Strange to leave out Dempster????

BigMart · Post: # 957448Post **BigMart** » Fri 16 Jul 2010 8:54pm

with No Baker???

and no R.Clarke

Davis 176cm, Medhurst 178cm, Didak 181cm, Sidebottom 183cm, Beams 179cm, Thomas 186cm- all able to rotate fwd and be dangerous...all quick

we have
Gwilt 188cm, Gilbert 194cm, Fisher 192cm, Blake 191cm, Geary 181cm, Dawson 195cm....not a geat deal of mobilty

Carlton and Essendon both undid us with small fwds....it will be avg conditions at the mcg and Dempster smashed Sherman....i find it strange???

Dawson - Dawes
Brown/Jolly - Blake
Medhurst/McAffer - Gwilt
Davis - Geary
Sidebottom - Gram/Ray/Goddard/Dal
Didak - ?????

Mids
Hayes, Dal, Goddard, Montagna, Jones, Ray, Gram, Steven
Swan, Pendlebury, Thomas, Ball, Beams, Johnson, Wellingham

battye · Post: # 957452Post **battye** » Fri 16 Jul 2010 9:08pm

Yeah, very strange. He is an emergency isn't he? Hopefully he makes the cut by Saturday afternoon - he has been good over the last few weeks, doesn't deserve to be dropped especially when Pattison (who was admittedly solid last week, but nothing more) is retained.

johnpeterbudgefanclub · Fri 16 Jul 2010 9:20pm

Since when was Medhurst playing? Our emergencies were Fraser, Rounds and Anthony.

35...LEGEND · Fri 16 Jul 2010 9:26pm

johnpeterbudgefanclub wrote:Since when was Medhurst playing? Our emergencies were Fraser, Rounds and Anthony.

we can dream

plugger66 · Post: # 957479Post **plugger66** » Fri 16 Jul 2010 10:04pm

It would be much stranger to leave Rooy out.

meher baba · Fri 16 Jul 2010 10:31pm

I keep reading on here that Dempster is good at playing on small forwards, but I'm struggling to recall his ever having done so. I therefore wonder if this isn't a bit of an urban myth.

Dempster is 192 cm and isn't especially quick.

His main asset is his enormous stamina. IMO his best defensive role is on dangerous hard running players, eg: as a defensive forward playing on a loose man at the back. If he didn't play for us, he'd probably go ok on Nick Riewoldt.

MCG-Unit · Post: # 957502Post **MCG-Unit** » Fri 16 Jul 2010 11:01pm

meher baba wrote:
......Dempster is 192 cm.....

This. He is taller than Blake, and Gwilt

fingers · Post: # 957505Post **fingers** » Fri 16 Jul 2010 11:08pm

Aliens again.

Duggie · Post: # 957641Post **Duggie** » Sat 17 Jul 2010 12:49pm

I agree--strange indeed. McEvoy had to make way for Kozi I suppose but Dempster would be able to take up the loss of Bakes. And yet Dawson survives. I just hope for our sake he makes me wrong about him.

Bardon Saint · Sat 17 Jul 2010 2:02pm

dempster in, replaces dal

Dan Warna · Post: # 957659Post **Dan Warna** » Sat 17 Jul 2010 2:30pm

I've learnt (painfully) to trust the coach.

there is nothing more he could have done i believe to win a flag in 09 and so far there is nothing more he could have done to give us a shot in 2010.

Moccha · Post: # 957859Post **Moccha** » Sat 17 Jul 2010 5:59pm

now we know why

stinger · Post: # 957968Post **stinger** » Sat 17 Jul 2010 6:48pm

Dan Warna wrote:I've learnt (painfully) to trust the coach.

there is nothing more he could have done i believe to win a flag in 09 and so far there is nothing more he could have done to give us a shot in 2010.

played maxie and not zac perhaps??

st_Trav_ofWA · Sat 17 Jul 2010 6:50pm

stinger wrote:
Dan Warna wrote:I've learnt (painfully) to trust the coach.

there is nothing more he could have done i believe to win a flag in 09 and so far there is nothing more he could have done to give us a shot in 2010.

played maxie and not zac perhaps??

doubt Max would of made Mini and Shnides kick those important goals they missed

Spinner · Post: # 958009Post **Spinner** » Sat 17 Jul 2010 7:00pm

st_Trav_ofWA wrote:
stinger wrote:
Dan Warna wrote:I've learnt (painfully) to trust the coach.

there is nothing more he could have done i believe to win a flag in 09 and so far there is nothing more he could have done to give us a shot in 2010.

played maxie and not zac perhaps??
doubt Max would of made Mini and Shnides kick those important goals they missed

Zac ran out the game also...

Body wise on such a heavy track, I had doubts on max.