If we are good enough to carry Matera and create enough opportunities for him to maintain a place in the side until Ainsworth demands selection then maybe we can showcase him this season with the view to trading him for something after the season and clearing the space for Ah Chee and Ainsworth in future years.
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If we are good enough to carry Matera and create enough opportunities for him to maintain a place in the side until Ainsworth demands selection then maybe we can showcase him this season with the view to trading him for something after the season and clearing the space for Ah Chee and Ainsworth in future years.
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I know where you rate Matera - and agree young guys will eventually surpass him.
Right now he is still the best small forward we have . Both Ainsworth and Ah Chee need further work against Senior bodies IMO.
That guy Gary Ablett won't be be bad up forward either.
We've had the best preseason ever and are in our best shape ever and we're in crisis? How on earth did he reach that conclusion?
Probably our huge injury list containing no fewer than Day and Rischa, is concerning him.
Probably copped an eyeful of O'Cockface and thought we'd struggle without the traitor, not realising he hasn't played for us since 2014.
Looking at some other predictions, people think we'll go close to finals but when they come down to doing their ladder we get pushed down to 16th-12th. Sam Landsberger from the Herald Sun reckons we'll win 11 games and on AFL.com.au we're predicted to finish 12th.
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I think it makes sense in a way
There's a general expectation that we will be more competitive but people are making their ladder predictions on exposed form, no one is willing to say our expected level of performance is better than that of other middling teams because they have results to support their standing in the competition and we don't, and no one is interested in taking a punt on saying Team X will be riddled by injuries or underperform this year because it could just as easily come back to bite them
We've made good acquisitions and will improve but we haven't given outsiders much of substance to justify putting us in the 8
Whaaaaat?
Isn't he their cricket writer
He was best mates with Peter Roebuck- so no more
We're worse than Brisbane and Carlton?
Sure you weren't reading a 2016 preview by mistake?
God- better hand my membership back in
Watch the video at the end of this article then click his head to see his prediction.
http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/afl-2017-the-sunday-age-afl-time-capsule-20170318-gv185f.html
Don't think I want to see or listen to that rude head again.
Honestly that's ridiculous
We have 2 superstars of the competition and 5 or 6 next level
We have 2 superstars of the competition and 5 or 6 next level
Mike Sheahan has done his top 50 players on SEN.
He had May at 46, Ablett at 12 and Lynch at 8
https://www.sen.com.au/news/2017/03/19/mike-sheahans-top-50-1-10/
He had May at 46, Ablett at 12 and Lynch at 8
https://www.sen.com.au/news/2017/03/19/mike-sheahans-top-50-1-10/
His done a pretty good job this year has mike.. I would have Lynch, Ablett and Maysie 1, 2, 3 and Mckenzie Willis at 4 but that's just me..
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