Yeah they probably know and I suppose the club pays for the flight over. Arguments aside, this sub rubbish should be finished by next season.
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Welcome to Richmond - Kaleb Smith
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If he wasn't good enough don't play him, but don't *smile* in our pockets and tell me his run wasn't needed sooner.
I very much disagree that the sub was brought in for this intention, that's objectively false.
I didn't say thats why the sub was brought in and thats not what I meant. My point was it gets used a lot for debuts.
Not good enough don't play him. It just isn't that black and white, thats the reality. I'm not being a smart arse, I'm genuinely interested, would you rather debut as sub and play 10 minutes or not debut at all? The reality is, like it or not, a lot of players will make their debut sooner than they might have because of the sub.
Leaving aside the subgate issue, didn't Short lift with his replacement in the side?
We know that el regardless of performance in the golden years Dogwick presented Short with a Happy Meal voucher after every game. Maybe Yze could give Smith a Happy Meal voucher at training as a square off for not bringing him on earlier. Short would storm out of training and fly impromptu up to Gold Coast for a tour of the facilities. When life gives us lemons.
We know that el regardless of performance in the golden years Dogwick presented Short with a Happy Meal voucher after every game. Maybe Yze could give Smith a Happy Meal voucher at training as a square off for not bringing him on earlier. Short would storm out of training and fly impromptu up to Gold Coast for a tour of the facilities. When life gives us lemons.
No overreaction?
Its reprehensible. Its pathetic. Its a black mark against Yze. A fail by the match committee.
That's a lot of knickers in a twist
So he learns quick that he has to work harder.
It was a tough initiation. The AFL is tough.
And initiation is meant to be a growth.
We don't know. Maybe. It seems to be best practice. At the very least standard practice
We're not the only club to debut players as the sub. How do you think those ones that debuted a couple of years ago that didn't even get on the field felt?
It happens all the time. McAuliffe was the same, Green too. He played, he's cracked the seniors, got a few touches. Good on him and I'm sure he's rapt for the opportunity.
Maybe a psychological way to calm the kid's nerves. Get the feel of the atmosphere (day or night game) and get some mentoring while on the bench until you're ready to jump in and swim.
Regardless of the minutes on the ground, the whole family would have been welcomed to the club, given a tour, enjoyed the inner sanctum, met some key club people, put up in a nice hotel and had a ripper weekend.
Sorry about that, If it were me I wouldn't want to debut as a sub. The same would go for my son or daughter.
But I guess I don't really have anything invested in footy as a career but I can see how some kids would be happy with any time they get.
Jason Bennett should buy Smithy a Big Mac. He called Brown for kicking out after a behind, when it was Smithy, and Holmes tackling Ralphsmith OOB, when it was Smithy.
Yeah before Smith was ever called Smith in an AFL game he was called Brown and Ralphsmith.
Don't know what all the fuss is about. Debuts are often the sub these days, yes it can mean only a short time on the ground, but it eases them into the seniors. It is quite a step up so even limited time is valuable.
A fair number of comments above about how cut-throat footy is. Yes, it is cut-throat, which is why you don't put a debutante on until you reckon he can be useful or someone else is forced off. We are in the game to win, we had a bit of a chance last night but could not match Geelong for a whole game. You play the best players you have at your disposal and a debutante is somewhat of an unknown quality stepping up to the level.
Kaleb Smith has played a seniors game, good on him, hope he gets a few games easing into the higher level of AFL, and does well.
DS
A fair number of comments above about how cut-throat footy is. Yes, it is cut-throat, which is why you don't put a debutante on until you reckon he can be useful or someone else is forced off. We are in the game to win, we had a bit of a chance last night but could not match Geelong for a whole game. You play the best players you have at your disposal and a debutante is somewhat of an unknown quality stepping up to the level.
Kaleb Smith has played a seniors game, good on him, hope he gets a few games easing into the higher level of AFL, and does well.
DS
Always interesting reading Boomers and Gen Xers (aka the vast, vast majority of us, myself included) on here explain how the Gen Zers should just toughen up and ... blah blah blah.
Times change and if you don't change with the times you're left behind.
Gen Zer's are not stupid and unlike our generations they don't and won't take any sh!t. They more than aware when someone is being disingenuous.
Yze needs to be careful or he'll lose them - just as Clarkson has lost the North team.
Times change and if you don't change with the times you're left behind.
Gen Zer's are not stupid and unlike our generations they don't and won't take any sh!t. They more than aware when someone is being disingenuous.
Yze needs to be careful or he'll lose them - just as Clarkson has lost the North team.
Just when I thought this thread could not get any worse we now have the clickbait sociology of Gen X vs Millenials as well
