Ask The Coach: Chris Scott

[Ricochet]

#AskTheCoach allows AFL Coaches to take over the @AFL twitter account and answer questions from the public


Some of the relevant answers:

[In Reply To: which of our young guns do you expect to have an impact this year? Hopefully my man GHS
AFL ‏@AFL  1m
.@Marruso89 We'll give George every chance to cement a spot in the midfield, also pretty confident that Caddy, Christensen, Duncan, Smedts, Guthrie will improve (2/2) #askthecoach


[In Reply To: where do you think Billie Smedts will provide the greatest output for the side?Genuine utility or up one end?
AFL ‏@AFL  13m
.@aohan27 We're probably favouring back half at this stage, but he is a genuine utility, so hard to answer where he'll be in 5 years time.


[In Reply To: love the look of Thurlow what role do you see for him ?Any chance off half back and Guthrie into the middle
AFL ‏@AFL  14m
.@aohan27 Good suggestion! We think Thurlow is probably a defender at this stage, and Guthrie certainly has the capability to play midfield.


[In Reply To:  Who do you think is best placed to have a break-out season this year? 
AFL ‏@AFL  13m
.@SammyJWhiting It's probably a line-ball call between our guys that have had 3 years in the system. Guthrie, Smedts, Caddy.. and Hamish too!


[In Reply To:  how do you see Christensen playing this year? What's his pre-season been like?
AFL ‏@AFL  11m
.@bdcap7 Had hip surgery at end of the season and has been quite restricted, but we think he's got the potential to be one of our best mids.


[In Reply To:  How will mark Blicavs be used now that big Hamish is back?
AFL ‏@AFL  11m
.@Abbythinksthat Great question. We're undecided, but less ruck than last year #askthecoach


[In Reply To:  How's Daniel Menzel tracking right now?
AFL ‏@AFL  10m
.@osama_hag He's about half way through his knee rehab, which means he's on track to play about mid season. #askthecoach


[In Reply To:  What's your plans for Shane Kersten this season?
AFL ‏@AFL  10m
.@Lucrious We're hoping that Shane can be a permanent member of our AFL forward line. We've put some faith in our young key forwards.


[In Reply To:  Hi Chris, how's the forward structure looking this year? Certainly be a different look than recent years.
AFL ‏@AFL  9m
.@JRickard1991 It will be different. We're hoping Hawkins will be back to his best, but the other spots are genuinely up for grabs.


[In Reply To:  Taylor Hunt has been a tagger for us over the last couple of years. Do you think Cam Guthrie would suit the role?
AFL ‏@AFL  9m
.@nechke33 Yep, we do. Not to say Taylor won't play that role, but we think he's got something to offer in other positions #askthecoach


[In Reply To:  Is there enough room in the team for McIntosh, Simpson and Blicavs? Or will 1 or 2 have to bide their time in the VFL?
AFL ‏@AFL  9m
.@TMacDonald_ The likelihood is that there's not, but it depends on how well they play. #askthecoach


[In Reply To:  how will the likes of Bartel and Johnson continually stay motivated even though they've achieved almost everything ?
AFL ‏@AFL  9m
.@Schonaaaah Hopefully the same way they have in the past! #askthecoach


[In Reply To:  What are Lincoln McCarthy's chances of playing some non-sub affected games of football this year?
AFL ‏@AFL  8m
.@frazzledazzle05 At this stage they're very high. He will play in the early stages of the NAB Challenge. Is that a fantasy question?!


[In Reply To:  Where do you see Bartel spending most of his time this year? Still fairly deep in defense?
AFL ‏@AFL  8m
.@kreyn29 No, we're favouring forward more than back at this stage. #askthecoach


[In Reply To:  has duncan worked on his field kicking in the off season
AFL ‏@AFL  7m
.@edmund59 Yes, he's still one of the best kicks in our team! #askthecoach

[NickyBoy]

Has Hawkins overcome his injury yet or is he still in recovery? Would be a decent pick if he's at full fitness

[T Dog]

[In Reply To:  What's your plans for Shane Kersten this season?
AFL ‏@AFL  10m
.@Lucrious We're hoping that Shane can be a permanent member of our AFL forward line. We've put some faith in our young key forwards.

Oh Yeah and only $123k... ;D

[Ricochet]

Has Hawkins overcome his injury yet or is he still in recovery? Would be a decent pick if he's at full fitness

He didn't sound too confident. "We're hoping"

[Hagebear]

And Bartel expected to mostly play forward.  :-\

[eaglesman]

gee if i got anything from this its that hamish looks a certain starter and number 1 ruck at the cats ... just as i traded him back to nic nat might have to go back to him again haha

[ubeaut]

And Bartel expected to mostly play forward.  :-\

That's actually good news. Now there's 1 less premium back option I have to choose from.