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About freakin time the Freo fans appreciated what they got. As I said in this thread previously, to many short memories in footy and especially on BF.

The guy is elite, not always consistent, but his best is equal to anyone, and is literally hitting his prime for Freo.

His best footy is mid/fwd, not FP which so many Freo fans didnt know in fairness.

Sucks watching him dominate for another team, but love to see him do what few can.

Ps. Sill think you overpaid?
 
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Morro said:
About freakin time the Freo fans appreciated what they got. As I said in this thread previously, to many short memories in footy and especially on BF.

The guy is elite, not always consistent, but his best is equal to anyone, and is literally hitting his prime for Freo.

His best footy is mid/fwd, not FP which so many Freo fans didnt know in fairness.

Sucks watching him dominate for another team, but love to see him do what few can.

Ps. Sill think you overpaid?
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Not after you gave us Murphy Reid as well ;)
 
He had this cheeky FIGJAM smirk on his face as he took that mark in the pocket before his 3rd goal like "yeah imma win this game lol" and of course that's exactly what he did. We haven't had a player this fun to watch since peak Ballas or Jeffrey before him.
 

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He definitely had a bit of a rough start finding his place in the team but you can see the total buy in now, the way he celebrates with his teammates ect.

He's definitely committed and an absolute joy to watch
 
Spirit Level said:
He definitely had a bit of a rough start finding his place in the team but you can see the total buy in now, the way he celebrates with his teammates ect.

He's definitely committed and an absolute joy to watch
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When you compare how long it's taken for him to gel compared to say Tom Barrass at Hawks it's actually been pretty quick.
 
Has anyone else seen his accuracy is like 42% but no one cares lol...

He just gets so many shots on goal (and is absurdly selfish haha) that no one else can so you hardly even realise. 3.2 is actually elite accuracy for Shai...
 
Snuffaluphagus said:
Has anyone else seen his accuracy is like 42% but no one cares lol...

He just gets so many shots on goal (and is absurdly selfish haha) that no one else can so you hardly even realise. 3.2 is actually elite accuracy for Shai...
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Lol some of the pings he has are ridiculous. In the wet deep left pocket tries, I'm not even sure what to call it, a reverse check side banana? Anyone else tries that and they would be told top of the square or you're dragged.

Nathan Brown said he could go to another level if he sorted out his accuracy. Hard not to agree
 
Morro said:
About freakin time the Freo fans appreciated what they got. As I said in this thread previously, to many short memories in footy and especially on BF.

The guy is elite, not always consistent, but his best is equal to anyone, and is literally hitting his prime for Freo.

His best footy is mid/fwd, not FP which so many Freo fans didnt know in fairness.

Sucks watching him dominate for another team, but love to see him do what few can.

Ps. Sill think you overpaid?
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I would say yes, but getting Murphy Reid with our remaining number 1 pick turns that trade onto it's head.
 
EastcoastDocker said:
Lol some of the pings he has are ridiculous. In the wet deep left pocket tries, I'm not even sure what to call it, a reverse check side banana? Anyone else tries that and they would be told top of the square or you're dragged.

Nathan Brown said he could go to another level if he sorted out his accuracy. Hard not to agree
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Yeah his accuracy being low is kinda like how Steph Curry isn't the most accurate 3 point shot based on percentage.

Doesn't tell the full story.
 

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Righteo said:
He had this cheeky FIGJAM smirk on his face as he took that mark in the pocket before his 3rd goal like "yeah imma win this game lol" and of course that's exactly what he did. We haven't had a player this fun to watch since peak Ballas or Jeffrey before him.
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That was the "How's that plan to stop me going Dimma?" grin.

Though I admit that HTPTSMG doesn't roll off the tongue the way FIGJAM does.
 
I remember watching his first game against Carlton and turning to my girlfriend, saying, 'He's something special.' Far out, it was good watching him all those years. I live on the GC team and proudly support GC as a second team, so I was there on the weekend. Geez, he had a heap of awesome moments. But I loved watching him turn Powell inside out on the 50 arc the most. Faking once, twice (everyone in the stadium knew what he was going to do, including Powell), and he still did. Phenomenal.

You're very lucky to have him from a watching perspective, he was my favourite player to watch. As someone mentioned in this thread, he is the cream on top. The better you get, the better he will be.
 
Taj Hotton, Jonty Faull and Luke Trainor for Shai and Bruce. I do that deal 100 times over!
 
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Did anyone actually think he would be this good? Like obviously he is talented but his tackling and stoppage work has been phenomenal
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I must admit I was thinking here we go again, over paying for some guy that's going to come home and basically retire on a good wicket. So happy to say he's worth everything we paid.
 
Saturday's game proved to me that he wasn't coming here just for a payday and to finish his career. After he coasted through last season at the Tigs I had a SLIGHT question mark (his talent is phenomenal and I wanted him for sure) on hsi commitment.

Seeing him run 30m full speed to chase a guy down with 1 minute left, woah. The blokes a winner and he's clearly invested. **** yeah.
 

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wakojako said:
Would love to see Pickett and Bolton in the same side one day. Not only would that give us the best forwardline in the comp, it would bring so much joy to supporters to watch them create chaos in real time. It would also boost our viewership and make us relevant again. I don't think we should be waiting until 2027, we should be throwing everything at him now (assuming he is still interested).

On a side note, how funny was it watching Bolton after the game give every oppo player a wink after he shook their hand 😂 new nickname idea is 40 winks.
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Can you imagine a small forward line of Pickett, Bolton and Dudley wreaking havoc across the comp. There won't be an Indigenous kid in the country that won't be a Freo fan.
 
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