Nick's Collingwood Bulletin Board

Can he get back into the team? I believe there should be a spot for him he adds hardness and is handy around goals. Malthouse did not give him enough game time these past few weeks therefore he hasn't been able to prove himself and cement a place in the team. Why does Malthouse do this to players? He has done this to Scotland numerous times, Kinnear, Cole and now Betheras. What is the point of picking players if you are only going to give them limited game time and therefore only a small chance to prove that they are worthy of cementing a place in the team?

I guess when players don't have much time on the ground they really have to take the bull by the horns as McGough did last week, and go flat out.

No one has a right to a permanent spot in the team. We have a lot more depth and there are a lot of good players battling away at Williamstown. Some of them will be pushing up for a place next year.

The competition for a place is healthy, and if a player finds himself on the outer it's only fair that he's going to have to fight like hell to regain his place. I love Leon Davis, but I'm under no illusions about the fight he faces to get back in our starting 18.

All players do bench time and I don't think MM is much different to other coaches in his use of it. Mark McGough made it plain in last week he aims to make every post a winner to regain his spot. Scotland, if recalled, will have to do the same.

Holland and Ben Johnson both found themselves doing time at Willi prior to reclaiming permanent spots for themselves. Don't get me wrong, I'm an admirer of Rupert, but I don't think he's being unfairly victimised here. The only way he can get around this is to make a greater impression when he's on the ground - simple as that.

Weed

And peter_pies4ever, I think you'll find that roop has been given reasonable game time and has been dropped after being pretty average for a few weeks in a row. I'm a big fan of his too but I was quite disappointed with his performance over the last few weeks and well, with cloke and clement coming back in - someone had to go.

Bretheras is an honest individual, if you asked him about his form he would be dissappointed with it in the last two weeks, but do not rule him out, he is capable of being a definite link in collingwood success

I think Betheras gets dragged to the bench quicker than some players when he makes a mistake more so at the start of the year. Coll v Rich round 1 he was dragged in first quarter and i still dont know what e did wrong.....lol

Betheras is in our best team imo and will return in around round 22 i hope.

jlc

yes. and bring back Heath Scotland for **** sake!

Roop is a GUN and is by far in the best 22. The sooner he comes back, the better it will be. Have a look at our win/loss record when the Roopstar plays.

I agree MM20

We haven't lost a game since he come back in the side.
He might not get 20-30 poss. a week but he does a lot of unseen things.

He plays with passion and gutz, and I agree JLC, he is always the first to be dragged or dropped, but he still keep his head up.

We need Roop........NO RUPERT = NO WIN!

Anyone else notice that as soon as Rupert got dropped our winning streak stopped.

*insert x-files music here*

Any chance while where on the subject of players not getting much game time that someone could tell me why Al Didak spends so much time on the pine. We insist on continually going with 3 or 4 talls in the forward line which is all good against poor backlines like Geelong or the Doggies.

But against a Brisbane defence, I think we are caught out as too predictable. Dides is in the team to kick goals, so play him near them!!!

By the way, we need more Rupert Betheras's in the team! Hard at it, accountable and helps out the likes of Bucks, Licca and Woewy by doing the 1%'s, week in week out.

Hehe spot on Forever Pies. Hows the banner coming along??

I think Rupert might find his way back in, maybe for McGough, I don't know if they would drop McGough, or who, but I'd like to see Rupe back in the side, and playing well.

bring back heath scotland as well!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I think Scotland is injured, from the Tasmanian game on Friday Night.