So does Woosha
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Patty.
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I donât think thereâs been a coach who isnât a fan of Ambrose. Heâs the sort of player coaches love
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Agree. Has been very ordinary for a fair while and donât think has the runs on the board previously to demand a spot straight back in
If he spends too much more time out of the seniors thereâll be Courtney Johns levels of hype to get him back in.
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I donât get the love for Ambrose, whilst he has done some pretty good jobs on occasion he isnât anywhere near a star backman like he is made out to be. I like Hurley/Hartley/Hooker. Ambrose needs to build up some form in the reserves before or Hartley needs to get toweled up imo
GG, thats going to be too tall for about half the clubs, who are moving to 1 or 2 tall forwards and 5-4 medium small fast, agile and mobile forwards. Its becoming more a question of when Francis, Ridley and Zerk Thatcher start playing in the AFL. If Francis was available and playing OK, the Hartley/Ambrose debate might be over, and Ridley is getting close to being ready.
If Hooker stays back I think itâs a pretty simple solution.
Hooker and Hurley always play.
We use Hartley or Ambrose as a lockdown defender. Which one depends on the opposition. There might even be the occasional game where we decide we donât need either of them.
Brown only plays if Hooker or Hurley is out.
Brown/Hartley/Ambrose
Intercepter/Spoiler/Negating Terminator
Very different beasts.
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Hartley is not just a spoiler anymore, he has taken a lot more marks this year.
True, he has, and that makes him far more valuable.
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I think Hurley plays smaller than those 2 so is a different beastâŚbeen playing off his man a lot filling in for Gleeson
Average 4.8 marks last year.
Average 4.3 marks this year.
lots more marks.
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Huh? When he was injured last year many were saying he looked like becoming our #1 KP defender (from a stopping perspective).
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Bar Franklin beating him on one leg, I thought Ambrose was good (consistent) last year
Still I think he should play based on matchups now that Hooker may be switched to the backline full time
That Franklin performance does stick in your mind though.
I felt before the event that Ambrose on Franklin would be a solid match-up for us. Yep, I was wrong wrong wrong.
Would anyone have done better though, given the regularity and quality of ball streaming into the Sydney forward line in that 2nd qtr (when Buddy kicked 4) ?
Hartley and BrownâŚhighly doubt it.
Hooker (if fit)âŚmarginally, but all the clever ground ball goals I doubt Cale would get near.
HurleyâŚprobably, but he is no where near the 2015 version that we could confidently put on Buddy and Roughy types, and know he wouldnât get towelled up.
Now, heâd probably get burned by Membrey !
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Having Ambrose unavailable for Anzac Day probably allows Worsfold to play Hooker back again.
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allows?
Thought he was good in his first game back.
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