Player Watch #20: Zac Clarke - Secondary bleed from corked calf, unavailable for ANZAC day - 23/4

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kelvin_sheedy

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He was awful tonight but Bellchambers wasn't better. First game in AFL in a few years so even though I want him delisted right now, you have to give him some time to get up to speed.

I'd play him ahead of Bellchambers for a month as TBell looks physically cooked and can't move a few metres to impact a contest.
 

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I’d hate to receive a handball from this guy, no special awareness. Loves giving off hospital balls
More on the players who handpass to him in the first place, I like the saying ‘never handpass to a ruckman” It never worked tonight for him.

If all we want is a contest I’m sure Draper could do that just as well if not better, what exactly does he have over Draper because his senior experience certainly didn’t show today which would be my only thought as to why he played ahead of him.
 

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Was terrible. But willing to give him some benefit of the doubt that he was not upto it in his first afl game back given pressure on the night and maybe needs some re-adjustment time.
 

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Best thing he did all night was lead out from full forward and take his man wide to open a big hole for McKernan to kick the first goal. And I had Clarke at $34. It was the worst thing he did all night.
 

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He isn't good but I think everyone's underestimating how few capable ruckman there are around the league.

If injuries hit Clark is a bloke who can come in and Ruck 80-90% of a game as a reasonable tap ruckman.
 

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Worst player I have ever seen in a Essendon gurnsey by a mile


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I was about to defend him by saying “you’re obviously too young to remember Ty Zantuck, Shane Harvey, Robert Stevenson, Judd Lalich, Marc Bullen etc” but I think you may be onto something.
 

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He was awful tonight but Bellchambers wasn't better. First game in AFL in a few years so even though I want him delisted right now, you have to give him some time to get up to speed.

I'd play him ahead of Bellchambers for a month as TBell looks physically cooked and can't move a few metres to impact a contest.
A month?

Kill me now ffs.
 

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Did I hear correctly that Woosha in the presser said he was happy with how he and bellcho competed??? Worrying if so.

We're never going to win the ruck, let's not compound the problem by having two, slow lumbering crabs in the 22
 

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Will get better and be handy, but in saying that I would like to see Draper get an extended go at it.
 
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