#15 Josh Green - delisted

[wimmera1]

He really, really likes kicking goals. Way more than anyone else on our team.
Daniher is the only one who is in the ballpark, but even then he’s a long way off.

Hooker. Like he won the lotto every time it sails through.

Likes a snapshot, too!

[Reboot]

At the end of the day I don’t think he was delisted because ha is no good. He was delisted because he is best 22 quality on best 22 $$ but not in our best 22. Can’t pay that kinda money for a depth player. We will be using that cash along with the Goddard cash somewhere.

Confident green will get picked up as a DFA somewhere.

I find it very hard to believe he was on best 22 $. He was picked up as a delisted free agent.

And I doubt he’ll be picked up by anyone again. Delisted twice now by clubs outside of the 8.

Correct. Josh was on lifeline money

[Bully]

Fair enough.

I had the benefit this year of being able to look at our list through the prism of another club, and I can tell you that the number one thing that the other afl clubs fear about our team when planning was the speed in our forward half. Very few teams have/had the speed in their back 6 to cope with our smalls.

I saw this clip literally run a drill where they set up our foward line and threw in an extra person to simulate our Walla/Raz/Green ability to close space and pressure the exiting ball

It is an absolute farking weapon which we need to continue to develop with made to order players of this skill set

Not just plug in some one coz they happen to be on the list and theoretically can fill the role.

Our record without Raz was shithouse because Raz is awesome but also because going anything other than fast goal kicker in our set up ■■■■■ our structures.

As for Smith, Parish, Zerret I want them as 90% mids

Just to clarify Raz is awesome.

And if it’s closing space that is critical to the structure (and I agree it’s critically important) then it’s worth noting that the club learned that Baguley could do this and it was better for our structure to have a guy who was shutting down space more than a guy who could snag a goal (although Baguley ended up snagging a few).

So there’s your parameters for your rookie draft selection

Priority #1 shut down space defensively
Priority #2 classy forward craft

In that order.

#1 is not negotiable
#2 is negotiable if we have enough class elsewhere.

If you can get both all the better, but #2 without #1 will make us a worse team.

I actually think Dan Younan fits the criteria of the modern pressure forward well. He has a strong body, tackles hard, hard in the ground ball contests and is clever around the goals, reasonably consistent and more pace than green. That being said i think someone said on here he is a bit of a wanker so wouldn’t get drafted off the no ■■■■■■■■ policy.

[Henry_s_Angry_Pills]

I think there’s a point in there: in that they started preferring a medium type (Lav), over Green, from a certain point onwards.
Even though the structure - ball movement wise - seems to work better with 3 x munchkins.
I’m not sure the defensive side was any worse, even though it theoretically should’ve been worse.

I agree they’re not the same. Lav and/or Begley really should be the Stringer backups.

I hope we chase 2 or 3 small, fast, types.
I worry we won’t.

[chris_64]

Theres another issue. IMO Worsfold is looking for small and even medium forwards he can run through the midfield or at least have an alternate position role. Green was not well equipped to do that. As it is, the small forwards like Tippa, Fanta, Smith, Trav, Parish, can all go though the midfield rotation. Guelfi and Baguley can plug a hole down back. Green was the exception. IMO The replacement for Green will probably be fast mid/forward type.

[aboods]

Theres another issue. IMO Worsfold is looking for small and even medium forwards he can run through the midfield or at least have an alternate position role. Green was not well equipped to do that. As it is, the small forwards like Tippa, Fanta, Smith, Trav, Parish, can all go though the midfield rotation. Guelfi and Baguley can plug a hole down back. Green was the exception. IMO The replacement for Green will probably be fast mid/forward type.

I agree with this. I like the idea of small forwards who are essentially specialists. But they need another string to the bow or they need to be exceptional. Green doesn’t fit either of those categories

[sj_2150]

Hes oooooooooooooooold. You might as well call him Grandpa Younan and same age as green. surely theyd go for a young kid

[wimmera1]

I don’t have a problem with older role-players.

[Henry_s_Angry_Pills]

You don’t want a list full of them.
A few here and there are fine.

[Speedy_Gonzales]

Younan does seem to have fwd play down pat. Runs to good areas. Clever around goals. Good mark for his size. Accurate set shot.

It’s maybe just athletic ability that would hold him back enough.

Can’t say I’ve watched that much VFL however.

Is he quick enough?

[Speedy_Gonzales]

[ALBIE_YEO]

Sorry to see Josh leave. Love anyone who dons the sash. Put his body on the line , scored some important goals. All the best for the future Corgi !

[Henry_s_Angry_Pills]

Somebody’s drinking reds with the blokes from footy?

[Go_Team_2.0]

• joshgreen6All I wanted to do as a kid was to play one AFL Game. To play for 8 years and 105 Games I’ve accomplished more than I thought I would. Thanks to @essendonfc for the last two years, I can’t thank the club enough for what they done for me and for my family - also to my family and friends thanks for the support over my career over and out your boy greg.

Retiring?

[Stressed_out]

Somebody’s drinking reds with the blokes from footy?

Hooker’s folks own a winery dont forget.

[Stressed_out]

No hard feelings by the sound of it. Good luck and thank you

[Tippa-the-Iceberg]

Raz is on the Reds.

Wogboy.

[gillsy]

Then moved on to nonno’s homemade grappa.

[Henry_s_Angry_Pills]

My dad used to own a fruit shop, doesn’t mean I’d bring a carton of apples to a blokey ■■■■-up.

[gillsy]

Wouldn’t be surprised if it’s a part of a drinking game.