Ask The Coach: Leppitsch

[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: how has zorko trained. I heard he went good in the Intra match, was it a one off or is that reflecting how he's trained]
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.@LachlanBotten He's had a great pre-season, hopefully spends some time in the midfield this year. #askthecoach



[In Reply To: Lewis Taylor. How have you seen him, and is he ready for a gig in round 1?]
AFL ‏@AFL  1h
.@bryanbitesyou Lewy's had a slow start after his foot surgery, I expect him to play some senior footy this year. #askthecoach



[In Reply To: what are you expecting from Gardiner and mcstay this year ]
AFL ‏@AFL  1h
.@WazzaHosking Hoping they both make their debuts this year. Don't want to put too much pressure on the young kids in their first year.



[In Reply To: Is Rockliff going to play as a permanent midfielder this season? ]
AFL ‏@AFL  1h
.@ChelseaFC010 This is definitely an #AFLFantasy question! More mid than forward I think. #askthecoach



[In Reply To: how is gun recruit @jackson_paine progressing? What can we expect of the young lad in 2014? Is a Coleman asking too much?]
AFL ‏@AFL  1h
.@sebbroome He is recovering from shoulder surgery so will be delayed in his start. He is going really well though at training #askthecoach



[In Reply To: how many games can you see @MichaelClose33 playing this year?]
AFL ‏@AFL  1h
.@nrich102 I'm hopefully]] he gets to play a few, he has a good pre-season and developed well #askthecoach



[In Reply To: Nick Robertson appears to be the bolter from this years draft crop - can we expect him to get game time?]
AFL ‏@AFL  1h
.@BigBadBrisBear We will find out more tonight, but he's a good size for AFL football #askthecoach



[In Reply To: How's Trent west fitting in? I see him as a great get, will he play early and often? What role kind of role?]
AFL ‏@AFL  1h
.@Porternator We are hopeful he can play a lot of football for us to help Luey in the ruck #askthecoach



[In Reply To: looking forward to the year mate :) can you guarantee that Daniel Merrett will play full back all year?]
AFL ‏@AFL  1h
.@BuggMatt94 As long as he's not injured! #askthecoach



[In Reply To: will you use Hanley in the midfield or defense? ]
AFL ‏@AFL  1h
.@AFLDreamers Pearce will play a bit of both throughout the season. Played some good footy at half-forward as well last year. #askthecoach



[In Reply To: How is James Aisch progressing? Will he get opportunities this year?]
AFL ‏@AFL  1h
.@bowesyyyy James has played some senior football in SA, so we are hopeful he can adapt well #askthecoach



[In Reply To:How's Jonathan Freeman tracking?]
AFL ‏@AFL  1h
.@Lucrious Jonno has exceeded expectations so far, there's no pressure on him to debut this year, but he may get there the way he's going.

[Chelskiman]

Zorko is starting to sound tempting again...

[Ricochet]

Must not get sucked in :-\

[T Dog]

Zorko is starting to sound tempting again...

between him and Caddy still... ;)

[Chelskiman]

Zorko is starting to sound tempting again...

between him and Caddy still... ;)

Yeah, at this stage it's between those two for my F4 spot.  Caddy looked good for the Cats, but I wanna see how Zorko goes in a full game before making any sort of decision.  I started him last him and got burnt, so I'm a bit on the wary side at the moment.

[nrich102]

[In Reply To: how many games can you see @MichaelClose33 playing this year?]
AFL ‏@AFL  1h
.@nrich102 I'm hopefully]] he gets to play a few, he has a good pre-season and developed well #askthecoach

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[blues boy]

Zorko is starting to sound tempting again...

between him and Caddy still... ;)

Yeah, at this stage it's between those two for my F4 spot.  Caddy looked good for the Cats, but I wanna see how Zorko goes in a full game before making any sort of decision.  I started him last him and got burnt, so I'm a bit on the wary side at the moment.

Not taking the risk on chappy at F4?

[Chelskiman]

Zorko is starting to sound tempting again...

between him and Caddy still... ;)

Yeah, at this stage it's between those two for my F4 spot.  Caddy looked good for the Cats, but I wanna see how Zorko goes in a full game before making any sort of decision.  I started him last him and got burnt, so I'm a bit on the wary side at the moment.

Not taking the risk on chappy at F4?

Not at this stage.  There's also Pav to consider at around that price.  Chappy is a proven scorer, but I think it may be time for the younger boys to take centre stage.

[henry]

Re zorko the answer was hardly definite "hopefully" he plays mid time. I was burnt badly starting him last year, not going near him this one :p