Player Watch #:? Tom Blamires - selected via the SSP - Welcome to North Melbourne

[Sheezel2Wardlaw]

Hold up a darn tooting minute

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5yrs 1 Million. Sign him up!

 

[DarkPhoenix]

Welcome Tom! Hope you work your way into the team and make a career out of the opportunity.

Am slightly baffled how this all went down though. Really looked like the club was favouring Becker in the lead up to the decision. Shame we didn't snag both.

 

[RooInNorthLondon]

North’s decision making remains confusing (maybe just confused) but if Tom can and will chase back and lay a tackle in early VFL outings we might see more of him in the AFL as the season progresses than we expect. Good luck Tom.

 

[kool kangas]

Has anyone else noticed what the Roos were watching at the meeting in the background. Maybe they might learn something.

 

[Sticksphat]

Something has changed in the last few days, because all the talk I'd heard last week that it was Becker's spot to lose. And he (apparently) hit his KPIs.

We didn't need to make the SSP selection until Monday next week so no idea why we've gone early before the Collingwood game and made this move.

EDIT: this has me wondering if the club is picking the midfielder because the Wardlaw injury is worse than anticipated, or they've lost faith in his ability to stay healthy or something. Because I'm serious when I say that last week this was all Becker.

Spooked by another club's interest?

 

[roos_fanatic08]

North’s decision making remains confusing (maybe just confused) but if Tom can and will chase back and lay a tackle in early VFL outings we might see more of him in the AFL as the season progresses than we expect. Good luck Tom.

With the questions marks over Hards being fit for round 1 wouldn’t surprise me at all if Blamires plays round 1. Had the body and the tank to at least compete at

Spooked by another club's interest?

I thought this may have been the case

 

[tales129]

So we should make an early call and not change it regardless of other information? This is actually the least confusing thing this list management team has done.

Becker shitting his dacks twice in the first quarter that led to shots on goal probs didn’t help his cause

 

[Makeshift Park]

 

[zoomba23]

Reads to me like a Portuguese/Brazilian name. But the commentators say 'Bla-myers.'

Hopefully Basil swoops in, in between his main activities of falling upwards and trying to delete the homeless, to clear it up for us, as he so generously did with Orazio Fanta-seer

 

[SpiderBurton22]

Quality post in the replies.

 

[Makeshift Park]

He's a very decently built chap.


Wouldn't be surprised to see him get a seniors game in the not too distant future.

A lack of defensive midfielders and lockdown defenders are two of our biggest list weaknesses. All the better if he can capably do both. Go well young dude.

 

[Brian Fontana]

He's a very decently built chap.
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Wouldn't be surprised to see him get a seniors game in the not too distant future.

A lack of defensive midfielders and lockdown defenders are two of our biggest list weaknesses. All the better if he can capably do both. Go well young dude.

I’d rather him play than Daniel

 

[Rod Stroker]

Viney refers to Becker in the past tense, "we HAD Becker here trying out for an opportunity".

Sounds like he's already left the club and we don't plan to list him?

 

[Ligma]

Luke Ryan

 

[Chadwiko]

Viney refers to Becker in the past tense, "we HAD Becker here trying out for an opportunity".

Sounds like he's already left the club and we don't plan to list him?

Becker is "gutted" and on his way back to SA.

He barracked for North as a kid and was really led to believe he was going to get this spot.

 

[Makeshift Park]

Luke Ryan

Pretty cool how FRM medallists seems to have a greater than 50% chance of a good AFL career, based on the last 15 years.

 

[The Filth Wizard]

Becker is "gutted" and on his way back to SA.

He barracked for North as a kid and was really led to believe he was going to get this spot.

It's a cutthroat world. Jaidyn Stephenson seemed certain to get a gig at Port too.

 

[Makeshift Park]

Viney refers to Becker in the past tense, "we HAD Becker here trying out for an opportunity".

Sounds like he's already left the club and we don't plan to list him?

The headline of the NMFC article is literally "Kangaroos complete list as defender signs on".

 

[andana]

Reads to me like a Portuguese/Brazilian name. But the commentators say 'Bla-myers.'

According to

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Blamires is a combination of Blame Umpires

That is called a portmanteau.

 

[Rod Stroker]

The headline of the NMFC article is literally "Kangaroos complete list as defender signs on".

I hadn't seen the article, just the video

 

[Makeshift Park]

I hadn't seen the article, just the video

No worries.

I sometimes forget that not everyone gets pop-up notifications every time the club posts something.

 

[DarkPhoenix]

No worries.

I sometimes forget that not everyone gets pop-up notifications every time the club posts something.

You guys get the popup on the day and not 24-48 hrs late?

 

[DocSholl]

What a day for Nostra. We use a SSP spot and Chad is wrong

 

[chubbspeterson]

With the questions marks over Hards being fit for round 1 wouldn’t surprise me at all if Blamires plays round 1. Had the body and the tank to at least compete at

I thought this may have been the case

You wonder if the Hardemann injury and diabolical midfield performance may have tipped things in Blamires favour late.

 

[Rod Stroker]

No worries.

I sometimes forget that not everyone gets pop-up notifications every time the club posts something.

which pop up are you referring to? on an app?

I usually get emails from the club regarding major announcement, but didn't see one for this.