AFL Player 9: Sullivan Robey - 192cm mid-forward, Welcome to Essendon!

[Nicholas61]

Twomey reporting if Richmond took Robey we were going to take Sharp + Farrow then Lindsay after Melbourne's picks. What a massive swing

Shows our recruitment now value good kicks.

 

[MarkJohnson#1]

The size of this bloke…

 

[brownezaka]

training scaled back due to back issues, so it begins

 

[dank420_]

sack innes

 

[Halloween Jack]

Already has a sore back from carrying our teams hopes

 

[Runk]

 

[Schnitzengruben]

Trade

 

[King Patty]

 

[andleanback]

Not a surprise with the amount of growth. Should be absolutely no rush with him. Should be an easy load all summer for him

 

[Lore]

Glad they figured it out now and not in 18 months time when he gets a stress fracture in his L2.

 

[Lance Uppercut]

like clockwork

 

[thepokey]

Yeah much rather have him on a modified program while his body is still finishing growing rather than **** him up long term. I'm choosing to see this as a positive that has been identified and quickly jumped on

 

[Call Me Cake]

Back stress got us back to stress

 

[Call Me Cake]

Jagga was taken out for his entire first year which has delayed his development compared to his peers, need to take care of this as early as possible so that Robes can play a proper amount in 2026. He's got a pretty strong core and base already which hopefully helps and it'll allow more time for the collarbone to heal also which can take over 3 months.

 

[SpeckieMcVeigh]

training scaled back due to back issues, so it begins

My coping mechanism is that it's due to his crazy growth spurt.

 

[DapperDon]

Well, this triggered my Gumbxiety

 

[King Patty]

My coping mechanism is that it's due to his crazy growth spurt.

Mine is he will be the similar heights to the Bont and Cripps....194-195cm

 

[mxett]

After our recent luck with injuries it's hard not to feel pessimistic about the potential for a chronic, career limiting, injury

 

[Snake Charmer]

Reading this news.. im fine.. seriously I’m fine

 

[JT_the_Man]

Be patient with him. No need to rush, let him work through this. Even if it means we don't see him in the seniors until 2027.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

Oh well, it was a fun 5 days.

 

[JayJ20]

It was a fun journey. The most memorable part of his career was that time Richmond overlooked him and Essendon called out his name. That warm, fuzzy feeling of hope and excitement overtook me as I sat in disbelief. I could almost taste the premiership cup on that night.

I look back at it very fondly. Good times.

 

[King Patty]

 

[Squeaky]

FFS - Blow this ****ing Hangar up!
It's obviously built on an old bone yard!
****ing cursed.

 

[ant555]

Not ideal but the sky is hardly falling either. It does not really matter if he has a 70% pre season and just plays a solid block of VFL and a couple of AFL games at the back end of the season.