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CibbuanoHarvey to put mid-range players under the microscope
June 4th 2008 06:02
FREMANTLE's mid-range players will need to step up if they want to be at the club next season, with coach Mark Harvey set to start planning for 2009 within the next month.
Harvey will stick with his usual selection process for the next fortnight before turning an eye to 2009 as the club aims to build for the future after a disastrous season which sees them currently languishing in 15th place on the AFL ladder with a 1-9 win-loss record.
"It won't change at the moment but we will review it within the next month. I'm not discussing their future, that will be guided by what contribution they make for the rest of the season," Harvey said.
"We need more out of our middle-tier players. Byron (Schammer) is one example as he's been around for five or six years, but it's not solely on him. We have 10 or 12 guys that are in that age group that we need more from."
Along with Schammer, the likes of Ryan Murphy, Adam Campbell, Paul Duffield, Andrew Browne, Daniel Gilmore and veterans Shaun McManus and Jeff Farmer will be closely scrutinised.
Farmer has only managed 15 goals this season and Harvey said the club needs him to be a more consistent contributor.
"We will be guided by what Jeff does in the second half of the year. He's a fantastic player and brings a unique quality to the game and our team, and he has a big second half of the year ahead of him," he said.
"He has so far had patches where he's shown his brilliance, but hasn’t necessarily shown it for a longer part of the game, which is what we need to get out of him."
Murphy continued his impressive form in the WAFL, booting six goals for South Fremantle on Monday, but he has struggled to show the same sort of form at AFL level this season.
"We played him for a couple of weeks earlier in the year and he is one of those guys that is in between playing really well in the WAFL and putting that performance into AFL," he said.
"It's a lot harder in the AFL environment as a forward and he's finding that. Certainly there will be an opportunity for Ryan if he continues to play how he has been."
Harvey will stick with his usual selection process for the next fortnight before turning an eye to 2009 as the club aims to build for the future after a disastrous season which sees them currently languishing in 15th place on the AFL ladder with a 1-9 win-loss record.
"It won't change at the moment but we will review it within the next month. I'm not discussing their future, that will be guided by what contribution they make for the rest of the season," Harvey said.
"We need more out of our middle-tier players. Byron (Schammer) is one example as he's been around for five or six years, but it's not solely on him. We have 10 or 12 guys that are in that age group that we need more from."
Along with Schammer, the likes of Ryan Murphy, Adam Campbell, Paul Duffield, Andrew Browne, Daniel Gilmore and veterans Shaun McManus and Jeff Farmer will be closely scrutinised.
Farmer has only managed 15 goals this season and Harvey said the club needs him to be a more consistent contributor.
"We will be guided by what Jeff does in the second half of the year. He's a fantastic player and brings a unique quality to the game and our team, and he has a big second half of the year ahead of him," he said.
"He has so far had patches where he's shown his brilliance, but hasn’t necessarily shown it for a longer part of the game, which is what we need to get out of him."
Murphy continued his impressive form in the WAFL, booting six goals for South Fremantle on Monday, but he has struggled to show the same sort of form at AFL level this season.
"We played him for a couple of weeks earlier in the year and he is one of those guys that is in between playing really well in the WAFL and putting that performance into AFL," he said.
"It's a lot harder in the AFL environment as a forward and he's finding that. Certainly there will be an opportunity for Ryan if he continues to play how he has been."
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