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Travis Johnstone probably the last player I saw similar skills from.
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I feel he's still only going at 50-60%. And I'm happy with that. If he can get through this season without any serious injury, and get games under his belt, then we should see his confidence gradually rise. I don't think we'll see him at 100% ever again, but if he can get close to 80% of his capabilities, then what a fantastic result for him and the club. As his confidence rises too, we should see him play more minutes through the middle. Loved the response from the team after he kicked that goal.
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Travis' pick ups off the deck were amazing, I dunno, Yze was good at it also, but Johnstone could do it a full tilt in the same manner Harley can and weave onto either his right or left foot no problem.
Just watching that first goal from Rankin too, * it's good. Picks it up off the deck then he crosses over Harmes so bad he leaves him clutching at air, amazing what some of the aboriginal players can do.
Maybe besides Dusty and Bont, the indigenous players are the only one's making this game worth watching right now. Rankine will be a star. The Suns will have a dynasty up there. The AFL seriously f**ked up giving them so many handouts last season. What a joke!
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The salary cap could eventually squeeze some of their talent out, like GWS face most years now, but this year has shown how good King, Rowell, Rankine and Lukosious can be. Keep those together with Anderson, Collins etc and they'll be contending.
Also hope injury doesn't hold them back too much. O'Meara was incredible in his first year for the Suns. Shame about his knees because he was a remarkable player to watch going through middle and dobbing goals as he pleased. Still handy but obviously hampered him a bit.
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Yea don't count your chickens, everyone said the same about GWS , how many premierships have they got again?
Half their guns will leave, it's about hitting the draft picks again they get in return to keep them afloat.
Half their guns will leave, it's about hitting the draft picks again they get in return to keep them afloat.
and it looks effortless, his kicking still rusty but once that comes good, will be massive for us
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Said it in the review thread, he was moving so slow but he still bought himself some time with how clean he picked up the ball. As soon as it hit his hand it was his. Compare him to the fumbles of AnB or Brayshaw
Perhaps you're right maybe it's the way he can hold the ball with one hand reminded me of yze. Now that I think about it he kind of reminds me of Jared Brennan in that sense as well.
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Agree, his intensity on Sat was definitely an improvement on R2 though!
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Played the same amount of games with us in 4 weeks as he did in 4 years at Freo
He looks like he’s going at 60-70%, but the way he plays, it seems like he just has so much more time than everyone else. I was smiling so much when he kicked that goal, the way the team got around him too was awesome to see.
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Yeah, I'll accept him being a bit tentative on sprinting with his history. Still went when he needed to and so clean off the deck.
Loved the goal and reaction too.
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Good to see him up and going, obviously well liked at the club, the reaction after his goal was great to see.
sidednote; Hannan is underrated he just about our best pressure forward and against GC he hit the scoreboard.
I’d be dropping melks before Hannan, we are just waiting for 2018 melks to reappear
sidednote; Hannan is underrated he just about our best pressure forward and against GC he hit the scoreboard.
I’d be dropping melks before Hannan, we are just waiting for 2018 melks to reappear
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Hannan's a gun, never really rated him that highly before this year but his impact per stat ratio would be the highest at the club this year.
His pressure and ball use has been first class.
His pressure and ball use has been first class.
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You'd be full of s**t if you thought he's added even 5% more defensive side to his game haha. Coaching staff are morons for keeping him out of the side if that was the actual reason
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Even in 2018 Hannan's best was never as a forward, it was as an outside runner from the back or top of the square. Struggled to adjust last year without 6-6-6 and being unfit but he's found that run again and uses it to great effect to chase players down and provide that overlap run. He's a good field kick too.
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They are ******* plebs, we have been crying out for class finishers. Some players you give a pass to on defensive efforts coz they offer far more than anyone else can offensively.
It's no different to basketball. You don't take your star assist machine point guard off the court every defensive possession coz he's smaller than other point guards who might post him up. Just shut the * up and let him do his thing on offense.
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Mate, his defensive pressure is absolutely unrecognisable from before being dropped.
He's a completely changed player.
BIG TIME.
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I'm sensing BIG TIME © is what Headless wants his new catch phrase to be?
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It's a blessing and a curse.
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How I dare I forget his tried and true classic. Sub catch phrase then.
Perhaps that's been the problem for the last 18 months an obsession with 18 man defense. It might be a good thing that forwards I dunno stay forward. Every team plays 18 man defense maybe it's time to try something different. How often do you watch games where a team stops going forward because they're waiting for a player to run into forward space.
