No.1 or No.2? Gibbs or Hansen?

Ossie · Post by **Ossie** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 3:57 pm

robrulz5 wrote:We need a key defender over anything else. Our midfield is always on the improve and we have a potent forward line.

Spot on that man. Get Hansen. Guys like Monfries, Nash, even Lovett will spend more time in the midfield next year you would expect.

Gossy7 · Post by **Gossy7** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 4:22 pm

Hansen. Have seen him play regularly and he looks the goods.

Strong and would fit into a long term CHB! Running off.....

Very courageous!

nomolos · Post by **nomolos** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 4:39 pm

Talls take too long to develop.

Go with Gibbs.

Post by **Jazz_84** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 4:44 pm

nomolos wrote:Talls take too long to develop.

Go with Gibbs.

we have to get them sooner or later and with fletch soon to leave we NEED someone else, we have plenty of young talent in the middle/half foward line

Post by **boncer34** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 5:36 pm

No one biteing on Selwood?

swoodley · Post by **swoodley** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 5:37 pm

I'd take Hansen for two reasons:

1. He's a KPP who plays in position we need help
2. He's a Victorian so we'd never have to worry about him wanting to go home

Gibbs would be a great pick up but big bodies are harder to find than midfielders no matter how good they are.

West Coast had a fantastic midfield last year and still lost the GF.

The main reason they are favourites this year is because of the huge improvement shown by Lynch.

DYSON#2 · Post by **DYSON#2** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 5:38 pm

boncer34 wrote:No one biteing on Selwood?

i was going to mention selwood... and seller or sellar

rama_fan · Post by **rama_fan** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 5:52 pm

Selwood will be lucky to go top 10.

Has hardly touched a footy all year.

ZRS · Post by **ZRS** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 5:55 pm

like many others if we can hansen for me,

by far our weakest area, we really need to shore up a solid defence, and from what I hear he is a good starting point to build the back 6 around.

Post by **boncer34** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 6:21 pm

rama_fan wrote:Selwood will be lucky to go top 10.

Has hardly touched a footy all year.

So lets hope he gets to 18.
Selwood will be a dead set superstar.

Rossoneri · Post by **Rossoneri** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 6:49 pm

dodgey wrote:Gumbleton anyone ???

Kepler Bradley Mark II.

Both gangling looking, read the play well as so on.

Do we need another KPP who is going to take a while to develope?

nomolos · Post by **nomolos** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 6:51 pm

Rossoneri wrote:
dodgey wrote:Gumbleton anyone ???
Kepler Bradley Mark II.

Both gangling looking, read the play well as so on.

Do we need another KPP who is going to take a while to develope?

Theres my point too, Rosso.

rama_fan · Post by **rama_fan** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 7:02 pm

boncer34 wrote:
rama_fan wrote:Selwood will be lucky to go top 10.

Has hardly touched a footy all year.
So lets hope he gets to 18.
Selwood will be a dead set superstar.

Agreed.

Will probably go 8-12 though.

Windy_Hill · Post by **Windy_Hill** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 7:16 pm

Easy Answer. A great CHB has never won a game for a club.

We need match winners.

I am sure with the players we already have, Lee, LAycock, Johns, Lucas....surely we can find an effective CHB.

rama_fan · Post by **rama_fan** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 7:28 pm

Windy_Hill wrote:Easy Answer. A great CHB has never won a game for a club.

We need match winners.

I am sure with the players we already have, Lee, LAycock, Johns, Lucas....surely we can find an effective CHB.

Agree, but a good CHB has often shut down a gun CHF which has won matches.

Think Jakovich on Carey in the 90's.

The more I think about it, the more I don't know who I want more.

antcl · Post by **antcl** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 7:41 pm

Brilliant CHBs DO win matches, as they cut off the supply to the forward line, while negating the key forward. But champion CHBs are rarer these days than top CHFs. Just look at the discussions for the AA team, no-one can even find top candidates for the position.

I'd lean towards grabbing whoever looks like being the match winner (and Carlton hasn't picked up of course). We really really need some match winners.

On Selwood, he was burning before he did his knee (from what I read on BF). Trend seems to be to still expect him to go 6 => 10 (depending on medical tests).

Post by **boncer34** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 7:57 pm

Yeah I think Selwood would have been number 1 if he hadnt had his knee injury. As I said on the old BT I've been on the recieveing end of some of his performances before. He did stuff you couldnt do anything but sit back and admire.

bomberdonnie · Post by **bomberdonnie** » Wed Sep 06, 2006 8:04 pm

Windy_Hill wrote:Easy Answer. A great CHB has never won a game for a club.

We need match winners.

I am sure with the players we already have, Lee, LAycock, Johns, Lucas....surely we can find an effective CHB.

Correct Windy and we are about to lose arguably the best match winner of all time....

I am more worried about replacing Sir James than Fletch

Sismis · Post by **Sismis** » Thu Sep 07, 2006 12:06 pm

I with the "take the best available with the first pick" School of thinking. Worry about team balance with 2+

j-mac31 · Post by **j-mac31** » Fri Sep 08, 2006 2:43 pm

Gibbs if he's still available, Lee can play CHB.

If Gibbs is taken, Hansen and Lee should play FB for Bendigo to prepare to replace Fletcher.