Its a no from me. Did exactly what he has this year. We have to get better in this area but I will admit you cant play too many kids when finals are still a possibility.
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To be fair, he's probably the perfect sub. His fitness will trouble any team when he comes on. His defensive work was very good, but that left foot snap for goal was vintage George.
That was a shocker, but geez he worked, popped up everywhere.
Comical George. He,ll stay in now, especially if McIntosh and Trent get rubbed out…did I say if? I meant when. But he has to play wing or running half back. Just keep him away from the goals!
That kick that went sideways.
You would be hard pressed to consistently pull that off deliberately. The man can do it at will.
You would be hard pressed to consistently pull that off deliberately. The man can do it at will.
Just keep him away from the seniors………I know it’s being mean to the VFL side a bit
Worked his arse off. But he always does.
Its just whenever he gets near or has the ball that I start to have palpitations.
I actually saw a handball hit the player he aimed for. (At least I think he was aiming for him, but I couldn’t see where his eyes were looking)
But his usual shot (towards) goal was up to his usual standard.
Has anyone mentioned he’s a 3 time premiership player?
He’s due for his breakout game soon. Maybe…nah
Its just whenever he gets near or has the ball that I start to have palpitations.
I actually saw a handball hit the player he aimed for. (At least I think he was aiming for him, but I couldn’t see where his eyes were looking)
But his usual shot (towards) goal was up to his usual standard.
Has anyone mentioned he’s a 3 time premiership player?
He’s due for his breakout game soon. Maybe…nah
Weirdly I was watching this afternoon and Castagna gets the ball on half back and pumps it forward - straight kick with a fair bit of distance. Now, why he doesn't kick like that when in front of goals is anyone's guess, clearly it is between the ears. He can actually kick.
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Or does a broken watch tell time correctly once a day? The weight of evidence says that much like my own attempts to kick a footy his technique is flawed and he will fluff it too often and occasionally get it right. Something fundamentally wrong with his ball drop and maybe the way his leg comes through the ball isn’t consistent either IMO.
I don’t know who this guy is but maybe Castagna should do this drill. George’s hands sometimes also seem on top of the ball and not on the side of it which is a bit what I do and it makes it pretty random how the kick turns out.
Yeah, that’s why I said earlier if we have to play him play him further up the ground. There’s prospect he could play wing/hbf and use his run and carry and kick it long forward. Possibly….
He was asking how many quarters to go and which end we were kicking to?
Understand the sentiment (about getting his fourth) and it’s been said about other players in the past - so this is not about George specifically
I’d much prefer Sonsie or Moju or Stacky or (insert name of one of our up and comers) get their first flag and set themselves on their own path to multiple flags before George got his fourth
But the only way the former will happen is to not automatically assume that 3 in the bag makes a bloke more worthy of a shot for the next flag than someone with none
RoarEmotion, I agree about his kicking technique, it is very flawed. The kick I noticed was when he played on so wasn't like a set shot kick. He can kick better but needs some sort of method to do so. I remember, I think it was the 2019 PF, Castagna had a shot at goal from about 40 out at a critical time in the last quarter and just slotted it. He often does kick them when we need them, but he just messes way to many shots up, and the handballing is not impressive either. Just wish he could fix this.
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And that was the match winner right there. Before George came on, Port thought they had us all worked out. Then BANG!!! Georgie kicks that and straight away port had no idea what was happening and how to deal with it. Totally unexpected (for them, not us). They fell in a heap after that. Masterstroke
