cwrcyn]

Mobile tall forwards. Marshall has been labouring recently and last Friday he was a rebounders delight for the opposition.

[WellardSaint]

Mobile tall forwards. Marshall has been labouring recently and last Friday he was a rebounders delight for the opposition.

Marshall was playing injured a few rounds ago, when Paddy famously praised him for playing through the pain.
It must be getting worse, or oppo coaches are targeting him- telling their guys to be extra physical with him

[spert]

Mobile tall forwards. Marshall has been labouring recently and last Friday he was a rebounders delight for the opposition.

Marshall was playing injured a few rounds ago, when Paddy famously praised him for playing through the pain.
It must be getting worse, or oppo coaches are targeting him- telling their guys to be extra physical with him

Marshall looked like he was one leg IMO from early in the first quarter against Essendon- why was he played?

[WellardSaint]

Mobile tall forwards. Marshall has been labouring recently and last Friday he was a rebounders delight for the opposition.

Marshall was playing injured a few rounds ago, when Paddy famously praised him for playing through the pain.
It must be getting worse, or oppo coaches are targeting him- telling their guys to be extra physical with him

Marshall looked like he was one leg IMO from early in the first quarter against Essendon- why was he played?

I reckon he got painkiller jabs before the game.
Ratts n co prob thought an injured RoMa is better than a fit spud like Campbell.

Playing injured guys is very common.
Weller hurt his foot once, and was prob brought back too early, cos he was never the same afterwards.
Someone reckons 5-6 guys had the flu or something in Brisbane, but they still played.

[The_Dud]

The problem with Marshall as a forward is that he’s a horrible set shot for goal.

[Devilhead]

We have three tall forwards without Sharman

Permanent forwards .... in that they don't play any other position?

[Ghost Like]

Marshall was labouring with a corked thigh and poor form in the first half of the season, now it's just poor form.

[spert]

Mobile tall forwards. Marshall has been labouring recently and last Friday he was a rebounders delight for the opposition.

Marshall was playing injured a few rounds ago, when Paddy famously praised him for playing through the pain.
It must be getting worse, or oppo coaches are targeting him- telling their guys to be extra physical with him

Marshall looked like he was one leg IMO from early in the first quarter against Essendon- why was he played?

I reckon he got painkiller jabs before the game.
Ratts n co prob thought an injured RoMa is better than a fit spud like Campbell.

Playing injured guys is very common.
Weller hurt his foot once, and was prob brought back too early, cos he was never the same afterwards.
Someone reckons 5-6 guys had the flu or something in Brisbane, but they still played.

Well it's the Saints- nothing new..there's always some excuse for playing like sh&t

[kosifantutti]

The problem with Marshall as a forward is that he’s a horrible set shot for goal.

6.13 in his first season as a regular.

39.22 in the last 4 seasons. There’s a few he took directly from the ruck but I’m thinking most of those are set shots.

[The_Dud]

The problem with Marshall as a forward is that he’s a horrible set shot for goal.

6.13 in his first season as a regular.

39.22 in the last 4 seasons. There’s a few he took directly from the ruck but I’m thinking most of those are set shots.

He’s a lot better in general play than set shot. I have no faith when he’s lining up, has missed many goals that would be considered straight forward, much worse than King.

[Teflon]

Sharman lovers should be happy

Quick somebody tell Vortex his man’s in!

[nostalgicsaint]

The problem with Marshall as a forward is that he’s a horrible set shot for goal.

6.13 in his first season as a regular.

39.22 in the last 4 seasons. There’s a few he took directly from the ruck but I’m thinking most of those are set shots.

He’s a lot better in general play than set shot. I have no faith when he’s lining up, has missed many goals that would be considered straight forward, much worse than King.

This was surprising as a statement to me as I feel pretty confident when either of our rucks have a shot for goal and have zero confidence when Max does.

So I checked the stats.

Roma 64% accuracy
King 50%

[nostalgicsaint]

Higgins 46%
Gresham 45%
Ryder 56%

[The_Dud]

Not sure about those percentages

RoMa goes at 56%
Ryder at 73% since coming to the club (62.5% career)

I think RoMa is much better in open play, he misses way too many simple set shots.

I think Ryder is the best set shot at the club, just such a natural and easy action, he would be my pick to take a kick for goal after the siren to win a game

[shanegrambeau]

I think Marshall is missing in open play this year. He’s a good kick from a set shot. I don’t know if he’s really a super useful forward tho, but an opportunist. 13 goals last season, with injury. I questioned his injury status here a month back, wondering if he was laboring this year.

What do you fans who actually go to the ground notice?

Is he moving well off the ball?

Have tactics in general left him ‘off-side” as it were?

He helped us beat Sydney late last year without big Paddy. Right?

[spert]

Marshall's marking power around the ground has dropped right off since he has had leg injury issues. He shoudn't have played against Essendon, and should be rested for a few weeks

[skeptic]

My impression is that Marshall is a bit injury prone but tough as nails and plays through them.

I think he pbly needs to be rested with more regularity to stop this from becoming a chronic issue

[shanegrambeau]

My impression is that Marshall is a bit injury prone but tough as nails and plays through them.

I think he pbly needs to be rested with more regularity to stop this from becoming a chronic issue

Marshall was an on field leader...

If he is 'running on three cylinders' he is shell of himself, certainly not a leader.

His manager maybe involved too...performance clauses in contract, number of games etc.,

It is obvious that his contribution is highly valued, still, even in his compromised condition.

[skeptic]

My impression is that Marshall is a bit injury prone but tough as nails and plays through them.

I think he pbly needs to be rested with more regularity to stop this from becoming a chronic issue

Marshall was an on field leader...

If he is 'running on three cylinders' he is shell of himself, certainly not a leader.

His manager maybe involved too...performance clauses in contract, number of games etc.,

It is obvious that his contribution is highly valued, still, even in his compromised condition.

Agreed on all points

What concerns me is I swear we’ve heard about this foot injury for close to 2.5 years with gaps of time off here and there.

[D.B.Cooper]

Sharman lovers should be happy

If he gets promoted, he might only get 5 touches, but he will draw a tall defender.
Gives Max more chances.
Gotta be a good thing

But he'll get 5 goals, 3 of them clutch goals