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Ben Paton Forward

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That’s just about the dumbest move I’ve seen

Not only has he been s***

His opponent is near bog


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Re: Ben Paton Forward

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Who’s great idea was that

We’ve picked 8 defenders- and we are trying to score


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Re: Ben Paton Forward

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Yeah Paton is done IMO


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Re: Ben Paton Forward

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Set up two goals in a low score, but I guess we need a whipping boy. Better off looking to the coach's box


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Re: Ben Paton Forward

Post: # 2060044Post IluvHarvey »

spert wrote: Sat 18 May 2024 11:08pm Set up two goals in a low score, but I guess we need a whipping boy. Better off looking to the coach's box
Not at all my whipping boy but he had a shocker!
Played out of position and looked it.


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Re: Ben Paton Forward

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The Lyon cultists will tell you it's Robert Harvey's fault

Paton should not be in this team right now. We need the younger guys like Hastie and Garcia getting games...or Clark should have been in

Same thing last week against Hawthorn. Never should have been picked.

I liked his development and progress in 2020 but he got robbed of growth and improvement from that Hawthorn cocksucjer Roughead


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Re: Ben Paton Forward

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How often has Paton played forward?

And what attributes does he have that suggests he should

Dumbest fkn idea I can recall!!!


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Re: Ben Paton Forward

Post: # 2060071Post bobmurray »

When a team has more then it's fair share of AFL level spuds, the results speak for themselves.
It's going to get harder to find AFL quality players as the AFL increases the number of teams.

We may not see success in our lifetime but we will get conned by the club annually as it seeks it's income.


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Re: Ben Paton Forward

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Paton had a stinker. No awareness. Tunnel vision.


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Re: Ben Paton Forward

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I’m not talking about his ability

The idea of him playing at HF - beyond a joke


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Re: Ben Paton Forward

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B.M wrote: Sat 18 May 2024 11:35pm I’m not talking about his ability

The idea of him playing at HF - beyond a joke
Puts someone in the forward line who you want there to NOT kick goals. I mean...he's not specifically telling him to do that, but he's not a goal scorer...is he?

Classic Ross Lyon move

What's changed since he was our coach last time?


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Re: Ben Paton Forward

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Almost as bad as when we played Dean Polo on Adam Goodes…


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Re: Ben Paton Forward

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Teflon thought yesterday that we'd win tonight

He'll be responding to all the negative threads telling us that Ross is doing a great job and all is positive

He'll be spinning it into ...helps the club get better draft picks


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Re: Ben Paton Forward

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I would have preferred Jones in ahead of Paton tonight


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Re: Ben Paton Forward

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skeptic wrote: Sat 18 May 2024 11:49pm I would have preferred Jones in ahead of Paton tonight
It's illogical to be making him the sub. I thought Paton or Pou should have been sub

Jones was in ripping from in the VFL. Use that momentum and confidence he had and start him on the ground.

Copper Sharman was in ripping form in the VFL. It's illogical to be taking him off when the game was yet to be decided

I know he hadn't touched it much, but he's a forward ffs. It wasn't because he's crap!! It's because he had hardly any opportunities


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Re: Ben Paton Forward

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Unwatchable team at the moment


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Re: Ben Paton Forward

Post: # 2060107Post bobmurray »

Is it the coaches, is it the list or is it a mix of both.

maybe it's just s*** Kilda ineptness, who knows, certainly not Fred. he fired his shot and it missed, so far.


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Re: Ben Paton Forward

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B.M wrote: Sat 18 May 2024 9:53pm That’s just about the dumbest move I’ve seen

Not only has he been s***

His opponent is near bog
Not saying I agree with Paton playing forward or selected at all, I think he’s never recovered his pre broken leg form or confidence.

However you have been banging on for weeks about half backs getting 40 unopposed possessions per week against us, wouldn’t you think this was the reason they would try Paton as a forward or in this instance defensive forward?


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Re: Ben Paton Forward

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We can’t score

Employing a defensive forward is the last thing we need

Holding 6 forwards and not pushing HFs up to the contest might lessen the effect of HBs AND allow us to score


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Re: Ben Paton Forward

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It serious looks like a tank..I mean it makes more sense if you look at it like that..Paton forward and leaving Pou on are tanking moves.


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Re: Ben Paton Forward

Post: # 2060131Post Trixilver »

Jack Hayes leading into space, marking and goaling a few weeks ago was just outrageous. He has no place in our game plan, needed to be dropped for sure.


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Re: Ben Paton Forward

Post: # 2060183Post saintbob »

He's NFG at AFL level and must be delisted at years end.


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