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To be fair, everyone in the top ten would make great back pocket taggers.
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List Mgmt. 2020 Draft and Trade Hypotheticals
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Dubai Quacker
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Aliir firmly on the outer.
We’re shopping him around.
We’re shopping him around.
The King!
Chosen One
Dubai Quacker
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Nine things we learned: New-look Saints, same old problems
Brett Ratten's St Kilda has changed but not enough to convince the doubters, plus more round six lessons
Nothing direct (ok, it’s speculation) but being dumped an hour before the game with every other tall out says a bit. The “9 things” point (number 6) on afl.com.au makes sense.
Aliir can't defend one on one, the club had him playing some pretty exciting football there a couple years back but clubs know how to exploit him now.
I hope he can turn it around but you need to be able to defend.
Maybe if we jag Moore Collingwood will take a look.
I hope he can turn it around but you need to be able to defend.
Maybe if we jag Moore Collingwood will take a look.
caesar88
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He'd be far more dangerous if he wasn't in such an under siege back six. IMO Rampe, Mills (prior to today) and Dawson have not been much better.
He is being made the scapegoat for our rubbish midfield, just as he was scapegoat for Reg and Smooch's poor start to 2017.
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We need to draft someone who can carry the midfield long term. Strong, able to run with decent skills. Bailey smith mark 2 is what we need
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We need to draft a mid that horse has no option to play in the middle. Take the temptation away for him
Dubai Quacker
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Very rare for a player to be dumped an hour before the match - and this one was particularly bizarre given our lack of talls.
Sense there’s more to it.
Remember he’s been dumped for disciplinary breaches before.
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Surely he has turned up the game hungover or something
He didn’t have the sniffles, did he?
When he was dropped for disciplinary reasons back in 17 they announced it as the reason for him being pulled from the team the same day. Fairly transparent.
There may be nothing more sinister than his form didn’t warrant selection this time.
Dubai Quacker
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But his form warranted selection up until an hour before the game?
He must have looked all at sea in the warm-ups.
LukeParkerno1
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Just can't see Setterfield wanting to come back to NSW though...and he's playing in a side that actually moves the ball right now.
Dubai Quacker
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Any potential trade target would have seen our game style yesterday and put a line through a move to Sydney.
Who’d want to spend 4 quarters hacking it out of an absurdly crowded back 50?
Whatever position(s) we target, we need to be trying to identify players with actual upside who are lacking opportunity for whatever reason. I know that sound obvious, but between Clarke, Thurlow, Taylor, Gray etc, we seem to be picking up 'solid' (and average or below-average height) players who are what they are basically. Now maybe there was a thought internally that we could squeeze more out of these types of players but generally speaking, they are maxed out as AFL players.
Maybe even need to go after a couple of genuine athletes (as opposed to polished football players) and try to turn them into something, especially in the ruck. I know easier said than done and all clubs want to get undervalued talent, but our focus lately seems to be on the wrong types of players.
Maybe even need to go after a couple of genuine athletes (as opposed to polished football players) and try to turn them into something, especially in the ruck. I know easier said than done and all clubs want to get undervalued talent, but our focus lately seems to be on the wrong types of players.
Millky95
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I hope he turns it around but gee, rocking up fat at a new club? Not a good look
LukeParkerno1
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Why was he offered 3 in the first place? Surely 2 was PLENTY!
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