Player Watch Jakob Ryan
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Agree with Ruscoe and Reef. I think he will be a player long term but this game wasn’t the right time to try him. But ask to play against the team that could well finish top this season if we don’t.
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Trey Ruscoe has a perfectly serviceable game Anzac Day and never seen again…. And they think this kid is better than him????
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The pace of the game was new to him. Few mistakes early. Nerves. Etc… fair enough
But for mine lacked a bit of size to compete to begin with… which is crucial for a defender
For Fly’s mantra that he won’t play them until they’re ready…
Ed Allen… who I’ve been wanting to debut for a while now..
He is physically bigger than Ryan.. and could’ve come in and played an outside, less crucial role quite easily
Not to mention Ruscoe being a bigger, more mature option to call upon at this time of year
But for mine lacked a bit of size to compete to begin with… which is crucial for a defender
For Fly’s mantra that he won’t play them until they’re ready…
Ed Allen… who I’ve been wanting to debut for a while now..
He is physically bigger than Ryan.. and could’ve come in and played an outside, less crucial role quite easily
Not to mention Ruscoe being a bigger, more mature option to call upon at this time of year
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What is Ryan’s injury?
- Sep 29, 2014
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He got a knee to the upper back/lower neck ...........that's how it looked to me but perhaps it slipped up and he got a concussion? Not sure the result but that seemed to be the cause.
Chugg like selection decision. However, this was more crucial at this point in the year to look at Ruscoe or McInnes again, who are potentially AFL standard and are physically hardened.
Tried and tested. Not best 23 but ok to use at AFL level.
Not the time for a debutant
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Allan and Reef don’t play defense?
Playing Reef would have meant Howe goes back and we clearly don’t want to do that.
The first few quarters were quite hectic by the best two teams in the comp. Any VFL player would have looked miles off the pace tonight
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People are Quick to s**t on a Player who only played 1 qtr and a Bit
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Not sure why he was selected. We need midfield speed, not another mid sized half bank flanker.
I do not think anyone is shitting on Ryan, we are shitting on the selection decision when he clearly wasn't ready and there were other options at a critical time of the year. Nothing to do with the young fella.
There's no positive way to spin his performance.
He was a dead set liability out there. Nowhere near ready.
Just a nervous kid making a few mistakes in his FIRST game against the No.2 placed side in the competition.
It was a bloody difficult assignment and in hindsight probably to big an occasion to debut in given how desperate Brisbane were always going to be.
He'll be fine.
It was a bloody difficult assignment and in hindsight probably to big an occasion to debut in given how desperate Brisbane were always going to be.
He'll be fine.
I understand that they were trying to go 'like for like' but the selection of Ryan seemed like a bit of a hail mary to inject some enthusiasm/energy into the group. He clearly isn't ready for AFL.
Thankfully Cox was given some floor time because it's been fairly obvious for several weeks that Cameron's inability to get hands is a contributing factor to our midfield performances.
Thankfully Cox was given some floor time because it's been fairly obvious for several weeks that Cameron's inability to get hands is a contributing factor to our midfield performances.
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- Mar 16, 2022
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WHE could have been moved to defence.
Well said Reg.
IQ got his arse handed to him. As did Maynard and most of the defence. And they are way more experienced than him.
The kid didn't have a great debut but the midfield didn't exactly help.
I'm more annoyed with how our experienced defenders performed. And our midfield.
Yeah, but we have to justify Hine's selection of flankers
