Asked on the FIVEAA sports show whether injured stars Richard Douglas, Sam Jacobs, Paul Seedsman, Wayne Milera and high-profile recruit Bryce Gibbs were in Adelaide\u2019s best team, Tredders said \u201cnot right now they aren\u2019t\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201c[Milera] he is, absolutely,” Tredrea said. “[Jacobs] no guarantee. He\u2019s got a bad knee and he\u2019s getting older. [Gibbs] been dropped. Not 100 per cent. If they can get back to their best\u2026 Seedsman on last year, yeah, but Seedsman on every other year we\u2019ve seen him with Adelaide?”<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m going to be harsh here. At their best they\u2019re in their best [22]. But my argument is right now we can\u2019t judge them at their best when they\u2019re not their best. Gibbs isn\u2019t the player that — he\u2019s not playing the top footy we\u2019ve known him to play in previous years, is that fair? You dropped him a few weeks ago.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is not to be disrespectful — Josh Jenkins is a better player than Himmelberg but he\u2019s not in the team. One, he\u2019s got an injury but, two, it was form. The main issue was form.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s all well and good to sit there and go yes, yes, yes\u2026 when you bring them in you want them to be at their best. Gibbs can be at his best and he can close the gap but he\u2019s not playing 100 per cent best footy — as best he\u2019s ever played.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is upside but you\u2019ve got to force those guys out of the team.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor me Jenkins seems a fair way off\u2026<\/p>\n
\u201cFor me Adelaide\u2019s forwards bar Murphy are struggling. I know Eddie\u2019s had a couple but they\u2019re not anywhere near their best. I thought [Tom] Clurey absolutely took Tex to the cleaners on the weekend\u2026 I still think their scoring needs to improve.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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