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Long may they reign.
 
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Tom Kelly recruited from Manchester City on seven tonight
 

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Surfer - Kelly - they knows their sport.
 
BELLY's new nickname should be NED now.
But really that is inexcusable, if your interviewing a bloke for god sakes get his name right.

or does anyone reckon one of the boys has slipped the wrong name to the gullible interviewer just for laughs?
 

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Jman78 said:
Just read the Archie article on AFL.com. Geez I hope he makes it, I am a fan.

He is a quite amazing athlete too so I can only envisage what he could be like when he develops his tank and gains more knowledge daily.
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Sounds like he's got his head screwed on!

Good thing for him is Trent west is probably at the pointy end of his career so there's a list spot waiting for him as long as he keeps improving. Once Martin reaches the end of his contract Archie will be just at the right age to be a good AFL ruckman.

He's got everything in place, just needs to keep at it, learn the game.

Will be good watching him play on Sunday
 
BRAB said:
Sounds like he's got his head screwed on!

Good thing for him is Trent west is probably at the pointy end of his career so there's a list spot waiting for him as long as he keeps improving. Once Martin reaches the end of his contract Archie will be just at the right age to be a good AFL ruckman.

He's got everything in place, just needs to keep at it, learn the game.

Will be good watching him play on Sunday
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There's someone I forgot was on our list. Anyone know if he played the intraclub?
 
Jman78 said:
Just read the Archie article on AFL.com. Geez I hope he makes it, I am a fan.

He is a quite amazing athlete too so I can only envisage what he could be like when he develops his tank and gains more knowledge daily.
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He's had premiership player Jamie Charman as an early mentor, has then learned from Matthew Leuenberger, is toiling against Stefan Martin day in and day out, and most recently has built a strong bond with assistant coach and former Crow, Bulldog, Lion and Magpie Ben Hudson.
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What a pack of players to lean on for experience and guidance. Kid's gonna be a future gun with that mentality.
 
Older Lions To Lead Revival

THE Brisbane Lions' more experienced players must produce more to help lift the club up the ladder, says midfield coach Simon Black.

Although encouraged by the Lions' pool of talent, Black has warned it could still take a couple of years to "push the big boys".

They narrowly avoided the wooden spoon in 2015 with just four wins, including a final-round upset over the Western Bulldogs that helped them leapfrog Carlton and finish 17th.

Ahead of their NAB Challenge opener against Gold Coast on Sunday, Black has enlisted the help of the Lions' older brigade to lead a revival in 2016.

"There's guys last year that had interrupted years and guys in that 24 to 26 and 27 age bracket, and for us to fight our way back up the ladder, we need more out of (them)," Black said.

"We've got some talented guys that need to regularly produce a little bit more and there's no question we need that if we want to fight our way back up the ladder."

Captain Tom Rockliff (ribs), Irish speedster Pearce Hanley (hip) and classy midfielder Dayne Beams (shoulder) fall into that age bracket and had injury-interrupted campaigns last year.

Along with ruckman Stefan Martin, they are arguably the Lions' three most influential players and took the field just once together last season.

Dayne Zorko, Daniel Rich, Allen Christensen, Mitch Robinson and off-season recruits Tom Bell and Ryan Bastinac also fall into that age profile.

Black said there were a lot of unknowns entering the season, including the impact of highly touted draftees Josh Schache, Ben Keays and Rhys Mathieson.

He preached patience but was not ruling out a quick climb by the young Lions.

"As players, coaches and supporters we want it to happen instantly," Black said.

"To put a timeframe on it, it may take a couple of years for when we can push the big boys in the competition.

"That said, it can happen quickly, and there's no reason why we can't do it this year.

"On the back of last year's injury toll and a lot of our better players not having full seasons, we're really excited by the prospect of what we can serve up."

Black said there had been a big pre-season focus on winning contested ball, an area in which the Lions have been poor for years.
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A lot of very outside and/or behind the footy players on that list. That's got to help kicking stats as you aren't under as much pressure.

Besides, Rich didn't play 2014 and was below par with his kicking last year.

As a general comment, I'd venture we are one of the worst kicking sides in the comp. Gold Coast seem worse but I'm fairly sure we'd be near the bottom.
 
POBT said:
A lot of very outside and/or behind the footy players on that list. That's got to help kicking stats as you aren't under as much pressure.

Besides, Rich didn't play 2014 and was below par with his kicking last year.

As a general comment, I'd venture we are one of the worst kicking sides in the comp. Gold Coast seem worse but I'm fairly sure we'd be near the bottom.
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I think most of the bottom sides would be on that list... with the obvious exception of Adelaide. Terrible kicking team.
 
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