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Another interstate signee for the SANFL squad.

Northern Knights best and fairest Lachlan Murphy also strengthens this year’s squad as Adelaide’s second interstate signing alongside fellow Victorian Tyson Lever.

Murphy topped the Knights’ best and fairest count last year despite playing only 10 TAC Cup games. The 178cm onballer averaged 28 possessions, six tackles and five clearances per playing alongside Crows draftee Matthew Signorello at Under-18 level and also lined up alongside him for school football side Ivanhoe Grammar.

The SANFL’s annual licence review approved the ability for both AFL clubs to sign two teenage talents from interstate to their SANFL development lists for a maximum period of two years. Adelaide previously had access to South Australian players only for its SANFL development squad.
 
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"Brad hasn't done a lot since Christmas..."
He also said he is on track for round one.

His comment that there is a distinct difference between having players 'available' is very different to having players 'ready to play'

Seems to me Brad is ramping up his conditioning and doing a mini preseason. I don't think it is all doom and gloom as some posters would have you believe.
 

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Did anyone else think the comment Pyke made about being fair on players and not just giving them 25 minutes of game time to "sink or swim" was a bit odd? It's pretty much what he did with Grigg last year after talking him up in a few press conferences.
 

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He also said he is on track for round one.

His comment that there is a distinct difference between having players 'available' is very different to having players 'ready to play'

Seems to me Brad is ramping up his conditioning and doing a mini preseason. I don't think it is all doom and gloom as some posters would have you believe.
The fact is we have a fairly bad injury list if we are honest with ourselves and a ball hasnt been bounced yet, by having such an injury list it means an interupted pre for a number of first 22 players, that seriously has to affect the team, percentages say it will. But you are right it could all come together
 

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Did anyone else think the comment Pyke made about being fair on players and not just giving them 25 minutes of game time to "sink or swim" was a bit odd? It's pretty much what he did with Grigg last year after talking him up in a few press conferences.
I think he'd already made up his mind about Grigg, based on what he'd seen during the pre-season. None of the other players received anything like Grigg's treatment - everyone else had a reasonable amount of game time during the pre-season.
 
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The fact is we have a fairly bad injury list if we are honest with ourselves and a ball hasnt been bounced yet, by having such an injury list it means an interupted pre for a number of first 22 players, that seriously has to affect the team, percentages say it will. But you are right it could all come together
yeah, but we don't have any season ending injuries at the moment.

No different to any other club at this time of year as each club tries to push their players to the edge without breaking them.

Some break, others don't.

Now it is about managing their bodies weekly to ensure they are in the best shape come game day.
 

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yeah, but we don't have any season ending injuries at the moment.

No different to any other club at this time of year as each club tries to push their players to the edge without breaking them.

Some break, others don't.

Now it is about managing their bodies weekly to ensure they are in the best shape come game day.

We didnt have this amount of issues last year.
 
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