D. Barrett is such a flog
He played the kids like Neale and Sutcliffe, that's how they got to 50 odd games!
He played the kids like Neale and Sutcliffe, that's how they got to 50 odd games!
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Lost_Deputy
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WTF? He clearly didn't re read that from start to finish.
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I got about 5 paragraphs into that article and started day dreaming about October.
D. Barrett is such a flog
He played the kids like Neale and Sutcliffe, that's how they got to 50 odd games!
Yeah it was a terrible article. What the real factor is that Lyon prefers to play the same team week in and out if there are no injuries. This leads to a more consistent team effort week in week out.
Just so strangely written and random.... I wonder if many of these guys are actually given feedback on their articles or if they are just let go without review..
Arcassius
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I got the feeling that the title was a touch tongue in cheek. Lyon is known for not playing the kids, but that doesn't mean the kids aren't developing and unlike St Kilda we have a very strong core of kids up and coming. So the future is bright, etc.
Outside of the Sydney game in isolation he's missed the fact we've played a heap of kids since Lyon started - and that their ability to break into the team is dependent on them surpassing the players already there. Not a case of being gifted games.
Outside of the Sydney game in isolation he's missed the fact we've played a heap of kids since Lyon started - and that their ability to break into the team is dependent on them surpassing the players already there. Not a case of being gifted games.
Which the Hawks and swans do too... Yet they don't get pulled up on it.
Wizard
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I didn't get that far. I didn't like the feel of the first few paragraphs so i hit the little X in the top corner.
And concluded with 'Lyon doesnt play kids'
The only clear thing about the article was that it was clearly poorly written.
It looked like he got half way through the article, and then someone pointed out the they are playing Sutcliffe, Neale, Taberner, Crozier, Sheridan and have another 6+ young kids dominating the WAFL so he added a bit to the end of the article but couldn't be bothered rewriting the whole thing.
Lost_Deputy
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Wasn't saying it was anti Freo. Was saying it was a misleading, poorly constructed POS
That is how I see it also.
I think he tried to write it with an ironic twist but failed.
He did a little bit of research though, it must be said.
I'm like how he wrote
It completely ignores the fact that 2 players hit their 50 game target during those games, and that Sheridan & Crozier did play, just not all 4 games
. That one sentence discredits the article because it's so factually incorrect. If Sheridan & Crozier played a game each, that means more than 22 players have played this season. If he means players that played all 4 games, then it should be a number less than 22 - and doesn't include Tabs
It completely ignores the fact that 2 players hit their 50 game target during those games, and that Sheridan & Crozier did play, just not all 4 games
. That one sentence discredits the article because it's so factually incorrect. If Sheridan & Crozier played a game each, that means more than 22 players have played this season. If he means players that played all 4 games, then it should be a number less than 22 - and doesn't include Tabs
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Actually lets give real figures:
20 players have played all 4 games for an average of 137 career games
1 player has played 3 games for 16 career games
1 player has played 2 games for 108 career games
3 players have played 1 game for an average of 44 career games
That's a total of 25 players for an average of 120 career games
20 players have played all 4 games for an average of 137 career games
1 player has played 3 games for 16 career games
1 player has played 2 games for 108 career games
3 players have played 1 game for an average of 44 career games
That's a total of 25 players for an average of 120 career games
Another real factor (which he omitted to mention because it would take a few minutes' research to actually find out) is that Freo are minus three 1st round picks in young Simpson, Pitt and Morabito.
You would embarrass him if you could post that detail in a comments section of the article.
Well done Allikat!
Edit: Is there a comments section on the AFL website? Just went there and couldn't find it.
Nah that's on facebook
Keep us posted if he replies.
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