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Welcome Derek Eggmolesse Smith

If green isnt still on an AFL list, whats to stop us picking him in the draft or rookie list after we know his brother would want to come.
Otherwise it would be a waste of a spot for Green if his brother was never going to come in the first place? If no other club took him either, there must be reasons.

Also I think loosing Lego gave us no choice but to keep egg, I would much prefer Lego to have stayed and delisted Egg, but Lego wanted to leave. With Houli injure prone, egg was always going to be the replacement, and egg played some really good games last year, he even was Best On in a game if i remember correctly.

It's just a shame he never overcame his weaknesses because a BOG egg running of HBF would be very handy in the team right now.
 
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If green isnt still on an AFL list, whats to stop us picking him in the draft or rookie list after we know his brother would want to come.
Otherwise it would be a waste of a spot for Green if his brother was never going to come in the first place? If no other club took him either, there must be reasons.

Also I think loosing Lego gave us no choice but to keep egg, I would much prefer Lego to have stayed and delisted Egg, but Lego wanted to leave. With Houli injure prone, egg was always going to be the replacement, and egg played some really good games last year, he even was Best On in a game if i remember correctly.

It's just a shame he never overcame his weaknesses because a BOG egg running of HBF would be very handy in the team right now.
Is Mansell that player?
 
Is Mansell that player?
Mansell was an unknown at the time, but i dont see Mansell and the running half back in the houli mould, more of the tough lock down small forward type of defender.
More run out of defense is need and really missing when houli is out of the team.
 
Eggs is like Chol, plenty of skills, speed and flamboyance but lacks the desire and commitment for the contest and game for 4 quarters. Was a big mistake picking him up again last year just to bolster the seconds
 
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Delisted Tiger shouldn’t have to wait too long

Patrick Naish will likely have AFL suitors despite being delisted with only nine games under his belt on Tuesday.

The Tigers struggled to find a home for him given Kamdyn McIntosh is a lock on one wing and Jack Ross got chances late in the year on the other wing.

But he remains an elite kick with a strong tank at only 22, so will surely be seen as a rookie selection by a rival at minimum.

The son of popular 161-game forward Chris Naish was delisted alongside Derek Eggmolesse Smith, who won the last spot on the list.

Sydney Stack and Daniel Rioli will soon sign new deals while rivals believe Callum Coleman-Jones is more likely to stay despite outside interest including Gold Coast.
 
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Sad for the lad, but he got given another chance ahead of others and didn't take it.

Also got a senior game against the Swans in Rnd 3 but had a mare from memory and was promptly dropped for the Kochies.

Tigers gave him plenty of opportunities but he did not improve on his deficiencies or improve the necessary hardness and intensity in his game that was questionable and they are non negotiable s at the RFC, that is why he was delisted last year but given one last shot to show improvement by getting the rookie life line.

He had a great opportunity to make a statement this year along with Naish with the injuries but they couldn't grasp them.

Mansell, Hugo and Parker to a lesser extent did.
 
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Elite kick of the ball. Weights them perfectly. Too bad he had too many other deficiencies for AFL
 
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What did they learn about Eggs this season that they didn’t know last season?
Strange selection.
Wasted selection.
 
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