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rubydoomsday
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Dogs will give it a shot this year with English and Martin.
English and Martin could be a good combination. Like us the Bulldogs have a small number of 200cm+ players on the list. A big difference is that our 3 rucks are significantly heavier (around 8-10kg) indicating less mobility.
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Tickets for Sunday secured, sports lounge too, for free! Ready for my dose of live action football.
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me too! No idea what that means, but the seats are great. slightly elevated on centre wing.
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They are the central wing seats on the southern side of the ground, basically the other side from where the coaches sit, so they're great viewing. My only concern is the setting summer sun, not sure how exposed they will be at this time of year.
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i will be there too. Should be a long afternoon but fun
Fair call
No doubt there will be plenty of the BigFooty mob in the Sports Lounge seats.
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Why is that Gawn and Grundy (and D Cox a few years back) get such wraps from pundits - it's because of what they offer around the ground. Sandi and Goldstein will be two of the greatest tap ruckmen ever, but they were at the top of the tree. Unless Darcy can achieve Goldy like levels of tap mastery then there's a lot to be said for having a ruck who can provide a contest, but will lose hitouts against the best, whilst being much more valuable around the ground. On the basis of one showing, then Meek has a potential upside and value that I'm not sure many of us realised.
The issue with Lobb as our back up ruck is the lack of contest he provides. At the very least the oppo ruck has to earn their supremacy - and I think Meek will make them do so.
Clearly outsiders do not rate Darcy - he came 17th out of 18 in a recent Mongrel Punt article that ranked the first choice rucks.
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meh if we need around the ground stuff throw lobb into the ruck, the reason i like darcy is because i think hes a decent forward. I won't forget a few year ago when freo played geelong and darcy was our lone tall forward. Out of position and against the all australian full back (1500m runner guy, i forget his name) and a side with very good interceptors. We came up trump and darcy more than held his own. 2 goals to his name i believe.
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Darcy marks on the goal line (I think Crowden was having a shot and missed) strolled around and popped it through from one foot out with 10 seconds to go in the 2nd.
Darcy holds his ground, doesn't attempt the mark one on one but spoils out to space in front of Walters who collects on the run and snaps it through on his left with twelve and a half minutes to go in the third.
Two minutes into the 4th he holds his ground one on one against Henderson, again doesn't attempt the mark but palms it into space in front of Mundy who snaps on his left for a goal.
A few minutes later Darcy is double teamed under the high ball and he gets the palm to bring it down, a bit scrappy and Matera snaps it on his left for a goal.
There is a clear pattern here.
Left foot kicks. We need Darcy tapping to Walters, Banfield etc and Meek tapping to our right footers.
Every. Single. Time.
Both the same age.
It was a scratchie.
Darcy was 18/19 when he got his game and Meek was playing as TAC overeager.
Nope. Kennedy and Hurn would not be on anywhere near the amount of money they were on in their prime and no where near the combined amount Cripps would require. as the aging vets always take big pay cuts towards the end of their careers. You have Mcgovern, Natinui, Kelly, Gaff , Darling, Yeo on big money. The comment of you being delusional is still accurate.
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Any word on him getting anywhere near being available for selection at all? Or will it be the dreaded TBA?
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Any word on him getting anywhere near being available for selection at all? Or will it be the dreaded TBA?
Longmuir said he will be playing early season and is making good progress, I think it was in the big interview (audio) out on the AFL website.
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I have two tickets to the BankWest club for both of tomorrow’s games if anyone would like to go. Unfortunately I’ll be unable to make it.
PM and first in best dressed.
PM and first in best dressed.
Earlier today there was a practice game between Peel (inc some Freo players) and WC but other than Giro playing and doing well I haven't found much else.
WC fanbois excited because Brander kicked 2 goals. Give it a couple of years and I can see him kicking one at AFL level.
Will Schofield playing forward/ruck for Peel.
WC fanbois excited because Brander kicked 2 goals. Give it a couple of years and I can see him kicking one at AFL level.
Will Schofield playing forward/ruck for Peel.
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