Callum Coleman-Judas - extricate yourself to Nth Ballarat, you git

[Tigers of Old]

CJ's had a lot of hype but really plateued this season. Now this.
Lots of speculation why Sydney hasn't come on but I wonder is there more at play here than meets the eye?

 

[CarnTheTiges]

Forever? Doubt it.

Is Hurley known as the taxi-jumping taxi-driver puncher?

Is David King known as the Kebab shop owner puncher?

Is Hodgey known as the drunk driver?

Thats just off the top of my head.

edit, Sidebottom isn't even known as the naked drunk or Hunter as the drunk demolition derby driver, and they happened 5 minutes ago!

Bloody idiots? sure. Young blokes can be, I was, no newspapers were ever interested though of course.

I hope they don’t get tarred with this brush forever, but don’t we still call Nathan Broad ‘Boobs’, despite him holding his spot in a bloody good defence and winning another Premiership since his error of judgement after the 2017 GF?

 

[seven]

At least this thread is getting some posts.
Thought it died last season.

 

[tigersnake]

CJ's had a lot of hype but really plateued this season. Now this.
Lots of speculation why Sydney hasn't come on but I wonder is there more at play here than meets the eye?

I don't think there is. Putting the current controversy aside, I suspect CCJ has been overhyped on here. Thats not to say he's a bust or anything, but generally speaking if he's the gun that some claim he would have played more games. As for Stacky, a bit of second year blues, happens more often than not, a bit of COVID, a bit of believing his own hype, which is immaturity, a bit of lazyness, except for the covid, none of that is unusual or fatal. But who knows? Maybe he is a flash in the pan who can't handle the sustained discipline? Point being, none of this is more than meets the eye.

 

[Smoking Aces]

CJ's had a lot of hype but really plateued this season. Now this.
Lots of speculation why Sydney hasn't come on but I wonder is there more at play here than meets the eye?

What I would like to know is who’s idea was it to step into the strip joint? I honestly don’t think that was their intention when they left the hub. But somehow in their drunken state took the wrong option.

 

[tigersnake]

What I would like to know is who’s idea was it to step into the strip joint? I honestly don’t think that was their intention when they left the hub. But somehow in their drunken state took the wrong option.

What we need is a drinking coach so the players take the right option when in their drunken state. I'd put myself forward for that position. But with the soft cap reduction it may be a stretch.

 

[Isotopes]

Still waiting for the footage showing the dead body.

 

[kiwitiger]

where is this 'sounds like they were fighting each other' coming from? Maybe I've missed something, I haven't seen anything that suggests that, quite the opposite:

“Everything was okay. They were very nice. They weren’t drunk or anything,” Kadir Akca, who runs the kebab shop, told The Australian.

“They were nice fellas. They buy kebabs first and then the trouble started.

“The other guy was over drunk, that’s how the trouble started.

Mr Akca said that the two players’ kebabs were “smashed” in the melee.

“They came and asked for exactly the same kebabs and I made another one,” he said.

“My mixed special kebab is very famous. He’s come and asked, ‘give us your two best mixed specials’.

“Everything was normal. I didn’t see anything wrong with them. But the other guy disturbed them.

“Some other drunk person disturbed them, that’s all.”

And in the middle of the story he manages to give his kebabs a plug ,

I like this guy

 

[Quickdraw]

CJ's had a lot of hype but really plateued this season. Now this.
Lots of speculation why Sydney hasn't come on but I wonder is there more at play here than meets the eye?

Was wondering the same thing, ToO.

 

[Quickdraw]

What we need is a drinking coach so the players take the right option when in their drunken state. I'd put myself forward for that position. But with the soft cap reduction it may be a stretch.

I'd pay good money for that job.

 

[bairdy380]

I'd pay good money for that job.

I have paid good money for that role

 

[tigerman]

I have paid good money for that role

I've been training for that role for years and years.

 

[Bernie]

What we need is a drinking coach so the players take the right option when in their drunken state. I'd put myself forward for that position. But with the soft cap reduction it may be a stretch.

Selfless act on your part Tigersnake. A personal contribution on your part which is to be commended. If experience counts, I am a willing assistant.

 

[waiting]

I'd pay good money for that job.

Im out of work.
I would take a pay cut to be a ‘minder’.

 

[hutstar]

CJ's had a lot of hype but really plateued this season. Now this.
Lots of speculation why Sydney hasn't come on but I wonder is there more at play here than meets the eye?

CCJ hasn't plateaued, he is 4th ruck in a premiership squad. There is no reserves league. What do you want him to do?
FWIW it was terribly stupid but hardly the first time a couple of kids had a few drinks and went crazy. I'm certainly not condoning it, but the club let this happen and if there's fingers to be pointed, I'd like to know how they lost track of two players to this extent given the rules in place. Here's hoping it's the kick in the arse the whole club needs, it's been coming.

 

[UKTiger]

Was wondering the same thing, ToO.

The thing is rucks generally take a while to come good and with the emergence of Soldo and at times Chol our stocks have been better than they have been for years when we relied on Maric and Nanks to do the heavy lifting virtually on their own. Hopefully CCJ's recent antic were just a youthful aberration and he will learn from it and mature into a fine ruckman

 

[Ice]

It must be hard to keep training and not playing, even vfl, when you know you are third in line for a afl game.

 

[The_General]

CCJ hasn't plateaued, he is 4th ruck in a premiership squad. There is no reserves league. What do you want him to do?.

Thank you for posting some common sense. Oh how we are a fickle bunch.
If he was being chased by 3-4 other clubs, I'd doubt he was over-hyped. He's young, and has a lot of potential.
Potential doesn't always deliver to expectations, but cut ALL of our red tier players some slack if the "plateau" without a second competition to play in.

 

[Dyer'ere]

As a prospect. Leaving aside, with respect, the whole aggravated strip joint felony. CJ is interesting.

First practice game he was rucking a CB. I saw him gather the ball at a stoppage at ankle height, in an instant, and within one tenth of a second drive it clean by hand into the mitts of a Richmond mid. At 10cm height. Freak from birth below his ankles. Better than Shane Edwards at the same age. Did the like another twelve times at the VFL that I saw. Natural.

I saw him from 15m away, run onto a through ball, wing to HFF (third quarter? at Willy), gather and having burned the trailing defender, look inside to a team mate and attempt the 1.5m handball and helplessly drop the ball because he couldn't lift his right hand through fatigue.

I saw him at a VFL throw in against Zac Smith, treated as a child, out-bustled. And cleared against. I saw that again with Smith goaling from a throw in uncontested from 50m, CJ helplessly punching his own fist and walking away from the contest. And CJ calmed in the shelter. Very young then. We've all tasted failure.

CJ doesn't get much air when I've seen but long arms. (No wasted height.) Who's seen him this year? We haven't.

On last year I'd hold.

I think the strip joint thing is sorted for now.

 

[Dont Argue]

As a prospect. Leaving aside, with respect, the whole aggravated strip joint felony. CJ is interesting.

First practice game he was rucking a CB. I saw him gather the ball at a stoppage at ankle height, in an instant, and within one tenth of a second drive it clean by hand into the mitts of a Richmond mid. At 10cm height. Freak from birth below his ankles. Better than Shane Edwards at the same age. Did the like another twelve times at the VFL that I saw. Natural.

I saw him from 15m away, run onto a through ball, wing to HFF (third quarter? at Willy), gather and having burned the trailing defender, look inside to a team mate and attempt the 1.5m handball and helplessly drop the ball because he couldn't lift his right hand through fatigue.

I saw him at a VFL throw in against Zac Smith, treated as a child, out-bustled. And cleared against. I saw that again with Smith goaling from a throw in uncontested from 50m, CJ helplessly punching his own fist and walking away from the contest. And CJ calmed in the shelter. Very young then. We've all tasted failure.

CJ doesn't get much air when I've seen but long arms. (No wasted height.) Who's seen him this year? We haven't.

On last year I'd hold.

I think the strip joint thing is sorted for now.

Im not sure about not getting air.
I’ve personally seen him in an air traffic controllers uniform, directing traffic from the clouds.
The kid can leap, has amazing skills below his knees as you noted and a genuine football brain. Jack Riewoldt type smarts. Rare for a big fellow.
He is a little slow but apparentLy has endurance.
Although not tall by Soldo standards, Fly reckons he’s an A grade ruck/B grade forward combo in the making.
Can’t fight though. Has a glass jaw, goes to the canvas easily and looks to his corner to help him out.
More a footballer than a brawler.
Should have been on the undercard. Stacky the main event.