What the 2 shots?
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Candidate for clueless post of the year?
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He certainly didn't look intimidated by cloke and pretty much wore him like a second skin. I'm very much starting to see why the coaches wanted to persist with David. Good on him ,it's been a long road for him & Griff. Great to see !!
Getting much better defensively but still a bit shaky with the ball at times.
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One of our best this year. Has gotten a lot stronger
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you sound way to proud and ignorant.
He is a back up kpp who kept trav goalless whilst cloke kicked 7 against our best defender last year.
swallow your pride and just accept he played well and has stepped up this year
Up your meds mate, all you do is whinge on here lately. Maybe time to find another hobby.
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Yep Mt06.. what is he 23ish? Give him this year and another preseason (no major injuries) and watch him start to monster some of the games KPF....
Who said he was a super star? Geez you over state what people say.
Yep I agree with more preseasons into him, he will get a lot fitter stronger and faster(hopefully).
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he is the defender to take the strong monsters we have been looking for. Rance for the more agile forwards like reiwoldt, astbury for the slowe stronger ones like cloke
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True but he still did an ok job on Waite and he isn't slow.
he;s the least our backline problems
Love that play were he left Cloke and punched the ball away in a 50/50 contest...
When it's your time to go ... YOU GO! ... and he did!
Kudos Astbury
When it's your time to go ... YOU GO! ... and he did!
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It is amazing how players like this got overlooked time and time again... When he hits his 50 game mark, which should be the end of this season, he will be on his way to becoming one of the better KPD's in the AFL. Maybe not a superstar but a player capable of containing the games big forwards, and ruckman.
To be fair we wanted to play him, hence no 12, but injury has restricted him.
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I know that Cloke is out of form so some will downplay Astbury's effort on the weekend, but we haven't had a key defender with such strength in the contest for bloody ages. The fact he was (more than) breaking even in the clinches against Cloke, who I rate as pretty much the strongest forward in the comp was fantastic to see.
I can't wait for Rance to return because between these two I reckon we have an answer to every key forward in the comp.
I can't wait for Rance to return because between these two I reckon we have an answer to every key forward in the comp.
Cloke was out of form last year too.
Astbury was great. Only issue will be whether there is a match-up for him each week. Should be ok if our team defence is better against sides like the Dogs. Can't wait to see him take out Petrie.
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Yep agree TT ... I posted something similar a few weeks back & said I thought the club was grooming David as the the man to fill Chappy's shoes but bigger stronger type of backline general...Fingers crossed for David (injury wise)
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Cloke was out of form last year too.
Spot on.
Rance has done an outstanding job on some of the comp's best forwards (Buddy, Pav, Goodes, N.Riewoldt etc) but looks lost on some of the genuine man-mountains (Cloke, Petrie, hell even Kosi and Hampson in the past). The fact that every team is resting their rucks forward at the moment means I don't think Dave will ever be short an opponent.
The backline is beginning to look a bit more balanced.
We just need to get back to the point where Chaplin doesn't need to be accountable and can start playing decent footy again.
Fair dos. I've been into him about his pace for a long time. And I think it's still a problem. But, gee, after seeing Cloke murder us a few times in the past, it's nice to see us having a gur big enough to stand him.
I think there may be games when there isn't a match-up for him - in those cases the coaching panel have to see if they want to still play him - he gets burnt when the ball hits the ground.
But, yes, play him on Hawkins, Daniher, Tippett - the big lumps. Not on Riewoldt, Darling, Pav or anybody who moves.
I think there may be games when there isn't a match-up for him - in those cases the coaching panel have to see if they want to still play him - he gets burnt when the ball hits the ground.
But, yes, play him on Hawkins, Daniher, Tippett - the big lumps. Not on Riewoldt, Darling, Pav or anybody who moves.
I think his speed will get better as he completes more preseasons of which he hasn't done.
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.....Agree !!I could see the club playing both David & Rancer together or swaping them in the key role depending on the KPF match up or bringing in a smaller flank when David is not quick enough to go with the smaller half forward. But I think Alex can defenately play the half back for speed and nearly always out mark his opponent as well as be the 3rd man up to help David if necessary.