Doesn't hurt to see our mids more confident around goal!
List Mgmt. Welcome Pick 28 - Luke Partington
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Played well. First time i've ever seen him... damn did he look small out there.
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He definitely doesn't look 181cm. More like 175.
the length from his shoulders to the top of his head is like 20cm. He is apparently the same height as Gaff.
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I know but if you look at them both inside the circle singing the song Gaff is clearly taller
He's one cm taller than me and he is described on the AFL site as "diminutive":
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-07-30/nine-things-we-learned-from-round-19
I'm unsure if my self-esteem will ever recover. Will have to strap my 180cm self to the rack and stretch
gaff is 1cm taller actually. That said, 1cm isn't huge difference and i suspect Gaffy's height probably hasn't been remeasured since 2010/11. Good chance Gaff is taller than that. He looks taller than leccas and crippa and their named as 184cm and 183cm respectively.
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Its no different to basketball. Players are on average a lot taller than normal people. On tv they dont look big but when you see them standing next to fans or some coaching staff you can see they are actually quite tall. Fagan looked like a midget talking to his players today. I always find it amusing when they refer to Gary Ablett as the little master. He is 6 foot which isn't really small at all.He's one cm taller than me and he is described on the AFL site as "diminutive":
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-07-30/nine-things-we-learned-from-round-19
I'm unsure if my self-esteem will ever recover. Will have to strap my 180cm self to the rack and stretch
Meh, Its a professional sport that values height and size.We are now getting mids as taller as KPF's from couple of decades ago and and ruckmen from a while ago. We now have KPP's the same size as ruckmen 10 years ago but with much better agility.He's one cm taller than me and he is described on the AFL site as "diminutive":
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2017-07-30/nine-things-we-learned-from-round-19
I'm unsure if my self-esteem will ever recover. Will have to strap my 180cm self to the rack and stretch
My reality check came a few years ago. I thought i was as tall/if not taller than Glassy. Saw him and he had a good few cm's on me. That said i was surprised that woosha was so short.
I'm taller than Masten at least
Still think the "extremely or unusually small" description is great. Someone's giving the old thesaurus a solid workout.
I wonder what they'll say about Willie Rioli (175cm and just as wide).
Still think the "extremely or unusually small" description is great. Someone's giving the old thesaurus a solid workout.
I wonder what they'll say about Willie Rioli (175cm and just as wide).
Very solid, if unspectacular, debut. Exactly what I think most were expecting (around 15 touches and hopefully hitting the scoreboard, which he did).
In relation to his stature I think he's fairly thickset through the hips/glutes/quads which makes him look somewhat "squat". 181cm is just under six foot in the old scale so definitely small for an inside mid in an era where they're regularly +187cm.
In relation to his stature I think he's fairly thickset through the hips/glutes/quads which makes him look somewhat "squat". 181cm is just under six foot in the old scale so definitely small for an inside mid in an era where they're regularly +187cm.
Solid debut, may be unlucky next week if they cram Priddis back in but doesn't deserve to be dropped.
And yes, he looked considerably shorter than the 182cm-listed Gaff. I'd like to see Partington next to Mitchell.
And yes, he looked considerably shorter than the 182cm-listed Gaff. I'd like to see Partington next to Mitchell.
Good to see he's been working on the defensive side of his game, if that's what Simmo was after. Was worried in the first quarter when he seemed to hang back when he could have pressured, but it must've just been nerves.
Parto has his boots off and gaffy doesn't though. The studs on the shoes would add a fair bit of height to gaff.
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So for all the hoopla surrounding his kicking, he ends up with a nice disposal efficiency.
I guess the 'little' could be in reference to his father, as Sandy Roberts referred to him as 'the master'?
Dear god, we really do suck if a first year player has to do that!!!!
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