Not sure if you read the article but Justin Crow said he is ready to play a full game due to the mountain of work he has done. He could just be referring to VFL and he could just be trolling like they did with Begley, but if he does come straight into the ones then we can’t say we weren’t given notice.
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And with the Tin Rattlers on the Tank express, … if they thought he was close to fit enough for seniors and wanted to get him in and up to speed asap, … then …
Whooa! Slow down there speed racer, hasn’t played for over 10 weeks. A game or 2 in the seconds won’t do any harm
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Surely needs some VFL time to get touch and match hardened.
I’m sure they wouldn’t really consider this even if he was fit (rotations would muck this up), but if you wanted someone who had the attributes to run with Bont…
How many talls norf play?
Careful. That seems like the same sort of thinking that causes us to get rolled by cellar dwellers time after time. Resting players, bringing in underdone players, lairising, etc.
And there is some serious selection pressure.
Any player has a shocker and there are guys waiting to take that chance. So close to finals and players are going to become desperate. Especially is we win the next 3.
Guys in the AFL will play out of their skins through fear of being dropped and guys in the VFL will be running crazy trying to be the first in selected.
If he doesn’t play put him behind the opposition interchange bench just so he can glare at them.
He hasn’t played for what, 10 or so weeks?
It’d be madness to bring in a bloke straight away off a quad that he’s done twice into the seniors. Vfl please
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Did I hear Harves say Ambo was our best ( defensive) defender ?
Based on that, once Ambo shows he has his “touch” back he will be brought back into the side
Will he be dropped if he plays too defensively like Hartley was?
Or was Hartley’s dropping more because we want him to attack and when he does he’s pretty good at it? I’m sort of confused where Ambrose’s role is if we want our defenders to be more on the attack.
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Surely Ambrose at least play one game in the VFL before coming back into the side.
Yes, good point. The same mandate from Harvey, to become more attacking applies to Ambrose as well. Imo, the decision is more difficult, because Hartley has improved, and is going for his marks, particularly when his opponent takes him further up the ground, or we are pressing.
He’ll play at least 2 VFL games before being considered.
If Ambrose comes into the side -as a defender - who gets dropped ??
Glesson played arguably his best game for the club against St Kilda - Hurley / Bags/ McKenna / Kelly all stay -
Hartley takes the lock down defender role. Would Ambrose take Hartley role or bench role (possibly Myers spot)
As much as I like Ambrose surely he wouldn’t come straight in. They’d want at least 1 or 2 games in the VFL for him to get his touch back.
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Amazing that Hartley started bringing his 50 metre 1.5 metre off the ground passes into games finally when the guy who’s spot is holding is coming back from injury. Will replace Harts though, better lockdown, doesn’t offer as much on the rebound, but we’d have less Hipwood incidents, as Hipwood would be getting dug out of the turf rather than wheeling on to kick goal
Yeah given Hartley is in pretty decent form you’d want Ambrose to string a couple of great games at VFL before rushing him back in.
Some poor VFL forward is going to have a miserable time.
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Not necessarily. Some guys like having women in high heel shoes walk on their tackle. Maybe that dude likes being hammered into the floor, and having zero points to show for it.
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