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Sydney Stack

caesar said:
I thought it was promising last year that the match committee had the confidence to start Shai in the centre square on a number of occasions and i thought he did quite well and offered something completely different, (another good offseason and he should only get better).

In my dreams i see Jack Ross stepping up to be our big bull midfielder next year allowing Dusty to spend more time forward as he did throughout the Finals series.

A seven man forward combination where Dusty Shai & Stack would rotate & have varying stints mid, (Shai & Stack only bursts of course). Whilst Rioli does roam up and down the ground I am surprised he has not proved successful mid as that was where he wanted to take his game at the end of 2018 so time to try something new.

Just had to put our forward line down on paper again:) wouldn't want to be a defense facing below, pretty scary

Dusty Lynch Rioli
Georgie Riewoldt Shai Stack
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Reasonable forward line
 
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How did he not win the Rising Star? Made more of an impact playing for the Premiers than Walsh did playing for a side that wound up near the bottom again.
 
CarnTheTiges said:
How did he not win the Rising Star? Made more of an impact playing for the Premiers than Walsh did playing for a side that wound up near the bottom again.
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The AFL media are obsessed with possession counts. Walsh is an accumulator in the same mould as Mitchell(Hawthorn) and Neale (Brisbane). Good players but don't have that match turning ability against the top sides.
 
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CarnTheTiges said:
How did he not win the Rising Star? Made more of an impact playing for the Premiers than Walsh did playing for a side that wound up near the bottom again.
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Was on his way to Kevin Sheehans to do his mowing. ... said **** it and went to KFC instead!
 
Don’t Argue said:
He is, without any doubt, the best 1st year player I have seen play in a Richmond jumper since Knights.
Those dancing feet, the blistering pace and the over head ability make him a formidable player for us in the future.
This might sound strange, but too good overhead to waste in the midfield, because midfielders are usually too busy chasing the ground ball. Half back or half forward for mine.
Future multiple AA.
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This did raise the question, is there another with a better first year than Knighta's debut in 1988.

I have to admit it was a challenging task but I raise you Craig Ednie……...

Check out the stats

matty knights 4 games 63 disposals 3 goals 0 clearances
craig ednie 7 games 69 disposals 3 goals 13 clearances

Yes just taking the *smile*! Knighta had a great second year while Ednie never played again.

However it is a great subject, best first year since say 1988. Personally I think Richo is hard to go past. Name an 18 year old key forward in the modern game to do what he did. Took Spud to the cleaners in his first game. Duncan Kellaway had a very handy first game too that day and a more than handy first year;
 
CarnTheTiges said:
How did he not win the Rising Star? Made more of an impact playing for the Premiers than Walsh did playing for a side that wound up near the bottom again.
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Walsh had a fantastic season in a crap team, and thoroughly deserved the Rising Star.
 
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RoyceHart said:
Agree however I think the voting in the rising star by Shifter Sheehan reflected his bias
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As good as Walsh was. Some commentators had him winning it by round 12 regardless who popped up.
It was like they weren't allowed to swap their selection.
After watching footy for so long, i still think Stack had "best impact" first season of any junior ive seen, including Judd, Ablett and Castagnafield.
The kid is a gun.
 
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frickenel said:
This did raise the question, is there another with a better first year than Knighta's debut in 1988.

I have to admit it was a challenging task but I raise you Craig Ednie……...

Check out the stats

matty knights 4 games 63 disposals 3 goals 0 clearances
craig ednie 7 games 69 disposals 3 goals 13 clearances

Yes just taking the ****! Knighta had a great second year while Ednie never played again.

However it is a great subject, best first year since say 1988. Personally I think Richo is hard to go past. Name an 18 year old key forward in the modern game to do what he did. Took Spud to the cleaners in his first game. Duncan Kellaway had a very handy first game too that day and a more than handy first year;
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Lids played every game and won the Rising Star in his debut year. Dusty also played every game, bar one, and was hailed as a future superstar.
 
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CarnTheTiges said:
Lids played every game and won the Rising Star in his debut year. Dusty also played every game, bar one, and was hailed as a future superstar.
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Yes i did consider them, along with a few other notable first years eg Vloss, Trent Nichols, David Rodan but in terms of difficulty, an 18 year old coming in, first year in the system and averaging almost 7 marks a game straight out of the blocks is highly unusual. In fact that's about the same number of marks Wayne Carey averaged over his whole career (just for some perspective).

After seeing Richo for about 12 or 14 games, the club had no issue trading their main stay key forward Jeff Hogg for a couple of handy players from Fitzroy in Broderick and Michael Gale, Dundas was also thrown in.

All great debuts though one must admit. It was clear from Lids and Dustys first years that we had special players on our hands.

Considering Stack had a late start to pre-season, he could be anything and i for one am buckling in to enjoy the ride!
 
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It's the range of abilities Stack showed that sets him apart for a kid. You just don't see a highlight reel like his from an 18yo. Was game to try anything, and most of it came off.

While we have several promising young players coming through, at this stage Stack's the big hope concerning future elite players.
 
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frickenel said:
Yes i did consider them, along with a few other notable first years eg Vloss, Trent Nichols, David Rodan but in terms of difficulty, an 18 year old coming in, first year in the system and averaging almost 7 marks a game straight out of the blocks is highly unusual. In fact that's about the same number of marks Wayne Carey averaged over his whole career (just for some perspective).

After seeing Richo for about 12 or 14 games, the club had no issue trading their main stay key forward Jeff Hogg for a couple of handy players from Fitzroy in Broderick and Michael Gale, Dundas was also thrown in.

All great debuts though one must admit. It was clear from Lids and Dustys first years that we had special players on our hands.

Considering Stack had a late start to pre-season, he could be anything and i for one am buckling in to enjoy the ride!
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Agree with you on Dusty, Lids and Stacky.
Royce Hart had an outstanding debut season, he kicked 59 goals, could've been nearly 80 if he kicked straighter. He captivated me as a little tacker, just like Stacky did this season.
 
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Just watching the highlights from his first game in the seniors you knew the kid was special. The only issue is self-discipline and not getting ahead of himself if rumours of the disciplinary issues are true.

As for not winning the Rising Star, meh. That will go to a consistent midfield accumulator like Walsh most of the time. Walsh will be a handy player over the journey, Stack could be anything.
 
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