I agree, I think sheeds has unbalanced what looked to be a strong formula by including Johns, Bolton and Bradley at the expense of running players.
It is common knowledge that our midfield is our greatest weakness and by incuding more talls we have further depleted our struggling midfield.
Dropping Watson is not the answer, but the fact that his main defficiency is being addressed is good news. He still has the most damaging hands in the business and earns his spot with clearences by hand alone.
For mine
Out: Johns, Bradley, Bolton
In: JJ, Licha, Hille or Houli
Changes that should happen...
At least they're working on it instead of ignoring the problem. Bradley needs a couple of months in the twos and some concentrated work on his fast twitch muscles and kicking skills. Ideally, I'd like to see him spend at least an hour a day on drills that force him to both kick with precision to a marked, leading target and to improve his speed over 10m and lateral movement. He can get the ball (which is pretty tough at AFL level) but he needs to have confidence in his disposal.
DON'T bring him back until he's had three weeks in the best for bendigo.
DON'T bring him back until he's had three weeks in the best for bendigo.
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Re: Changes that should happen...
"Watson and Bradley trained away from the main group doing some kicking work with Barnes and Knights. The focus looked to be on kicking low stab pass's rather than the floaters they have been coming up with. They spent a good hour and a bit on it."
Yeah well,what a waste of time.
Every team in history,including premiership teams,have had players with average or poor kicking ability and those who are exceptional.
Get 'em to kick to their strengths not try and teach skills they are not and never will be good at,particularly Bradley.
Jesus stop trying to homogonise everybody which leads to,just like McDonald's one big tasteless and colourless package of nothing.
Some of our stars of premierships past couldn't kick well and never tried any short rubbish because they knew they couldn't get away with it.
Too many "coaches" with nothing else to do just like the public service.
As we say in the outer just KICK THE BLOODY THING.
Yeah well,what a waste of time.
Every team in history,including premiership teams,have had players with average or poor kicking ability and those who are exceptional.
Get 'em to kick to their strengths not try and teach skills they are not and never will be good at,particularly Bradley.
Jesus stop trying to homogonise everybody which leads to,just like McDonald's one big tasteless and colourless package of nothing.
Some of our stars of premierships past couldn't kick well and never tried any short rubbish because they knew they couldn't get away with it.
Too many "coaches" with nothing else to do just like the public service.
As we say in the outer just KICK THE BLOODY THING.
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Sismis wrote:Stanton was a very ordinary kick in his early days. He has completely turned it around with intensive work.
Watson has a great work eithic he will work untill he achieves it.
Bradley has a long way to go, and is still young enough to get there.
Dinky passes aint their go but both can kick if given the freedom to put the boot behind the ball,hard.
Let those at the other end worry about it.As long as it isn't Lloyd of course.
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We all know Rossi wouldn't have Bradley in the team (neither would I unless as a back up ruckman) but he knows Sheedy too well & the crap he gets up to with project players.Ramanama wrote:Rossoneri wrote:JJ wont come back in, he is not ready.
Doubt on Hille as well.
In: Welsh, Winderlich, Hille (if fit)
OutL Bolton, Slattery, Dyson
Does this mean you wont Bradley in the team still!?
Correct me if I'm wrong on this, but if my memory serves, I can recall Timmy's kicking not being exactly spot on in his early days...just like his son's atm.
As for playing too many talls, as I've said on here recently Sheedy's obsessed with them, always has been. I think it goes back to his Richmond days. All those flag winning Tiger sides were very tall, (for that era anyway) I recall they were one of the first teams to introduce the tall wingman, the Clays and the Bourkes. They had six foot plussers on every line even the flankers at a time when usually only the KPP and Ruckmen generally speaking were over the six foot mark. It's a doctrine that Sheedy has always adopted with Essendon sides....the taller, the better as far as he's concerned.
As for playing too many talls, as I've said on here recently Sheedy's obsessed with them, always has been. I think it goes back to his Richmond days. All those flag winning Tiger sides were very tall, (for that era anyway) I recall they were one of the first teams to introduce the tall wingman, the Clays and the Bourkes. They had six foot plussers on every line even the flankers at a time when usually only the KPP and Ruckmen generally speaking were over the six foot mark. It's a doctrine that Sheedy has always adopted with Essendon sides....the taller, the better as far as he's concerned.
And he was a very good kick on EITHER foot.Filthy wrote:No Pev....Tim was ALWAYS a good kick.....getting his 1st game as a 15yo!!pevfan wrote:Correct me if I'm wrong on this, but if my memory serves, I can recall Timmy's kicking not being exactly spot on in his early days...just like his son's atm.
As for playing too many talls, as I've said on here recently Sheedy's obsessed with them, always has been. I think it goes back to his Richmond days. All those flag winning Tiger sides were very tall, (for that era anyway) I recall they were one of the first teams to introduce the tall wingman, the Clays and the Bourkes. They had six foot plussers on every line even the flankers at a time when usually only the KPP and Ruckmen generally speaking were over the six foot mark. It's a doctrine that Sheedy has always adopted with Essendon sides....the taller, the better as far as he's concerned.
But the thing is (and nmgilbert will also argue) that even if Tim Watson was a terrifc kick himself, doesn't mean he could "teach" Jobe how to erradicate a technical flaw. Jobe's problem could be a combination of a slight technical flaw as well as a psychological glitch....
I stand corrected Filth and Ben.
On thinking more about it, I seem to recall criticisim being levelled at him for missing targets because he used to run too far with the ball, resulting in teammates being caught out of position. But I concede that Tim missing targets was not because he was a poor kick. I don't think Jobe could use that (running too far with the ball) as an excuse.
On thinking more about it, I seem to recall criticisim being levelled at him for missing targets because he used to run too far with the ball, resulting in teammates being caught out of position. But I concede that Tim missing targets was not because he was a poor kick. I don't think Jobe could use that (running too far with the ball) as an excuse.
Bingo!CameronClayton wrote:We all know Rossi wouldn't have Bradley in the team (neither would I unless as a back up ruckman) but he knows Sheedy too well & the crap he gets up to with project players.Ramanama wrote:Rossoneri wrote:JJ wont come back in, he is not ready.
Doubt on Hille as well.
In: Welsh, Winderlich, Hille (if fit)
OutL Bolton, Slattery, Dyson
Does this mean you wont Bradley in the team still!?
He kicks on the left
He kicks on the riiiiiiiiigggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhttttttttttttt
That boy Hurley
Makes Riewoldt look shite!
He kicks on the riiiiiiiiigggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhttttttttttttt
That boy Hurley
Makes Riewoldt look shite!
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