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Probably doesn't suit the slow crappy style of playing against plumbers and electricians in the SANFL.
Looked to have oodles of composure at AFL level.
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Preview R22: Changes vs. West Coast Eagles
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Probably doesn't suit the slow crappy style of playing against plumbers and electricians in the SANFL.
Looked to have oodles of composure at AFL level.
I hope it is not something stupid like keeping him eligible for the Rising Star next year
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Yeah, I think they've already missed the opportunity there
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The thing that doesn't matter, and has never mattered?
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Nope. We just don't see Draper as a small forward.
He'd have been in weeks ago if we did, as we've already scraped the bottom of the barrel.
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He showed more than enough to be invested in.
But we had people on the board saying the same stuff about Curtin earlier in the year.
Burgess is a bit disappointing, thought it was a good chance to unleash Murray Beast Mark II
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I love Schoey, but I think in this group, he probably missed his window to establish himself as a 1st choice mid. I hope he gets another gig, but I can't see how it would be with us in 2026
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The **** are you talking about? Schoenberg was a first choice inside midfielder for about 10-15 weeks. He pissed away a golden opportunity to be a long term player.
I agree, don't lump him with Murphy, who scratched out a decent career from the edges. Murph never failed to the calibre Schoey did.
Bit of a strange opinion. Schoenberg was in our best 22 for all of 2021 and most of 2022 and looked pretty good during his time there.
Then he fell out of favour and has barely had a look since. Got a few games towards the end of 2023 where he performed okay, and has barely played AFL footy since.
I'm betting that they want to be sure is back issues are 100% and his fitness and body will be more AFL ready and give him clean air.... with rising star as a bonus. They might think he's got the ability to win Rising Star and want him to have every opportunity to win. They may well think playing him will rob him of the opportunity for the accolades.
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Everyone entitled to their opinion but I think your memory is not correct on this .
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You are probably right. It’s ashame as I think it’s taken a while for him to mature. Has the physical attributes to make it imo
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They are Ravens not Crows but get the point.
I’ve got a pair that sing/warble first thing in the morning in one of the cotton palms (in probably the tallest plant on the street).
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Two of those three (Murphy and Schoenberg) aren’t contracted for 2026 (and it is now mid-August) so what is the point of either naming them or playing them.
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You don’t need to rest them, just manage their workload on game day.
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I think he can still make it, I just don't think it will be with us.
If Curtin and Draper come on next season as CBA mids, then he would be 2 rotations further back again. And he's already in no-man's land on our list.
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Agreed, also Rankine has already spent a lot of time in F50 the last 4 weeks. And Soligo's really just getting back up to speed.
I'm not changing much with them. If anything maybe get Ranks a few more CBA's to keep the tool sharp against lower competition.
He's the type of fwd/mid chess piece you want to have in finals if the game gets away from you.
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I wouldn't say he pissed it away. He was ok.
His injury came at an awful time for him, missing a season he would have wanted to become a regular and then others have gone ahead of him.
I doubt he's suddenly going to become good enough though.
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It was injury and work ethic . Both are better now. I think he definitely could be good enough but maybe not with us .
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Well, I hope he does. Maybe he'll tear it up this week in the mids, and we'll like it, and select him again and play him in the "half forward role for fringe players where you'll suck" role.
Or maybe he get traded for not much and becomes something. That would be good too.
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Major missed opportunity to give some guys a freshen up in front of a mini-final on short rest.
We're still not a mature club in a lot of ways.
We're still not a mature club in a lot of ways.