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Setanta where to play him in 2006
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Author:  keogh [ Wed Sep 28, 2005 6:41 pm ]
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I was in the huddle during Barry Mitchell's 3 quarter time address against Geelong and he said to the irishman why he passed the ball instead of having a shot I was amazed at the honestyof his response "I didnt have the confidence to have the shot" Not many players would have the balls to say this in front of all the other players


Mark my words this guy will make it in 2006 because he has a good head on his shoulders and wants to succeed.Having watched him at both ends of the ground I dont think he has the body on body strength yet to match it in the seniors


Play him on a wing or rotating off the ball in 06 DP.At 198cm he would be awesome.Plenty of miles in the legs to drive the engine.One of the things I looked forward to next year is watching this guy play senior footy .All the irish guys who have played AFL/VFL have a great attitude.This guy is no different.
Author:  phoenix johnson [ Wed Sep 28, 2005 6:53 pm ]
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Play him forward and instruct him at every opportunity to bust through the pack to either take the mark or bring the ball to ground.
Author:  Shoshie [ Wed Sep 28, 2005 7:01 pm ]
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Santa is better off in the forward line, when he marks the ball. Yeah but the forward line is the place for him.
Author:  Brock Landers [ Wed Sep 28, 2005 7:32 pm ]
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should play as a forward in 2006 but some work should be done over the summer on his rucking skills because I think he could be an rotating option for french.
Author:  bluehammer [ Wed Sep 28, 2005 7:46 pm ]
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BlueChick2122 wrote:
Santa is better off in the forward line, when he marks the ball. Yeah but the forward line is the place for him.


Santa is better off in the North Pole making presents.
Author:  Stefchook [ Wed Sep 28, 2005 7:48 pm ]
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He should be played next year no matter what, if we're serious about him being a long-term player. I think they should swap him between the forwardline and the backline, depending on match-ups, and depending on how he's performing. I'd much rather have him shift to another part of the ground, then shift to the bench.
Author:  Joffe [ Wed Sep 28, 2005 9:06 pm ]
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@#$%&! i'm excited... big Kev Style :lol:
Author:  camel [ Wed Sep 28, 2005 10:58 pm ]
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Joffe wrote:
F@%&#! i'm excited... big Kev Style :lol:


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Author:  The Shag [ Wed Sep 28, 2005 11:35 pm ]
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yes, with some early picks in the draft and a few "untried prospects" still to come through, im getting rather excited aswell....
Author:  Kaptain Kouta [ Thu Sep 29, 2005 12:17 am ]
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bluehammer wrote:
BlueChick2122 wrote:
Santa is better off in the forward line, when he marks the ball. Yeah but the forward line is the place for him.


Santa is better off in the North Pole making presents.


Geez, Hammer, don't you know anything? The ELVES make the presents.....

Sheesh.
Author:  Kouta [ Thu Sep 29, 2005 12:29 am ]
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Up forward but just play him and not Ian!
Author:  bluehammer [ Thu Sep 29, 2005 8:37 am ]
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Kaptain Kouta wrote:
bluehammer wrote:
BlueChick2122 wrote:
Santa is better off in the forward line, when he marks the ball. Yeah but the forward line is the place for him.


Santa is better off in the North Pole making presents.


Geez, Hammer, don't you know anything? The ELVES make the presents.....

Sheesh.


Sorry to break it to you but we're both wrong. Seems Santa outsourced his toy manufacturing business to Bangalore. Elves all made redundant, and Santa has chopped $48billion from his bottom line which he's putting towards replacing his reindeers with some souped up fully-sik sleigh.
Author:  pedro [ Thu Sep 29, 2005 8:40 am ]
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I'd be interested in giving him some time on the half back. Give him a decent player and make him accountable, keep it simple. Learn how a good forward makes space.
He will make mistakes, but he can learn from them.
I'd love to see him get the occasional run in the middle, but not on the wing, he may get lost there.
Having said all that he'll probably play on the foward line.
Regards Pedro.
Author:  blu944 [ Thu Sep 29, 2005 10:00 am ]
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The biggest prob that i see with setanta is jarrad waite. Similar size, speed and game style but waite does it better. I'm struggling to see them both in the same forward line. PJ is right, we need a pack crashing tall forward, if carlos can't learn this then he may have a future down back - he's certainly commited enough to learn the position.
Author:  bluehammer [ Thu Sep 29, 2005 10:35 am ]
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blu944 wrote:
The biggest prob that i see with setanta is jarrad waite. Similar size, speed and game style but waite does it better. I'm struggling to see them both in the same forward line. PJ is right, we need a pack crashing tall forward, if carlos can't learn this then he may have a future down back - he's certainly commited enough to learn the position.


If I recall correctly Setanta has played most of his senior footy across half back. About 2 and a half quarters on McCarthy in the 2004 Wizard Cup at Optus Oval...

He only spent about 10 mins at full forward in the richmond game given he spent the game on the pine.
Author:  atcho [ Thu Sep 29, 2005 12:11 pm ]
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Has played a fair bit of VFL footy in the backline though depending on matchups and who else we had available and always seemed to do pretty well. Wouldn't mine seeing him play in the back line with Livingston and Thornton and just picking out the right match ups for each.
Author:  Fabulous [ Thu Sep 29, 2005 8:05 pm ]
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Setanta is learning the game so i can see him staying in the Forward line. But remember he is a long term project so we have to be aware that in 2006, it would be wise to drop him in the 2s to regain confidence and let him dominate every now and again.If not we risk burning him out
Author:  Ciccio [ Fri Sep 30, 2005 10:25 am ]
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Fabulous wrote:
Setanta is learning the game so i can see him staying in the Forward line. But remember he is a long term project so we have to be aware that in 2006, it would be wise to drop him in the 2s to regain confidence and let him dominate every now and again.If not we risk burning him out


Totally agree.
Author:  Locke [ Fri Sep 30, 2005 2:48 pm ]
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Chuck him in the deep end. Play him on Tredrea, Hall, Brown, etc. Lets see how much of a man he really is. We have problems in the back line so lets se if he can play backline. Tell him to punch the ball at every oppurtunity .At his size and with his athleticism he should woop there asses. He doesnt need a footy brain, just tell him not to get more than 3cm away from his player. If he needs to kick it we will have Campo and Houla running past for a handball. Doubt he will get a goal kicked on him all year.

OR

We could play him as a midfielder. He would at least be as good a Judd, if not better. Has size and pace and when he gets the ball we will all yell 'Run Santanta, Run" and when get gets within 2-5 metres of the goals he can kcik it through. He wont get tackled because he is such a tank.

You guys are expecting way too much from him. He will probly play only half the year and he wont have too much of an impact.

Play him as a forward/ruck. The best way to teach him how to ruck is too play him there. Him and Barney will rotate the duties and in a few years we will have both O'hailpin boys in the ruck.

Note: That last part of my post was serious.
Author:  Synbad [ Fri Sep 30, 2005 2:56 pm ]
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Id play him on a wing....
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