Universal Love 2016/2017 Pre-season Thread

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Yeah but it's only our fitness / performance staff that are incompetent and we need to sit here and whinge, because they don't know what they are doing and now we have aaaaaaaaaaaall these injuries:rolleyes:
Geez how incompetent are our fitness/performance staff...seriously..:)
Never happens anywhere else..:eek:
https://www.triplem.com.au/sport/afl/news/essendon-midfielder-sidelined-for-6-to-8-weeks/

Essendon midfielder David Myers has been struck down by a finger injury that will keep him sidelined for up to two months.

The 27-year old damaged a tendon at training this morning and will be forced to undergo surgery.

“David Myers got his finger caught in someone’s jumper, he’s ruptured his tendon in that finger and he’ll be in for surgery today,” said the Bombers' Justin Crow.
 

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Well boys club appointments tend to attract more scrutiny than usual. This is why I don't envy Ben Jarman. Kid will never hear the end of it if he goes out there and stinks it up.
Not as much pressure as a rookie pick though.

Higher expectations on Gallucci.
 

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Gee, he's coming from a long way back if he is looking beefier. D-mac is a prime example though that you don't need to be big to be a great afl footballer
You should really wait until you've seen the Sig play....I have, and he goes in as hard as any youngster I've ever seen, you won't see him taking a backward step believe me.
 

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Love the way we always reference the bulldogs as a reason to focus on 'flexibility'.

Are we also going to copy the rest of their strategies:
Play only 1 kpf
Duck/lean/fall/collapse/wanganeen whenever someone comes near you
Throw the ball at every opportunity
Outcast one of our players because he had a joke with his brother
Pay a kid $1m per year for 7 years
Trade out our captain

Let's not fall into the Neil Craig mistake again by having an idea of a way to play which is not best for the team. McKay, Thommo, Crouch, Douglas, CEY, Walker...these guys are 1-D. Dont force them into a game style that doesn't fit
 

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You should really wait until you've seen the Sig play....I have, and he goes in as hard as any youngster I've ever seen, you won't see him taking a backward step believe me.
Ive seen the highlights - all 2mins of them. Agree he goes in hard. More a comment on his 'figure' than ability. Im glad he has a POD to #14
 

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I would love to see these "four" pushing for a spot in round 1 but Riley Knight will be a top ten player by the end of this seasons if he can dodge the injury curse. At the end of last season he was way, way in front of all five players listed.
Exactly , alot of hype over some of the others let's see them perform first
 

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You should really wait until you've seen the Sig play....I have, and he goes in as hard as any youngster I've ever seen, you won't see him taking a backward step believe me.
Bicks where do you see him in the Crows, ie Mid/forward,
Unfortanly I have not seen much of him Live, What I have seen he's Clean and Quick with good leg speed.
 

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Bicks where do you see him in the Crows, ie Mid/forward,
Unfortanly I have not seen much of him Live, What I have seen he's Clean and Quick with good leg speed.
Mid/Wing/HBF/HFF

Both times I've seen him play he's played mainly midfield with stints as a Running back off HBF and on the HFF.

I really like him as a Mid/Wingman and see him as a very capable running back........Showed outstanding defensive pressure both times I've seen him live.
 

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Mid/Wing/HBF/HFF

Both times I've seen him play he's played mainly midfield with stints as a Running back off HBF and on the HFF.

I really like him as a Mid/Wingman and see him as a very capable running back........Showed outstanding defensive pressure both times I've seen him live.
If you had to, what established player in the AFL would you compare him to?
 
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