David Astbury, Thank You

[Cotchin_4_brownlow]

That's my view, Harry. We need to trade into drafts to add to it IMO.

I believe that neither Miles nor Grimes is a premiership player. Sure, they can take us to seventh.

I hate our structure too. Particularly. I hate it more than I hate Geelong's. Running backs that can't kick. Small mids that can't run.

I can understand how it got that way but it has to change.

I agree but at the moment these two are ahead of a lot of others at the club. If we traded these two along with our plodders the cupboard would be looking pretty bare.

 

[Dyer'ere]

I agree but at the moment these two are ahead of a lot of others at the club. If we traded these two along with our plodders the cupboard would be looking pretty bare.

I'm in the Rebuild school, C_4. I'm ok with that. We can fill it better.

 

[ratedx]

Agree to disagree on Miles and Grimes. Easily premiership players imo. A graders.

Can I also point out that not all premiership players have to be A graders... Hawks don't have a team full of A graders... It is a common misconception among fans. Mitch Morton was part of Sydneys premiership team, was he an A grader?

Matthew Suckling played in 2 of the Hawks premiership teams and he was one of their whipping boys before he went to the dogs.

As for Astbury, if Chappy has retired one year ago I would have said we were screwed. But his continued improvement this year makes it more of a relief that we are a Key defender down. Although I would love to get someone like HUrley, I would be happy to keep Astbury as long as he keeps improving..

 

[easy_tiger]

VFL player. Theres nothing wrong with that. when they play in the VFL.

 

[philipwalsh]

Going nowhere with this bloke, far too slow and the odd good grab doesn't cut it

 

[UKTiger]

One of Dimma's two steps back before one step forward players

 

[year of the tiger]

Not his best game today but I don't think he matches up well against the Hawks as they don't bomb it in long that often

 

[philipwalsh]

Not his best game today but I don't think he matches up well against the Hawks as they don't bomb it in long that often

I don't think he matches up well on anyone who can run 100 in less than 20 seconds

 

[zippadeee]

He is unbelievably bad. He is No better then Thursfield and McGuane.
He needs to go. If we can't trade him. Rubbish bin.

 

[Pappy]

Not a fan of Astbury, but the kid was a CHF when we drafted him. CHB is not his instinctive or natural position.
Classic case of forcibly trying to make him fit into a position he's clearly not good enough for.
If we had Eddie Betts playing for the club, I've no doubt he'd be a back pocket player.

 

[UKTiger]

If we had Eddie Betts playing for the club, I've no doubt he'd be a back pocket player.

Nah, we probably wouldn't pick him

 

[easy_tiger]

he just takes a half a second too long to dispose.

you get way with that in the VFL.

those neurological pathways are not going to speed up.

 

[zippadeee]

DELIST

 

[tigers80]

Never a fan, reminds me of stegosaurus

 

[Merveille]

Never a fan, reminds me of stegosaurus

Triceratops - a herbivore

 

[zippadeee]

Try him forward in the last 5 games. And if that dosent cut it. *smile* him off
Another 2rd rounder down the drain

 

[Sir Tiger]

I can be as harsh as anyone, but seriously the guy has played bugger all football over the last few years an is really only getting a good go at it ths season. Give him a break.. similar to Conca's interrupted career. Have a look at his stats.

 

[tropicaltiger]

to those taking pot shots at astbury need to look at who he played on, it was obrien, he had 5 touches, 1 mark and no score....

 

[nqtiger]

I don't think he matches up well on anyone who can run 100 in less than 20 seconds

He would go well against me then

 

[Dyer'ere]

He would go well against me then

You're favourite with the corporates, nq.