Fringe players

[Otiman]

We now have a significant number of fringe players, from players who have played some VFL this season, to those in the side proving themselves or developing, as well as those not performing at their peak. I've not included any VFL players who haven't played AFL this year (or vice versa).

Who would you look at playing/rotating out of these players? Only including those who have been in the team so far this year. Have listed career games as perspective for experience. I've not included Hickey as that's a separate discussion.

Only 6 of these 12 guys played against GWS - so we need to exclude 6 of them.

Gresham - 25 games
Savage - 114 games
Dunstan - 58 games
Acres - 32 games
Lonie - 31 games
Armitage - 152 games (return from injury)
Long - 2 games
Stevens - 76 games
McCartin - 19 games
Wright - 32 games
Minchington - 26 games
Weller - 96 games (return from injury)

[saynta]

We now have a significant number of fringe players, from players who have played some VFL this season, to those in the side proving themselves or developing, as well as those not performing at their peak. I've not included any VFL players who haven't played AFL this year (or vice versa).

Who would you look at playing/rotating out of these players? Only including those who have been in the team so far this year. Have listed career games as perspective for experience. I've not included Hickey as that's a separate discussion.

Only 6 of these 12 guys played against GWS - so we need to exclude 6 of them.

Gresham - 25 games
Savage - 114 games
Dunstan - 58 games
Acres - 32 games
Lonie - 31 games
Armitage - 152 games (return from injury)
Long - 2 games
Stevens - 76 games
McCartin - 19 games
Wright - 32 games
Minchington - 26 games
Weller - 96 games (return from injury)

Happy predicament for the coaches, isn't it.

I can remember times when we were scatching to put 16 to 18 AFL standard players on the park.

[Jacks Back]

We have cover for most positions now albeit the players in the wings may not be as good as the one's on the park but we don't have any real cover for the tall backs. If Brown or Carlisle go out for any length of time then we really only have Goddard who has only just returned to playing and looks a bit rusty and slow. Do we have any other tall back cover?

[bigcarl]

We have cover for most positions now albeit the players in the wings may not be as good as the one's on the park but we don't have any real cover for the tall backs. If Brown or Carlisle go out for any length of time then we really only have Goddard who has only just returned to playing and looks a bit rusty and slow. Do we have any other tall back cover?

Bruce can play backline if needs be.

[ace]

We have cover for most positions now albeit the players in the wings may not be as good as the one's on the park but we don't have any real cover for the tall backs. If Brown or Carlisle go out for any length of time then we really only have Goddard who has only just returned to playing and looks a bit rusty and slow. Do we have any other tall back cover?

Goddard does not look slow, he is slow.
He is not a super tall 210cm ruckman so he needs to be able to move.
Unless he learns to run he may as well forget about an AFL career.