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Changes Vs. the Suns
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C'mon Lazy, is that the best response you can manage ;D. Surely you could go a bit harder than just putting in a teensy little colourful fart.Leysy Days said:
Could be insanely ridiculous timmy, but the coaches seem to think Stevie is doing something that they want. He's not getting many possessions or kicking goals so there's not many other possible options left to consider. Unless of course he has some of those special photos of the match committee that some keep whispering about.tigertim said:
Leysy Days said:
Very good point.
Watched Foley's retirement speech just before and his theme was 'rush for success / take your opportunities right now'... I was picturing their reaction to his words.
To me McDonough with his ability to play midfield and go forward was the obvious replacement for Conca.
Good luck to Thomas he is a warrior and will be put his body on the line.
I guess Morris is in for Grimes, I thought Dea would have come in for him, I hope Morris doesn't play forward.
Good luck to Thomas he is a warrior and will be put his body on the line.
I guess Morris is in for Grimes, I thought Dea would have come in for him, I hope Morris doesn't play forward.
Flaky at AFL level lambshanks not VFL level.lamb22 said:
He's had a few senior games plus a few practice matches n so far has a handful of possessions n nil scoreboard to his name. If we'd played him last week while our mids were getting bashed up, he'd have come off with near donuts again through no fault of his own n noises would start to be made.
Kids got talent, he's shown plenty that so far he hasn't been able to transition into senior performance. He's also been growing n developing that skinny long streak of pelican into something that can handle the rigours of AFL intensity footy.
Will be no surprise at all to see the Beanie slot straight in to AFL level next year n own his space, we've got three very similar size, shape n type of forward / ruck players in Beanie, Griff , Plasma, at perfectly staggered age n development. Three won't go into the one side so there's a strong chance that one with currency may be tradeable at years end for a premium price.
I'm quietly a fan of what the Beanie could offer in the seniors, but I'm also comfortable that we haven't been forced to throw a scrawny kid in because we had to n broken him. Clubs doing some old fashioned apprenticeship work with our youngsters n that's exactly what having our own magoos team is supposed to be about.
Sometimes being in the senior team when you're not quite ready or there's mega expectation on you can be detrimental to your development as a player.
Tomahawk was a monster kid with tons of hype in a champion side, played a few cameos n flashes n was generally carried by the ability of the rest of his team. Took him five years to understand all the work ethic n expectations required to play properly at senior level.
Wonder how Joe Daniher must be feeling as he trudges off after games? Been masses of hype n expectation on this kid, team mate from the same draft as Beanie. Got plenty of senior games n a big fat pay n fan adulation. He's had to learn n try to stand up under the pump of all the doping scandal, n play well in starvation alley for a team that doesn't know how to to progress up to the forwards. Try to build his body n learn his craft while everyone expects the young star to kick five or six on game day. Had to watch as the team n club his family are legends at wither n crumble as the *smile* piles up on them.
Bet there's plenty of days when he feels like crawling into the bottom of the wardrobe n not coming out, rather than the joy n excitement of catching up with his team mates, training hard n playing on the big stage.
How a 202cm forward can be considered 'flakey' after playing 6 quarters of AFL football is beyond me. Surely a bit more sample size is required before judgements like that can be made? I actually thought he showed plenty in those two games for the type of player he is and his relative inexperience (I had low expectations as I understand he will take time at AFL level).
Rancey18 said:
And one of those Qs was very good with about 4 goal involvements and an almost MOTY.
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