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Maurice Rioli Jnr
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We know he’ll be rolled out for Dreamtime at the G… almost nothing surer. I do hope his finding the ball trend keeps tracking up…. I’m still in the “I’m not sure about this kid “ clan. Skills, yep, attitude, looks to be yep, belief… dunno
Yeah I’d like to see a run of games of high disposal numbers before we get too excited. Good signs though.
I wonder how his career is tracking against someone like Bolton or Edwards.
From memory it took a while before Bolton became a regular, he was in and out of the team - had potential but there were always question marks over his tank, commitment and desire to grunt out a game.
Likewise Edwards took a long while before he started to influence games consistently.
Even Stengle took how many years and now at his 3rd club to be a consistent player.
For some reason we have set the bar pretty high for junior - the club sees something for him to even be in the extended squad for a Rd 3 game. Wow just Wow.
From memory it took a while before Bolton became a regular, he was in and out of the team - had potential but there were always question marks over his tank, commitment and desire to grunt out a game.
Likewise Edwards took a long while before he started to influence games consistently.
Even Stengle took how many years and now at his 3rd club to be a consistent player.
For some reason we have set the bar pretty high for junior - the club sees something for him to even be in the extended squad for a Rd 3 game. Wow just Wow.
Centre Square clearance/Tackling machine that's his future.
Start in the centre then go forward.
Start in the centre then go forward.
Stengle kicked 4 in rd 1. i dont think he had 4 kicks in rd 2.
Dont believe the hype.
I disagree on this. Castagna gets up and down the ground and can take a grab. For all his good plays he has an almost equal amount of spud-like moments, but especially when we're on he can be very dangerous. Case in point GF 2019 where he coulda kicked 6 goals. Also I'm pretty sure MRJ can't kick even half the distance George can.
MRJ might be an upgrade eventually but right now he absolutely isn't.
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I hope you're right because 4 more premierships would be really cool.
Castagna- 1 tackle last week. 1 goal. At least twice he spoiled Lynch’s marks. Why is is so bizarre that Rioli could do better?
Showed the classic improvement of a couple of AFL pre seasons under the belt last week , positive steps
He won't get better in the VFL.
He needs opportunities to improve at AFL level.
George has been afforded ample opportunities the past 12 months & is not improving.
He needs opportunities to improve at AFL level.
George has been afforded ample opportunities the past 12 months & is not improving.
He coulda kicked 6.
I coulda kicked 6.
He kicked 0.
Maurice could kick half as far, but he still kicked 10 times more goals than Castagna did in that GF.
MJ simply isn't fit enough yet to play George's high forward role sprinting from deep forward to the wings and back then going again and blocking the switch at senior level. Essentially a lot of Lambert's old role.
MJ's playing midfield into deep forward at VFL level by looks. Only 6 touches on the weekend but promising the week before.
We need more run in the senior team, not less.
MJ's playing midfield into deep forward at VFL level by looks. Only 6 touches on the weekend but promising the week before.
We need more run in the senior team, not less.
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Personally I’d be putting Stacky into the side to replace George ,, we gotta mix it up if we re aiming for an improvement
